josdejong/mathjs

Load mathjs in a browser module (ES import)

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#1,841 opened on May 3, 2020

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Description

Currently it looks like it's not possible to use mathjs in a browser module like:

<script type="module">
  import { create, all } from 'mathjs'
</script>

I think the existing bundles in dist do not have the right exports to be consumed as an ES module.

What should work (but doesn't) is loading like:

import { create, all} from 'mathjs/main/es/index.js'

I think the reason is that many import paths in the code are missing the explicit "*.js" extension, which is the normal way to go in nodejs and webpack environments, but not in browser ES environments which require a real path to a file.

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Identify files in the codebase that use import paths without '.js' extension and add the missing extension to ensure compatibility with browser ES modules.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
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