Lesson 10 hh node command requires new project creation

[PrintRH]

Has anyone ever experienced this issue where running the command "hh node" requires us to create a new project all over again?

hh node was working normally up until:

1. Added mockOffchain.js for upkeep check (Kept getting "No Upkeep Needed" problem here but decided to move on)
2. Had an update for vscode. After restarting vscode, hh node does not work on my nextjs code.

Appreciate any help from the community here.

Thanks!

[alymurtazamemon]

@PrintRH run npx hardhat --verbose command is whether it shows you duplicate .config file somewhere, if so then delete that.

[alymurtazamemon]

@PrintRH That's great karkxn answer solves your issue. Why I was saying you to run npx hardhat --verbose, because I was thinking that you have duplicate hardhat.config.js files in your project and this command finds that one and that is why I said to delete that one if you find (It is from official docs). But the strange thing is you did not even have the signal hardhat.config.js file.

[PrintRH]

Yes, that is the part where I am still confused. When I was going through the lesson, I did not need hardhat.config.js to initiate hh node. I am not sure why midway through the course, this changed. Before posting this question, I also checked Patrick's lesson 10 code repo to map any missing files. The repo does not have hardhat.config.js too.

[alymurtazamemon]

@PrintRH Ok do not worry just continue, now you are familiar with this error, next time it will not disturb you.

[PrintRH]

You are right. Thank you very much again for all your help on this 😄 !

[alymurtazamemon]

@PrintRH Best of luck with further obstacles!

[krakxn]

Just follow the terminal and create an empty hardhat.config.

Let me know if running hh node, even after following the above and setting up Hardhat, tells you to start a new project all over again.

[PrintRH]

Thanks, @krakxn !

This definitely helped, but where I am still heavily confused at is why I was able to run hh node previously. Mid-way through the lesson, I am prompted with this project creation request.

Also when mapping to Patrick's code repo for lesson 10, I do not see any hardhat.config.js file set up. Selecting empty hardhat.config created a hardhat.config.js file and that helped.

I am so curious why this happens o.o

[krakxn]

@PrintRH For cloned repos, you need to do yarn install if node_modules are in the .gitignore--likewise, for hardhat.config to be set up if it is in the .gitignore

[PrintRH]

No, I did not clone the lesson 10 repo. I was doing a manual check. My .gitignore also does not include node_modules