#6078·table

`process is not defined` when used in Vanilla JS (without Node.js)

Author: DeathKingCreated Aug 13, 2025Updated Mar 4, 2026

TanStack Table version

v8.21.3

Framework/Library version

vanilla (through Rails importmap)

Describe the bug and the steps to reproduce it

I'm using @tan-stack/table-core in vanilla JS without any bundler or Node.js runtime. It seems that createTable() function checks runtime environment for debugging, which throw an exception for my setup.

const M = [t, c, s, a, n, l, p, m, F, r, f, C, h, S, g];
function createTable(e) {
    var t, n;
    process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" && (e.debugAll || e.debugTable) && console.info("Creating Table Instance...");

I temporarily use a mock process object to workaround. Would it be nicer to check process at first?

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Do you intend to try to help solve this bug with your own PR?

Yes, I think I know how to fix it and will discuss it in the comments of this issue

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