npm Package Troubleshooting

Common errors when installing the Next-Blog-AI package.

Solutions:

• Try using a specific version that matches your environment:
  npm install next-blog-ai@latest
• Ensure your project has compatible peer dependencies:
  • React 16.8.0 or higher
  • Next.js 12.0.0 or higher (recommended: 13+)
• Update your npm version to the latest:
  npm install -g npm@latest

Errors occurring during build after installing Next-Blog-AI.

Solutions:

• Verify the package is correctly installed:
  npm list next-blog-ai
• If using TypeScript, note that types are included in the package and don't require separate installation.
• Clear npm cache and reinstall:
  npm cache clean --force && npm install
• Restart your development server after installation.

Errors related to API key configuration.

Solutions:

• Check your initialization: The API key is required when initializing the client.

  // Make sure your API key is provided
  const nextBlogAI = createNextBlogAI({
    apiKey: process.env.NEXT_BLOG_AI_API_KEY!, // Required
  });

• Verify environment variables: Ensure your environment variable is properly set

  // In .env.local
  NEXT_BLOG_AI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

• For Next.js server components: Use the specific Next.js factory function

  // In a helper file like lib/blog-api.ts
  import { createNextBlogAIForNextJs } from 'next-blog-ai';
  
  export const nextBlogAI = createNextBlogAIForNextJs(
    process.env.NEXT_BLOG_AI_API_KEY!
  );

Errors related to using server functions in client components.

Solutions:

• Understand the boundary: The API client should only be initialized and used in server components or API routes.
• Follow the correct pattern:

  // In a Server Component (page.tsx)
  import { nextBlogAI } from '@/lib/blog-api';
  
  export default async function BlogPage() {
    const { data, error } = await nextBlogAI.getBlogPosts();
    
    return <ClientBlogComponent posts={data.posts} />;
  }

• For Client Components: Either use data fetched in a server component and passed as props, or use API routes.

Problems with rendering content from the package.

Solutions:

• Check the format you're using: The package supports both HTML and JSON formats:

  // For HTML format
  const { data } = await nextBlogAI.getBlogPost(slug, { format: 'html' });
  
  // Render with dangerouslySetInnerHTML
  <div 
    dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: data.content }} 
  />
  
  // For JSON format
  const { data } = await nextBlogAI.getBlogPost(slug, { format: 'json' });
  
  // Access structured data
  <h1>{data.post.title}</h1>
  <div>{data.post.content.map(block => 
    // Render each content block
  )}</div>

• Verify response structure: Log the response to console to check its structure before rendering.
• Handle loading and error states: Always check for errors and loading states before rendering content.