I added a doc about module inlining/nesting, and why it should be supported in a module system. Mentions SPDY/HTTP2, packaged formats, Node’s Browserify, and transpiling:
https://github.com/jrburke/module/blob/master/docs/inlining.md James On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 1:21 PM, James Burke <[email protected]> wrote: > I have suggested alterations to the modules effort, and an in-progress > prototype[1]. > > It is based on field usage of existing JS module systems, and my work > supporting AMD module solutions for the past few years. > > There is a document describing what it attempts to fix[2]. The table > of contents from that document: > > — > > This project reuses a lot of thinking that has gone into the > ECMAScript 6 modules effort so far, but suggests these changes: > > * Parse for module instead of import/export > * Each module body gets its own unique module object > * Use function wrapping for module scope > > They are motivated by the following reasons: > > * import syntax disparity with System.import > * Solves the moduleMeta problem > * Solves nested modules and allows inlining > * Easy for base libraries to opt in to ES modules > > It has these tradeoffs: > > * Cycle support > * Export name checking > > — > > I am willing to talk to TC-39 members in realtime channels (video/in > person) that may need more background or might want to discuss > further, but I am less likely to discuss it in email threads. > > I will likely continue that prototype effort even if the more recently > visible issues for modules are solved differently, as the current > state of the baseline ES system will still require bootstrap loader > scripts. For the bootstrap scripts, I will need some of the concepts > in the prototype for the AMD consumers I have traditionally supported. > > There is a “story time” document[3] for a narrative around how the > prototype relates to smaller ideas around code referencing and reuse. > > [1] https://github.com/jrburke/module > [2] https://github.com/jrburke/module/blob/master/docs/module-from-es.md > [3] https://github.com/jrburke/module/blob/master/docs/story-time.md > > James _______________________________________________ es-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss
