supporting both CommonJS and AMD

Question

Is there a way to create a javascript micro-library (a library that has no dependencies), that support all of the following module formats:

• Asynchronous Module

Answer 1

I have solved this exact problem and managed to easily support:

• Dojo AMD (referencing the RequireJS specs)
• jQuery (under $/jQuery.fn.[your_library_here])
• node.js using vanilla require('path_to.js')
• Browser window.[your_library_here]

It's using a combination of dependency injection and IIFE to get the job done.

See Below:

/*global jQuery:false, window:false */
// # A method of loading a basic library in AMD, Node.JS require(), jQuery and Javascript's plain old window namespace.
(function(exporterFunction) {
exporterFunction('cll',
    function(a,b) {
        return a+b;
    }
);
})(
    (function() { // Gets an exportFunction to normalize Node / Dojo / jQuery / window.*

        if ((typeof module != 'undefined') && (module.exports)) { // Node Module
            return function(library_name,what_was_exported) {
                module.exports = what_was_exported;
                return;
            };
        }
        if (typeof define != 'undefined' && define.hasOwnProperty('amd') && define.amd) { // Dojo AMD
            return function(library_name,what_was_exported) {
                define(function() {
                    return what_was_exported;
                });
            };
        }
        if (typeof jQuery === 'function') { // jQuery Plugin
            return function(library_name,source) {
                jQuery.fn[library_name] = source;
                return;
            };
        }
        if (typeof window != 'undefined') { // Fall down to attaching to window...
            return function(library_name,what_was_exported) {
                window[library_name] = what_was_exported;
            };
        }

    })(),
    (function() { 
        // ## Other Parameters Here
        // You could add parameters to the wrapping function, to include extra 
        // functionalilty which is dependant upon the environment... See 
        // https://github.com/forbesmyester/me_map_reduce for ideas.
        return 'this_could_be_more_arguments_to_the_main_function'; 
    })()
);

Public Gist available at https://gist.github.com/forbesmyester/5293746