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Support dynamic standalone module name, based on source file name

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
build-system

Research direction

Start by tracing how opts.standalone is handled while the source file path enters the browser-pack pipeline. Verify how the source filename is available at that point and compare the current true-value behavior with the requested /lib/alert.js to alert mapping. Done means opts.standalone === true derives the standalone name from the source file while preserving explicitly supplied names.

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Description

When running with opts.standalone, I would like the standalone name to be dynamic, based on the source file being packed.

For example, if the source file is /lib/alert.js, the standalone name should be set to alert.

I propose this be the default behavior if opts.standalone === true.

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JavaScript
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