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Electron 13 + Webpack -> require is not defined

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After updating plugin to 2.1.0 and Electron to 13.1.4 on app startup getting following error visible in console:

external "events"?7a7e:1 Uncaught ReferenceError: require is not defined at eval (external "events"?7a7e:1) at Object.events (app.js:3462) at __webpack_require__ (app.js:790) at fn (app.js:151) at eval (emitter.js?a6bd:1) at Object../node_modules/webpack/hot/emitter.js (chunk-vendors.js:22893) at __webpack_require__ (app.js:790) at fn (app.js:151) at eval (dev-server.js?6895:50) at Object../node_modules/webpack/hot/dev-server.js (chunk-vendors.js:22882)

Problematic line in node_modules/webpack/hot/dev-server.js var hotEmitter = require("./emitter");

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Created 2 years ago
Comments:5 (1 by maintainers)

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nklaymancommented, Jul 28, 2021

Electron is replacing nodeIntegration=true with contextIsolation=false. I think that was causing your issue as it would explain why upgrading electron broke it and adding contextIsolation=false fixed it.

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blogwycommented, Feb 10, 2022

Electron is replacing nodeIntegration=true with contextIsolation=false. I think that was causing your issue as it would explain why upgrading electron broke it and adding contextIsolation=false fixed it.

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