cannot be imported by Meteor 1.8+

[yuwiggin]

1. install ipfs-http-client package

meteor npm i ipfs-http-client --save

2. Add ipfs.js file with the following

const ipfsClient = require('ipfs-http-client')
const ipfs = ipfsClient('localhost', '5001', { protocol: 'http' })

3. Then run Meteor,

meteor

open http://localhost:3000

An error occured in the browser's console

Uncaught TypeError: ipfsClient is not a function at ipfs.js

Meteor Version: Meteor 1.8.0, 1.8.0.2,
OS: macOS Sierra V10.12.6,
ipfs-http-client: 28.1.1,

What's wrong?

[yuwiggin]

this is a reference from Meteor

[alanshaw]

@yuwiggin can you verify with the latest version and close your issue on the meteor repo if resolved?