Can't load native node module with cljs.main tool

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#1

I try to scripting using new cljs.main tool

deps.edn:

{:deps {org.clojure/clojure {:mvn/version "1.9.0"}}

 :aliases
 {:cljs {:main-opts ["-m" "cljs.main" "-re" "node"]
         :extra-deps {org.clojure/clojurescript {:mvn/version "1.10.238"}}}}}

test.cljs

(require 'fs)
(println (fs/readFileSync "README.md" "utf8"))

When running with cmd: clj -A:cljs test.cljs it throws exception:

Exception in thread "main" clojure.lang.ExceptionInfo: No such namespace: fs, could not locate fs.cljs, fs.cljc, or JavaScript source providing "fs" at line 1 test.cljs..

But when I try with other node module, e.g. install left-pad & test with code bellow, it just work fine.

(require 'left-pad)
(println (left-pad "foo" 5))

So I’m not sure what’s thing I miss here?

**update: run 2 scripts above on cljs REPL directly & it work fine. So I don’t know what’s issue with clj -A:cljs test.cljs cmd

#2

Probably is because how you are requiring the package. Fs is a native node module, ie, you don’t install it. This means that it does not exist on the node modules folder. Try to require it using native node require method

#3

yep, (defonce fs (js/require "fs")) is work fine.

But I think (require 'fs) is supposed to work as well? (I can run it from cljs REPL, start by clj -A:cljs, without error).

#4

Just seems like a bug, I filed https://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJS-2724

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