v1.7.0 release bug

[Hyodori04]

Describe the bug

After upgrade to 1.7.0 from 1.6.8

ReferenceError: TextEncoder is not defined

error happens

To Reproduce

upgrade to axios 1.7.0

Expected behavior

no error happen

Axios Version

1.7.0

Adapter Version

xhr

Node.js Version

20.13.1

[smg-kayle]

I have the same issue.
Node version: 18.19.1

[ifzm]

+1 (
Return to 1.6.8 normal

[ddwebdevv]

My app is crashing now because of this error. downgrading didn't help

the error in
node_modules/axios/lib/helpers/trackStream.js

line 20
const encoder = new TextEncoder();

[halil07]

Tests are not working right now

[caramelmelmel]

Hi, I have found out why: https://github.com/axios/axios/blob/v1.x/lib/helpers/trackStream.js#L20 the TextEncoder class is not defined here and we would need to find an instance of it somewhere. I would like to ask if the maintainers can propose a fix to this as it is breaking our pipeline here else, I would gladly propose a kind fix that has been causing this long term issue?

[hey-juicy0]

how can I solve this?

[halil07]

how can I solve this?

Change package.json file with "axios": "1.6.8"

Without ^

[hey-juicy0]

how can I solve this?

Change package.json file with "axios": "1.6.8"

Without ^

it's working!! thank you 😊

[Tirzono]

The error ReferenceError: TextEncoder is not defined typically occurs when running in a Node.js environment that does not natively support TextEncoder. TextEncoder is a Web API that may not be available in the Node.js environment unless explicitly polyfilled.

To fix this error in for example Jest, you can add a polyfill for TextEncoder. There are a couple of ways to do this:

Method 1: Polyfill Using util from Node.js

Node.js 11 and later versions include TextEncoder and TextDecoder in the util module, which you can use as a polyfill.

1. Install the util package if it's not already installed:

   npm install util

2. Add the polyfill in your Jest setup file (e.g., setupTests.js):

   // setupTests.js
   const { TextEncoder, TextDecoder } = require('util');
   
   global.TextEncoder = TextEncoder;
   global.TextDecoder = TextDecoder;

3. Ensure your Jest configuration includes the setup file. In your jest.config.js, add the following:

   module.exports = {
     // other configuration options...
     setupFilesAfterEnv: ['<rootDir>/setupTests.js'],
   };

Method 2: Polyfill Using text-encoding Package

Another approach is to use the text-encoding package to provide a polyfill for TextEncoder.

1. Install the text-encoding package:

   npm install text-encoding

2. Add the polyfill in your Jest setup file (e.g., setupTests.js):

   // setupTests.js
   const { TextEncoder, TextDecoder } = require('text-encoding');
   
   global.TextEncoder = TextEncoder;
   global.TextDecoder = TextDecoder;

3. Ensure your Jest configuration includes the setup file. In your jest.config.js, add the following:

   module.exports = {
     // other configuration options...
     setupFilesAfterEnv: ['<rootDir>/setupTests.js'],
   };

By adding one of these polyfills, you should be able to resolve the ReferenceError: TextEncoder is not defined error in your Jest tests.

[ddwebdevv]

for me it's not Jest.
I'm using react native( expo). One of my dependencies using axios. And since update I can't run anything because of this error. And we are building in a cloud.
And adding text-encoding or text-encoding-polyfill didn't help.
In previous versions we didn't have this error.

[huyhua-nvg]

Not a jest problem, nor a node problem. But rather a jsdom test environment problem.
jsdom/jsdom#2524