`generator.run is not a function` when i use yo@5.0.0

[zeevenn]

Environment

• Node version: v18.17.0
• npm version: 9.6.7
• Version of yo : 5.0.0

behavior

Run the following code:

yo node

After I complete the questions, it happens an error:

Accoring to issue796, maybe the yeoman-generator version is too old.

[JoseCarlosGZ]

I got the same error. I would appreciate some support 😊👌

[YadOwO]

I got the same error too

[YadOwO]

node 20.17.0
npm 10.8.2
yo 5.1.0

macOS 15.1.1

[ntt77]

same issue. and I can't use other way because SharePoint is required to use this

[JoshuaKGoldberg]

👋 Hi all! We're resuming maintenance on Yeoman and picking up old issues like this one. See yeoman/yeoman#1779.

I can reproduce this locally with:

npm i -g yo generator-node
yo node

yo node
(node:76706) [DEP0040] DeprecationWarning: The `punycode` module is deprecated. Please use a userland alternative instead.
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
? Module Name yotest
(node:76706) [DEP0066] DeprecationWarning: OutgoingMessage.prototype._headers is deprecated
? The name above already exists on npm, choose another? No
? Description 
? Project homepage url 
? Author's Name Josh Goldberg
? Author's Email git@joshuakgoldberg.com
? Author's Homepage 
? Package keywords (comma to split) 
? Send coverage reports to coveralls Yes
? Enter Node versions (comma separated) 
? GitHub username or organization JoshuaKGoldberg
Error node 

generator.run is not a function

I think this issue is similar to yeoman/generator-generator#258. Both generators are using old versions of Yeoman dependencies.

I tried updating the yeoman-generator dependency to the latest ^7.4.0 but was hit with the always-lovely:

require() of ES Module /Users/josh/repos/generator-node/node_modules/yeoman-generator/dist/index.js from /Users/josh/repos/generator-node/generators/app/index.js not supported.
Instead change the require of /Users/josh/repos/generator-node/node_modules/yeoman-generator/dist/index.js in /Users/josh/repos/generator-node/generators/app/index.js to a dynamic import() which is available in all CommonJS modules.

...so using the latest yeoman-generator dependency is blocked on #298.

---

I can't promise exactly when we'll resolve #265 and unblock this issue, but I'm hoping it'll be Soon ™. I've hidden other comments in this thread to emphasize that. Cheers! 🎩

[JoshuaKGoldberg]

Oh, and this is the stack locally for debugging:

 TypeError: generator.run is not a function
      at runGenerator (/Users/josh/repos/generator-generator/node_modules/generator-node/node_modules/yeoman-generator/lib/index.js:36:15)
      at module.exports.composeWith (/Users/josh/repos/generator-generator/node_modules/generator-node/node_modules/yeoman-generator/lib/index.js:1292:7)
      at module.exports.default (/Users/josh/repos/generator-generator/node_modules/generator-node/generators/app/index.js:332:12)
      at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/josh/repos/generator-generator/node_modules/generator-node/node_modules/yeoman-generator/lib/index.js:991:25)
      at /Users/josh/repos/generator-generator/node_modules/run-async/index.js:49:25
      at new Promise (<anonymous>)
      at /Users/josh/repos/generator-generator/node_modules/run-async/index.js:26:19
      at runLoop.add.once.once (/Users/josh/repos/generator-generator/node_modules/generator-node/node_modules/yeoman-generator/lib/index.js:992:11)
      at Immediate.<anonymous> (/Users/josh/repos/yo/node_modules/grouped-queue/lib/subqueue.js:48:34)
      at process.processImmediate (node:internal/timers:483:21)

Captured in yo's const onError.