Explanation of Different Builds
In the dist/ directory of the npm package you will find many different builds of Fuse.js. Here's an overview of the difference between them.
| UMD | CommonJS | ES Module (for bundlers) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | fuse.js | fuse.common.js | fuse.esm.js |
| Basic | fuse.basic.js | fuse.basic.common.js | fuse.basic.esm.js |
| Full (Production) | fuse.min.js | - | fuse.esm.min.js |
| Basic (Production) | fuse.basic.min.js | - | fuse.basic.esm.min.js |
Terms
Full: Builds that contain standard fuzzy searching, extended searching, and logical query operations. These builds are larger.
Basic: Builds that contain only standard fuzzy searching.
UMD: UMD builds can be used directly in the browser via a
<script>tag. The default file from jsDelivr CDN at https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/fuse.js is the UMD build (fuse.js).CommonJS: CommonJS builds are intended for use with older bundlers like browserify or webpack 1. The file for these bundlers (
pkg.main) is the CommonJS build (fuse.common.js).ES Module: Intended for use with modern bundlers like Webpack 2 or Rollup. The file for these bundlers (
pkg.module) is the ES Module build (fuse.esm.js).
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