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Type of modules

There are a few kinds of modules:

Library​

Library provides code to be called by other codes. They do not participate in the lifecycle of an application.

Examples:

  • 3rd party libraries
  • @just-web/states

Core modules​

Core modules participate in the lifecycle of an application. It provides core features that is required by every application. It may create global states that is used by the application.

Examples:

  • @just-web/errors
  • @just-web/commands

They participate in the lifecycle of an application by providing:

export function start(options) { }

export function shutdown() { }

The application reads the application manifest and pass the corresponding options to the module.

Plugins​

Plugins are optional modules that is loaded by the application on demand.

They participate in the lifecycle by providing:

Examples:

  • @just-web/react-commands
  • @just-web/i18n
export function activate(context: PluginContext) { ... }

export function deactivate() { ... }