umd build does not work in browser

[wangzuo]

The current dist bundle does not include any external modules. Any plan to support this module as a standalone library? I really like the provider design of this library and can help with this.

Thank you.

[HenryNguyen5]

Hi @wangzuo, any reason for closing this issue? I'd be happy to help provide / collaborate solutions for this. We never had a need to package the external modules with the bundle since we use Webpack on our browser build to provide the needed modules.

[wangzuo]

Here is my attempt to add the browser build: master...wangzuo:webpack-build. There is still some work to reduce the bundle size and add test case.

[HenryNguyen5]

Nice! I'm hoping that this does not break builds that expect it to not have any external dependencies bundled though. But as far as I can see, it shouldn't as our Webpack build for the site should be pulling the .es6 version. Also, is webpack needed for this? Rollup might work still.

[wangzuo]

I think webpack is more straightforward here with built-in node libs support. Also it mighty also be helpful to export a minimal build of shepherd with only the network layer (no redux ...)..

[HenryNguyen5]

It would be useful to have a comparison of bundle size of webpack vs rollup here.