Plotly.js requires gl in Electron contexts

When using plotly.js in an Electron app, it requires gl. I’m guessing this is because Plotly.js determines that it’s running in a node context, even though there is a window and a full browsing environment available. Installed gl for now, figured I’d post an issue. I’ll link to the relevant PR on the nteract side shortly.

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For those that stumble upon this issue, make sure to use:

const plotly = require('plotly.js/dist/plotly.js');

When requiring plotly. Everything will then work just fine in Electron land.

[rgbkrk]

I’ve updated the issue description to include the require into dist so people who end up at this issue see the way to handle it upfront.

[FrantisekGazo]

I got the Uncaught Error: Cannot find module 'gl' when trying the plotly.js in Electron app.

I installed version 1.18.1 via npm install plotly.js

only require('plotly.js/dist/plotly.js') works