non-context-aware native module

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#405 opened on Apr 27, 2020 39 comments 6 reactions 1 assignee View on GitHub

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Description

enhancement

Environment details

OS: Arch Linux
OS version: Linux 5.6.7-zen1-1-zen
node-pty version: 0.9.0
electron version: 8.2.3

Issue description

I'm trying to use node-pty in my electron app. But if I try yo import it using:

let pty;
try {
  pty = require('node-pty');
} catch (outerError) {
  console.error('outerError', outerError);
}

I get the following error:

webpack-internal:///ou8/:33 outerError Error: Cannot open /.../node_modules/node-pty/build/Release/pty.node: Error: Loading non-context-aware native module in renderer: '/.../node_modules/node-pty/build/Release/pty.node', but app.allowRendererProcessReuse is true. See https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/18397.
    at Object.eval (webpack-internal:////2OH:1)
    at eval (webpack-internal:////2OH:2)
    at Object./2OH (npm.node-pty.js:11)
    at __webpack_require__ (runtime.js:854)
    at fn (runtime.js:151)
    at eval (webpack-internal:///NEGr:26)
    at Object.NEGr (npm.node-pty.js:37)
    at __webpack_require__ (runtime.js:854)
    at fn (runtime.js:151)
    at eval (webpack-internal:///ubDT:13)

I know I could just set app.allowRendererProcessReuse = false;, but in consideration of newer electron versions I don't want to do this.

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