title: I get the error: fs.js:36 } = primordials; ^ ReferenceError: primordials is not defined
body: <p>I get the following error, my node version is: 12.18
  when I run npm start to start my project</p>
  <pre><code> fs.js:36
    } = primordials;
  ^
  
  ReferenceError: primordials is not defined
  at fs.js:36:5
  </code></pre>
  <p>someone answered that its problem with gulp and node 12 (<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55921442/how-to-fix-referenceerror-primordials-is-not-defined-in-node">How to fix ReferenceError: primordials is not defined in node</a>)</p>
  <p>but I don't use gulp in my project and I don't have gulp installed.</p>
  <p>below is my package.json</p>
  <pre class="lang-json prettyprint-override"><code>{
      &quot;name&quot;:&quot;myapp&quot;,
      &quot;version&quot;:&quot;1.0.0&quot;,
      &quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,
      &quot;scripts&quot;:{
          &quot;start&quot;:&quot;node server.js&quot;,
          &quot;test&quot;:&quot;echo \&quot;Error: no test specified\&quot; &amp;&amp; exit 1&quot;
      },
      &quot;author&quot;:&quot;MJX&quot;,
      &quot;license&quot;:&quot;ISC&quot;,
      &quot;dependencies&quot;:{
          &quot;body-parser&quot;:&quot;^1.19.0&quot;,
          &quot;express&quot;:&quot;^4.17.1&quot;,
          &quot;express-handlebars&quot;:&quot;^2.0.1&quot;,
          &quot;mssql&quot;:&quot;^6.2.1&quot;,
          &quot;mysql&quot;:&quot;^2.18.1&quot;,
          &quot;nodemon&quot;:&quot;^1.19.4&quot;,
          &quot;npm&quot;:&quot;^5.10.0&quot;
      },
      &quot;devDependencies&quot;:{
          &quot;handlebars-helper-css&quot;:&quot;^0.1.0&quot;
      }
  }
  </code></pre>
  <p>and my server.js:</p>
  <pre class="lang-js prettyprint-override"><code>var express = require(&quot;express&quot;);
  var bodyParser = require(&quot;body-parser&quot;);
  
  var PORT = process.env.PORT || 4300;
  
  var app = express();
  
  app.use(express.static(&quot;public&quot;));
  
  app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
  
  app.use(bodyParser.json());
  
  var exphbs = require(&quot;express-handlebars&quot;);
  
  app.engine(&quot;handlebars&quot;, exphbs({ defaultLayout: &quot;main&quot; }));
  app.set(&quot;view engine&quot;, &quot;handlebars&quot;);
  
  var routes = require(&quot;./controllers/burgersController.js&quot;);
  
  app.use(routes);
  
  app.listen(PORT, function() {
      console.log(&quot;App now listening at localhost:&quot; + PORT);
  });
  </code></pre>