On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 9:16 AM, John Barton <johnjbarton at google.com> wrote:

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> On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 8:49 AM, Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 8:48 AM, John Lenz <concavelenz at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > For static language parsers there seems to be a bit of a dilemma with
>> ES6
>> > modules.  I would appreciate a correct or hint.
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>> > Here is my understanding:
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>> >   - standard scripts as we know them today will parse in the browser as
>> > "loose" code
>> >   - scripts with the standard "use strict" will parse as "strict" with
>> > access to all ES6 goodness
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>> Loose code will also get all the ES6 goodness.  1JS and all that.
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> You can't use import or export (or module?) keywords in script. There are
> two parsing goals, one for script and one for module.  So more like 2JS ;-)
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You can't import from a script?  How do you load the first module?  That
seemed like the natural migration strategy.


> REPL is a dilemma: if you parse as module, then obtaining the last
> expression value is not simple. if you parse as a script, then common
> cut/paste fails on export/import statements.
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My basic question remains.  As a tool owner how do I know if what I'm
looking at is intended to be a Module or a Script?


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>> ~TJ
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On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 9:16 AM, John Barton <johnjbarton at google.com> wrote:

> You can't use import or export (or module?) keywords in script. There are
> two parsing goals, one for script and one for module.  So more like 2JS ;-)

You can't import from a script?  How do you load the first module?  That
seemed like the natural migration strategy.


> REPL is a dilemma: if you parse as module, then obtaining the last
> expression value is not simple. if you parse as a script, then common
> cut/paste fails on export/import statements.

My basic question remains.  As a tool owner how do I know if what I'm
looking at is intended to be a Module or a Script?