ERROR: Unexpected character '�'

[atom]

ERROR: Unexpected character '�'

[dnichols]

I wasn't using an appropriate loader { test: /\.node$/, loader: 'node-loader' } in webpack.config.base.js

[tonyganch]

@dnichols, thank you a lot for sharing, using node-loader fixed the same issue for me.

[shawnlauzon]

Thanks @dnichols, I hit the same problem, I ported the same solution over to Nuxt, by modifying nuxt.config.js:

// nuxt.config.js
module.exports = {
  build: {
    extend(config, { isDev, isClient }) {
      // Extend only webpack config for client-bundle
      if (isClient) {
        config.target = "electron-renderer";

        // Required for node-keytar to load
        config.module.rules.push({ test: /\.node$/, loader: "node-loader" });
      }
    },
   ...
}