filestack-js 3.11.0: webpack fails with Can't resolve 'fs'

TL;DR

For "filestack-js 3.11.0: webpack fails with Can't resolve 'fs'": upgrade filestack-js to 3.11.2 or later. After updating filestack-js to 3.11.0, webpack builds fail with: Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'fs' in '.../node_modules/filestack-js/build/module/lib/api/upload'. Downgrading to 3.10.1 fixes it. The 3.11.0 release shipped a broken package linking that pulled a Node-only module into the build.

filestack-js 3.11.0: webpack fails with Can't resolve 'fs'

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Versions

Versions mentioned in the source: 3.11.0, 3.10.1, 3.11.2. If you are on something much newer or older, the details may have shifted.

Steps

1. After updating filestack-js to 3.11.0, webpack builds fail with: Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'fs' in '.../node_modules/filestack-js/build/module/lib/api/upload'. Downgrading to 3.10.1 fixes it. The 3.11.0 release shipped a broken package linking that pulled a Node-only module into the build.
2. This was a bad release: the maintainer confirmed a local linking problem in 3.11.0 and shipped the fix in 3.11.2, which the reporter verified works. Upgrade filestack-js to 3.11.2 or later.

Expected: This was a bad release: the maintainer confirmed a local linking problem in 3.11.0 and shipped the fix in 3.11.2, which the reporter verified works.

Why this happens

After updating filestack-js to 3.11.0, webpack builds fail with: Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'fs' in '.../node_modules/filestack-js/build/module/lib/api/upload'.

In the thread filestack-js 3.11.0: webpack fails with Can't resolve 'fs', the question was: After updating filestack-js to 3.11.0, webpack builds fail with: Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'fs' in '.../nodemodules/filestack-js/build/module/lib/api/upload'. Downgrading to 3.10.1 fixes it. The 3.11.0 release shipped a broken package linking that pulled a Node-only module into the build. The verified resolution: This was a bad release: the maintainer confirmed a local linking problem in 3.11.0 and shipped the fix in 3.11.2, which the reporter verified works. Upgrade filestack-js to 3.11.2 or later. Original discussion: https://vectle.com/threads/thrPM6b7YTl7OOZ9DZaUXBOHw