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Module ↔ JS file exports Code

Script​

Code fragment run in Global Scope by Browser

CommonJS​

(legacy) Module format (originally) for Servers (Node.js)

module.exports​

Object to export from CommonJS, require() to import

require()

ES Module​

(default) built-in JS module format

AMD Module​

Async Module Definition format used in Browser

Loading Module Cycle

Module Specifier​

string to identify & point to Module location

Dependency​

extra external code that a project/Source Code depends on to work

Module File Extensions

Polyfill​

Code to emulate native Web Platform feature for backwards compatibility with older Browser

Bundler​

Dev tool to combine Modules into fewer file to optimize for Browser

import​

JS Keyword Declaration to import live read-only views on exports

Browser Module Path​

to import Module via Module Specifier to point to CDN URL link - to allow immediate Execution in Browser w/o Bundler

References​

  1. npm ↔ Package Manager CLI Dev tool to access/manage Module from npmjs

  2. assert ↔ Node.js Module to Unit Test validity of operations

  3. AssertionError ↔ Error thrown by assert Module for failure of assertion

  4. CommonJS ↔ (legacy) Module format (originally) for Servers (Node.js)

  5. AMD Module ↔ Async Module Definition format used in Browser

  6. Node API ↔ core Node.js internal Module built-in with Node.js

  7. keywords ↔ to set list of SEO keywords to search for Module on npmjs

  8. cors ↔ Node.js Module for CORS to open up API so accessible by other Domains

  9. body-parser ↔ Node.js Middleware Module to parse (URL/JSON-encoded) POST data

  10. ws ↔ Node.js Module to build WebSockets Server

  11. socket.io ↔ Node.js Module to build WebSockets with built-in Server/Client & fallback Long Polling

  12. Module Instantiation ↔ Every Module visited to connect imports to exports ; must instantiate children before parents

  13. Module Evaluation ↔ Execute Module body; children evaluated before parents

  14. Module Import Cycle ↔ After parsing, Module are set up in 2 phases of Module Instantiation & Module Evaluation

  15. main ↔ sets Module file as entry point for Package - usually index.js

  16. Module Specifier ↔ string to identify & point to Module location

  17. type ↔ to set Module type as either "CommonJS" or "Module"

  18. import() ↔ JS Operator to Dynamically load Module via Promise

  19. import.meta ↔ return Object with Metadata for current Module

  20. Bundler ↔ Dev tool to combine Modules into fewer file to optimize for Browser

  21. import.meta.url ↔ import.meta property with URL string of current Module

  22. Module Bundler ↔ Dev tool to combine Modules into single file

  23. Browser Module Path ↔ to import Module via Module Specifier to point to CDN URL link - to allow immediate Execution in Browser w/o Bundler

  24. devDependencies ↔ to list Module for dev build/test only & not prod ship

  25. dependencies ↔ to list Module to Bundle & prod ship

  26. yarn upgrade ↔ to update Module to their range set by internal package.json

  27. export ↔ JS Keyword to export Module

  28. Vite ↔ Dev tool to scaffold & build framework UI, next-gen ESBuild Bundler 100X Webpack perf, support native Module, native TS

  29. Low-Level API ↔ API with more granular control over software Module or Hardware, with fewer Abstraction

  30. Hot Module Replacement ↔ (feat) to update Module in live App instance seamlessly