Unable to use Identity in react-native

[Chandanyadav]

• Package Name:
• https://www.npmjs.com/package/@azure/identity
• Package Version:
• 4.5.0
• Operating system:
• mac os
• nodejs
  • version:
  • v23.1.0
  • npm version - 10.9.0

Describe the bug
In our Node.js application, we are utilizing the Azure Identity. However, upon running the server, I encounter the following issue within the Azure Identity package:

`/node_modules/@azure/identity/dist/index.js: child_process could not be found within the project or in these directories:
node_modules
../../node_modules
15 | var promises = require('fs/promises');
16 | var https = require('https');

17 | var child_process = require('child_process');
| ^
18 | var crypto = require('crypto');
19 | var util = require('util');
20 | var open = require('open');
`

I've located the file responsible for the error within the node_modules directory. This file contains the following code at the beginning:

`'use strict';

Object.defineProperty(exports, '__esModule', { value: true });

var msalCommon = require('@azure/msal-node');
var logger$o = require('@azure/logger');
var abortController = require('@azure/abort-controller');
var coreUtil = require('@azure/core-util');
var coreClient = require('@azure/core-client');
var coreRestPipeline = require('@azure/core-rest-pipeline');
var coreTracing = require('@azure/core-tracing');
var fs = require('fs');
var os = require('os');
var path = require('path');
var promises = require('fs/promises');
var https = require('https');
var child_process = require('child_process');
var crypto = require('crypto');
var util = require('util');
var open = require('open');
`

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[github-actions]

@deyaaeldeen @jeremymeng @joheredi @maorleger @mpodwysocki @timovv @xirzec

[github-actions]

Thank you for your feedback. Tagging and routing to the team member best able to assist.

[jeremymeng]

I don't think we support @azure/identity on react-native yet. One of the reasons was that our dependency msal-node didn't provide good support either.

[xirzec]

@KarishmaGhiya are there auth flows we expect to work inside React Native?

[Chandanyadav]

Do we have any alternate approach to sending events to event-hubs in React native? (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-node-get-started-send?tabs=passwordless%2Croles-azure-portal)

[jeremymeng]

Do we have any alternate approach to sending events to event-hubs in React native? (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-node-get-started-send?tabs=passwordless%2Croles-azure-portal)

@Chandanyadav you should probably log a new issue as this is for @azure/identity. It is possible to send events via REST api https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/eventhub/. I also have been working on a prototype of client SDK for that. Note that consuming is not supported via REST.