App dependency not being packaged in app.asar (node_modules folder empty)

[lbssousa]

• Version: 7.11.2

• Target: Windows (7z, nsis), Linux (AppImage, deb)

I'm trying to package an app which has runtime dependency on electron-localshortcut. I've declared "electron-localshortcut": "^0.6.1" in both "devDependencies" (at development package.json file) and "dependencies" (at application package.json file).

However, when I try to launch the app, it gives me an error message telling that electron-localshortcut module was not found. Investigating the contents of dist/*-unpacked/resources/app.asar, it seems that folder node_modules remains empty after building.

[develar]

Could you please provide sample project? Are you sure that electron-localshortcut is not in the devDependencies of app package.json? And installed (electron-builder doesn't install dependencies).

[lbssousa]

Let me describe better my current setup:

• I have only "dependencies"in my application package.json file.
• I'm building my app in a clean environment (Docker comtainer). My current docker-compose.yml has the following contents:

app:
  build: .
  command: sh -c "rm -rf dist*; npm cache clear; npm install; npm update; npm prune; npm run dist"
  volumes:
    - ~/.electron:/root/.electron:Z
    - .:/project:Z
    - app-node-modules:/project/node_modules:Z

• My development package.json contains the following scripts:

"scripts": {
    "start": "npm install && electron ./app",
    "pack": "build --dir",
    "dist": "npm install && build -wl --x64 --ia32",
    "dist:linux": "npm install && build -l --x64 --ia32",
    "dist:win": "npm install && build -w --x64 --ia32",
    "release": "build"
  }

Should I have to run cd ./app && npm install somewhere in my scripts?

[develar]

10.2.0 should be ok. Also, please consider to migrate to simple one-package.json structure. electron-builder 9 doesn't force you to use 2-package.json structure even if you have native deps.