Nuxt•9mo ago

what is the requireJs alternative?

I have a dependency called videojs that needs global/window.
however that doesn't exist and I found an issue (https://github.com/videojs/video.js/issues/5680#issuecomment-570120497) that shows a fix but it requires requirejs.

GitHub

videojs 7 requirejs js error: Script error for: global/window · Is...

Description package with requirejs make errors. Uncaught Error: Script error for: global/window Uncaught Error: Script error for: global/document my mainConfigFile like this requirejs.config({ path...

kapa.ai•3/28/25, 12:58 AM

Hi @Just Simeon. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base.

kapa.ai•3/28/25, 12:58 AM

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In Nuxt, when dealing with libraries that need access to the global/window object (like videojs), you have several approaches to handle this without requiring RequireJS.

Client-side only initialization

The most common approach is to initialize such libraries only on the client side using the

onMounted

onMounted

lifecycle hook:

Using a client plugin

For a more global solution, you can create a client-side plugin:

Using Nuxt Scripts module

For third-party scripts, you can use the Nuxt Scripts module which provides better control over script loading:

Nuxt Scripts provides features like lazy loading and better performance management for third-party scripts.

For Node.js polyfills

If your library specifically needs Node.js features in the browser, Nuxt offers an experimental feature called that automatically polyfills Node.js imports in the client build:

For specific globals like Buffer, you would need to manually inject them:

Experimental Features - clientNodeCompat

kapa.ai•3/28/25, 12:58 AM

Remember that when working with browser-specific APIs, you should always ensure they're only accessed in client-side code to avoid hydration mismatches or server-side errors.
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kapa.ai•3/28/25, 12:58 AM

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Just SimeonOP•3/28/25, 12:59 AM

I don't think this is the solution

Just SimeonOP•3/28/25, 12:59 AM

I will wait for a human

Just SimeonOP•3/28/25, 1:14 AM

This is my code: https://pastes.dev/RtlmBQJmmA

pastes | RtlmBQJmmA

A paste containing 74 lines of javascript.