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WARNING in ./node_modules/express/lib/view.js

See original GitHub issue

When yarn build:

WARNING in ./node_modules/express/lib/view.js
81:13-25 Critical dependency: the request of a dependency is an expression
 @ ./node_modules/express/lib/view.js
 @ ./node_modules/express/lib/application.js
 @ ./node_modules/express/lib/express.js
 @ ./node_modules/express/index.js
 @ ./express/server.js

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Created 5 years ago
Reactions:8
Comments:22 (1 by maintainers)

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39reactions

ajay-whizcommented, Jul 10, 2019

Use webpack-node-externals, I mean please add following code in your webpack.config.js

const nodeExternals = require(‘webpack-node-externals’);

{ target: ‘node’, externals: [nodeExternals()], }

13reactions

fraguecommented, Nov 23, 2020

What if I want express to be bundled along with my node app?

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