PR #60106: fix(ui): stub node:module in browser build to fix createRequire warning

• Repository: openclaw/openclaw
• Author: jwchmodx
• State: open | merged: False
• Link: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/60106

Description (problem / solution / changelog)

Problem

src/version.ts imports createRequire from "node:module" at the module level:

import { createRequire } from "node:module";

In Vite browser builds, node:module is not available. Depending on the Vite version and configuration, this can cause a hard build error or a warning like:

Module "node:module" has been externalized for browser compatibility.
Cannot access "node:module.createRequire" in client code.

The existing readVersionFromJsonCandidates function already wraps createRequire usage in a try/catch and falls back to __OPENCLAW_VERSION__ (a build constant injected by Vite define), so it handles this gracefully — but only if the module resolves at all.

Fixes #60013

Solution

Add a resolve.alias in ui/vite.config.ts that maps "node:module" to a thin browser-safe stub:

// ui/src/shims/node-module.ts
export const createRequire: ((url: string) => any) | undefined = undefined;

The stub exports createRequire as undefined. The existing try/catch in readVersionFromJsonCandidates catches the resulting error and falls back to the injected build constant — no behavior change at runtime.

Files changed

• ui/vite.config.ts — added resolve.alias for "node:module"
• ui/src/shims/node-module.ts — new browser-safe stub (exports createRequire as undefined)

Changed files

• ui/src/shims/node-module.ts (added, +7/-0)
• ui/vite.config.ts (modified, +7/-0)

PR #60133: fix(ui): provide stub for node:module in browser builds

• Repository: openclaw/openclaw
• Author: merlinmiao
• State: open | merged: False
• Link: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/60133

Description (problem / solution / changelog)

Summary

• Fixes #60013 - ui:build fails because src/version.ts imports node:module (createRequire), which is not available in the browser

Changes

• ui/vite.config.ts: Added resolve.alias to redirect node:module to browser stub
• ui/src/polyfills/node-module-stub.ts: New stub that provides safe createRequire for browser builds

Test plan

• pnpm ui:build succeeds without externalization warnings
• pnpm test -- src/version.test.ts passes (12/12)
• pnpm check passes

Fixes #60013

Changed files

• ui/src/polyfills/node-module-stub.ts (added, +15/-0)
• ui/vite.config.ts (modified, +9/-0)