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I'm using Cordova (VS TACO) and want to access Node.js OS methods but receive "require is not defined"

I generally work in the backend, so am new to Cordova and Node.js. I thought that Cordova effectively runs off Node, but if this is the case, why doesn't the "require" method work?

  • Have I missed a plugin?
  • Does the syntax change?
  • Something else?

I've used the "Blank App (Apache Cordova)" template within Visual Studio 2015 which runs without a problem and have been happily playing around with it. Now that I'm trying to utilise an aspect of Node though - specifically the line: 

var os = require('os')

I receive the error "0x800a1391 - JavaScript runtime error: 'require' is undefined".

Any help would be appreciated as I suspect that I'm missing a few basics....

Thanks.

Solution

  • Cordova scripts used to make a Cordova build etc. use Node.js for package management. The Cordova JavaScript libraries available in your client app (typically a mobile app) do not use Node.js and are not built on top of Node.js.