Error while downloading the node-rfc through `npm i node-rfc`

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facing error while installing

npm i node-rfc

npm i node-rfc
npm warn deprecated node-rfc@3.3.1: No longer supported, check https://github.com/SAP/node-rfc/issues/329
npm error code 1
npm error path \Desktop\Sap test Connection\sap-backend\node_modules\node-rfc
npm error command failed
npm error command C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c node-gyp-build
npm error addon.cc
npm error \Desktop\Sap test Connection\sap-backend\node_modules\node-rfc\src\cpp\addon.cc(41,15): error C3861: 'RfcLoadCryptoLibrary': identifier not found [\Desktop\Sap test Connection\sap-backend\node_modules\node-rfc\build\sapnwrfc.vcxproj]
npm error gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm error gyp info using node-gyp@10.1.0
npm error gyp info using node@20.18.1 | win32 | x64
npm error gyp info find Python using Python version 3.12.4 found at "\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\python.exe"
npm error gyp info find VS using VS2022 (17.10.35027.167) found at:
npm error gyp info find VS "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools"
npm error gyp info find VS run with --verbose for detailed information
npm error gyp info spawn \AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\python.exe
npm error gyp info spawn args [
npm error gyp info spawn args 'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\gyp\\gyp_main.py',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'binding.gyp',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-f',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'msvs',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'C:\\Users\\Bartech6\\Desktop\\Sap test Connection\\sap-backend\\node_modules\\node-rfc\\build\\config.gypi',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\addon.gypi',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'C:\\Users\\Bartech6\\AppData\\Local\\node-gyp\\Cache\\20.18.1\\include\\node\\common.gypi',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dvisibility=default',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_root_dir=C:\\Users\\Bartech6\\AppData\\Local\\node-gyp\\Cache\\20.18.1',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_gyp_dir=C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_lib_file=C:\\\\Users\\\\Bartech6\\\\AppData\\\\Local\\\\node-gyp\\\\Cache\\\\20.18.1\\\\<(target_arch)\\\\node.lib',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dmodule_root_dir=C:\\Users\\Bartech6\\Desktop\\Sap test Connection\\sap-backend\\node_modules\\node-rfc',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_engine=v8',
npm error gyp info spawn args '--depth=.',
npm error gyp info spawn args '--no-parallel',
npm error gyp info spawn args '--generator-output',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'C:\\Users\\Bartech6\\Desktop\\Sap test Connection\\sap-backend\\node_modules\\node-rfc\\build',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Goutput_dir=.'
npm error gyp info spawn args ]
npm error gyp info spawn C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe
npm error gyp info spawn args [
npm error gyp info spawn args 'build\\binding.sln',
npm error gyp info spawn args '/clp:Verbosity=minimal',
npm error gyp info spawn args '/nologo',
npm error gyp info spawn args '/p:Configuration=Release;Platform=x64'
npm error gyp info spawn args ]
npm error gyp ERR! build error
npm error gyp ERR! stack Error: `C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe` failed with exit code: 1
npm error gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:209:23)
npm error gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:518:28)
npm error gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:293:12)
npm error gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.22631
npm error gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
npm error gyp ERR! cwd \Desktop\Sap test Connection\sap-backend\node_modules\node-rfc
npm error gyp ERR! node -v v20.18.1
npm error gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v10.1.0
npm error gyp ERR! not ok
npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: \AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2024-11-30T04_29_05_708Z-debug-0.log

[Jatkingmodern]

It seems the missing of MSVCR120.dll is the root cause:

Run C:\nwrfcsdk\bin\startrfc -v got a system error MSVCR120.dll not found.
Install the MS Virtual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x64)
Run npm install node-rfc, it finished successfully
check with node -p "require('node-rfc')" and got:
{
setIniFileDirectory: [Function: setIniFileDirectory],
reloadIniFile: [Function: reloadIniFile],
loadCryptoLibrary: [Function: loadCryptoLibrary],
setLogFilePath: [Function: setLogFilePath],
sapnwrfcEvents: EventEmitter {
_events: [Object: null prototype] {},
_eventsCount: 0,
_maxListeners: undefined,
[Symbol(shapeMode)]: false,
[Symbol(kCapture)]: false
},
cancelClient: [Function: cancelClient],
languageIsoToSap: [Function: languageIsoToSap],
languageSapToIso: [Function: languageSapToIso],
Promise: [Getter],
noderfc_binding: [Getter],
environment: [Getter],
Client: [Getter],
Pool: [Getter],
Throughput: [Getter],
Server: [Getter],
RFC_RC: [Getter],
EnumSncQop: [Getter],
EnumTrace: [Getter],
RfcParameterDirection: [Getter],
RfcLoggingClass: [Getter],
RfcLoggingLevel: [Getter],
RFC_UNIT_STATE: [Getter]
}