"File not found" error for .asar files

[SHuckel]

When processing files with .asar file extension, md5-file module reports a "file not found error".

[LinusU]

Could you give a minimal code example to reproduce the error?

[SHuckel]

Sure:

require("md5-file")( "/path/to/file.asar", (err, hash) => {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
}
else
console.log(hash);
});

Actually, same error occurs with fs.readFile:

require("fs").readFile("/path/to/file.asar", (err, data) => {
console.log(err);
});

[SHuckel]

Seems to be a known issue:
electron/electron#1658

[SHuckel]

works fine when using:
require("original-fs")

[LinusU]

Hmm, I guess that we could add support for passing in a custom fs module, in the same way that the tar module works...

[zardoy]

There is no need for that. Just use this line of code:

process.noAsar = true;

Don't use it. It obviously breaks support for app.asar (when its running in production), my bad.

source https://xwartz.gitbooks.io/electron-gitbook/content/en/tutorial/application-packaging.html