Cannot read property 'length' of undefined

[zerobatu]

I try to convert js to coffee with this plugin and the console show this error

TypeError: Cannot read property 'length' of undefined
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/js2coffee/lib/helpers.coffee:113:29
at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/js2coffee/lib/helpers.coffee:120:5)
at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/js2coffee/lib/helpers.coffee:156:4)
at Module._compile (module.js:449:26)
at Object.loadFile (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/coffee-script/coffee-script.js:24:19)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:362:17)
at require (module.js:378:17)
at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/js2coffee/lib/js2coffee.coffee:13:36)
at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/js2coffee/lib/js2coffee.coffee:1081:4)
at Module._compile (module.js:449:26)
at Object.loadFile (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/coffee-script/coffee-script.js:24:19)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:362:17)
at require (module.js:378:17)
at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/js2coffee/lib/command.coffee:4:15)
at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/js2coffee/lib/command.coffee:222:4)
at Module._compile (module.js:449:26)
at Object.loadFile (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/coffee-script/coffee-script.js:24:19)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:362:17)
at require (module.js:378:17)
at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/js2coffee/bin/js2coffee:10:3)
at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/js2coffee/bin/js2coffee:12:4)
at Module._compile (module.js:449:26)
at Object.exports.run (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/coffee-script/coffee-script.js:124:25)
at compileScript (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/coffee-script/command.js:166:29)
at fs.stat.notSources.(anonymous function) (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/coffee-script/command.js:141:18)
at fs.readFile (fs.js:176:14)
at Object.oncomplete (fs.js:297:15)

i have ubuntu with node -> coffee-script and js2coffee

[ghost]

+1 am also getting this

[ghost]

Seems it's a js2coffee issue

[ghost]

Solved at js2coffee/js2coffee#189

[watkinshughes]

I see virtually the same error in OSX 10.7.5 with node -> coffee-script + js2coffee

[rstuven]

@zerobatu @propercursive See @michaelzibmz's workaround here: js2coffee/js2coffee#189 (comment)

[hsnmtw]

I received this error which is kind of simillar

TypeError: Cannot read property 'length' of undefined
  at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/js2coffee/lib/helpers.coffee:118:29
  at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/js2coffee/lib/helpers.coffee:125:5)
  at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/js2coffee/lib/helpers.coffee:162:4)
  at Module._compile (module.js:449:26)
  at Object.loadFile (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/coffee-script/coffee-script.js:179:19)
  at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
  at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
  at Module.require (module.js:362:17)
  at require (module.js:378:17)
  at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/js2coffee/lib/js2coffee.coffee:13:36)
  at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/js2coffee/lib/js2coffee.coffee:1127:4)
  at Module._compile (module.js:449:26)
  at Object.loadFile (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/coffee-script/coffee-script.js:179:19)
  at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
  at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
  at Module.require (module.js:362:17)
  at require (module.js:378:17)
  at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/js2coffee/lib/command.coffee:4:15)
  at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/js2coffee/lib/command.coffee:234:4)
  at Module._compile (module.js:449:26)
  at Object.loadFile (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/coffee-script/coffee-script.js:179:19)
  at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
  at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
  at Module.require (module.js:362:17)
  at require (module.js:378:17)
  at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/js2coffee/bin/js2coffee:7:1, :10:3)
  at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/js2coffee/bin/js2coffee:12:4)
  at Module._compile (module.js:449:26)