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Unable to load module that isn't specified in Electron app's package.json

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I’m trying to package an electron app which resides in electron-app/ folder in my project folder. The modules are installed in ../node_modules folder.

I have a module that is required in the preload script(electron-app/preload.js) and attached to the window object. After packaging this app, electron throws the said error with module not found, but if I install the module in the electron-app folder, everything works fine.

I’ve tried to push the ../node_modules to module.paths but to no avail.

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Created 6 years ago
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maleptcommented, Mar 2, 2018

How would it know about those folders? You’ve specified that the app resides in electron-app, not its parent directory. Electron Packager doesn’t copy anything in the app’s parent directory.

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maleptcommented, Feb 28, 2018

In order to debug your problem further, we need a minimal testcase to reproduce your problem. Using the electron-quick-start repository as a base, could you please create a minimal Electron app that illustrates the issue you described, and post a link to it here?

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