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Some background:
I am undertaking writing an declarative based MVC library. The approach I've taken for structuring the library is quite similar in manner to how jQuery builds its own object, but I use IEFs instead of one huge file and at the end I have one IEF that checks for define and if it exists it uses it to define an AMD module by returning the global object. I'm at the point where my MVC's controllers, routers history/push state are all reliably working and I am eating my own dog food, so to speak, and using the library to build a web site to promote the library and to document how to use its declarative api. As models, views and 2-way binding are implemented these too will be eaten to develop the site.

While building the website using my MVC library along with Require.js I believe I've learned a few things about Require.js that seems to invalidate a lot of what has been written about it, most specifically being that when using define([...], function(...){}) you 'have to' return a value. In fact, most of the defines that I've written are along the lines of the following:

define(["common","coccyx"], function(common, Coccyx) {
    "use strict";

    var showIndexPage = function(){
        // Render the index page which is purely static, no dynamic
        // content at all, so no need to use any kind of templating.
        var html = this.$("#index-page").html(),
            common = Coccyx.userspace.common;
        common.setMenuItemActive("/");
        this.$("#content").html(html);
    };

    Coccyx.controllers.registerController({
        name: "",
        routes: {
            "/": showIndexPage
        }
    });
});

In the above module, which is a user defined module, it registers a controller with a single route, and both of the method calls, common.setMenuItemActive and Coccyx.controllers.registerControlle are made to the coccyx MVC module, via the Coccyx parameter. The module itself, though, returns nothing! The actual routing is handled by coccyx internally, searching for registered routes that match the current url, and if found, call the provided callback method. I opted to design the library this way, forgoing classes and object hierarchies, because I believe using plain-jane objects and composition makes it easy for users to define controllers and routes, as well as all the other aspects of an MVC architecture as opposed to some of the common and popular MVC libraries today which tend to favor pseudo classical inheritance; my shameful opinion, of course :).

The callback method defined in the require method itself is trivial as in:
Coccyx.history.start(true);

and that's all that is needed to render the first page of a website using coccyx.

Sorry for the long intro and finally, here's my question: Using Require.js in the way I am has me feeling I am being edgy. Am I using Require.js completely wrong? Am I on the edge and about to fall off into the abyss? Like I said, everything is working. I am not bleeding globals, only one, just like jQuery does. I've used Require.js off and on now for the last 2 years but quite honestly, this approach I've taken to build a platform for others to be able to easily compose and register objects scares even me! But I do love what I have so far and I'd love it even more if others will also be able to benefit by it and hence the MIT licensing as I currently plan for it.

I wouldn't blame you for totally ignoring this and dumping it into the trash altogether. But honestly, I am hoping you feel charitable and will give me your feedback.

Sincerely.
Jeff

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Update to use jQuery 1.8

Hi,

now that jquery-1.6.1 is more compatoble with 1.5 than it was, is there any chance of getting an updated build of require-jquery? I had a look at doing the work myself, but a nextTick error from trying to run 'dist.sh' even on a virgin checkout.

Thanks!

Pete

Hi, require-jquery should be added to http://github.com/cdnjs/cdnjs via a fork request!

original title: requirejs.org sample jquery-require project contains r.js v1.0.3.

v1.0.3 overwrites the main.js file as described in: http://groups.google.com/group/requirejs/browse_thread/thread/b177d7cd98ab8290

i see the repo has just been updated to 1.0.4 so i'm sure it'll be updated soon:)

thanks!

UPDATE: it still happens with 1.0.4.
it seems it was a problem in my configuration:

myproject/main.js
myproject/build.js

build.js:

({
  appDir: '../myproject/',
  baseDir: '.'
  dir: '../myproject-build'
})

I guess internally r.js resolved the location of the optimized main.js to the original main.js file in myproject/ 

When using image plugin (https://github.com/millermedeiros/requirejs-plugins/blob/master/src/image.js) "LoadTimeout" error being thrown, it appears that "_unnormalized" suffix was not properly removed from elements.

Behavior manifests itself mostly in IE9 and sometimes Firefox (15.0.1) on windows.

HI
We would like to update license of you hosted library on cdnjs host.
We found here that licence is CC0-1.0, however, in you code it is looks like "Available via the MIT or new BSD license."
So, what exact license is you library
Thanks

cc cdnjs/cdnjs#11847