Not getting how to have api functioning with 'require'

[romulo-rocha]

I know this is an ignorance of mine and not an issue with the code. Firstly, I'd like to thank the author of this repository.

Could you explain how do I get this api functioning on my application? I know it all starts with:

var googleTrends = require('google-trends-api') But that's exactly where I am failing to succeed at using the plugin. :( Now I know it's dumb, lol but please have mercy on me.

I've downloaded requirejs from http://requirejs.org/ and included it on my page. But when I manage to require the plugin, it doesn't recognize "module.exports" or the "_dirname" variable. I don't quite understand this require Javascript solution.

Thanks

[pat310]

@romulo-rocha I'll have to rewrite some things to add support for directly using the library in the browser (assuming there are no CORS issues). For now, if you have a node back-end you should be able to require the library in there. I'll keep this issue open until that is complete.

[romulo-rocha]

Thank you so much for your support!

Well, I am trying to use it on my web application which is not using a Node back-end (maybe that's the problem). I am working with Laravel framework (PHP) and AngularJS. If there's a way to use it in regular back-end services, I'd be very appreciated.

Take care!

[Dayjo]

You might be able to get this working with something like browserify which allows you to require, and then compiles for web. However some of the modules used ('require-promise') may not work, and potentially would need to be switched out for an XHR library.

[pat310]

Thanks @Dayjo. I'm planning to change the package up to remove request and request-promise dependencies and also incorporate the ability to make requests from the front-end

[lakshsyal123]

Hey i installed it by using browserify but its says

bundle.js:1 Uncaught Error: Cannot find module '/node_modules/google-trends-api/lib/utils/index.js'

Well can anyone explain how can i resolve this error.

[garann]

I'm getting basically the same error as @lakshsyal123 and am also using Browserify via wzrd. The exact text is: Uncaught Error: Cannot find module '/node_modules/google-trends-api/lib/utils/'

I went through and changed a few of the requires from e.g. require(__dirname + '/lib/utils/') to require('./lib/utils/') and that allowed execution to proceed to the next dependency.

[pat310]

I'll be adding a patch soon that will remove the node specific code so the library can be used in the browser.

[pat310]

Closed in PR #44