Testcafe doesn't work with node 18.0

[mecciau]

What is your Scenario?

Fresh install of testcafe 1.18.6
trying to run a simple test with npx testcafe

fixture`Getting Started`.page`https://devexpress.github.io/testcafe/example`;

test('My first test', async t => {
    console.log('all good')
});

What is the Current behavior?

% npx testcafe 

ERROR TypeError: details.family.toLowerCase is not a function
    at /Users/dominykasverkauskas/src/hello/node_modules/ip/lib/ip.js:385:39
    at Array.filter (<anonymous>)
    at /Users/dominykasverkauskas/src/hello/node_modules/ip/lib/ip.js:384:37
    at Array.map (<anonymous>)
    at ip.address (/Users/dominykasverkauskas/src/hello/node_modules/ip/lib/ip.js:379:37)
    at Proxy.getIPAddress (/Users/dominykasverkauskas/Shopify/hello/node_modules/endpoint-utils/index.js:109:15)
    at getValidHostname (/Users/dominykasverkauskas/hello/node_modules/testcafe/lib/index.js:26:34)
    at Object.createTestCafe [as default] (/Users/dominykasverkauskas/src/github.com/node_modules/testcafe/lib/index.js:71:9)
    at async runTests (/Users/dominykasverkauskas/src/hello/node_modules/testcafe/lib/cli/cli.js:63:22)
    at async cli (/Users/dominykasverkauskas/src/hello/node_modules/testcafe/lib/cli/cli.js:136:13)

Type "testcafe -h" for help.

What is the Expected behavior?

To start running the test

What is your public website URL? (or attach your complete example)

https://devexpress.github.io/testcafe/example

What is your TestCafe test code?

spec file:

fixture`Getting Started`.page`https://devexpress.github.io/testcafe/example`;

test('My first test', async t => {
    console.log('all good')
});

Your complete configuration file

module.exports = {
    browsers: 'chrome',
    src: "./tests"
}

Your complete test report

No response

Screenshots

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Steps to Reproduce

1. use node 18.0.0
2. fresh install testcafe
3. run any test

TestCafe version

1.18.6

Node.js version

18.0.0

Command-line arguments

testcafe chrome -e test.js

Browser name(s) and version(s)

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Platform(s) and version(s)

No response

Other

No response

[miherlosev]

Hi @mecciau

This error is caused by a breaking change in Node.js 18, which broke a lot of popular modules.
See these threads:

• Error on Node 18 indutny/node-ip#113
• dns: remove dns.lookup and dnsPromises.lookup options type coercion nodejs/node#41431 (review)

This issue will be fixed in the latest version of Node.js or related modules.

[megaandros]

The issue can be fixed with node.js = v.17.9.0
How to downgrade - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58280757/how-to-upgrade-node-to-specific-version-in-macos-mojave-and-update-the-active-p

[ND3V]

A note on this: starting tests via the VSCode plugin "Testcafe Test Runner" does work,
so one might find a way around this.

[Aleksey28]

Hi @ND3V ,

I can no longer reproduce this problem via CLI either.