Deploy sao on Windows

[bromoapp]

Hi @ced

I open the sao folder from inside the tryton folder which I download during executing cookiecutter,
then I read the README.md … so what I did:

1. I enter the sao folder, then open the folder in VSCode,
2. From VSCode terminal I installing nodejs → version 12.22.9
3. Then I install grunt-cli → version 1.4.3
4. Together with grunt → version 1.4.1

After that I run command:

$ npm install --legacy-peer-dep

but got many errors, so I tried:

$ npm install --force or --legacy-peer-dep

The errors the same as below:

npm error code 1
npm error path \\wsl.localhost\Tryton-dev\root\.cookiecutters\tryton\sao\node_modules\puppeteer
npm error command failed
npm error command C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c node install.js
npm error '\\wsl.localhost\Tryton-dev\root\.cookiecutters\tryton\sao\node_modules\puppeteer'
npm error CMD.EXE was started with the above path as the current directory.
npm error UNC paths are not supported.  Defaulting to Windows directory.
npm error node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1408
npm error   throw err;
npm error   ^
npm error
npm error Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Windows\install.js'
npm error     at Function._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1405:15)
npm error     at defaultResolveImpl (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1061:19)
npm error     at resolveForCJSWithHooks (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1066:22)
npm error     at Function._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1215:37)
npm error     at TracingChannel.traceSync (node:diagnostics_channel:322:14)
npm error     at wrapModuleLoad (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:235:24)
npm error     at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain]     (node:internal/modules/run_main:151:5)
npm error     at node:internal/main/run_main_module:33:47 {
npm error   code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
npm error   requireStack: []
npm error }
npm error
npm error Node.js v23.9.0
npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: C:\Users\appfu\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2025-03-27T11_44_48_091Z-debug-0.log

Is this because I am using Window WSL2 ??

Should I use pure Ubuntu using VMWare for example??

Can I deploy sao inside my host machine (windows 11) as separate service?.. then accessing Trytond server inside Ubuntu wsl? … if yes.. I can separate it.. sao running in Windows and Tryton running in Ubuntu..

Best regards
Bromo

[ced (Cédric Krier)]

@bromoapp

Is this because I am using Window WSL2 ??

I do not know. I do not use Windows.

@bromoapp

Can I deploy sao inside my host machine (windows 11) as separate service?.. then accessing Trytond server inside Ubuntu wsl?

No sao must be served by the trytond service.

[bromoapp]

Hi @ced I managed to npm install the sao project… yes the error above caused by I am using WSL2 under Windows.. and both environment has the same version of Node… so I managed to run install by downgrading my node version in WSL..
Anyway.. thanks bro

Best regards
Bromo

[bromoapp]

Hi @ced sorry to bother u again.. I follow what u said, I go and read README.md from SAO repo u gave

I managed to run:

$ npm install --force or --legacy-peer-dep

And all went well, my node_modules folder populated with required dependencies. But then I continue to run:

$ grunt

And I got these error:

Error: Cannot find module 'liftup'
Require stack:
- /usr/share/nodejs/grunt-cli/bin/grunt
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1212:15)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1043:27)
   at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1298:19)
   at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:182:18)
   at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/share/nodejs/grunt-cli/bin/grunt:7:14)
   at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1529:14)
   at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1613:10)
   at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1275:32)
   at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1096:12)
  at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] 
  (node:internal/modules/run_main:164:12) {
   code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
   requireStack: [ '/usr/share/nodejs/grunt-cli/bin/grunt' ]
}

FYI: I previously install grunt using below command:

$ apt install node-grunt-cli

Any idea what’s going on?

Anyway .. in the README.md at SAO repo there is a line:

Note that the entry `root` in the section `[web]` of `trytond.conf` must be set to the directory where the package was unpacked.

Where is trytond.conf file located?

[ced (Cédric Krier)]

It is probably better to run grunt installed locally by npm.
You can use npx grunt

[bromoapp]

Hi @ced ,

Done. I execute below command:

$ ~/.cookiecutters/tryton/sao# npx grunt --gruntfile Gruntfile.js --force

And it managed to successfully runs with deprecation warnings. Thanks to you

Now based on the README.md u gave me (sao/README.md · branch/7.4 · Tryton / Tryton · GitLab), I need to change an entry in [web] section in the trytond.cfg file.

So I search that trytond.cfg from the entire tryton folder project under ~/.cookiecutters/ folder (downloaded at the 1st time after executing cookiecutter during module project creation). But I found there are few tryton.cfg files such as:

1. Under trytond\trytond\tests
2. Under \trytond\trytond\res
3. Under \trytond\trytond\ir
4. and many many others

@ced could you tell me where or which one is it?

Thanks in advance
Bromo

[Xavi]

Note that the readme says: trytond.conf and you are asking for trytond.cfg which is not the same, so take a look at docs, I don’t know if there is already a default file somewhere but probably you will have to create it manually.
Hope it helps.