cli [BUG] Generator error when using pnpm to create documentation

Describe the bug.

Generator fails with error Generator Error: Unknown browser query 'basedir=$(dirname "$(echo "$0" | sed -e 's'. Maybe you are using old Browserslist or made typo in query.

This is after installing the asyncAPI CLI through pnpm globally (v3.1.1) and add the generator (v2.6.0) and the html template (v3.2.1) dependencies to the project.

Versions: pnpm: v10.11.0 node: v22.8.0

AsyncAPI Document:

asyncapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Streetlights Kafka API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: |-
    The Smartylighting Streetlights API allows you to remotely manage the city
    lights.
    ### Check out its awesome features:

    * Turn a specific streetlight on/off 🌃  
    * Dim a specific streetlight 😎
    * Receive real-time information about environmental lighting conditions 📈
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
defaultContentType: application/json
servers:
  scram-connections:
    host: test.mykafkacluster.org:18092
    protocol: kafka-secure
    description: Test broker secured with scramSha256
    security:
      - $ref: '#/components/securitySchemes/saslScram'
    tags:
      - name: env:test-scram
        description: >-
          This environment is meant for running internal tests through
          scramSha256
      - name: kind:remote
        description: This server is a remote server. Not exposed by the application
      - name: visibility:private
        description: This resource is private and only available to certain users
  mtls-connections:
    host: test.mykafkacluster.org:28092
    protocol: kafka-secure
    description: Test broker secured with X509
    security:
      - $ref: '#/components/securitySchemes/certs'
    tags:
      - name: env:test-mtls
        description: This environment is meant for running internal tests through mtls
      - name: kind:remote
        description: This server is a remote server. Not exposed by the application
      - name: visibility:private
        description: This resource is private and only available to certain users
channels:
  lightingMeasured:
    address: smartylighting.streetlights.1.0.event.{streetlightId}.lighting.measured
    messages:
      lightMeasured:
        $ref: '#/components/messages/lightMeasured'
    description: The topic on which measured values may be produced and consumed.
    parameters:
      streetlightId:
        $ref: '#/components/parameters/streetlightId'
  lightTurnOn:
    address: smartylighting.streetlights.1.0.action.{streetlightId}.turn.on
    messages:
      turnOn:
        $ref: '#/components/messages/turnOnOff'
    parameters:
      streetlightId:
        $ref: '#/components/parameters/streetlightId'
  lightTurnOff:
    address: smartylighting.streetlights.1.0.action.{streetlightId}.turn.off
    messages:
      turnOff:
        $ref: '#/components/messages/turnOnOff'
    parameters:
      streetlightId:
        $ref: '#/components/parameters/streetlightId'
  lightsDim:
    address: smartylighting.streetlights.1.0.action.{streetlightId}.dim
    messages:
      dimLight:
        $ref: '#/components/messages/dimLight'
    parameters:
      streetlightId:
        $ref: '#/components/parameters/streetlightId'
operations:
  receiveLightMeasurement:
    action: receive
    channel:
      $ref: '#/channels/lightingMeasured'
    summary: >-
      Inform about environmental lighting conditions of a particular
      streetlight.
    traits:
      - $ref: '#/components/operationTraits/kafka'
    messages:
      - $ref: '#/channels/lightingMeasured/messages/lightMeasured'
  turnOn:
    action: send
    channel:
      $ref: '#/channels/lightTurnOn'
    traits:
      - $ref: '#/components/operationTraits/kafka'
    messages:
      - $ref: '#/channels/lightTurnOn/messages/turnOn'
  turnOff:
    action: send
    channel:
      $ref: '#/channels/lightTurnOff'
    traits:
      - $ref: '#/components/operationTraits/kafka'
    messages:
      - $ref: '#/channels/lightTurnOff/messages/turnOff'
  dimLight:
    action: send
    channel:
      $ref: '#/channels/lightsDim'
    traits:
      - $ref: '#/components/operationTraits/kafka'
    messages:
      - $ref: '#/channels/lightsDim/messages/dimLight'
components:
  messages:
    lightMeasured:
      name: lightMeasured
      title: Light measured
      summary: >-
        Inform about environmental lighting conditions of a particular
        streetlight.
      contentType: application/json
      traits:
        - $ref: '#/components/messageTraits/commonHeaders'
      payload:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/lightMeasuredPayload'
    turnOnOff:
      name: turnOnOff
      title: Turn on/off
      summary: Command a particular streetlight to turn the lights on or off.
      traits:
        - $ref: '#/components/messageTraits/commonHeaders'
      payload:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/turnOnOffPayload'
    dimLight:
      name: dimLight
      title: Dim light
      summary: Command a particular streetlight to dim the lights.
      traits:
        - $ref: '#/components/messageTraits/commonHeaders'
      payload:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/dimLightPayload'
  schemas:
    lightMeasuredPayload:
      type: object
      properties:
        lumens:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          description: Light intensity measured in lumens.
        sentAt:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/sentAt'
    turnOnOffPayload:
      type: object
      properties:
        command:
          type: string
          enum:
            - 'on'
            - 'off'
          description: Whether to turn on or off the light.
        sentAt:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/sentAt'
    dimLightPayload:
      type: object
      properties:
        percentage:
          type: integer
          description: Percentage to which the light should be dimmed to.
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 100
        sentAt:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/sentAt'
    sentAt:
      type: string
      format: date-time
      description: Date and time when the message was sent.
  securitySchemes:
    saslScram:
      type: scramSha256
      description: Provide your username and password for SASL/SCRAM authentication
    certs:
      type: X509
      description: Download the certificate files from service provider
  parameters:
    streetlightId:
      description: The ID of the streetlight.
  messageTraits:
    commonHeaders:
      headers:
        type: object
        properties:
          my-app-header:
            type: integer
            minimum: 0
            maximum: 100
  operationTraits:
    kafka:
      bindings:
        kafka:
          clientId:
            type: string
            enum:
              - my-app-id

