Suppose I have an UMD module like this (saved in 'js/mymodule.js'):
(function (global, factory) {
typeof exports === 'object' && typeof module !== 'undefined' ? factory(exports) :
typeof define === 'function' && define.amd ? define(['exports'], factory) :
(factory((global.mymodule = global.mymodule || {})));
}(this, function (exports) { 'use strict';
function myFunction() {
console.log('hello world');
}
}));
How can I use this module in an HTML file like this? (without requirejs, commonjs, systemjs, etc...)
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Using MyModule</title>
<script src="js/mymodule.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<script>
/* HOW TO USE myFunction from mymodule.js ??? */
</script>
</body>
</html>
Many thanks in advance for any help.
In it's current form, you cannot use myFunction() from myModule.js at all. Your myModule.js is not exposing (exporting) anything at all. You will have to first add this line to myModule.js
So that your module code becomes:
Now when you will run this code in your .html file, browser creates a global object called 'mymodule' that has this method 'myFunction'.
You can call this method in your .html file as
Complete .html file will be:
Here is an example how to render UMD React component:
The amd module format is meant to be loaded asynchronously, so you cannot directly reference the file in a script tag. If this is being used for development, then you can use a loader like requirejs (see this link on amd specifics). If what you're after is to use this in production mode, then a few alternatives are:
1) Use requirejs but run the optimisation process which will bundle up the amd file 2) Use another minification process, such as webpack or build it into your frontend tooling (grunt, gulp etc).
I'm afraid in terms of loading the file directly, this isn't possible, due to the nature of amd (ability to declare dependencies on other modules).
Hope this helps.
Simple answer: if you use usual UMD, it should be available in
window['mymodule']
(orwindow.mymodule
) or whatever name lib has.Ok, so you are running in an environment without RequireJS, CommonJS, SystemJS, etc.
The key line is
factory((global.mymodule = global.mymodule || {}))
this does a few things:If
global.mymodule
truthy, then it is equivalent toOtherwise it is equivalent to:
Inside the factory: Your factory you should export what you want to export from your module by assigning to
exports
. So you'd exportmyFunction
by doingexports.myFunction = myFunction
.Outside the factory: Outside, the exported values will be on
mymodule
which was exported to the global space. When you want to usemyFunction
, for instance, you domymodule.myFunction(...)
.In case that's not clear. The factory in your code is the function that starts with
function (exports) {
, where you've correctly putmyFunction
.