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+import std/os
+
+proc findNodeJs*(): string {.inline.} =
+  ## Find NodeJS executable and return it as a string.
+  result = findExe("nodejs")
+  if result.len == 0:
+    result = findExe("node")
+  if result.len == 0:
+    echo "Please install NodeJS first, see https://nodejs.org/en/download"
+    raise newException(IOError, "NodeJS not found in PATH")