Expected behavior

The HTML files for documentation should be generated.

Screenshots

How to Reproduce

Install pnpm and node versions listed above
Install asyncapi/cli globally with pnpm
Use the CLI to generate documentation with the html template

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May 21 '25 15:05 Saoski

Welcome to AsyncAPI. Thanks a lot for reporting your first issue. Please check out our contributors guide and the instructions about a basic recommended setup useful for opening a pull request.
Keep in mind there are also other channels you can use to interact with AsyncAPI community. For more details check out this issue.

May 21 '25 15:05 github-actions[bot]

@Saoski two things -

you need to mention the version you want to use with asyncapi\html-template something like below -

I can see you have not mentioned that.

The asyncapi document you have provided in issue is missing asyncapi: 3.0.0 first line but I guess it what just miss when you copied document.

But other than that if you mention version like I provided in screenshot you should be good to go and docs generated successfully. thanks :)

May 21 '25 16:05 Adi-204

@Adi-204 I'm sorry I seem to get the same issue. I also tried installing the html-template both globally and within the project.

I will update the asyncapi document.

May 21 '25 17:05 Saoski

Hey, thanks for the report. I think I was wrong with my initial suspicion when I wrote in Slack that it might be a pnpm issue.

Looks like windows related issue and AsyncAPI CLI issue related to Oclif plugin (Oclif is framework used to build CLI)

I'll transfer this issue to cli repo.

I can only help by suggesting a temporary workaround to install AsyncAPI CLI maybe in a different way, not using npm/pnpm but one of the binaries (or docker) that are also produced when CLI is released: https://www.asyncapi.com/docs/tools/cli/installation

May 27 '25 10:05 derberg

/ti cli

May 27 '25 10:05 derberg

Welcome to AsyncAPI. Thanks a lot for reporting your first issue. Please check out our contributors guide and the instructions about a basic recommended setup useful for opening a pull request.
Keep in mind there are also other channels you can use to interact with AsyncAPI community. For more details check out this issue.

May 27 '25 10:05 github-actions[bot]

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Sep 25 '25 00:09 github-actions[bot]

Still relevant

Oct 14 '25 15:10 neoandmatrix