Cannot find module electron log
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in production build I get the error saying Cannot find module electron-log/main when I start the application
I have an electron app that is wrapping a Angular app and I use electron-build to build the app
package.json
{
"version": "2.2.10",
"keywords": [
"angular",
"dotnet",
"electron",
"eslint",
"kestrel",
"scss",
"typescript"
],
"main": "app/main.js",
"private": true,
"scripts": {
"start:mac": "npm-run-all -p server:serve:mac electron:serve web:serve",
"start:win": "npm-run-all -p server:serve:win electron:serve web:serve",
"start:test:win": "npm-run-all -p server:serve:win web:serve",
"start:test:mac": "npm-run-all -p server:serve:mac web:serve",
"start:electron": "npm-run-all -p electron:serve web:serve",
"web:serve": "ng serve -c web",
"web:build": "npm run build -- -c web-production",
"build": "npm run electron:serve-tsc && ng build --base-href ./",
"build:dev": "npm run build -- -c dev",
"build:prod": "npm run build -- -c production",
"electron:serve-tsc": "tsc -p tsconfig.serve.json",
"electron:serve": "wait-on tcp:4200 && npm run electron:serve-tsc && electron . --serve",
"electron:local": "npm run build:prod && electron .",
"electron:build": "npm run build:prod && electron-builder build --publish=never",
"win": "electron-builder --win --config ./electron-builder.json",
"postinstall": "electron-builder install-app-deps",
"post-build": "copyfiles -f ./src/assets/* ./dist/assets",
"test": "ng test --watch=false",
"test:e2e": "npx playwright test",
"test:watch": "ng test",
"lint": "ng lint",
},
"dependencies": {
"@angular/animations": "^16.2.11",
"@angular/cdk": "^16.2.10",
"@angular/common": "^16.2.11",
"@angular/compiler": "^16.2.11",
"@angular/core": "^16.2.11",
"@angular/forms": "16.2.11",
"@angular/language-service": "16.2.11",
"@angular/material": "16.2.10",
"@angular/platform-browser": "^16.2.11",
"@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "16.2.11",
"@angular/router": "16.2.11",
"@ngbracket/ngx-layout": "16.1.3",
"ag-grid-angular": "29.0.0",
"ag-grid-community": "29.0.0",
"dotenv": "16.3.1",
"electron-log": "5.2.0",
"ngx-translate-testing": "6.1.0",
"rxjs": "7.8.0",
"three": "0.137.5",
"tslib": "2.5.3",
"zone.js": "0.13.3"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@angular-builders/custom-webpack": "16.0.1",
"@angular-devkit/build-angular": "16.2.8",
"@angular-eslint/builder": "16.2.0",
"@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^16.2.0",
"@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin-template": "^16.2.0",
"@angular-eslint/schematics": "16.2.0",
"@angular-eslint/template-parser": "16.2.0",
"@angular/cli": "16.2.8",
"@angular/compiler-cli": "16.2.11",
"@ngx-translate/core": "14.0.0",
"@ngx-translate/http-loader": "7.0.0",
"@playwright/test": "1.38.1",
"@types/jasmine": "4.0.3",
"@types/jasminewd2": "2.0.10",
"@types/node": "18.16.18",
"@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.59.2",
"@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.59.2",
"concurrently": "8.2.1",
"conventional-changelog-cli": "2.2.2",
"electron": "32.1.2",
"electron-builder": "23.6.0",
"electron-debug": "3.2.0",
"electron-reloader": "1.2.3",
"eslint": "^8.39.0",
"eslint-config-prettier": "8.5.0",
"eslint-plugin-import": "2.26.0",
"eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "39.3.25",
"eslint-plugin-prefer-arrow": "1.2.3",
"eslint-plugin-prettier": "4.2.1",
"jasmine-core": "4.2.0",
"jasmine-spec-reporter": "7.0.0",
"karma": "6.4.2",
"karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter": "3.0.3",
"karma-electron": "7.2.0",
"karma-jasmine": "5.1.0",
"karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "2.0.0",
"ng-mocks": "14.11.0",
"node-polyfill-webpack-plugin": "2.0.1",
"npm-run-all": "4.1.5",
"playwright": "1.38.1",
"prettier": "2.8.8",
"prettier-eslint": "15.0.1",
"ts-node": "10.9.1",
"typescript": "4.9.5",
"wait-on": "6.0.1",
"webdriver-manager": "12.1.9"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">= 20.16.0"
}
}electron-builder.json
{
"directories": {
"output": "../output"
},
"files": [
"**/*",
"!**/*.ts",
"!**/.vscode",
"!*.map",
"!package.json",
"!package-lock.json",
"!tsconfig.json",
"!tslint.json",
{
"from": "../dist",
"filter": ["**/*"]
}
],
"extraFiles": {
"from": "../bin/dist/",
"to": "bin/dist/",
"filter": ["**/*"]
},
"win": {
"icon": "dist/assets/icons/icon.ico",
"target": ["nsis"],
"forceCodeSigning": true,
"sign": "../CodeSigning/customSign.js"
},
"portable": {
"splashImage": "dist/assets/icons/icon.ico"
},
"nsis": {
"deleteAppDataOnUninstall": true,
"createDesktopShortcut": true,
"createStartMenuShortcut": true,
"shortcutName": "App",
"artifactName": "App.Setup.${version}.${ext}",
"uninstallDisplayName": "Uninstall App (${version})",
"oneClick": false,
"runAfterFinish": false
}
}That's a bundling issue. I need a sample project that reproduces the problem so I can determine what's wrong.
I got something very,very, very similar on a nuxt+electron project.Obviously,path are slightly differents, but the error is the exact same.
Ok, I got something.
You CANNOT use electron-log from the background process. Anyway, stderr and stdout are redirected if using process.fork or spawn,so,logs ends up in the logfile managed by electron-log.
Remember that the background process should theoretically be runnable as a standalone node program.
Got the same exact issue. @kogratte do you have any more info as to why you cannot use electron-log from the background process?
Got the same exact issue. @kogratte do you have any more info as to why you cannot use electron-log from the background process?
Check the package.json in your main Electron app folder and declare the dependency there as well. So both package.json have the package declared as a dependency
Got the same exact issue. @kogratte do you have any more info as to why you cannot use electron-log from the background process?
Yep. It is not designed to be used outside of an electron context, which is what describes a child process. Basically, I end up redirecting stdout and stderr from child process to main process, then log using the main process.