Angular 6 Error: global is not defined

[ghost]

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TensorFlow.js version

0.11.6

Browser version

Version 67.0.3396.87 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Describe the problem or feature request

Tensorflow.js used in an Angular 6 app throws Error:

Uncaught ReferenceError: global is not defined at Object../node_modules/protobufjs/src/util/minimal.js (minimal.js:49) at __webpack_require__ (bootstrap:76) at Object../node_modules/protobufjs/src/writer.js (writer.js:4) at __webpack_require__ (bootstrap:76) at Object../node_modules/protobufjs/src/index-minimal.js (index-minimal.js:13) at __webpack_require__ (bootstrap:76) at Object../node_modules/protobufjs/minimal.js (minimal.js:4) at __webpack_require__ (bootstrap:76) at Object../node_modules/@tensorflow/tfjs-converter/dist-es6/data/compiled_api.js (compiled_api.js:1) at __webpack_require__ (bootstrap:76)

Code to reproduce the bug / link to feature request

To reproduce:

import * as tf from '@tensorflow/tfjs'; ... linearModel: tf.Sequential; ... this.linearModel = tf.sequential();

I have passed through this issue with adding these lines on my index.html head:

<script> if (global === undefined) { var global = window; } </script>

aws-amplify/amplify-js#678

[DarshanGowda0]

Was able to reproduce the same issue! Any updates ?

[ghost]

As reported on aws-amplify/amplify-js#678, this Stack overflow an answer might helps,
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50371593/angular-6-uncaught-referenceerror-buffer-is-not-defined/50377270#50377270

[pyu10055]

Looks like protobuf.js has a fix for this problem, I will update the version. thanks!

[nsthorat]

@ghost and @pyu10055 can you confirm this is fixed in the latest version?

[rthadur]

Closing this due to lack of activity, feel to reopen. Thank you