Using URI inside a Firefox Add-on.

[dtuite]

The Firefox extension environment uses CommonJS to require files. However, it isn't possible to use npm packages.

Basically that means that I have to place the src/uri.js file directly into my project and then require it like this:

// /lib/services/some_file.js

if (typeof exports !== 'undefined') {
  var URI = require('../uri');

  // Some tests to try and figure out wtf is going on..
  console.log("IS URI defined", typeof URI != 'undefined'); // true
  console.log("IS URI defined", URI instanceof Array);  // false
  console.log("IS URI defined", URI instanceof Function); // false
  console.log("IS URI defined", URI instanceof Object); // false 
  console.log("IS URI defined", URI.constructor == String); // false
  console.log("IS URI defined", URI.constructor == Number); // false 
  console.log("IS URI defined", URI.constructor == Boolean); // false
  console.log "IS URI defined", Object.prototype.toString.call(URI); // [object Object]
}

Whenever I try to use URI in the file (with ot without the new keyword) I get the following error:

TypeError: URI is not a function

Anyone got any idea what is going on? I'm using URI v1.7.1 and I've just upgraded from v1.5.0 which was working with this same setup.

[rodneyrehm]

Maybe change that dependency handling stuff to UMD

[rodneyrehm]

Issue resolved with v1.8.0