How to use requirejs with zepto

Question

I can't seem to get zepto to work with requirejs.

Here are my files

main.js

require.config({
  paths: {
    zepto: 'libs/zepto/zepto.min',
    underscore: 'libs/underscore/underscore-min',
    backbone: 'libs/backbone/backbone-min',
    cordova: 'libs/cordova/cordova-2.1.0',
    history: 'libs/history/history',
    historyZ: 'libs/history/history.adapter.zepto'
  },
  shim: {
        zepto: {
          exports: '$'
        },
        backbone: {
            deps: ['underscore', 'zepto']
        }}
});

require([

  // Load our app module and pass it to our definition function
  'app',
], function(App){
  // The "app" dependency is passed in as "App"
  App.initialize();
});

app.js

define([
  'zepto',
  'underscore',
  'backbone',
  'router' // Request router.js
], function($, _, Backbone, Router){
  var initialize = function(){
    // Pass in our Router module and call it's initialize function
    Router.initialize();
  }

  return {
    initialize: initialize
  };
});

router.js

define([
  'zepto',
  'underscore',
  'backbone',
  'views/dashboard'
], function($, _, Backbone, DashboardView){
  var AppRouter = Backbone.Router.extend({
    routes: {
      // Define some URL routes
        ''      : 'showDashboard',
    }
  });

  var initialize = function(){
    var app_router = new AppRouter;
    app_router.on('showDashboard', function(){
        // We have no matching route, lets just log what the URL was
        //console.log('No route:', actions);
        var dashboardView = new DashboardView();
        dashboardView.render();
      });
    Backbone.history.start();
  };
  return {
    initialize: initialize
  };
});

You get the picture.. But when I run this all, I get this in Chromes console:

GET http://localhost/SBApp/www/js/jquery.js 404 (Not Found)         require.js:1824

and a script error (I threw in parenthesis bc this wouldnt let me post.)

and in Firefox with firebug, it spits out a scripterror

Has anyone had success configuring zepto with require and can throw me some help?

Answer 1

Use requirejs's shim feature. See this answer. Avoids having to edit a library's source every time this situation occurs. Plus, you don't have to remember to make the edit every time you update the library to a newer version.

Adding this disclaimer, because @James Watkins thinks every post on SO must work for him otherwise it should be downvoted: This solution may or may not work for you (especially considering it was written 3 years ago!!!)