# Unable to see node output - Need help **URL:** \ **Category:** Question & Answer\ **Created:** [February 3, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/unable-to-see-node-output-need-help/585 "2017-02-03T14:01:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![uidzer0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a4c791/32.png) [@uidzer0](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/uidzer0)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/unable-to-see-node-output-need-help/585/1 "2017-02-03T14:01:52Z")
Presently I’m working on a custom step to assist with necessary Jira actions. You can view it here, if you’d like to help [View Repository](https://github.com/loudbinary/bitrise_report_to_jira). In the step.sh.old you’re able to see what I was originally doing, but when I ran the job the it hung, timed out, and then eventually failed. First I battled the execution path problems, which i’m not sure it worked out… yet that error went away. Once it continued then it just hung as described above. I assume it was because of missing input variables, however I can directly see that because no error gets emitted. As a test… I replaced my [step.sh](http://step.sh) with a simple; console.log(‘hello’) - In hope to see that message in the bitrise logs… But alas I see nothing. What am I doing wrong… Got a couple other questions on this topic of custom steps, but will place in separated thread. ---
**Author:** ![viktorbenei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/viktorbenei/32/18_2.png) [@viktorbenei](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/viktorbenei)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 2:16pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/unable-to-see-node-output-need-help/585/2 "2017-02-03T14:16:20Z")
> [@uidzer0](#): > > but when I ran the job the it hung How did you run it? ---
**Author:** ![viktorbenei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/viktorbenei/32/18_2.png) [@viktorbenei](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/viktorbenei)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/unable-to-see-node-output-need-help/585/3 "2017-02-03T14:17:33Z")
There’s also no need for this: [https://github.com/loudbinary/bitrise\_report\_to\_jira/blob/master/step.sh#L67](https://github.com/loudbinary/bitrise_report_to_jira/blob/master/step.sh#L67) Instead of ```auto output=$(npm install); echo "$output"; ``` you could simply ```auto npm install ``` if you don’t use the output as a variable (which it seems you don’t). ---
**Author:** ![uidzer0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a4c791/32.png) [@uidzer0](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/uidzer0)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/unable-to-see-node-output-need-help/585/4 "2017-02-03T14:22:02Z")
I created a very small build job in Bitrise. ``` --- format_version: 1.3.4 default_step_lib_source: https://github.com/bitrise-io/bitrise-steplib.git trigger_map: - push_branch: "*" workflow: primary - pull_request_target_branch: "*" pull_request_source_branch: "*" workflow: primary - tag: "*" workflow: primary workflows: primary: steps: - activate-ssh-key@3.1.1: {} - nvm@1.0.1: inputs: - node_version: 6.9.4 - git::https://github.com/loudbinary/bitrise_report_to_jira.git@master: title: Report to Jira inputs: - jira_url: https://loudbinary.atlassian.net - jira_user: loudbinary@gmail.com - jira_password: SomeRandomandLessThanUseFul - jira_default_project: LWS - jira_default_issue_type: Bug - jira_port: 443 - jira_create_missing: true ``` ---
**Author:** ![viktorbenei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/viktorbenei/32/18_2.png) [@viktorbenei](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/viktorbenei)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/unable-to-see-node-output-need-help/585/5 "2017-02-03T14:24:52Z")
Did you try to run it locally, with the Bitrise CLI? ---
**Author:** ![uidzer0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a4c791/32.png) [@uidzer0](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/uidzer0)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/unable-to-see-node-output-need-help/585/6 "2017-02-03T14:29:57Z")
No… not via your cli. I did verify my node script runs successfully, if given the parameters. I will however, run it specifically with the relative path to my local steplib collection. Will let you know in a few. That said, I had to go through examples to find what I believe is the appropriate method in [step.sh](http://step.sh) to find the path of my imported step. But honestly I’m not sure this is correct. I assume this custom step with git::https is simply pulling into local collection cache?? Bear with me, only a day or so into this custom step stuff. ``` THIS_SCRIPTDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )" ``` ---
**Author:** ![viktorbenei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/viktorbenei/32/18_2.png) [@viktorbenei](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/viktorbenei)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/unable-to-see-node-output-need-help/585/7 "2017-02-03T14:34:52Z")
> [@uidzer0](#): > > I assume this custom step with git::https is simply pulling into local collection cache?? Correct, that’s a random directory. > [@uidzer0](#): > > I had to go through examples to find what I believe is the appropriate method in step.sh to find the path of my imported step Correct, see e.g. this step, which is written entirely in Ruby: [https://github.com/bitrise-io/steps-amazon-s3-deploy/blob/master/step.sh](https://github.com/bitrise-io/steps-amazon-s3-deploy/blob/master/step.sh) The `step.sh` of the step is as simple as: ```auto #!/bin/bash THIS_SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )" set -e ruby "${THIS_SCRIPT_DIR}/s3deploy.rb" ``` It just gets the `step.sh` file’s _directory_ path with `THIS_SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"`, and then it runs the `s3deploy.rb` which is in the same directory as the `step.sh`. ---
**Author:** ![viktorbenei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/viktorbenei/32/18_2.png) [@viktorbenei](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/viktorbenei)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/unable-to-see-node-output-need-help/585/8 "2017-02-03T14:37:03Z")
> [@uidzer0](#): > > No… not via your cli. You definitely should! 😉 And it’s actually quite simple, if you follow the Step Template: [GitHub - bitrise-steplib/step-template: Step template - DEPRECATED, please use the `step` plugin and its built in template instead (https://github.com/bitrise-core/bitrise-plugins-step/tree/master/create/templates)](https://github.com/bitrise-steplib/step-template#how-to-use-this-step)