Require/import of openmct doesn't work as expected

[ozyx]

Summary

see #7590 for details

[ozyx]

Testing Instructions

• Create a new npm project
• Add openmct as a dependency (npm install -D nasa/openmct)
• Create index.js with these contents: const openmct = require('openmct');console.log(openmct);
• node index.js
• Verify that the openmct api is printed to the console and not undefined or any kind of errors

[unlikelyzero]

ReferenceError: window is not defined
at /Users/jchill9/new-npm-project/node_modules/openmct/dist/openmct.js:2:3035939
at /Users/jchill9/new-npm-project/node_modules/openmct/dist/openmct.js:2:4410073
at /Users/jchill9/new-npm-project/node_modules/openmct/dist/openmct.js:2:4410087
at /Users/jchill9/new-npm-project/node_modules/openmct/dist/openmct.js:2:81
at Object. (/Users/jchill9/new-npm-project/node_modules/openmct/dist/openmct.js:2:195)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1369:14)
at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1427:10)
at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1206:32)
at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1022:12)
at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1231:19)

Node.js v20.12.2

[ozyx]

ReferenceError: window is not defined at /Users/jchill9/new-npm-project/node_modules/openmct/dist/openmct.js:2:3035939 at /Users/jchill9/new-npm-project/node_modules/openmct/dist/openmct.js:2:4410073 at /Users/jchill9/new-npm-project/node_modules/openmct/dist/openmct.js:2:4410087 at /Users/jchill9/new-npm-project/node_modules/openmct/dist/openmct.js:2:81 at Object. (/Users/jchill9/new-npm-project/node_modules/openmct/dist/openmct.js:2:195) at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1369:14) at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1427:10) at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1206:32) at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1022:12) at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1231:19)

Node.js v20.12.2

i think my testing instructions are bad or misinformed. at present i think this is correct-- openmct cannot be run in a purely node context as it relies on the window.

[unlikelyzero]

I think this is verified by virtue of nirvss and diy working