Electron can't find module if this module imported from npm workspaces

[cawa-93]

• Version: 22.10.5

• Electron Version: 12.0.1
• Electron Type (current, beta, nightly):current

• Target: Windows 10 x64

Description

Electron can't find module if this module imported from npm workspaces. I guess the reason is that there is no package-lock.json file in the packed application.

Repo with reproduction: https://github.com/cawa-93/electron-builder-issue.

Steps to reproduce

1. Clone repo
2. Install electron and electron-builder: npm ci
3. Try run in Node:

   node /path/to/electron-builder-issue/packages/main/dist/index.cjs
   

   Expected output:

   /path/to/electron-builder-issue/packages/renderer/dist/index.html
   

4. Build Electron app: npm run build
5. Try run in Electron:

   /path/to/electron-builder-issue/dist/win-unpacked/vite-electron-builder.exe
   

   Expected output:

   /path/to/electron-builder-issue/dist/win-unpacked/resources/app/packages/renderer/dist/index.html
   

   Actual behaver:
   Electron throw Error: Can not find module "@packages/renderer"
6. Try to fix
   1. Go to cd /path/to/electron-builder-issue/dist/win-unpacked/resources/app
   2. npm install
   3. Repeat Step 5.

[develar]

I see your twit... Have you tried PNPM workspace instead of NPM ;)?

[cawa-93]

@develar I can't do that. I'm working on a template, so I want to minimize count of non-native tools.

[develar]

I think issue is that electron-builder somehow modifies package.json.

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[cawa-93]

Is this still relevant?

Yes

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Is this still relevant? If so, what is blocking it? Is there anything you can do to help move it forward?

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs.

[cawa-93]

Yes.
Tested on
Electron: v14, v15.0.0-beta.7
electron-builder: v22.11.11, v22.14.2

[stale]

Is this still relevant? If so, what is blocking it? Is there anything you can do to help move it forward?

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs.