fs.readFileSync is not a function Meteor, React

Question

I\'m getting a \'fs.readFileSync is not a function\' in Chrome debugger after trying to call readFileSync();

I call it...

const fs = require(\'fs\')         


        

Answer 1

fs cannot be used on the client, due to browsers restricting some javascript code.

If your code is being run on both the server and client, you can use:

if (Meteor.isClient) return;

to avoid the error. Otherwise, there should be another way to do what you're trying to accomplish, such as importing required JSON.