Pdfkit import fails in Electron

Bug Report

Description of the problem

I am trying to import pdfkit in Electron. I have been using Pdfkit in Node.js without trouble so far, but my Electron application will not run after I add the import.

Code sample

import PDFDocument from 'pdfkit';

I receive the following error:

    at createError (electron/js2c/asar.js:126)
    at Object.fs.readFileSync (electron/js2c/asar.js:545)
    at Object../node_modules/fontkit/index.js (ArabicShaper.js:5)
    at __webpack_require__ (bootstrap:789)
    at fn (bootstrap:100)
    at Module../node_modules/pdfkit/js/pdfkit.es5.js (index.js:20)
    at __webpack_require__ (bootstrap:789)
    at fn (bootstrap:100)
    at Module../src/renderer/lib/exportToPdf.ts (exportToPdf.ts:3)
    at __webpack_require__ (bootstrap:789)

Your environment

• pdfkit version: 0.11.0
• Electron version: 9.0.4
• Node version: 12.14.1
• Browser version (if applicable): Chromium 83.0.4103.104
• Operating System: Windows 10

[blikblum]

Can you try pdfkit-next?

It load resources in a browser friendly way. ( Not sure about electron )

[blikblum]

There’s a webpack 5 example at https://github.com/foliojs/pdfkit/tree/master/examples/webpack. It should work with electron