Javascript code not working when ran through HTML as button action, works alone

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I have javascript code that works fine on its own, but when i try to run it as an action from an HTML button, it says "Uncaught ReferenceError: require is not defined. Javascript is supposed to send an email, which i have succesfully done running it through command promopt. code is below, I did remove PI as it used my email adress and password.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<h1>My First Heading</h1>

<p>My first paragraph.</p>

<button onclick=myFunction()>What is the time?</button>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    var nodemailer = require('nodemailer');

    var transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
    service: 'hotmail',
    auth: {
        user: [REMOVED]
        pass: [REMOVED]
    }
    });

    var mailOptions = {
    from: [REMOVED]
    to: [REMOVED]
    subject: [REMOVED]
    text: [REMOVED]
    };

    transporter.sendMail(mailOptions, function(error, info){
    if (error) {
        console.log(error);
    } else {
        console.log('Email sent: ' + info.response);
    }
    });
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

"

tried inlcuding the file with javascript seperately, same error.

Javascript code not working when ran through HTML as button action, works alone

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