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Re: Using a single module

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Andrew Poulos:

> On 18/09/2020 9:40 pm, Julio Di Egidio wrote:
>> On Friday, 18 September 2020 06:05:58 UTC+2, Andrew Poulos  wrote:
>>> I'm trying my first use of modules and there some concepts that escape
>>> me despite goog's help.
>>>
>>> If I find an ES module I'd like to use I can add it to the head of the
>>> page eg
>>>     <script type="module" src="modules/jspdf.es.min.js"></script>
>>>
>>> To use it in my code I need the script element that includes index.js to
>>> have type="module" eg
>>>     <script type="module" src="scripts/index.js"></script>
>>>
>>> In index.js I have: import { ...
>>>
>>> If I have other script files referenced in my page eg
>>>     <script src="scripts/two.js"></script>
>>>
>>> and two.js wants to reference functions in index.js then it seems I need to
>>>     a. export the functions in index.js
>>>     b. add type="module" to the two.js' script element
>>>
>>> Then if there's another js file, third.js, that references a function in
>>> index.js then I need to do the same. And so on for every other js file
>>> that references function in files that are included as modules.
>>>
>>> So I end up with every script element having type="module" and every js
>>> file exporting functions even though there's only one actual module I'd
>>> like to use. Is that correct or am I missing something?
>>
>> Indeed, the docs as well as various articles I have opened
>> do not seem to consider a mixed scenario at all: which may
>> be telling.
>>
>> Anyway, I have found this solution, using dynamic imports:
>> <https://stackoverflow.com/a/63316858>
> 
> Dang, how do you guys find these things when I spend hours searching and 
> find nothing?

Just have a look at the documentation:

<https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/import#Dynamic_Imports>


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Arno Welzel
https://arnowelzel.de

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Using a single module Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2020-09-18 14:05 +1000
  Re: Using a single module Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2020-09-18 04:40 -0700
    Re: Using a single module Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2020-09-20 15:27 +1000
      Re: Using a single module Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2020-09-20 11:27 +0200
        Re: Using a single module Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2020-09-20 02:38 -0700
          Re: Using a single module Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2020-09-20 02:51 -0700
  Re: Using a single module "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2020-09-18 11:06 -0700
    Re: Using a single module Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2020-09-20 15:27 +1000
    Re: Using a single module Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2020-09-20 02:46 -0700
  Re: Using a single module Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2020-09-20 11:26 +0200
    Re: Using a single module Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2020-09-20 02:42 -0700
      Re: Using a single module Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2020-09-24 19:34 +0200
        Re: Using a single module Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2020-09-24 11:16 -0700
          Re: Using a single module Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2020-09-24 20:44 +0200
            Re: Using a single module Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2020-09-24 11:59 -0700
              Re: Using a single module Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2020-09-24 19:55 -0700
                Re: Using a single module Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2020-09-24 20:13 -0700
                Re: Using a single module Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2020-09-26 23:37 +0200
                Re: Using a single module Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2020-09-26 15:41 -0700
                Re: Using a single module Jon Ribbens <jon+usenet@unequivocal.eu> - 2020-09-26 23:04 +0000
              Re: Using a single module Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2020-09-26 23:36 +0200

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