Feature Request: A setting to turn Dtrace off so that it can run on heroku

[mypark]

I'm getting a [Error: Cannot find module './DTraceProviderBindings'] error on heroku... Possibly because Dtrace is not supported on the heroku platform? Is there a suggested way of running restify on heroku? Perhaps being able to turn dtrace off?

[ggoodman]

This also appears to be a factor limiting its ability to install on Windows. I'm sure it would run fine without the DTrace magic.

+1

[adamhopkinson]

I'm also getting an error building dtrace, when all I need is vanilla Restify. Also planning on deploying to Heroku. I'd love the ability to install without dtrace, or at least turn it off. Thanks!

[mal]

I was running into the same issue so I cobbled a quick hack together; it's pretty very nasty but it gets the job done while a proper solution is worked out.

diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 2a63730..e1b1ac2 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@

 var assert = require('assert');

-var d = require('dtrace-provider');
 var Logger = require('bunyan');
 var mime = require('mime');

@@ -24,6 +23,16 @@ var JsonClient = clients.JsonClient;
 var StringClient = clients.StringClient;


+///--- Fake DTrace
+
+!function(methods) {
+    var nop = function() {},
+        proto = nop.prototype;
+    methods.forEach(function(method) {
+        proto[method] = nop;
+    });
+    DTRACE = new nop;
+}(['addProbe', 'enable', 'fire']);

 ///--- Helpers

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6ff307b..f856a15 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     "async": "0.1.18",
     "bunyan": "0.6.8",
     "formidable": "1.0.9",
-    "dtrace-provider": "0.0.6",
     "http-signature": "0.9.8",
     "lru-cache": "1.0.5",
     "mime": "1.2.5",

[mcavage]

I've fixed this issue under #100 - to work "smoothly" it will require npm 1.1.5.