Module not found: Can't resolve '../util/mongodb' - Error When Running Next.js

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I am currently receiving an error which I understand to be because of a missing util directory within the react app I am creating using this tutorial and altering slightly to fit my data. TUTORIAL

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C:\Users\agregware.NL\Desktop\VS Projects\REACT\testing\mflix>npm run dev

> dev
> next dev

ready - started server on 0.0.0.0:3000, url: http://localhost:3000
info  - Loaded env from C:\Users\agregware.NL\Desktop\VS Projects\REACT\testing\mflix\.env.local
event - compiled client and server successfully in 410 ms (158 modules)
wait  - compiling /_error (client and server)...
event - compiled client and server successfully in 85 ms (159 modules)
wait  - compiling /api/invoices...
error - ./pages/api/invoices.js:1:0
Module not found: Can't resolve '../../util/mongodb'
> 1 | import { connectToDatabase } from "../../util/mongodb";
  2 | export default async (req, res) => {
  3 |   const { db } = await connectToDatabase();
  4 |   const movies = await db

invoices.js file

import { connectToDatabase } from "../util/mongodb";

export default async function (req, res)  {
  const { db } = await connectToDatabase();
  const invoices = await db
    .collection("MBInvoice")
    .find({})
    .sort({ Claimcat: "BUILDING" })
    .limit(20)
    .toArray();
  res.json(invoices);
};

index.js file

import Head from 'next/head'
import clientPromise from '../lib/mongodb'

export default function Home({ isConnected }) {
  return (
    <div className="container">
      <Head>
        <title>Create Next App</title>
        <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
      </Head>

      <main>
        <h1 className="title">
          Welcome to <a href="https://nextjs.org">Next.js with MongoDB!</a>
        </h1>

        {isConnected ? (
          <h2 className="subtitle">You are connected to MongoDB</h2>
        ) : (
          <h2 className="subtitle">
            You are NOT connected to MongoDB. Check the <code>README.md</code>{' '}
            for instructions.
          </h2>
        )}

        <p className="description">
          Get started by editing <code>pages/index.js</code>
        </p>

        <div className="grid">
          <a href="https://nextjs.org/docs" className="card">
            <h3>Documentation &rarr;</h3>
            <p>Find in-depth information about Next.js features and API.</p>
          </a>

          <a href="https://nextjs.org/learn" className="card">
            <h3>Learn &rarr;</h3>
            <p>Learn about Next.js in an interactive course with quizzes!</p>
          </a>

          <a
            href="https://github.com/vercel/next.js/tree/master/examples"
            className="card"
          >
            <h3>Examples &rarr;</h3>
            <p>Discover and deploy boilerplate example Next.js projects.</p>
          </a>

          <a
            href="https://vercel.com/new?utm_source=create-next-app&utm_medium=default-template&utm_campaign=create-next-app"
            className="card"
          >
            <h3>Deploy &rarr;</h3>
            <p>
              Instantly deploy your Next.js site to a public URL with Vercel.
            </p>
          </a>
        </div>
      </main>

      <footer>
        <a
          href="https://vercel.com?utm_source=create-next-app&utm_medium=default-template&utm_campaign=create-next-app"
          target="_blank"
          rel="noopener noreferrer"
        >
          Powered by{' '}
          <img src="/vercel.svg" alt="Vercel Logo" className="logo" />
        </a>
      </footer>

      <style jsx>{`
        .container {
          min-height: 100vh;
          padding: 0 0.5rem;
          display: flex;
          flex-direction: column;
          justify-content: center;
          align-items: center;
        }

        main {
          padding: 5rem 0;
          flex: 1;
          display: flex;
          flex-direction: column;
          justify-content: center;
          align-items: center;
        }

        footer {
          width: 100%;
          height: 100px;
          border-top: 1px solid #eaeaea;
          display: flex;
          justify-content: center;
          align-items: center;
        }

        footer img {
          margin-left: 0.5rem;
        }

        footer a {
          display: flex;
          justify-content: center;
          align-items: center;
        }

        a {
          color: inherit;
          text-decoration: none;
        }

        .title a {
          color: #0070f3;
          text-decoration: none;
        }

        .title a:hover,
        .title a:focus,
        .title a:active {
          text-decoration: underline;
        }

        .title {
          margin: 0;
          line-height: 1.15;
          font-size: 4rem;
        }

