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url_1.URLSearchParams is not a constructor

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Hi,

I’m trying to build a node app with vite using : npm create vite@latest

when using your code example after installing npm install deepl-node:

import './style.css'
import * as deepl from 'deepl-node';

const authKey = "...-...-...-...-...:fx"; // Replace with your key
const translator = new deepl.Translator(authKey);

(async () => {
    const result = await translator.translateText('Hello, world!', null, 'fr');
    console.log(result.text); // Bonjour, le monde !
})();

I get the following error:

Uncaught (in promise) TypeError: url_1.URLSearchParams is not a constructor
    at buildURLSearchParams (index.js:123:26)
    at Translator.translateText (index.js:354:22)
    at main.js?t=1656189862004:12:37
    at main.js?t=1656189862004:14:3

I have a free account with DeepL

Thanks! (I’m pretty new to this 😉

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Created a year ago
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Comments:5 (2 by maintainers)

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daniel-jones-deeplcommented, Jun 30, 2022

Hi @cittadhammo, thanks for creating this issue.

I was able to reproduce the error. I believe it is because the file main.js is executed in the browser. The deepl-node library is intended to be run by Node on the server, not in the browser. It might be possible with vite to execute functions on the server-side, but I am not familiar enough with vite to say how.

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DhammaChartscommented, Jul 4, 2022

Yes I was planning to request a key input from user before using the app on the internet.

Thanks for your help and be well 😉