umd
UMD (Universal Module Definition) patterns for JavaScript modules that work everywhere.
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UMD is a repository that formalizes the Universal Module Definition pattern for JavaScript modules, enabling a single codebase to work across multiple environments including browsers, Node.js, and other runtimes. The project addresses the problem of code portability by providing standardized templates and variations that handle different module systems—AMD, CommonJS, and browser globals—eliminating the need for library authors to maintain separate distribution files for each environment. The repository documents multiple UMD patterns suited to different use cases, from basic modules to jQuery plugins, along with references to build tools like Grunt, Gulp, and DocPad that automate wrapping code with UMD boilerplate. The standard was influenced by earlier work from developers including @kriskowal, Kit Cambridge, Addy Osmani, and James Burke.
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- Addy Osmani21 commits
- Evan Carroll18 commits
- James Burke8 commits
- Anders D. Johnson6 commits
- jrburke5 commits
- Chris Joel2 commits
- addyosmani2 commits
- Dumitru Uzun2 commits
- Tyler Kellen1 commits
- Cyril Fluck1 commits
- Benjamin Arthur Lupton1 commits
- Colin Snover1 commits
- Patrick Ziller1 commits
- Timothy Cyrus1 commits
- hiendv1 commits
- Ruy Adorno1 commits
- John Fawcett1 commits
- Mike Sherov1 commits
- Nathan Friedly1 commits
- Viacheslav Lotsmanov1 commits
- Benjamin Tan1 commits
- Alexander Gavrilov1 commits
- nchase1 commits
- Michael Ficarra1 commits · 1,133 followers
- Thomas Davis1 commits
- Blaine Bublitz1 commits · 1,026 followers
- Dan Dascalescu1 commits
- Daniel Kaplan1 commits
- Pier Paolo Ramon1 commits
