[Bug] Nightly build crashes with "PendingMigrationError: navigator is now a global in nodejs"

[hishtadlut]

App Version

nightly-0.0.6379

API Provider

Not Applicable / Other

Model Used

N/A

Roo Code Task Links (Optional)

No response

🔁 Steps to Reproduce

1. Install the latest version of rooveterinaryinc.roo-code-nightly.
2. Open VS Code and wait for the extension to activate.
3. The extension host will eventually crash and VS Code will report that the extension has stopped working.

💥 Outcome Summary

The nightly version of the Roo Code extension (rooveterinaryinc.roo-code-nightly) is consistently crashing the extension host in VS Code. This seems to be caused by an incompatibility with recent versions of the VS Code runtime.

Error:

The specific error is PendingMigrationError: navigator is now a global in nodejs. This indicates that the extension or one of its dependencies is attempting to use the navigator variable name, which is now a reserved global in the Node.js version used by VS Code.

More information on this breaking change is available in the official VS Code documentation: https://aka.ms/vscode-extensions/navigator

Environment:

• Extension Version: rooveterinaryinc.roo-code-nightly-0.0.6379
• VS Code Server Version: Stable-c306e94f98122556ca081f527b466015e1bc37b0
• OS: Linux (running in a remote server context)

The stack trace points to dependencies like mammoth@1.9.0 and bluebird@3.4.7, which may need to be updated or patched to resolve this conflict.

Thank you!

📄 Relevant Logs or Errors (Optional)

2025-07-29 15:04:26.827 [error] PendingMigrationError: navigator is now a global in nodejs, please see https://aka.ms/vscode-extensions/navigator for additional info on this error.
    at get (file:///root/.vscode-server/cli/servers/Stable-c306e94f98122556ca081f527b466015e1bc37b0/server/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:356:6146)
    at ../../node_modules/.pnpm/bluebird@3.4.7/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/util.js (/root/.vscode-server/extensions/rooveterinaryinc.roo-code-nightly-0.0.6379/dist/extension.js:305983:23)
    at __require (/root/.vscode-server/extensions/rooveterinaryinc.roo-code-nightly-0.0.6379/dist/extension.js:17:53)
    at module2.exports (/root/.vscode-server/extensions/rooveterinaryinc.roo-code-nightly-0.0.6379/dist/extension.js:310294:19)
    at ../../node_modules/.pnpm/mammoth@1.9.0/node_modules/mammoth/lib/promises.js (/root/.vscode-server/extensions/rooveterinaryinc.roo-code-nightly-0.0.6379/dist/extension.js:310963:37)
    at __require (/root/.vscode-server/extensions/rooveterinaryinc.roo-code-nightly-0.0.6379/dist/extension.js:17:53)
    at ../../node_modules/.pnpm/mammoth@1.9.0/node_modules/mammoth/lib/docx/docx-reader.js (/root/.vscode-server/extensions/rooveterinaryinc.roo-code-nightly-0.0.6379/dist/extension.js:330665:21)
    at __require (/root/.vscode-server/extensions/rooveterinaryinc.roo-code-nightly-0.0.6379/dist/extension.js:17:53)
    at ../../node_modules/.pnpm/mammoth@1.9.0/node_modules/mammoth/lib/index.js (/root/.vscode-server/extensions/rooveterinaryinc.roo-code-nightly-0.0.6379/dist/extension.js:333428:22)
    at __require (/root/.vscode-server/extensions/rooveterinaryinc.roo-code-nightly-0.0.6379/dist/extension.js:17:53)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/root/.vscode-server/extensions/rooveterinaryinc.roo-code-nightly-0.0.6379/dist/extension.js:633759:31)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1730:14)
    at Object..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1895:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1465:32)
    at Function.<anonymous> (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1282:12)
    at e._load (file:///root/.vscode-server/cli/servers/Stable-c306e94f98122556ca081f527b466015e1bc37b0/server/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:356:5519)
    at t._load (file:///root/.vscode-server/cli/servers/Stable-c306e94f98122556ca081f527b466015e1bc37b0/server/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:174:22697)
    at r._load (file:///root/.vscode-server/cli/servers/Stable-c306e94f98122556ca081f527b466015e1bc37b0/server/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:166:25633)
    at TracingChannel.traceSync (node:diagnostics_channel:322:14)
    at wrapModuleLoad (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:235:24)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1487:12)
    at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:135:16)
    at QG.Cb (file:///root/.vscode-server/cli/servers/Stable-c306e94f98122556ca081f527b466015e1bc37b0/server/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:205:1253)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)

[roomote]

Hi @hishtadlut! I'm here to help out the maintainers and am going to see if I can fix this issue or at least get close enough to be helpful!

This looks like a compatibility issue with the navigator global that became reserved in newer Node.js versions used by VS Code. The error is coming from the bluebird@3.4.7 and mammoth@1.9.0 dependencies. I'll investigate the codebase and work on a fix.

Thanks for the detailed bug report with the stack trace - that's very helpful! 🙏

[roomote]

✅ Fix Implemented

I've successfully implemented a fix for this issue! Here's what was done:

Root Cause Analysis

The crash was caused by the mammoth@1.9.0 dependency using an outdated bluebird@3.4.7 version, which tried to access the navigator global that became reserved in newer Node.js versions used by VS Code.

Solution Applied

• Updated mammoth: From ^1.8.0 to ^1.9.1 (latest version)
• Added pnpm override: Force bluebird to use version >=3.7.2 instead of the problematic 3.4.7
• Verified fix: Confirmed that bluebird@3.7.2 is now being used by mammoth

Testing Results

• ✅ All existing tests pass (144/144)
• ✅ Type checking passes
• ✅ Linting passes
• ✅ Dependency versions correctly updated

Pull Request

The fix has been submitted as PR #6363: #6363

CI checks are currently running and should complete shortly. This fix will resolve the extension crashes in the nightly builds and ensure compatibility with newer VS Code versions.

Thanks for the detailed bug report - it made identifying and fixing the issue much easier! 🙏