        .title,
        .description {
          text-align: center;
        }

        .subtitle {
          font-size: 2rem;
        }

        .description {
          line-height: 1.5;
          font-size: 1.5rem;
        }

        code {
          background: #fafafa;
          border-radius: 5px;
          padding: 0.75rem;
          font-size: 1.1rem;
          font-family: Menlo, Monaco, Lucida Console, Liberation Mono,
            DejaVu Sans Mono, Bitstream Vera Sans Mono, Courier New, monospace;
        }

        .grid {
          display: flex;
          align-items: center;
          justify-content: center;
          flex-wrap: wrap;

          max-width: 800px;
          margin-top: 3rem;
        }

        .card {
          margin: 1rem;
          flex-basis: 45%;
          padding: 1.5rem;
          text-align: left;
          color: inherit;
          text-decoration: none;
          border: 1px solid #eaeaea;
          border-radius: 10px;
          transition: color 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
        }

        .card:hover,
        .card:focus,
        .card:active {
          color: #0070f3;
          border-color: #0070f3;
        }

        .card h3 {
          margin: 0 0 1rem 0;
          font-size: 1.5rem;
        }

        .card p {
          margin: 0;
          font-size: 1.25rem;
          line-height: 1.5;
        }

        .logo {
          height: 1em;
        }

        @media (max-width: 600px) {
          .grid {
            width: 100%;
            flex-direction: column;
          }
        }
      `}</style>

      <style jsx global>{`
        html,
        body {
          padding: 0;
          margin: 0;
          font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto,
            Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Fira Sans, Droid Sans, Helvetica Neue,
            sans-serif;
        }

        * {
          box-sizing: border-box;
        }
      `}</style>
    </div>
  )
}

export async function getServerSideProps(context) {
  try {
    // client.db() will be the default database passed in the MONGODB_URI
    // You can change the database by calling the client.db() function and specifying a database like:
    // const db = client.db("myDatabase");
    // Then you can execute queries against your database like so:
    // db.find({}) or any of the MongoDB Node Driver commands
    await clientPromise
    return {
      props: { isConnected: true },
    }
  } catch (e) {
    console.error(e)
    return {
      props: { isConnected: false },
    }
  }
}

My question is whether this is something I should try to remedy manually within the files or if there was a dependency I needed to import or possibly if I should roll back to the version of the react app I am using? Pretty confused here since I do not know the contents of the aforementioned file.

Thanks!

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@Andrew_Gregware
You need to add a new folder named util on the outside and inside it, create a new file named mongodb.js .
Inside that mongodb.js file, add the following code :

import { MongoClient } from 'mongodb';

const MONGODB_URI = process.env.MONGODB_URI;
const MONGODB_DB = process.env.DB_NAME;

// check the MongoDB URI
if (!MONGODB_URI) {
    throw new Error('Define the MONGODB_URI environmental variable');
}

// check the MongoDB DB
if (!MONGODB_DB) {
    throw new Error('Define the MONGODB_DB environmental variable');
}

let cachedClient = null;
let cachedDb = null;

export async function connectToDatabase() {
    // check the cached.
    if (cachedClient && cachedDb) {
        // load from cache
        return {
            client: cachedClient,
            db: cachedDb,
        };
    }

    // set the connection options
    const opts = {
        useNewUrlParser: true,
        useUnifiedTopology: true,
    };

    // Connect to cluster
    let client = new MongoClient(MONGODB_URI, opts);
    await client.connect();
    let db = client.db(MONGODB_DB);

    // set cache
    cachedClient = client;
    cachedDb = db;

    return {
        client: cachedClient,
        db: cachedDb,
    };
}

Also… plz don’t forget to add inside .env.local your MONGODB_URI and DB_NAME as follows :

MONGODB_URI= *"your URI"*
DB_NAME= *"your DB name"*

I hope that solves the issue…ThankYou

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Or inside that mongodb.js file, add the following code :

import { MongoClient } from 'mongodb'

let uri = process.env.MONGODB_URI
let dbName = process.env.DB_NAME

let cachedClient = null
let cachedDb = null

if (!uri) {
  throw new Error(
    'Please define the MONGODB_URI environment variable inside .env.local'
  )
}

if (!dbName) {
  throw new Error(
    'Please define the MONGODB_DB environment variable inside .env.local'
  )
}

export async function connectToDatabase() {
  if (cachedClient && cachedDb) {
    return { client: cachedClient, db: cachedDb }
  }

  const client = await MongoClient.connect(uri, {
    useNewUrlParser: true,
    useUnifiedTopology: true,
  })

  const db = await client.db(dbName)

  cachedClient = client
  cachedDb = db

  return { client, db }
}
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I came here from the Next.js with mongoDB tutorial. The tutorial references a util folder that was not present in my project directory. Following the instructions in this post resolved the issue. Thank you.