Cannot include Moment.js and Chart.js with RequireJS separately

[daniel-evers]

Expected Behavior

To be able to include Moment.js and Chart.js with RequireJS without using the bundle version of Chart.js to avoid that Moment.js has to be included twice and possibly in different versions.

Current Behavior

The example at https://jsfiddle.net/8m67zr8y/1/ shows that Chart.js cannot find Moment.js, although Moment.js is basically available.

The example at https://jsfiddle.net/8m67zr8y/ shows the current possibility. However, Moment.js is included twice in this case.

Possible Solution

Provide a configuration option to pass a reference to the Moment.js instance explicitly or try to include Moment.js in an AMD environment with require('moment') for example.

Steps to Reproduce (for bugs)

See examples at https://jsfiddle.net/8m67zr8y/ and https://jsfiddle.net/8m67zr8y/1/

[jcopperfield]

The problem is that the moment.js library doesn't expose the global window.moment function.
Adding the following will make it work. https://jsfiddle.net/8m67zr8y/3/

define('moment-adapter', ['moment'], function(moment) {
    // Set the global.
    window.moment = moment;
    return moment;
});

require(['jquery', 'moment-adapter', 'chartjs'], function($, moment, Chart) {

source: requirejs/requirejs#1554

[daniel-evers]

So simple, so good. The problem is solved. But is there no way without the global Moment.js function? In the AMD context this seems a bit "dirty" from my point of view.

[jcopperfield]

At the moment I think this is your only option using requirejs. Until Chart.js acquires the possibility of a pluggable time library. For now it is hard coded: scales/scale.time.js#L5