npm - using stale package data

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Whenever I do an npm install, I get a ton of messages about it using stale package data. What does that mean and is it something I need to worry about?

Here's a small example of the warning messages I get with an npm install. In this particular example I just added "npm install @angular/animations@latest --save":

WARN registry Unexpected warning for https://registry.npmjs.org/: Miscellaneous Warning EINTEGRITY: sha512-Mp+FXEI+FrwY/XYV45b2YD3E8i3HwnEAoFcM0qlZzq/RZ9RwWitt2Y/c7cqRAz70U7hfekqx6qNYthuKFO6K0
g== integrity checksum failed when using sha512: wanted sha512-Mp+FXEI+FrwY/XYV45b2YD3E8i3HwnEAoFcM0qlZzq/RZ9RwWitt2Y/c7cqRAz70U7hfekqx6qNYthuKFO6K0g== but got sha1-2+xJQ20q4V9TYRTnbRRlbNvA9E0
=. (8538 bytes)
WARN registry Using stale package data from https://registry.npmjs.org/ due to a request error during revalidation.
WARN registry Unexpected warning for https://registry.npmjs.org/: Miscellaneous Warning EINTEGRITY: sha512-NnSOmMEYtVR2JVMIGTzynRkkaxtiq1xnFBcdQD/DnNCYPoEPsVJhM98BDyaoNOQIi7p4okdi3E27eN7GQbsUu
g== integrity checksum failed when using sha512: wanted sha512-NnSOmMEYtVR2JVMIGTzynRkkaxtiq1xnFBcdQD/DnNCYPoEPsVJhM98BDyaoNOQIi7p4okdi3E27eN7GQbsUug== but got sha1-wVm41b4PnlpvNG2rlPFs4CIWG4g
=. (3618 bytes)
WARN registry Using stale package data from https://registry.npmjs.org/ due to a request error during revalidation.
WARN registry Unexpected warning for https://registry.npmjs.org/: Miscellaneous Warning EINTEGRITY: sha512-Mp+FXEI+FrwY/XYV45b2YD3E8i3HwnEAoFcM0qlZzq/RZ9RwWitt2Y/c7cqRAz70U7hfekqx6qNYthuKFO6K0
g== integrity checksum failed when using sha512: wanted sha512-Mp+FXEI+FrwY/XYV45b2YD3E8i3HwnEAoFcM0qlZzq/RZ9RwWitt2Y/c7cqRAz70U7hfekqx6qNYthuKFO6K0g== but got sha1-2+xJQ20q4V9TYRTnbRRlbNvA9E0
=. (8538 bytes)
WARN registry Using stale package data from https://registry.npmjs.org/ due to a request error during revalidation.
WARN registry Unexpected warning for https://registry.npmjs.org/: Miscellaneous Warning EINTEGRITY: sha512-NnSOmMEYtVR2JVMIGTzynRkkaxtiq1xnFBcdQD/DnNCYPoEPsVJhM98BDyaoNOQIi7p4okdi3E27eN7GQbsUu
g== integrity checksum failed when using sha512: wanted sha512-NnSOmMEYtVR2JVMIGTzynRkkaxtiq1xnFBcdQD/DnNCYPoEPsVJhM98BDyaoNOQIi7p4okdi3E27eN7GQbsUug== but got sha1-wVm41b4PnlpvNG2rlPFs4CIWG4g
=. (3618 bytes)
WARN registry Using stale package data from https://registry.npmjs.org/ due to a request error during revalidation.

Here is the current package.json file that I have for my project:

{
  "name": "myproject",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "license": "me",
  "scripts": {
    "ng": "ng",
    "start": "ng serve",
    "build": "ng build --extract-css true",
    "build-prod": "ng build -prod",
    "test": "ng test",
    "lint": "ng lint",
    "e2e": "ng e2e",
    "update:packages": "node wipe-dependencies.js && rm -rf node_modules && npm update --save-dev && npm update --save",
    "prestyleguide": "ng build --extract-css true",
    "styleguide": "rimraf dist/styleguide/ && kss --config kss/kss-config.json --custom hidemarkup --custom hideexample --custom hidedefault --custom fakeexample --placeholder .modifier-class",
    "//": "Build just the styleguide without building the entire app (requires that the app has already been built to the dist/ folder)",
    "build-styleguide": "rimraf dist/styleguide/ && kss --config kss/kss-config.json --custom hidemarkup --custom hideexample --custom hidedefault --custom fakeexample --placeholder .modifier-class"
  },
  "private": true,
  "dependencies": {
    "@angular/animations": "^4.3.3",
    "@angular/common": "^4.3.2",
    "@angular/compiler": "^4.3.2",
    "@angular/core": "^4.3.2",
    "@angular/forms": "^4.3.2",
    "@angular/http": "^4.3.2",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "^4.3.2",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^4.3.2",
    "@angular/router": "^4.3.2",
    "@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap": "^1.0.0-alpha.28",
    "bootstrap": "^4.0.0-alpha.6",
    "classlist.js": "^1.1.20150312",
    "core-js": "^2.4.1",
    "font-awesome": "^4.7.0",
    "ngx-mydatepicker": "^2.0.12",
    "rxjs": "^5.4.2",
    "web-animations-js": "^2.3.1",
    "zone.js": "^0.8.16"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@angular/cli": "^1.2.3",
    "@angular/compiler-cli": "^4.3.2",
    "@types/jasmine": "^2.5.53",
    "@types/node": "^8.0.15",
    "codelyzer": "^3.1.2",
    "fs-extra": "^4.0.0",
    "jasmine-core": "^2.6.4",
    "jasmine-spec-reporter": "^4.1.1",
    "karma": "^1.7.0",
    "karma-chrome-launcher": "^2.2.0",
    "karma-cli": "^1.0.1",
    "karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter": "^1.3.0",
    "karma-jasmine": "^1.1.0",
    "karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "^0.2.2",
    "kss": "^3.0.0-beta.18",
    "protractor": "^5.1.2",
    "random-ext": "^2.5.1",
    "ts-node": "^3.2.1",
    "tslint": "^5.5.0",
    "typedoc": "^0.7.1",
    "typescript": "^2.4.2"
  }
}
6 Answers

Should the cache clear method not work...

I found I had this problem during an OS X update. Installing the Command Line Tools update and restarting iTerm fixed this, incredibly enough.

unexpected causes

Certainly not suggesting this is a "proper" solution but was definitely messing with my setup (wtf apple?). Posted in the event someone else viewing this is in the same position

You can try clearing your NPM cache using:

$ npm cache clear --force

Then re-install your node modules.

I hope this helps.

Before deleting your node_modules, check your internet connection - your provider might do some traffic shaping and blocking or slowing down the access to package repositories. You can spot that if you see something like Miscellaneous Warning ETIMEDOUT: [...] in your error messages.

This was the case for me, and the problem got resolved once I was using VPN.

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