Browserify - How to call function bundled in a file generated through browserify in browser

Question

I am new to nodejs and browserify. I started with this link .

I have file main.js which contains this code

var unique = require(\'uniq\');

var data          


        

Answer 1

it's really simple -- this whole concept is about wrapping

1. alternative - object "this"

for this purpose I'll assume you have "only 1 script for whole app {{app_name}}" and "1 function {{function_name}}"

add function {{function_name}} to object "this"

function {{function_name}}(param) {}
->
this.{{function_name}} = function(param) {}

then you have to name that object to be available - you will do it add param "standalone with name" like others advised

so if you use "watchify" with "browserify" use this

var b = browserify({
    ...
    standalone: '{{app_name}}'
});

or command line

browserify index.js --standalone {{app_name}} > index-bundle.js

then you can call your function from browser

{{app_name}}.{{function_name}}(param);
window.{{app_name}}.{{function_name}}(param);

2. alternative - object "window"

add function {{function_name}} to object "window"

function {{function_name}}(param) {}
->
window.{{function_name}} = function(param) {}

then you can call your function from browser

{{function_name}}(param);
window.{{function_name}}(param);

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maybe I help someone