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| author | Eric Dobbertin <eric@dairystatedesigns.com> | 2020-03-18 20:25:57 +0300 |
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| committer | Myles Borins <mylesborins@google.com> | 2020-03-24 19:14:39 +0300 |
| commit | f92df338321ac528747ea2374dd72d95bdd1059a (patch) | |
| tree | 9ef66561331c7182670f1c6f3e2d4f0da93dbe4a /doc/api | |
| parent | eeccd52b4ef2db3219fc76737bb00c1da669aea2 (diff) | |
doc: import clarifications with links to MDN
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/31479
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Geoffrey Booth <webmaster@geoffreybooth.com>
Reviewed-By: Myles Borins <myles.borins@gmail.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/api')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/api/esm.md | 15 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/api/esm.md b/doc/api/esm.md index fb1989b46eb..a6c579466da 100644 --- a/doc/api/esm.md +++ b/doc/api/esm.md @@ -912,17 +912,14 @@ import packageMain from 'commonjs-package'; // Works import { method } from 'commonjs-package'; // Errors ``` +It is also possible to +[import an ES or CommonJS module for its side effects only][]. + ### `import()` expressions -Dynamic `import()` is supported in both CommonJS and ES modules. It can be used +[Dynamic `import()`][] is supported in both CommonJS and ES modules. It can be used to include ES module files from CommonJS code. -```js -(async () => { - await import('./my-app.mjs'); -})(); -``` - ## CommonJS, JSON, and Native Modules CommonJS, JSON, and Native modules can be used with @@ -1716,6 +1713,7 @@ success! [Babel]: https://babeljs.io/ [CommonJS]: modules.html [Conditional Exports]: #esm_conditional_exports +[Dynamic `import()`]: https://wiki.developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/import#Dynamic_Imports [ECMAScript-modules implementation]: https://github.com/nodejs/modules/blob/master/doc/plan-for-new-modules-implementation.md [ES Module Integration Proposal for Web Assembly]: https://github.com/webassembly/esm-integration [Node.js EP for ES Modules]: https://github.com/nodejs/node-eps/blob/master/002-es-modules.md @@ -1725,13 +1723,14 @@ success! [`esm`]: https://github.com/standard-things/esm#readme [`export`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/export [`getFormat` hook]: #esm_code_getformat_code_hook -[`import()`]: #esm_import-expressions +[`import()`]: #esm_import_expressions [`import.meta.url`]: #esm_import_meta [`import`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/import [`module.createRequire()`]: modules.html#modules_module_createrequire_filename [`module.syncBuiltinESMExports()`]: modules.html#modules_module_syncbuiltinesmexports [`transformSource` hook]: #esm_code_transformsource_code_hook [dynamic instantiate hook]: #esm_code_dynamicinstantiate_code_hook +[import an ES or CommonJS module for its side effects only]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/import#Import_a_module_for_its_side_effects_only [special scheme]: https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#special-scheme [the official standard format]: https://tc39.github.io/ecma262/#sec-modules [the dual CommonJS/ES module packages section]: #esm_dual_commonjs_es_module_packages |