Cached modules are not loaded on require

[Marten Lienen]

Hi, I have a custom build with 2 files:

• dojo.js: Only the AMD loader
• app.js: Entrypoint of my app with all dependencies cached after building

Since my entrypoint is no module but more like a startup script, I used require instead of define. To make it work I had to replace require with define, but I think the cache should also be loaded on require.

Here is the comment from dojo.js where this is documented:

pendingCacheInsert
  // hash:(mid)-->(function)
  //
  // Gives a set of cache modules pending entry into cache. When cached modules are published to the loader, they are
  // entered into pendingCacheInsert; modules are then pressed into cache upon (1) AMD define or (2) upon receiving another
  // independent set of cached modules. (1) is the usual case, and this case allows normalizing mids given in the pending
  // cache for the local configuration, possibly relocating modules.
  = {},

[Rawld Gill]

Hi CQQL,

There is more to it. Cached modules may be mapped, and mapping cannot occur without a reference module. Therefore, the cached modules are not automatically consumed without a subsequent require.

Your can get the effect you want by setting the switch "noref" to truthy in your layer. See http://dojotoolkit.org/reference-guide/1.8/build/transforms/writeAmd.html#build-transforms-writeamd.