[Bug]: shopify app generate extension with a Typescript flavor fails on the graphql-code-generator command #6132
Description
Please confirm that you have:
- Searched existing issues to see if your issue is a duplicate. (If you’ve found a duplicate issue, feel free to add additional information in a comment on it.)
- Reproduced the issue in the latest CLI version.
In which of these areas are you experiencing a problem?
Extension
Expected behavior
Generating an extension targeting Typescript via the cli should succeed.
Actual behavior
The npm exec -- graphql-code-generator --config package.json command fails to complete stating Cannot convert undefined or null to object
Verbose output
Verbose output
Running the command directly (not using the shopify cli)
npm exec -- graphql-code-generator --config package.json --verbose
(node:93831) [DEP0040] DeprecationWarning: The `punycode` module is deprecated. Please use a userland alternative instead.
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
✖ Parse configuration
→ Cannot convert undefined or null to object
Generate outputs
Cannot convert undefined or null to object
Cannot convert undefined or null to object
Reproduction steps
▶ shopify app generate extension
? Type of extension?
✔ Cart and checkout validation — Function
? Name your extension:
✔ purchase-validation
? What would you like to work in?
✔ TypeScript
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Building GraphQL types ...
(node:93510) [DEP0040] DeprecationWarning: The `punycode` module is deprecated. Please use a userland alternative instead.
── external error ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Error coming from `npm exec -- graphql-code-generator --config package.json`
Command failed with exit code 1: npm exec -- graphql-code-generator --config package.json
(node:93510) [DEP0040] DeprecationWarning: The `punycode` module is deprecated. Please use a userland
alternative instead.
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
Cannot convert undefined or null to object
[07:57:31] Parse configuration [started]
[07:57:31] Parse configuration [failed]
[07:57:31] → Cannot convert undefined or null to object
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Operating System
MacOS Sequoia Version 15.5 (24F74)
Shopify CLI version (shopify --version)
@shopify/cli/3.82.1 darwin-arm64 node-v22.6.0
Shell
iterm2 w/ zsh
Node version (run node -v if you're not sure)
v22.6.0
What language and version are you using in your application?
Typescript