fix: create meta folder if missing(meta export), show error on failure

re #924 #923

Signed-off-by: Pranav C <pranavxc@gmail.com>

packages/nc-gui/store/sqlMgr.js

@@ -426,8 +426,17 @@ export const actions = {
 
       return data
     } catch (e) {
-      console.log(e)
-      const err = new Error(e.response.data.msg)
+      let msg
+      if (e.response.data instanceof Blob) {
+        try {
+          msg = JSON.parse(await e.response.data.text()).msg
+        } catch {
+          msg = 'Some internal error occurred'
+        }
+      } else {
+        msg = e.response.data.msg || 'Some internal error occurred'
+      }
+      const err = new Error(msg)
       err.response = e.response
       throw err
     }

packages/nocodb/package-lock.json

@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
         "@types/inflection": "^1.5.28",
         "@types/lru-cache": "^5.1.0",
         "@types/minio": "^7.0.7",
+        "@types/mkdirp": "^1.0.2",
         "@types/mocha": "^8.0.1",
         "@types/nodemailer": "^6.4.0",
         "@types/supertest": "^2.0.10",
@@ -1836,6 +1837,15 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/mkdirp": {
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-o0K1tSO0Dx5X6xlU5F1D6625FawhC3dU3iqr25lluNv/+/QIVH8RLNEiVokgIZo+mz+87w/3Mkg/VvQS+J51fQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/mocha": {
       "version": "8.2.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/mocha/-/mocha-8.2.3.tgz",
@@ -26086,6 +26096,15 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "@types/mkdirp": {
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-o0K1tSO0Dx5X6xlU5F1D6625FawhC3dU3iqr25lluNv/+/QIVH8RLNEiVokgIZo+mz+87w/3Mkg/VvQS+J51fQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "@types/mocha": {
       "version": "8.2.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/mocha/-/mocha-8.2.3.tgz",

packages/nocodb/package.json

@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@
     "@types/inflection": "^1.5.28",
     "@types/lru-cache": "^5.1.0",
     "@types/minio": "^7.0.7",
+    "@types/mkdirp": "^1.0.2",
     "@types/mocha": "^8.0.1",
     "@types/nodemailer": "^6.4.0",
     "@types/supertest": "^2.0.10",

packages/nocodb/src/lib/migrator/SqlMigrator/lib/KnexMigrator.ts

@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ export default class KnexMigrator extends SqlMigrator {
     );
 
     try {
+      // @ts-ignore
+      // @ts-ignore
       await promisify(mkdirp)(
         path.join(
           this.toolDir,
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ export default class KnexMigrator extends SqlMigrator {
         )
       );
 
+      // @ts-ignore
       await promisify(mkdirp)(
         path.join(
           this.toolDir,
@@ -163,6 +166,7 @@ export default class KnexMigrator extends SqlMigrator {
         )
       );
 
+      // @ts-ignore
       await promisify(mkdirp)(
         path.join(
           this.toolDir,
@@ -183,6 +187,7 @@ export default class KnexMigrator extends SqlMigrator {
         )
       );
 
+      // @ts-ignore
       await promisify(mkdirp)(
         path.join(
           this.toolDir,
@@ -202,6 +207,7 @@ export default class KnexMigrator extends SqlMigrator {
         )
       );
 
+      // @ts-ignore
       await promisify(mkdirp)(
         path.join(
           this.toolDir,
@@ -211,6 +217,7 @@ export default class KnexMigrator extends SqlMigrator {
         )
       );
 
+      // @ts-ignore
       await promisify(mkdirp)(
         path.join(
           this.toolDir,
@@ -346,6 +353,7 @@ export default class KnexMigrator extends SqlMigrator {
 
         //freshProject.folder = args.folder;
 
+        // @ts-ignore
         await promisify(mkdirp)(`${args.folder}`);
 
         this.emit(`Project folder created successfully: ${args.folder}`);

packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/NcMetaMgr.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import CryptoJS from 'crypto-js';
 import fs from 'fs';
+import mkdirp from 'mkdirp';
 import path from 'path';
 
 import archiver from 'archiver';
@@ -700,8 +701,11 @@ export default class NcMetaMgr {
           args.dbAlias,
           'meta'
         );
+
+        mkdirp.sync(metaFolder);
+
         // const client = await this.projectGetSqlClient(args);
-        const dbAlias = await this.getDbAlias(args);
+        const dbAlias = this.getDbAlias(args);
         for (const tn of META_TABLES[this.config.projectType.toLowerCase()]) {
           // const metaData = await client.knex(tn).select();
           const metaData = await this.xcMeta.metaList(projectId, dbAlias, tn);
@@ -730,6 +734,7 @@ export default class NcMetaMgr {
         });
       } catch (e) {
         console.log(e);
+        throw e;
       }
     }
   }