App is throwing the error while running electron 14.0.0 and better-sqlite3

[akash07k]

Description:
I'm using electron 14.0.0 and latest version of better-sqlite3 package.
However, when I try to run my app I get the following error:
Compiling Renderer Code[13984:0903/144946.475:ERROR:crashpad_client_win.cc(808)] not connected
And my app exits.
Steps to reproduce:

1. use npx create-electron-app --template="webpack to create/initialize a fresh new electron app with ElectronForge.
2. Now execute npm install better-sqlite3.
3. Require better-sqlite3 in your main.js file: (let db = require("better-sqlite3");)
4. Now execute npm start and observe.
5. The app will throw the error such as:
   Compiling Renderer Code[13984:0903/144946.475:ERROR:crashpad_client_win.cc(808)] not connected

(This error doesn't come if we use Electron 13.3.0)

@JoshuaWise

[Prinzhorn]

I can reproduce this with a vanilla project as well (without all the bells and whistles of create-electron-app). This error seems to come up frequently with other native modules as well https://github.com/search?o=desc&q=_ZN2v816FunctionTemplate3NewEPNS_7IsolateEPFvRKNS_20FunctionCallbackInfoINS_5ValueEEEENS_5LocalIS4_EENSA_INS_9SignatureEEEiNS_19ConstructorBehaviorENS_14SideEffectTypeE&s=&type=Issues

I am kind of confused, because I can't seem to make npm rebuild or electron-rebuild actually make it rebuild from scratch. And since there is no prebuild for Electron 14 I have no idea what it's actually installing?

So I'm not sure on which end this needs to be fixed.

[Prinzhorn]

I might be entirely lost, but maybe this is related to the fact that both Electron 13 and 14 use ABI 89. That means it pulls the prebuild for ABI 89 but it was compiled for Electron 13. The prebuilds need to be for a given Electron version, not ABI version. There needs to be a prebuild for 13 AND for 14, not a single 89. Does that make sense? Maybe this was the first Electron major release without ABI bump, at least since better-sqlite3 has prebuilds (see https://github.com/electron/node-abi/blob/master/abi_registry.json).

Edit:

Currently:

better-sqlite3-v7.4.3-electron-v89-linux-x64.tar.gz

Future?

better-sqlite3-v7.4.3-electron-v13-linux-x64.tar.gz
better-sqlite3-v7.4.3-electron-v14-linux-x64.tar.gz

But I don't really know a lot about this. Maybe the ABI version is the only thing relevant for compatibility? If so, then why doesn't it work?

[akash07k]

Ya, you are right.
I too agree with you.
It may be possible that it may need to be compiled/built for electron V14 in order to make it work but I don't know that how to acomplish it.

I might be entirely lost, but maybe this is related to the fact that both Electron 13 and 14 use ABI 89. That means it pulls the prebuild for ABI 89 but it was compiled for Electron 13. The prebuilds need to be for a given Electron version, not ABI version. There needs to be a prebuild for 13 AND for 14, not a single 89. Does that make sense? Maybe this was the first Electron major release without ABI bump, at least since better-sqlite3 has prebuilds (see https://github.com/electron/node-abi/blob/master/abi_registry.json).

Edit:

Currently:

better-sqlite3-v7.4.3-electron-v89-linux-x64.tar.gz

Future?

better-sqlite3-v7.4.3-electron-v13-linux-x64.tar.gz
better-sqlite3-v7.4.3-electron-v14-linux-x64.tar.gz

But I don't really know a lot about this. Maybe the ABI version is the only thing relevant for compatibility? If so, then why doesn't it work?

[Prinzhorn]

This could potentially be fixed by upgrading prebuild-install https://github.com/JoshuaWise/better-sqlite3/blob/master/package.json#L14

Because of electron/node-abi#104 but it's not in yet https://github.com/prebuild/prebuild-install/blob/c96c526d360b2e8ce0ece5b9e3c06b13082ea74e/package.json#L29

Manually doing npm i node-abi@2.30.1 doesn't fix it, so yeah. Maybe that needs to happen in the better-sqlite3 CI first to create new prebuilds.

[akash07k]

Cool, so how can I incorporate the fix at my side so that I can run electron 14 with better-sqlite3?

This could potentially be fixed by upgrading prebuild-install https://github.com/JoshuaWise/better-sqlite3/blob/master/package.json#L14

Because of electron/node-abi#104 but it's not in yet https://github.com/prebuild/prebuild-install/blob/c96c526d360b2e8ce0ece5b9e3c06b13082ea74e/package.json#L29

Manually doing npm i node-abi@2.30.1 doesn't fix it, so yeah. Maybe that needs to happen in the better-sqlite3 CI first to create new prebuilds.

[rayzorben]

Is there anything that can be done in the meantime? I tried going back to electron@13.2.3 but that doesn't seem to be working now either.

[barbalex]

I have the same problem. When using electron v14 this happens when upgrading better-sqlite3 beyond v7.4.0.
It seems that adding prebuilt binaries may have caused this: https://github.com/JoshuaWise/better-sqlite3/releases/tag/v7.4.1
Could it be that a node mismatch is created with electron?

[akash07k]

Still no update on this. Sadly I can't use electron 14 due to this issue

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[barbalex]

@akash07k have you tried using v7.4.0? That is the last version that works for me.
If the reason is a node mismatch then probably versions beyond 7.4.0 will not work in lower versions of electron either.

[akash07k]

No, not tried, but going to try now.

@akash07k have you tried using v7.4.0? That is the last version that works for me.
If the reason is a node mismatch then probably versions beyond 7.4.0 will not work in lower versions of electron either.

[akash07k]

Yes bro, I tried with 7.4.0.
It works fine.
@JoshuaWise
Any update on this?

@akash07k have you tried using v7.4.0? That is the last version that works for me.
If the reason is a node mismatch then probably versions beyond 7.4.0 will not work in lower versions of electron either.

[barbalex]

I am not sure if the issue is with better-sqlite3 or with the build tools used with electron.