Require JS and global variables

[fooman]

I’m writing an application that could use some organizing and seperation (I think).
I’ve looked to RequireJS for this.

If I have two modules that will be using the same group of “global” variables, how do I set things up to allow this? The only way I can think of doing the global variable between multiple modules is to also create a module FOR the variables.

I have a feeling that I’m overthinking things are setting up my modules incorrectly. Here is a module for example:

var DrawScript = function(){

    var DRAW = 0,
        SELECT = 1,
        SCROLL = 2;

    var MOUSEBUTTONS = {
        'S': 83,
        'C': 67,
        'D': 68,
        'DELETE': 46,
        'BACKSPACE': 8
    };

    var init = function(){
        console.log("started");
    };

    return {
        init: init
    };
}();

Now, how do I use the MOUSEBUTTONS variable in another module without return it as well? I have quite a few other global variables I’m using within this module, so returning them all seems extreme. Maybe not though, hence this post :)

[dyr]

Check out the requirejs.config() method (which can be used to pass data “down” to modules in your app):
http://requirejs.org/docs/api.html#config-moduleconfig

Some more discussion:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9916073/how-to-load-bootstrapped-models-in-backbone-js-while-using-amd-require-js/10288587#10288587

Cheers

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