The loader allows for bootstrapping a consistent and state-of-the-art CommonJS environment
for any supported platform and thus is ideally suited to be used as the target for the commonjs command and the
development of cross-platform JavaScript applications and libraries.
The loader will automatically use the appropriate CommonJS platform based on the requirements of the program.
commonjs -v ./demos/HelloWorld
See ./Setup.md and ./Demos.md.
The loader allows for running server-based scripts, daemons and applications from the command line:
# program-based
commonjs -v ./demos/HelloWorld
commonjs -v --platform node ./demos/HelloWorld
node ./pinf-loader -v ./demos/HelloWorld
commonjs -v --platform narwhal ./demos/HelloWorld
narwhal ./pinf-loader -v ./demos/HelloWorld
# script-based
commonjs -v ./demos/CommonJSModules1Script/script
commonjs -v --platform node ./demos/CommonJSModules1Script/script
node ./pinf-loader -v ./demos/CommonJSModules1Script/script
commonjs -v --platform narwhal ./demos/CommonJSModules1Script/script
narwhal ./pinf-loader -v ./demos/CommonJSModules1Script/script
The loader can host and run programs and packages within CommonJS Modules.
Examples:
- Sandboxed JSGI-based app package: ../demos/ReloadingJSGI/main.js
- Programs hosted in Jetpack extension: ../demos/JetpackExtension/extension/lib/main.js
- Programs as sub-processes (via
exec): ../tests/demos/main.js
The loader includes a Program Server used to make programs available for browser and WebWorker loading. The program server automatically combines the core program and all its dependencies into one file and can make additional sets of modules available for loading on demand by the browser.
commonjs -v --platform node ./demos/ProgramServer
open http://localhost:8003/
The loader can be used as an NPM package to boot a program.
npm install pinf-loader-js-demos-npmpackage
npm start pinf-loader-js-demos-npmpackage
See: ../demos/NPMPackage
The loader is ideally suited for writing programs to be deployed to online hosting services. By providing everything that is needed for a program to run it is unnecessary to learn or use the package management and dependency resolution solutions provided by the hosting provider. This makes programs highly reliable and portable across providers.
More information about this will be available in time.
The loader facilitates an efficient development workflow by supporting project workspaces, dynamic code reloading and remote debugging.
An example of a project that uses the loader to provide a development environment: https://github.com/cadorn/ace-extjs
More information about this will be available in time.
The loader plays a role in building releases for programs (especially when intended for the browser) by collecting all initial and dynamic load dependencies and combining these into optimized files ready for static loading into CommonJS runtimes.
More information about this will be available in time.