undefined filename issue with bindings module when used with webpack-dev-server about node-mac-permissions

[mmaietta]

@mbruschi here is my up-to-date webpack config with relevant sections below. Hope that helps!

{
    test: /\.js$/,
    // Finds node addons in build/Release and node_modules
    loader: "node-bindings-loader"
},
{
    test: /\.node$/,
    // Converts paths from source code and resolved paths from `node-bindings-loader` to use __dirname or process.execPath
    loader: "awesome-node-loader",
    options: {
        useDirname: !packDistributable
    }
},

externals: packDistributable ? [ 'permissions', 'electron-deeplink.node' ] : [nodeExternals()],

[codebytere]

@glawson to my current knowledge, getting this error means that webpack packed this module, which it should not. I'm pretty sure if you just configure webpack to use this module externally (e.g explicitly don't pack it), & the problem should be resolved & the low level binding will work.

[glawson]

@codebytere - exactly. Just wanted to make mention of it in case anyone else runs into this error.

[codebytere]

Added a note to the README - thanks for the heads up!

[mmaietta]

Just chiming in and potentially resurrecting an old issue. If using es6 imports:

import * as NodeMacPermissions from "node-mac-permissions";

The externals setup can be simplified to:

externals: [{
    'permissions': 'node-mac-permissions'
}]

[mbruschi]

@mmaietta FYI I tried it out with the es6 import but still get the initial error mentioned here: Cannot read property 'indexOf' of undefined. Happy to provide more details but right now don't know what could be useful.