This is a proof of concept demonstrating the points in this blog post
I included the grunt file used to compile the scripts.
Scenario:
You have a large project. jQuery is used through the whole project, but not all jquery plugins are project-wide.
Files:
shim-only.html => Loads magnificpopup only using shim config.
wrapped.html => Loads magnificpopup, but modified to it's wrapped between define tags.
Just start with the uncompiled one in /source. I added links for easy nav.
Everything works except when it's compiled with shim-only.
I just want to re-iterate the point that I wanted to make: If it works in Dev, it doesn't mean it will work in Production. RequireJS is inconsistent.
After the blog post and this repo, Tim Branyen helped me out. Instead of calling them with data-main, you have to use recursive inline requires.
Like this:
<script src="js/vendor/requirejs/require.js"></script>
<script>
require({baseUrl: "js"}, ["common"], function() {
require(["shim-only"]);
});
</script>