Should process/browser.js be included in build due to require('jquery')?

Description

Coincidence caused me to notice that the Node.js process/browser module is included in my brunch build. I have isolated it to use of jquery, though I see no request for “process” anywhere. Running “brunch b” puts a copy in public/app.js and also inserts the following right around the end of the file:

require.alias(“process/browser.js”, “process”);process = require(‘process’);

Is inclusion of “process” correct behavior by brunch, or at least to be expected? This does not seem right to me, but I am new to brunch, so it makes me wonder if I am doing something wrong.

Here is information about my test case:

Environment

1. Brunch: 2.8.2
2. Node: 6.5.0
3. NPM: 3.10.3
4. Operating system: Debian/jessie

package.json contents

{
  "name": "brunch-app",
  "description": "Description",
  "author": "Your Name",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "repository": {
    "type": "git",
    "url": ""
  },
  "scripts": {
    "start": "brunch watch --server",
    "build": "brunch build --production"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "jquery": "^3.1.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "brunch": "^2.0.0",
    "javascript-brunch": "^2.0.0",
    "css-brunch": "^2.0.0",
    "uglify-js-brunch": "^2.0.0",
    "clean-css-brunch": "^2.0.0",
    "auto-reload-brunch": "^2.0.0"
  }
}

brunch-config.js contents

exports.files = {
  javascripts: {joinTo: 'app.js'},
  stylesheets: {joinTo: 'app.css'},
  templates: {joinTo: 'app.js'}
};

app/initialize.js contents

// Test inclusion of jquery in the project:
var jq = require('jquery');

document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
  // do your setup here
});

[pnmcosta]

Umm, strangely when building on Win, the require(‘process’) is not added to the globals, only the alias.

Whereas on Linux, it does add it and caused the error.

So rather than ignore it, I just include process/browser.js with the concatenated jquery file.

this prevents the console error in the browser as it’s included in the first js file I request on my app.

[pnmcosta]

@LMS007 adding /node_modules\/process\/browser.js/ to ignored in conventions seems to have worked for me:

  conventions:
    # we don't want javascripts in asset folders to be copied like the one in
    # the bootstrap assets folder
    assets: /assets\/(?!javascripts)/
    ignored: [
      /\/_/,
      /vendor\/(node|j?ruby-.+|bundle)\//,
      /node_modules\/process\/browser.js/
    ]

this is my setup on Win 10

  "dependencies": {
    "bootstrap-datepicker": "^1.6.4",
    "bootstrap-sass": "latest",
    "font-awesome": "^4.7.0",
    "fotorama": "^4.6.4",
    "fullcalendar": "^3.2.0",
    "jquery": "^3",
    "jquery-deparam": "^0.5.1",
    "jquery-socialshare": "latest"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "auto-reload-brunch": "~2.7.1",
    "brunch-static": "~1.2.1",
    "copycat-brunch": "~1.1.0",
    "grunt": "~1.0.1",
    "html-brunch-static": "~1.3.2",
    "pleeease-brunch": "~3.0.0",
    "sass-brunch": "~2.10.4",
    "uglify-js-brunch": "~2.10.0",
    "brunch": "~2.10.10"
  }