Persistent Error: "Loading Botium Plugin from none failed" even with CONTAINERMODE: "none"

[sachinlingiah]

Hi Botium team,

I'm encountering a persistent issue with Botium where I get the error "Loading Botium Plugin from none failed" even though I have CONTAINERMODE set to "none" in my botium.json file. I'm trying to use the SIMPLEREST connector with a mock server.

Steps to Reproduce:

Create a new project directory.
Create botium.json (contents attached below).
Create test.convo.txt (contents attached below).
Create mock-server.js (contents attached below).
Install express for the mock server: npm install express
Start the mock server: node mock-server.js
Run Botium: botium-cli run
Expected Behavior:

Botium should connect to the mock server and run the tests defined in test.convo.txt.

Actual Behavior:

Botium fails with the following error:

Error: Loading Botium Plugin failed.
Loading Botium plugin from none failed - Cannot find module 'none'
... (rest of the error message)
Environment:

OS: macOS version
Node.js: v23.7.0
npm: 10.9.2
Botium CLI: 1.1.0
Attachments:

botium.json:
{
"botium": {
"Capabilities": {
"PROJECTNAME": "TestBotium",
"CONTAINERMODE": "none",
"DIRECT_LINE_PROVIDER": "SIMPLEREST",
"SIMPLEREST_URL": "http://localhost:3001/api/v1/chat",
"SIMPLEREST_METHOD": "POST",
"SIMPLEREST_BODY_TEMPLATE": { "message": "{{msg.messageText}}" },
"SIMPLEREST_RESPONSE_JSONPATH": "$.botReply"
},
"Sources": [
{
"name": "TestBotium",
"connector": "SIMPLEREST",
"providerUrl": "http://localhost:3001/api/v1/chat"
}
],
"ConvoFiles": [
"./*.convo.txt"
]
}
}
test.convo.txt:

#begin test
me: hello
bot: Mock Bot: hello
me: how are you?
bot: Mock Bot: how are you?
#end

mock-server.js:

const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const port = process.env.PORT || 3001; // Make sure this port matches botium.json

app.use(express.json());

app.post('/api/v1/chat', (req, res) => {
const userMessage = req.body.message;
const response = {
"botReply": Mock Bot: ${userMessage}
};
res.json(response);
});

app.listen(port, () => {
console.log(Mock server listening on port ${port});
});
~

Additional Information:

I have tried the following troubleshooting steps (list all the steps you've taken, including reinstalling, clearing the cache, checking permissions, etc.).
I have created a completely new project directory to rule out project-specific issues.
I'm using a mock server for testing.
Thank you for your help!