Universal Module Definition pattern

umd_pattern.js

// Related: UMD, a project cataloging UMD patterns https://github.com/umdjs/umd

// Universal module definition: requires either an AMD loader or Node.js
({ define: typeof define === 'function'
    ? define
    : function (names, body) {
          module.exports = body.apply(null, names.map(require));
      }
}).
define(["foo", "bar"], function (foo, bar) {
    return {
        // ...
    };
});

// Rationales:
// - Keep light, only support AMD on browsers
// - The UMD boilerplate is only a prefix
//   => easier to add to AMDs
//   => easier to see what the actual module is
// - I consider define(...) above to be the core AMD syntax, which is why I use it here