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AngularJS, nodeJS, ReferenceError: require is not defined

I have read several similar questions here on SO but couldn't find any answer that fits my case. I am new to angularjs and nodejs, and I am stuck here: I would like to store the input of a form into a json file. For that I found out about this procedure:

        var fs = require('fs');
        fs.appendFile('../database/lexicon.json', ' This is my text.', function (err) {
        if (err) throw err;
        console.log('Updated!');
        });

I am just testing here with 'This is my text', and my json file is located here ../database/lexicon.json

But the issue comes from the fact that my program doesn't recognise the require. I understand that it is a server side action and that it can not run in the browser, but I thought I would overcome that issue by running my app in a local server with this command:

npx http-server -o

Can anyone help me out with this issue? Thanks!

Solution

  • OK, I solved the problem, not with this example, but I moved on to another feature of my app that require another require and I don't get the error message anymore after installing express.js !

    I hope this will help others.