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Mika
Mika

Reputation: 1152

Meteor: ReferenceError: require is not defined

I have installed meteorhacks:npm and defined apn in packages.json {"apn": "1.6.2"}. However, I get an error ReferenceError: require is not defined when I run the following code:

var apn = Npm.require('apn'),
    path = Npm.require('path'),
    apnOptions = Meteor.settings.apnOptions || {},
    alertSound = apnOptions.sound || "alert.aiff",
    apnConnection

// default apn connection options
apnOptions = _.extend({
  cert: path.join(appRootPath, "private", "cert.pem"),
  key: path.join(appRootPath, "private", "key.pem"),
}, apnOptions)
apnConnection = new apn.Connection(apnOptions)

The full error message:

W20150116-23:30:51.097(2)? (STDERR)           
W20150116-23:30:51.100(2)? (STDERR) /Users/Mika/.meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.0.38.zbazwc++os.osx.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/meteor-tool-os.osx.x86_64/dev_bundle/server-lib/node_modules/fibers/future.js:173
W20150116-23:30:51.101(2)? (STDERR)                         throw(ex);
W20150116-23:30:51.101(2)? (STDERR)                               ^
W20150116-23:30:51.101(2)? (STDERR) ReferenceError: require is not defined
W20150116-23:30:51.102(2)? (STDERR)     at app/node_modules/apn/lib/connection.js:1:49
W20150116-23:30:51.102(2)? (STDERR)     at app/node_modules/apn/lib/connection.js:774:3
W20150116-23:30:51.106(2)? (STDERR)     at /Users/Mika/Devaus/meteor/flashcards/.meteor/local/build/programs/server/boot.js:175:10
W20150116-23:30:51.107(2)? (STDERR)     at Array.forEach (native)
W20150116-23:30:51.107(2)? (STDERR)     at Function._.each._.forEach (/Users/Mika/.meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.0.38.zbazwc++os.osx.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/meteor-tool-os.osx.x86_64/dev_bundle/server-lib/node_modules/underscore/underscore.js:79:11)
W20150116-23:30:51.107(2)? (STDERR)     at /Users/Mika/Devaus/meteor/flashcards/.meteor/local/build/programs/server/boot.js:86:5

My repo: https://github.com/mvaisanen/flashcards

Upvotes: 0

Views: 4456

Answers (1)

David Weldon
David Weldon

Reputation: 64312

Use Meteor.npmRequire insted of Npm.require for packages loaded via meteorhacks:npm. For example:

var apn = Meteor.npmRequire('apn');
var path = Npm.require('path');

Also note that requiring an npm package will only work on the server, so make sure that code is in your /server directory or guarded by Meteor.isServer.

Upvotes: 1

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