$.fn.scope undefined when using CommonJS

[ccummings]

I'm using CanJS in a Browserify application and noticed the scope jQuery plugin is not defined.

This happens because can.Component checks if window.$ is defined before adding the plugin but in a CommonJS environment, jQuery does not add $ to window.

Source: https://github.com/bitovi/canjs/blob/master/component/component.js#L423

I think a much safer check would be window.jQuery since that always seems to be exposed.

[justinbmeyer]

I am using browserify too and just noticed this problem. I think the correct solution would be to check for can.$.fn

[Macrofig]

I thought the solution was to not do this at all and, instead, have the check for jQuery abstracted from can.component. Or are you saying to use can.$.fn in the mean time?

[justinbmeyer]

I mean if(can.$.fn) { can.$.fn = function{ ... } }

But people can use $().scope()

[justinbmeyer]

Basically, we shouldn't be checking for jQuery. If can.$ is an interface to the underlying library's nodeList. Perhaps can.$.fn should be its interface to adding additional methods to it.