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browserify-middleware

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Express/Connect middleware for Browserify v2, currently at version 8.1.1. Provides sensible defaults: automatic source maps, file watching in development, minification, gzip, and etag caching in production. Supports serving individual files, directories of files, and npm package bundles with external dependencies for optimized caching. Allows use without Express except for directory serving. Last updated in 2013; depends on browserify >=2.x and uses uglify-js. Compared to alternatives like budo or watchify, it integrates directly as middleware for existing Express apps.

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INSTALL

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SIG · BROWSERIFY-MIDDLEW

browserify-middleware

web-frameworkjavascriptv8.1.1

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Pass rate

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Env Coverage0 / 6

glibc

18–22

musl

18–22

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v? · npm install

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

node 18–226 runs

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glibc

node 18–226 runs

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

default

✓ var browserify = require('browserify-middleware');

✗ import browserify from 'browserify-middleware';

Package is CJS only, no ESM support.

browserify (as middleware)

✓ app.get('/js/bundle.js', browserify('./client/file.js'));

✗ app.get('/js/bundle.js', browserify.middleware('./client/file.js'));

The default export is the middleware function itself; no submodule.

browserify (array of packages)

✓ browserify(['hyperquest', 'concat-stream'])

✗ browserify('hyperquest', 'concat-stream')

Pass an array of module names, not separate arguments.

Sets up an Express server that serves a browserified version of client/main.js at /js/bundle.js.

var browserify = require('browserify-middleware'); var express = require('express'); var app = express(); app.get('/js/bundle.js', browserify(__dirname + '/client/main.js', { // options: external, noParse, cache, etc. })); app.listen(3000); console.log('Server running on port 3000');

Debug

Known issues

deprecatedPackage uses outdated browserify v2 API and may not work with newer Node.js versions.

fix

Consider migrating to modern bundler middleware like budo or webpack-dev-middleware.

affects: >=8.0

gotchaDirectory paths are relative to the calling module, not process.cwd().

fix

Use __dirname to construct absolute paths: browserify(__dirname + '/client/dir')

affects: *

gotchaWhen passing an array of npm packages, they are bundled into a single file exposing require, not separate entries.

fix

Use the array form only for shared dependencies; use .external option for external referencing.

affects: *

Errors

Common errors & fixes

Cannot find module 'browserify'

browserify is not installed as a peer dependency.

fix

npm install browserify --save

browserify is not a function

Incorrect import: trying to use named export instead of default.

fix

Use: var browserify = require('browserify-middleware');

Uncaught Error: module 'xyz' not found

Passed separate arguments instead of array to browserify().

fix

browserify(['module-a', 'module-b']) not browserify('module-a', 'module-b')

Upgrade

Version history

8.1.1latest on npm

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Dependencies

browserifyrequiredCore dependency for bundling JavaScript modules

uglify-jsrequiredMinification in production mode

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/ForbesLindesay/browserify-middleware ↗

packagehttps://www.npmjs.com/package/browserify-middleware ↗