BUG: asar command fails with "module not found"

[RobertBouillon]

Description

Using asar command-line utility on windows fails with "Cannot find module".

Environment

• @electron/asar@3.2.8
• electron@28.1.0
• Windows 11
• Powershell 7.4.0

Steps to Reproduce

• Install electron using npm install @electron
• Install asar using npm install @electron\asar
• Run the command .\node_modules\.bin\asar

Expected Results

No output or error message

Actual Results

Receive the following error message:

node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1080
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\...\Source\node_modules\@electron\asar\bin\asar.js'
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1077:15)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:922:27)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:81:12)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:23:47 {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: []
}

Workaround

Download the ajar.js file from the repo to the node_modules\@electron\asar\bin\ folder.

[erikian]

Sounds like your installation is just corrupted, have you tried deleting node_modules and running npm install again?

[RobertBouillon]

Problem was on my end. Thanks for the help!