Problem with require

Questions
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1

I notice a problem with require when I try to require some file like this require(“blabla.js”)
or even a different file.
I get the error can’t find the module.
also, there is a problem when I try to install a new package as I said here

the solution that I found for the 2 cases
create side nodejs project install the package that I want to use in n8n, or create new module after that is done, I copy the folder from node_modules in the temp project to n8n node_modules in n8n folder, next I put in n8n folder in package.json in the dependencies the link to the folder, and now I can put require(“moduleNameThatICreated”) in workflow and use the functions that I have\create

btw
this the way it help me to create helper functions

2

If you’re simply trying to load an external file containing JavaScript, you could use the Read Binary File node to read it.

Imagine a JS file like this:

function foo() {
    return "Hello, World!";
};

Now it’s possible to execute this function in a workflow like so:

Execute Workflow

This uses eval() which is generally a bad idea for reasons explained in the article.

For your installation trouble with external packages not included in n8n, you might want to follow the thread you have linked.

3

but the thing is, I don’t want to use any other node more than I have to, I just want to import js file and call functions that is inside of him

4

You’d need to prepare a custom n8n version in that case including the packages you want to use. But that’s already being discussed in your other thread: Problem with installing packages