After r.js build Backbone and Handlebars are undefined in App Loader

Question

I have a problem with an r.js build in my app loader.

Unbuild mode is working perfect but after a build with r.js the variables in app_loader.js#L7 bb and hb are undefined. So far I work around by using global variables Handlebars und Backbone but what is wrong with this shim?

Answer 1

I have removed your global references and tested this locally. It works.

build.js - updated to use app_main as config file

({
    optimizeCss: "standard",
    removeCombined: true,
    preserveLicenseComments: false,
    appDir: "../www-root-dev",
    dir: "../www-root",
    keepBuildDir: false,
    optimize: "uglify2",
    mainConfigFile: "../www-root-dev/assets/js/app_main.js",
    modules: [{
        name: "app_main"
    }]
})

app.js

define(["app_loader"], function(loader){
    var $ = loader.$, Backbone = loader.Backbone;  
    ...
});

app_loader.js

define(["jquery","underscore","backbone","handlebars","app_routes"],
function($, _, Backbone, Handlebars, router){ 
    return {
        $: $.noConflict(),
        _: _,
        Backbone: Backbone,
        router: router,
        Handlebars: Handlebars
    };
});

app_main.js - updated to simplify paths

require.config({
    baseUrl: './assets/js',
    paths: {
        mvc: '../../mvc'
    },
    shim: {
        underscore: {
            exports: '_' //the exported symbol
        },
        backbone : {
            deps: ['underscore', 'jquery'],
            exports: 'Backbone' 
        },
        handlebars: {
            deps: ['jquery'],
            exports: 'Handlebars'
        }
    }
});

require(['app'], function(App){  
    App.initialize(); 
});

app_routes.js

define(["jquery", "underscore", "backbone", "mvc/demo.view.js", "mvc/demo.model.js"], function($, _, Backbone, DemoView, DemoModel) { ... });

demo.model.js

define(["backbone"], function(Backbone) { ... });

demo.view.js

define(["jquery","backbone","text!mvc/demo.html"], function($, Backbone,demoTemplate) { ... });