request: Webpack compatibility error

I am using webpack to package our server-side code.When I bumped the request package from 2.65.0 to 2.67.0. I get this error:

./web/dist/server.js:153022
    module.exports = function() { throw new Error("define cannot be used indirect"); };

Error: define cannot be used indirect

webpack:///(webpack)/buildin/amd-define.js?:1
module.exports = function() { throw new Error("define cannot be used indirect"); };

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State: closed
Created 9 years ago
Reactions: 2
Comments: 18 (3 by maintainers)

Commits related to this issue

Downgraded request because of request/request/issues/1920 — committed to amilajack/thepiratebay by amilajack 8 years ago
Add module to parse request and downgrade request * Downgraded request because of issue https://github.com/request/request/issues/1920 — committed to paulief/Wikipedia-Search by paulief 8 years ago
change request version to 2.65 trying to avoid webpack error: `define cannot be used indirect`, following advice from: https://github.com/request/request/issues/1920 — committed to ChefSteps/node-google-spreadsheet by nrobin24 8 years ago

Most upvoted comments

The workaround mentioned by @manumax worked for me without having to downgrade request module to 2.65.0. i.e.

module: {
    noParse: /node_modules\/json-schema\/lib\/validate\.js/
}

+23

singhshashi on Jan 13, 2016

$ npm install --save request@2.65.0 fixed for me as well.

toddpi314 on Feb 4, 2016

$ npm install --save request@2.65.0 fixed it for me. I’m using request-promise and node 5.3.0 / npm 3.3.12.

theopak on Jan 8, 2016

I don’t know if it could help in any way, but a possible workaround is explained here: webpack/webpack#138 i.e. to add the following to your webpack config:

module: {
    noParse: /node_modules\/json-schema\/lib\/validate\.js/
}

As stated before I’m quite new to javascript and I don’t know if it has any implications, let me know otherwise.

manumax on Dec 11, 2015