electron 5.0.0 “Uncaught ReferenceError: require is not defined”

Question

I had initially been using electron stable (4.x.x), and was able to use require in both my browser and renderer processes. I upgraded to electron beta (5.0.0) b

Answer 1

Readers of this post should read the Do not enable Node.js Integration for Remote Content section from the Security, Native Capabilities, and Your Responsibility Guide before making a decision.

// Bad
const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
  webPreferences: {
    nodeIntegration: true,
    nodeIntegrationInWorker: true
  }
})
mainWindow.loadURL('https://example.com')

// Good
const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
  webPreferences: {
    preload: path.join(app.getAppPath(), 'preload.js')
  }
})
mainWindow.loadURL('https://example.com')