javascript-obfuscator / javascript-obfuscator/webpack-obfuscator
process variable is undefined when use DefinePlugin
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Description
I wrote about this bug in [another issue](https://github.com/javascript-obfuscator/javascript-obfuscator/issues/863), but it is already closed, it would probably be more correct to make a separate issue in a more suitable repository for this.
I made a [minimal example](https://github.com/Katarn/obfuscator-process-bug).
Just run `npm ci && npm run build`. After that, in the `dist` directory, you will see the `main.js` file. Open it in a code editor and you will see something like:
```js
....shift())}}(n),process[r(309)][r(311)]&&console[r(302)](r(311))})();...
```
Of course, the `process` variable is `undefined`. Moreover, it should not be in the code, it should either be replaced with `true` (according to [this line](https://github.com/Katarn/obfuscator-process-bug/blob/master/webpack.config.js#L22)), or, with "smart optimization", the `if (...)` check block should not exist at all, since it will always be executed.
Then you can uncomment these [two lines](https://github.com/Katarn/obfuscator-process-bug/blob/5edcd56c5f2f18b6068e8459f7be075fc9691bb5/webpack.config.js#L14-L15) (not necessarily at the same time, you can uncomment them separately) and see how the code is generated in the `main.js` file.
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Research direction
Start with the minimal example's webpack.config.js, especially the DefinePlugin configuration around lines 14-15 and 22, then run npm ci && npm run build. Inspect dist/main.js with the options enabled and compare whether process is replaced or optimized away as expected.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, webpack
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100