We now use webpack instead of SystemJS, effectively bundling modules
into one file (plus commons chunks) for every entry point.  This results
in a much smaller extension size (almost half).  Furthermore we use
yarn/npm even for extension run-time dependencies.  This relieves us
from manually vendoring and building dependencies.  It's also easier to
understand for new developers familiar with node.

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SystemJS

SystemJS 0.20.0-alpha.1 is now available with performance improvements and Web Assembly support. Try it out here.

Universal dynamic module loader - loads ES6 modules, AMD, CommonJS and global scripts in the browser and NodeJS.

Loads any module format with exact circular reference and binding support.
Loads ES6 modules compiled into the System.register bundle format for production, maintaining circular references support.
Supports RequireJS-style map, paths, bundles and global shims.
Loader plugins allow custom transpilation or asset loading.

Built to the format ES6-specified loader API from ES6 Specification Draft Rev 27, Section 15, and will be updated to the WhatWG loader API as soon as it can be considered stable for implementation.

~19KB minified and gzipped, runs in IE8+ and NodeJS.

For discussion, join the Gitter Room.

Documentation

Basic Use

Browser

<script src="system.js"></script>
<script>
  // set our baseURL reference path
  SystemJS.config({
    baseURL: '/js'
  });

  // loads /js/main.js
  SystemJS.import('main.js');
</script>

The above will support loading all module formats, including ES Modules transpiled into the System.register format.

To load ES6 code with in-browser transpilation, configure one of the following transpiler plugins:

Promise Polyfill

SystemJS relies on Promise being present in the environment.

For the best performance in IE and older browsers, it is advisable to load a polyfill like Bluebird or es6-promise before SystemJS.

Otherwise, when Promise is not available, SystemJS will attempt to load the system-polyfills.js file located in the dist folder which contains the when.js Promise polyfill.

NodeJS

To load modules in NodeJS, install SystemJS with:

  npm install systemjs

If transpiling ES6, also install the transpiler plugin, following the instructions from the transpiler project page.

We can then load modules equivalently in NodeJS as we do in the browser:

var SystemJS = require('systemjs');

// loads './app.js' from the current directory
SystemJS.import('./app.js').then(function(m) {
  console.log(m);
});

If you are using jspm as a package manager you will also need to load the generated configuration. The best way to do this in node is to get your System instance through jspm, which will automatically load your config correctly for you:

var Loader = require('jspm').Loader;
var SystemJS = new Loader();

SystemJS.import('lodash').then(function (_) {
 console.log(_);
});

Plugins

Supported loader plugins:

Additional Plugins:

Guides:

Running the tests

To install the dependencies correctly, run bower install from the root of the repo, then open test/test.html in a browser with a local server or file access flags enabled.

License

MIT

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