Dependencies in package.json ignored about uglifyify

[hughsk]

So you're requiring package.json through browserify, correct? uglifiyify ignores .json files – if you really want to squeeze more characters out of your bundle then you should run it all through uglify.js after using uglifyify.

[tedw]

I'm actually requiring those dependencies in my main application JS file:

var $ = require('jquery');
var Backbone = require('backbone');
Backbone.$ = $;

var Foo = require('./components/foo.js');

The resulting bundle has foo.js minified, but jQuery and all the other libs are not minified.

This isn't a huge deal, I can run everything through uglify as you mentioned. I just wanted to check if this was expected behavior or if I was doing something wrong. Thanks!

[hughsk]

Ah, in that case you need to use a global transform in order to get your dependencies minified too :) Instructions are in the README: https://github.com/hughsk/uglifyify#global-transforms

[tedw]

Oh, I guess I misread that section. Works as expected now.

Thanks again! Sorry for the false alarm 😄

[hughsk]

Hehe, all good :)