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Supply Chain Attack on Axios Pulls Malicious Dependency from npm
A supply chain attack on Axios introduced a malicious dependency, plain-crypto-js@4.2.1, published minutes earlier and absent from the project’s GitHub releases.
Node adapter for RequireJS, for loading AMD modules. Includes RequireJS optimizer
RequireJS for use in Node. includes:
More information at http://requirejs.org
Webpack is a module bundler for modern JavaScript applications. Unlike RequireJS, which loads modules asynchronously, Webpack bundles all the modules into a few output files, which can be loaded synchronously or asynchronously. Webpack also offers more advanced features like code splitting, hot module replacement, and tree shaking.
Browserify allows you to use Node.js-style require statements in the browser. It bundles up all your dependencies into a single file that can be included in a script tag. Unlike RequireJS, which is AMD-based, Browserify uses CommonJS modules, making it more aligned with Node.js development.
SystemJS is a dynamic module loader that can load modules in various formats, including AMD, CommonJS, and ES6 modules. It is more versatile than RequireJS and can be used in both client-side and server-side environments. SystemJS also supports module loading in environments that do not support ES6 modules natively.
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Node adapter for RequireJS, for loading AMD modules. Includes RequireJS optimizer
The npm package requirejs receives a total of 2,846,271 weekly downloads. As such, requirejs popularity was classified as popular.
We found that requirejs demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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