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A super simple module system for browsers. Assumes all source files are concatenated and in browser.
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define.defs = {}; | |
define.modules = {}; | |
function define(name, fn) { | |
define.defs[name] = fn; | |
} | |
function require(name) { | |
if (define.modules.hasOwnProperty(name)) return define.modules[name]; | |
if (define.defs.hasOwnProperty(name)) { | |
var fn = define.defs[name]; | |
define.defs[name] = function () { throw new Error("Circular Dependency"); }; | |
return define.modules[name] = fn(); | |
} | |
throw new Error("Module not found: " + name); | |
} |
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define('foo', function () { | |
return 42; | |
}); | |
define('mymod', function () { | |
return { | |
stuff: "goes here", | |
"and here": require('foo') | |
}; | |
}); | |
var MyMod = require('mymod'); |
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I really like this idea.
It's even cooler that node.js added
define
for defining moduels!nodejs/node-v0.x-archive@9967c36#commitcomment-458564
With this module in the browser, we can use the same
require
anddefine
for modules both in node.js and in the browser.