Node.js - require is not defined exception

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I am a complete Node.js newbie and struggling with the basics. Running this code on the server:

var http        = require("http"),
    sys         = require("util"),
    io          = require("socket.io"),
    GlobTrie    = require("glob-trie.js");

Gives me an exception at the first require:

Uncaught ReferenceError: require is not defined
(anonymous function)

Any thoughts?

Best regards, Ben.

Hi @thejh Apologies for not being clear. I have a test.html file within the Node dir. I run this locally using a browser. This loads my server.js file (with the above code) using the following: ` ` Appreciate any comments. Regards, Ben. — Ben, Dec 07 '11 at 10:03

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

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Node.js is run on the server side, not on the browser side.

Check out more about Node here: What is Node.js?

edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

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answered Dec 07 '11 at 10:32

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Hi @alessioalex I am running my server code (server.js) on the server. This is running using Node. Node starts fine. I then load my test.html (see above comment) and thats what logs the exception, referencing the server.js. – Ben Dec 07 '11 at 10:53
Why are you trying to include server.js on the frontend..? – alessioalex Dec 07 '11 at 10:54
Hi @alessioalex The front end script utilises the server side script also. The example I am trying is here https://github.com/rbranson/brokaw Regards, Ben – Ben Dec 07 '11 at 13:28
I think that's kind of old and non-functional? Look at the notes at the bottom: Tested on node v0.2.4. Experimental etc – alessioalex Dec 07 '11 at 13:35
Yes, I did spot that, perhaps not the best intro to Node for me ;) Given in was only a few lines of code, I was hoping to get going. Thanks for your assistance. Ben. – Ben Dec 07 '11 at 15:43
Here are some resources for learning Node: http://delicious.com/alessioaw/nodejs http://stackoverflow.com/tags/node.js/info https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Resources – alessioalex Dec 07 '11 at 15:45

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 07 '13 at 07:57

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Case closed, I was including the wrong file on the client!

Sorry to waste people time, but thanks for the Node links.

edited Jan 07 '13 at 07:57

Bijoy Thangaraj

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answered Dec 07 '11 at 19:41

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Close this question please. If this answer is the solution, accept it. – Johanna Larsson Mar 20 '13 at 15:55
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sooo...what file DID you need on the client then? – Katie May 15 '13 at 23:02

Node.js - require is not defined exception

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