Embark + IPFS storage error: Cannot find module 'fs'

Question

I am using the Embark framework demo code and trying to include IPFS storage (not deployment) functionalities to the project. I get an error message when I try to execute the following code in the browser

ipfs.catText("QmZYZyvJeW3eXEiRPS61hvyWSwuHWuSdQRjxmvsD2XqBom", 
       function(err, res) {
           if(err || !res) return console.error(err)
           console.log(res);
    })

I have included ipfs-js from a local folder with <script src="js/ipfs.js"></script>

The error is shown in browser console Error: Cannot find module 'fs'

Answer 1

fs is node js file system module. You have used a script that was meant for node in the browser.

Instead of using this script, you should follow these instructions on how to include the ipfs api in the browser