This module doesn't work anymore

[Kreijstal]

I mean it dependencies have updated A lot and there are many breaking changes

webpack              ^4.29.3  →  ^5.74.0
webpack-cli           ^3.1.0  →  ^4.10.0
webpack-dev-server    ^3.1.5  →  ^4.11.1

I guess you shouldn't have used webpack then 😝
simply use --target web I suppose.

[derdrdirk]

You can still run it using

node v12.22.12
npm 6.14.16

I used nvm install 12 and nvm use 12 to quickly install node 12.

[jack-mil]

Yes this template needs to be either updated or the tutorial and web book on rust+wasm (game of life) should not recommend this template. I have had to switch to using --target web instead

[adazoulay]

Has anyone found any good alternatives?

[olaitanade]

Please look at the changes in this PR-208 which helps resolve this issue.

[ratulb]

With latest Node version: v20.11.0 and following dependencies it runs clean.
package.json:

"dependencies": {
"wasm-game-of-life": "file:../pkg"
},
"devDependencies": {
"copy-webpack-plugin": "^12.0.2",
"webpack": "^5.90.1",
"webpack-cli": "^5.1.4",
"webpack-dev-server": "^4.15.1"
}

And webpack.config.js should be replaced with:

const CopyPlugin = require("copy-webpack-plugin");
const path = require('path');

module.exports = {
entry: "./bootstrap.js",
output: {
path: path.resolve(__dirname, "dist"),
filename: "bootstrap.js",
},
mode: "development",
experiments: {
syncWebAssembly: true // Enable WebAssembly experiments
},
plugins: [
new CopyPlugin({
patterns: [
{ from: "index.html", to: "index.html" }
]
})
],
};

[anranlee99]

what @ratulb suggested works. is this project not supported anymore?

[Kreijstal]

Seems this book is unmantained

[deanbear]

my solution (it's weird but works for me):

on your wasm-game-of-life directory,

1. npm install -g create-wasm-app
2. new a package.json file in root dir:

{
  "dependencies": {
    "create-wasm-app": "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/create-wasm-app"
  }
}

3. npm install
4. npm init wasm-app www
5. 🦀 Rust + 🕸 Wasm = ❤

my environment:

npm verbose os Darwin 21.6.0
npm verbose node v22.5.1
npm verbose npm  v10.8.2

[davelet]

my solution (it's weird but works for me):

on your wasm-game-of-life directory,

1. npm install -g create-wasm-app
2. new a package.json file in root dir:

{
  "dependencies": {
    "create-wasm-app": "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/create-wasm-app"
  }
}

3. npm install
4. npm init wasm-app www
5. 🦀 Rust + 🕸 Wasm = ❤

my environment:

npm verbose os Darwin 21.6.0
npm verbose node v22.5.1
npm verbose npm  v10.8.2

works for me but you have to change the folder of create-wasm-app to /Users/YOUR_NAME/.nvm/versions/node/v22.8.0/lib/node_modules/create-wasm-app if you're under nvm.