Error: module not found: inversify in Electron app after enabling the sandbox by default

[oalfroukh]

Expected Behavior

Using inversify in Electron renderer process when enabling sandbox

Current Behavior

I can not use inversify in Electron renderer process when enabling sandbox while when disabling sandbox will be OK, and it's OK when using it from the main process that can use nodejs on all the cases.

Context

• Electron v20 has a breaking change feat: sandbox preloads by default electron/electron#35125 , after enabling sandbox we got an error Error: module not found: inversify that will prevent loading the preload script, while when disabling sandbox will be OK, but we would like to apply Electron recommendations for the security on our app.

• I created an issue to Electron on GitHub about this case [Bug]: Unable to load preload script due enable sandbox by default electron/electron#36437, they said: "This is happening because your preload script is trying to use node in the renderer process, which Electron no longer allows by default."
• Any suggestions to use inversify without nodejs.

Your Environment

• Version used: inversify v6.0.1
• Environment name and version (e.g. Chrome 39, node.js 5.4): Electron v20 and up
• Operating System and version (desktop or mobile): Windows OS
• Link to your project: Here is a quick app on GitHub to reproduce the issue

[oalfroukh]

Hi,
I fixed the issue by adding webpack and using externals

externals: [
      nodeExternals(),
    ],

Thanks!