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node.jselectron
rcplusplus
rcplusplus

Reputation: 2877

Cannot find modules in electron project

So the structure of my project currently looks like this:

Root
    main.js
    module.js
    ...
    gui-src
        js
            script.js
            test.js
        css
            ...
        ...

I want to import module.js into script.js (script.js is part of the renderer process btw). I try to do so using require('../../module') but I keep getting errors. What's weird is even if I try to load require('./test'), I get errors from there too! require.main.require() doesn't give me much luck either...

What exactly is the reason I can't load modules, even ones right next to my source file? Am I misunderstanding require? Or do electron projects work differently than node projects?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 2659

Answers (1)

rcplusplus
rcplusplus

Reputation: 2877

I found out the problem: if you want to include your own module in the renderer process in an electron project, you have to use remote.require(module).

Here's more documentation if needed: https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/master/docs/api/remote.md

Upvotes: 2

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