Calling function of non amd in requirejs

Question

I have read this question & I want to understand this concept more clearly so I have created my two files

lorem.js:

var lorem = {};

lorem.fun1 = function(){
    console.log('aaa');
};

ipsum.js:

var ipsum = {};
ipsum.color = 'a';

ipsum.fun1 = function(){
    lorem.fun1();
};

Ipsum depends on lorem. In the shim configuration I have done something like this:

// Filename: main.js

// Require.js allows us to configure shortcut alias
// There usage will become more apparent further along in the tutorial.
require.config({
    baseUrl: 'js',
    paths: {
        /*jquery: [
            // 'https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min' ,
            'libs/jquery/jquery'
        ],
        backbone:[
            'libs/backbone/backbone'
        ],
        underscore:[
            'libs/underscore/underscore'
        ],*/
        ipsum: 'nonamd/ipsum',
        lorem: 'nonamd/lorem'
    },
    shim : {
        /*jquery : {
            exports : 'jQuery'
        },
        underscore : {
            exports : '_'
        },
        backbone : {
            deps : ['jquery', 'underscore'],
            exports : 'Backbone'
        },*/
        ipsum : {
            deps : ['lorem'],
            exports : 'Ipsum'
        }
    }

});

require(['ipsum'],function (Ipsum) {
    console.log(Ipsum);
});

However, console.log(Ipsum) prints undefined in console. What am I doing wrong?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 16 '15 at 15:02

Your mistake is in the shim configuration.

  ipsum : {
            deps : ['lorem'],
            exports : 'Ipsum'
        }

should be

  ipsum : {
            deps : ['lorem'],
            exports : 'ipsum'
        }

Note the case change from 'Ipsum' to 'ipsum'.

ipsum should be a global variable in ipsum.js.

In Javascript, variable names are case sensitive, so ipsum and Ipsum are different. Because you hadn't defined Ipsum, only ipsum, printing it printed undefined.

Calling function of non amd in requirejs

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