Can't resolve 'chart.js/src/chart.js'

[DarkestMisery]

[x] bug report

Current behavior

Currently using Prime React in a project, and most of the time there is no error, but once in a while when deploying to a new machine, the following error occurs: Can't resolve 'chart.js/src/chart.js'

Part of my Package.json

  "dependencies": {
    ...
    "chart.js": "^2.4.0",
    ...
    "primeflex": "^1.0.0-rc.1",
    "primeicons": "^1.0.0-beta.10",
    "primereact": "^2.0.1",
    ...
    "react": "^16.8.1",
    ...
  }

Expected behavior
It should be able to find the chart.js dependency

Minimal reproduction of the problem with instructions
Error is intermitent

Please tell us about your environment:
Ubuntu 18
npm -version
6.9.0
node --version
v9.4.0

• React version:
  16.8

• PrimeReact version:
  2.0.1

• Language:
  ES6/7

• Solution:
  Sometimes the error is fixed by doing npm install --save chart.js

However I was able to completely fix it by changing line 18 in node_modules/primereact/components/chart/Chart.js:

var _chart = require('chart.js/src/chart.js');

to this

var _chart = require('chart.js/dist/Chart.js');

This fixed my problem.

I am more than willing to provide the patch but I am unsure as to how to proceed.

Thank you very much.

[Edgar-K]

@DarkestMisery thanks, your advice was very helpful