{"id":18039,"library":"invisible-framework","title":"The Invisible Framework","description":"The Invisible Framework (current stable v1.26.10) is an opinionated, CLI-driven web application framework designed to rapidly scaffold and manage full-stack JavaScript projects. It provides a structured approach from an empty directory to a production environment, automating common setup tasks like Git, npm initialization, and configuring essential development tools such as Babel, ESLint, Webpack, and Express. It enforces a `client/` directory for UI code and a `config.js` for environment settings, aiming to streamline development and deployment processes for Node.js (v6+) and npm (v3+) based applications. 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If it's missing, try reinstalling the framework (`npm i -S invisible-framework`) to regenerate the default scripts, or manually add the `start` script as per the framework's documentation.","cause":"The `start` script, which the Invisible Framework typically injects into `package.json` to run the development server, is either missing or has been removed.","error":"npm ERR! missing script: start"},{"fix":"Upgrade your Node.js installation to version 6.3.0 or newer. Consider using a Node Version Manager (NVM) like `nvm` to easily switch and update Node.js versions.","cause":"The current Node.js version installed on your system does not meet the minimum requirement specified by the Invisible Framework.","error":"Minimum Node.js version 6.3.0 required. 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