A build of my app does not work with iohook on windows. Can't find iohook.node

[Maidomax]

I am very new to electron, but I think this error is not on me.
I have an electron app that works well on Ubuntu Linux 18.04, but fails when trying to run it on Windows 10 (64 bit).

Expected Behavior

I would expect the app to run and work just like on Linux

Current Behavior

When trying to start the app with electron ., the app crashes instantly with a Windows popup error window, and this in the console:

C:\Users\maido\Desktop\temp\webueno-tracker>electron .

 App threw an error during load
Error: The specified procedure could not be found.
\\?\C:\Users\maido\Desktop\temp\webueno-tracker\node_modules\iohook\builds\electron-v69-win32-x64\build\Release\iohook.node
    at process.module.(anonymous function) [as dlopen] (ELECTRON_ASAR.js:160:31)
    at Object.Module._extensions..node (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:722:18)
    at Object.module.(anonymous function) [as .node] (ELECTRON_ASAR.js:160:31)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:602:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:541:12)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:533:3)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:640:17)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:20:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\maido\Desktop\temp\webueno-tracker\node_modules\iohook\index.js:10:21)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\maido\Desktop\temp\webueno-tracker\node_modules\iohook\index.js:397:3)

I can in fact find the file that is supposedly missing at the path specified, but the path in the error message seems to be malformed. A similar error appears in the version of the app packaged with electron-packager regardless of whether I package it on Windows or Linux

Possible Solution

Native node extensions are way out of my comfort zone at the moment, but Googling around has brought me to this issue on a different package.
agracio/electron-edge-js#32

As you can see in the issue, the path is malformed in the same way, and it seems to be related to this issue:
https://electronjs.org/docs/tutorial/using-native-node-modules#troubleshooting
Regarding the win_delay_load_hook. Which is in the iohook package itself.

Steps to Reproduce (for bugs)

1. Create an app with electron 4.0.4.
2. Try and run it on Windows

Context

The app is supposed to track user activity and put it self on pause if there was no user activity in the last 5 minutes. That is what I am using iohook for. The feature works on Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS, but not on Windows. Windows and MacOS users are very important to me. I still have not tested it on a Mac.

Your Environment

Windows 10 64 bit
Iohook 0.4.0
Electron 4.0.4

[jakemingolla]

Same thing happens to me when running the https://github.com/wilix-team/iohook/tree/master/examples/electron-example example project

[GimpMaster]

I'm seeing the same problem with latest ABI version of electron 69.

[GimpMaster]

Here is the console error I'm getting as well.

Uncaught Error: The specified procedure could not be found.
\?\H:\test_app\node_modules\iohook\builds\electron-v69-win32-x64\build\Release\iohook.node
at process.module.(anonymous function) [as dlopen] (ELECTRON_ASAR.js:160:31)
at Object.Module._extensions..node (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:722)
at Object.module.(anonymous function) [as .node] (ELECTRON_ASAR.js:160:31)
at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:602)
at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:541)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:533)
at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:640)
at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:20)
at Object. (H:\test_app\node_modules\iohook\index.js:10)

console.log('info: ', process.versions.modules);
Yields ABI: 69,
Using "win32", 64 bit
Node version: 10.15.1

[erfanium]

I have the same Problem on windows 10 x64 , electron 4.1.0 , iohook 0.4.0 on requiring iohook.
err:
Error: Cannot find module '.\node_modules\iohook\builds\electron-v69-win32-x64\build\Release\iohook.node' at Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:584:15) at Function.Module._resolveFilename (.\electron\dist\resources\electron.asar\common\reset-search-paths.js:43:12) at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:510:25) at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:640:17) at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:20:18) at Object. (C.\node_modules\iohook\index.js:10:21) at Object. (.\node_modules\iohook\index.js:397:3) at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:693:30) at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:704:10) at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:602:32)

but it works with node js fine.

What your solution for this?
Does it exist a module for electron (worked on windows) for mouse event like iohook?

[GimpMaster]

Any updates with this version of iohook and latest version of electron 64-bit windows? if not I'll probably have to downgrade to an older version.

[anoadragon453]

nodejs/node-addon-api#269 (comment) Seems to be what we have to do. Step 1 is easy enough, though Step 2 will require some code changes (hopefully quite simplistic)

[GimpMaster]

I'm just curious if anyone has gotten iohook with Electron 4.1.0 ABI 69 working. I just went back to Electron 2.0.0+ for the time being.

[anoadragon453]

Yep, MacOS and Linux work fine. #144

[GimpMaster]

Can someone else publish a binary for Windows 10 64-bit? Seems the last release didn't compile properly.

[Djiit]

@GimpMaster could you help us with this ? #157

[GimpMaster]

@Djiit Absolutely. Just an FYI...I saw you pushed a new release 0.4.1. I did the following:

npm install https://github.com/wilix-team/iohook.git -save

This installed 0.4.1. I even confirmed the build folder:

electron-v69-win32-x64\build\Release had the same binaries as what is in the tagged release.

But I still get the following error.

Uncaught Error: The specified procedure could not be found. \\?\H:\Fast_Dev\line_app\node_modules\iohook\builds\electron-v69-win32-x64\build\Release\iohook.node at process.module.(anonymous function) [as dlopen] (ELECTRON_ASAR.js:160:31) at Object.Module._extensions..node (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:722) at Object.module.(anonymous function) [as .node] (ELECTRON_ASAR.js:160:31) at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:602) at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:541) at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:533) at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:640) at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:20) at Object.<anonymous> (H:\Fast_Dev\line_app\node_modules\iohook\index.js:10) at Object.<anonymous> (H:\Fast_Dev\line_app\node_modules\iohook\index.js:397)

I'll see what I can do in issue #157

[Djiit]

I'm closing this since it was resolved elsewhere.

[karacas]

@Maidomax
Maybe this help:
#160

[Maidomax]

@Maidomax
Maybe this help:
#160

@karacas Did not help :(
Works on some machines, on some not.