Parcel: fs.readFile is not a function

[fdnklg]

🐛 bug report

After getting started with your Step by Step tutorial I got stuck while trying to import the node file system. If I try to use fs to read a file, it seems that parcel can't get access to the node module.

import fs from 'fs';

console.log(fs);

console.log(fs) just gives me an empty function back.

🎛 Configuration (.babelrc, package.json, cli command)

{
  "name": "parcel-sandbox",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "main": "index.js",
  "license": "MIT",
  "dependencies": {
    "babel-preset-env": "^1.6.1",
    "leaflet": "^1.2.0",
    "parcel-bundler": "^1.0.3"
  }
}

🔦 Context

My goal is just to get a basic setup of parcel running.

| Software | Version(s)
| ---------------- | ----------
| Parcel | 1.0.3
| Node | 9.2.0
| npm/Yarn | 1.3.2
| Operating System | MacOS 10.13.1

[philipodev]

this is probably because "fs" is a node-package and does not work and should not be imported to client.

[devongovett]

fs.readFileSync should work, the async functions aren't implemented. see docs here: https://parceljs.org/assets.html

[hyingreborn]

@fdnklg I had the same problem，How did you solve it ?

[nadilas]

@fdnklg Did you solve it eventually?

[fdnklg]

No, I still have the same issue and switched to another bundler until nodes fs module is fully implemented.

[DeMoorJasper]

You can solve it by using synchronous functions instead of async functions...

[nadilas]

It doesn't actually work for my use case, as there are pseudo files on conditional paths, which should only get read at runtime. I switched to another bundler, because I believe this is out-of-scope for parcel.