Webpack error when debugging extension (Node.js 18)

[worksofliam]

Just got a new laptop and got the latest version of Node.js through nvm. Webpack is building my extension through the terminal file, but not through vscode debug.

From a shell

barrymac:vscode-ibmi barry$ export NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider
barrymac:vscode-ibmi barry$ npm run webpack

> code-for-ibmi@1.3.10 webpack
> webpack --mode development

asset extension.js 1.47 MiB [compared for emit] (name: main) 1 related asset
modules by path ./node_modules/ 1.14 MiB
  javascript modules 1.03 MiB 92 modules
  2 modules
modules by path ./src/ 270 KiB
  modules by path ./src/api/ 121 KiB 15 modules
  modules by path ./src/views/*.js 57.5 KiB 6 modules
  modules by path ./src/filesystems/ 15.3 KiB 6 modules
  modules by path ./src/webviews/ 35.6 KiB 6 modules
  modules by path ./src/languages/ 20.4 KiB
    modules by path ./src/languages/clle/*.js 13 KiB 2 modules
    modules by path ./src/languages/general/*.js 7.34 KiB 2 modules
  modules by path ./src/*.js 20.8 KiB
    ./src/extension.js 1.53 KiB [built] [code generated]
    ./src/Instance.js 19.3 KiB [built] [code generated]
18 modules
webpack 5.24.3 compiled successfully in 1144 ms

From debug task

 *  Executing task: npm run webpack 


> code-for-ibmi@1.3.10 webpack
> webpack --mode development

node:internal/crypto/hash:67
  this[kHandle] = new _Hash(algorithm, xofLen);
                  ^

Error: error:0308010C:digital envelope routines::unsupported
    at new Hash (node:internal/crypto/hash:67:19)
    at Object.createHash (node:crypto:133:10)
    at BulkUpdateDecorator.hashFactory (/Users/barry/Repos/vscode-ibmi/node_modules/webpack/lib/util/createHash.js:144:18)
    at BulkUpdateDecorator.update (/Users/barry/Repos/vscode-ibmi/node_modules/webpack/lib/util/createHash.js:46:50)
    at OriginalSource.updateHash (/Users/barry/Repos/vscode-ibmi/node_modules/webpack-sources/lib/OriginalSource.js:104:8)
    at NormalModule._initBuildHash (/Users/barry/Repos/vscode-ibmi/node_modules/webpack/lib/NormalModule.js:753:17)
    at handleParseResult (/Users/barry/Repos/vscode-ibmi/node_modules/webpack/lib/NormalModule.js:817:10)
    at /Users/barry/Repos/vscode-ibmi/node_modules/webpack/lib/NormalModule.js:908:4
    at processResult (/Users/barry/Repos/vscode-ibmi/node_modules/webpack/lib/NormalModule.js:640:11)
    at /Users/barry/Repos/vscode-ibmi/node_modules/webpack/lib/NormalModule.js:692:5 {
  opensslErrorStack: [ 'error:03000086:digital envelope routines::initialization error' ],
  library: 'digital envelope routines',
  reason: 'unsupported',
  code: 'ERR_OSSL_EVP_UNSUPPORTED'
}

Node.js v18.4.0

{
	"version": "0.2.0",
	"configurations": [
		{
			"name": "Run Extension",
			"type": "extensionHost",
			"request": "launch",
			"args": [
				"--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceFolder}"
			],
			"outFiles": [
				"${workspaceFolder}/dist/**/*.js"
			],
			"preLaunchTask": "npm: webpack",
			"sourceMaps": true
		}
        ]
}

[worksofliam]

Downgrading to Node.js 16 worked. I don't count this as resolved.

nvm install lts/gallium
nvm alias default 16

[ericdrobinson]

Why is this a VS Code issue? This appears to be a NodeJS@17+ incompatibility with legacy OpenSSL. Why do you need:

barrymac:vscode-ibmi barry$ export NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider

Why do you need that? The recommendation appears to be removing that setting.