Trying to create a community node, I can't use crypto and form-data?

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Describe the problem/error/question

I’m currently working on building a community node.
When I run @n8n/scan-community-package it failes on:

8:18  error  Require of 'crypto' is not allowed     n8n-community-packages/no-restricted-imports
9:37  error  Require of 'form-data' is not allowed  n8n-community-packages/no-restricted-imports

Which I find a bit strange, why isn’t is supported to use these?
It’s not part of the docs, and also the node by itself works great when run locally.
Am i missing something?

What is the error message (if any)?

8:18  error  Require of 'crypto' is not allowed     n8n-community-packages/no-restricted-imports
9:37  error  Require of 'form-data' is not allowed  n8n-community-packages/no-restricted-imports
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Read here for further information of your problem

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It does’t really help me,
My problem is not using these modules in the community node I created, I want to submit it for verification to n8n.
One of the requirements is passing the check by @n8n/scan-community-package

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I’m facing the same problem, how do I pass this check?

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Hi from n8n. Just for verification, as of now, they still don’t allow community custom nodes that have dependencies. Only those with a pure API can be approved."

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You can join the “Node Creators” thread on Discord. I hope this answer helped.

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These are not external dependencies, form-data, crypto, and buffer is built into node. I have to send form-data requests, read buffers. If you have an alternative way to do it, I’m happy to implement, but my API requires these basic functionalities.

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For your case, have you ever tried taking the source code from a community node that’s similar to your case? I use that method to adjust my own custom nodes. The form data you’re referring to should be manageable using the documentation here:

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Alright, thank you for the help, if anyone is in the same position, here is what helped:

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Hi,
Could you explain how you managed to send binary data using FormData and still pass the verification process?
Thanks!

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I’m having the same issue with ‘form-data’. Is the verification only for publishing custom nodes for n8n Cloud? form-data is used by a lot of nodes that are already available in n8n.