simple-require

0.0.7 • Public • Published

simple-require

nodejs like require/exports for browser

how to use

asumming following project structure

index.html
main.js
lib
    my-math-helpers.js
    my-time-helpers.js
vender
    simplre-require.js

include simplre-require.js in index.html, data-main="main" here claims that the entry script is main.js

<script data-main="main" type="text/javascript" src="vender/simple-require.js"></script>

content of lib/my-math-helpers.js

exports.version = 'v0.0.1';
exports.divide = function(n,n2){
    return Math.floor(n/n2);
}

content of lib/my-time-helpers.js

var math = require('./my-math-helpers');
exports.getTimestamp = function(){
    return math.divide(+new Date(),1000);
}

finally main.js

var time = require('./lib/my-time-helpers');
console.log(time.getTimestamp());

why use it

  • code sharing between browser and nodejs made easy
  • simplicity(about 100 lines of coffeescript)

how to pack

install simple-require via npm

npm install -g simple-require
simple-require --build main.js >! packed.js

there is also a --minify option, if set, the concated script will be passed to uglify-js

including libraries

prepare a text file with a list of libraries inside

vender/jquery
vender/some-other-lib

set the data-shims attribute

<script type="text/javascript" src="vender/simple-require.js"
    data-main="main" data-shims="shims.txt"></script> 

when packing scripts, use the --shims option

more options

using --list-dependency or -l for short to list dependencies of a file

simple-require --list-dependency main.js

--json for json output, --flat for more simpler output

pack manually

prepare a build.txt, the entry script must be placed at the top of it

main
lib/my-math-helper
lib/time-helper

then run

simple-require --concat-scripts build.txt >! build.js

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npm i simple-require

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Version

0.0.7

License

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