typescript - Failed to compile : ./node_modules/macaddress/lib/windows.js in Angular 5

Question

I am new to Angular 5 ,as per my business need I need to get the user machine's mac address.For that I tried to implement the following...

Reference: https://www.npmjs.com/package/macaddress

npm install --save macaddress

I have added this package using NPM and the following code in my typescript file .

var macaddress = require('macaddress'); //added this code below my imports

 ngOnInit() {
    macaddress.one(function (err, mac) {
      console.log("Mac address for this host: %s", mac);  
    });
}

After adding this codes I can't run my project and it showing a black screen with the above error .

Can anyone help me to fix this please.

Edit : ./node_modules/macaddress/lib/windows.js Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'child_process' in 'D:ProjectsAngulareCommerceWebsite ode_modulesmacaddresslib' errors @ vendor.js:158535

got this in console.

Update :

Answer 1

You can't use this library from an Angular app. You can't query the user's mac address from a browser at all for security reasons. That library is intended for server-side node.js apps and has nothing to do with any client-side app's. More info here