Modules get loaded but won't execute, when using precompiled assets on staging and prod about requirejs-rails HOT 3 OPEN

Also seeing this issue, anyone have any suggestions?

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I think this may be a problem related to changes in RequireJS 2.x. See Upgrading to RequireJS 2.0, especially:

So RequireJS 2.0 will not execute the module's factory function (the function passed to define()), until there has been a require([]) call that has asked for it, or something that depends on it. The use of data-main on the require.js script tag counts as a require([]) call, so most best-practices use of require.js should not notice a difference.

IIRC, you can try changing the top-level page define calls to require calls and see if that works. Apologies for the delayed response; I've been very heads-down on work issues followed by some travel with virtually no 'net access. If that doesn't work, give a holler on the requirejs group to see if anyone there has suggestions for you.

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Hi @jwhitley,

Thanks for your reply. We found the solution in the mean time, but we have been a bit busy here, so haven't had the chance to post it.

We've also found that using require and creating an instance of the module solves the problem.

After the original require script tag we added the following:

<script>
  require(['page1'], function(FirstPage){
    var page = new FirstPage();
  })
</script>

Now it works like a charm :)

Cheers!

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