substack/node-browserify

Features

• JavaScript Module Bundlers - Functions as a CommonJS module bundler that resolves Node.js dependencies for execution in web browsers.
• Code Dependency Analysis - Recursively scans source code for import statements to build a complete dependency graph.
• Plugin Architectures - Provides a plugin architecture for transforming source code and customizing how dependencies are resolved during the bundling process.
• Environment-Specific Module Resolution - Overrides default module resolution to use alternative files intended for browser environments.
• Module Resolution - Simulates Node.js require logic to locate files and dependencies on disk.
• Module Resolvers - Maps Node.js dependencies to browser-compatible alternatives and shims during the build process.
• Node.js Core Shims - Provides shims for Node.js core modules and global variables to ensure server-side code compatibility in browsers.
• Asset Pipelines - Transforms and processes source code through custom plugins before deploying to production web environments.
• Cross-Runtime API Shims - Replaces server-side core modules with browser-compatible alternatives to emulate a Node.js environment.
• Client-Side Asset Managers - Uses the CommonJS require system to manage third party libraries within browser applications.
• Module Bundlers - Combines interdependent JavaScript files using the CommonJS require syntax into a single browser-ready script.
• Node.js Browser Emulation - Enables running Node.js core modules and server-side JavaScript logic inside a web browser environment.
• Bundling Pipeline Extensions - Enables the insertion of custom transform streams into the internal processing stages of the bundling pipeline.
• Bundle Splitting - Supports excluding specific dependencies from the internal graph to be loaded as separate external scripts for improved caching.
• Bundling Plugins - Allows the integration of custom plugins that access the internal bundle instance to implement shared dependency factoring.
• Frontend Debugging Workflows - Maps bundled and transformed code back to original source files for troubleshooting in browser developer tools.
• Source Map Generators - Generates mapping files that correlate bundled browser code back to the original source files for easier debugging.
• Source Text Transformation Streams - Processes source code through a series of pluggable transforms that modify the text before bundling.
• Module Interface Exports - Exports bundles as named global variables using universal module definitions for standalone use.
• Source Code Transformation Engines - Applies automated modifications to files during bundling based on definitions in a package manifest.
• Universal Module Definitions - Wraps the final bundle in a pattern that allows the code to run as a global variable or a module.
• Module Scope Isolation - Wraps each module in a function to isolate scope and emulate the private nature of CommonJS.
• Dependency-Based Code Splitting - Allows specific dependencies to be excluded from the internal bundle to be loaded as separate external scripts.
• Build and Automation Tools - Tool for bundling node-style modules for use in browsers.
• Module Loaders - Browser-side require() the node.js way.

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