flattenify

Flatten any npm module into a single, require'able bundle.

Installation

$ npm install -g flattenify

Usage

Usage: flattenify <module> [options]

Options:

  -h, --help            output usage information
  -V, --version         output the version number
  -o, --outfile <file>  Write flattened bundle to this file. If unspecified, prints to stdout
  --verbose             Output more messages during operation

Example

To flatten the hashish module into a single file bundle:

$ flattenify hashish --outfile ./hashish.js

Then, require it like any local module file (example from hashish docs):

var Hash = require('./hashish.js');

Hash({ a : 1, b : 2, c : 3, d : 4 })
    .map(function (x) { return x * 10 })
    .filter(function (x) { return x < 30 })
    .forEach(function (x, key) {
        console.log(key + ' => ' + x);
    })
;

How it works

Flattenify installs the requested module into a temporary directory (which is later cleaned up) with npm. Browserify is then invoked with a special incantation that generates the final node-compatible module, saved into outfile.