From 4ca30303a7c700f734f236546f8e590e31723082 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Dobbertin Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 12:25:57 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] doc: import clarifications with links to MDN PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/31479 Reviewed-By: James M Snell Reviewed-By: Geoffrey Booth Reviewed-By: Myles Borins --- doc/api/esm.md | 15 +++++++-------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/api/esm.md b/doc/api/esm.md index fb1989b46eb0d0..a6c579466da200 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