Can I use Require.JS to require the client?

[Eric Haughee]

I am using require.js on the client to load the ace editor but that puts the ace object outside the scope of the <script src="share.js"></script> includes. Is there a way to load sharejs and have it pick up it's dependencies properly?

[Seph Gentle]

Its just javascript. Tools like browserify and require.js should work properly on sharejs. IIRC I don't think the ace library is directly referenced by the ace editor bindings, but I could be wrong. Whats the actual problem you're running into?

[Eric Haughee]

On the client side I get an error saying 'ace' is not defined inside of share.js/ace.js where it attempts to define the require implementation (requireImpl). But that is what should be happening because I am currently including share.js as a script tag, and including the ace editor with require.js which, of course, scopes the ace object to the inside of the callback function on the require call. So, I am trying to find the best way to include sharejs and its dependencies (ace.js and bcsocket.js) in the same require call.

[Seph Gentle]

Good question. Sharejs 0.6?

[Eric Haughee]

Yea, 0.6.

[Seph Gentle]

I see. So the problem isn't using require.js for sharejs, its that you're trying to mix require.js for ace and not sharejs. ShareJS should work with require, though you might have to wrap a couple of things. Alternately, grab sharejs's ace editor plugin (its just one file) and use require.js for that as well.

[Eric Haughee]

From my understanding, the ace.js plugin for share.js allows share.js to interface with ace and its not a replacement for ace. Is this correct? If so, I need the ace editor object (ace) to be in scope before share.js uses its ace.js plugin. Additionally, I have tried including share.js, bcsocket.js, and ace.js in my require statement but I still get ace is not defined errors.

Example code I had for that was something like this:

  require([
    "/bower_components/ace/build/src/ace.js",
    "/vendor/share/bcsocket.js",
    "/vendor/share/share.js",
    "/vendor/share/ace.js"
    ],
    ace) {
      // Here is where I begin to use ace/sharejs
  }

I get the exception here, before reaching the above comment.

Note: I do not have my code attempting to use require.js on that repo/branch yet so it won't match my current environment.