1 # I just need to fix the compile!
3 To locally run closure compiler like the bots, do this:
7 # sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jre # may be required
8 GYP_GENERATORS=ninja tools/gyp/gyp --depth . third_party/closure_compiler/compiled_resources.gyp
14 In C++ and Java, compiling the code gives you _some_ level of protection against misusing variables based on their type information. JavaScript is loosely typed and therefore doesn't offer this safety. This makes writing JavaScript more error prone as it's _one more thing_ to mess up.
16 Because having this safety is handy, Chrome now has a way to optionally typecheck your JavaScript and produce compiled output with [Closure Compiler](https://developers.google.com/closure/compiler/).
18 See also: [the design doc](https://docs.google.com/a/chromium.org/document/d/1Ee9ggmp6U-lM-w9WmxN5cSLkK9B5YAq14939Woo-JY0/edit).
22 A working Chrome checkout. See here: http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/get-the-code
24 # Typechecking Your Javascript
26 So you'd like to compile your JavaScript!
28 Maybe you're working on a page that looks like this:
31 <script src="other_file.js"></script>
32 <script src="my_product/my_file.js"></script>
35 Where `other_file.js` contains:
40 // ... later on, sneakily ...
42 wit += ' IQ'; // '100 IQ'
45 and `src/my_product/my_file.js` contains:
48 /** @type {number} */ var mensa = wit + 50;
49 alert(mensa); // '100 IQ50' instead of 150
52 In order to check that our code acts as we'd expect, we can create a
55 my_project/compiled_resources.gyp
61 # Copyright 2015 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
62 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
63 # found in the LICENSE file.
67 'target_name': 'my_file', # file name without ".js"
69 'variables': { # Only use if necessary (no need to specify empty lists).
71 'other_file.js', # or 'other_project/compiled_resources.gyp:target',
74 '<(CLOSURE_DIR)/externs/any_needed_externs.js' # e.g. chrome.send(), chrome.app.window, etc.
78 'includes': ['../third_party/closure_compiler/compile_js.gypi'],
84 You should get results like:
87 (ERROR) Error in: my_project/my_file.js
88 ## /my/home/chromium/src/my_project/my_file.js:1: ERROR - initializing variable
91 ## /** @type {number} */ var mensa = wit + 50;
95 Yay! We can easily find our unexpected type errors and write less error-prone code!
99 To compile your code on every commit, add a line to [third\_party/closure\_compiler/compiled\_resources.gyp](https://code.google.com/p/chromium/codesearch#chromium/src/third_party/closure_compiler/compiled_resources.gyp&sq=package:chromium&type=cs) like this:
105 'target_name': 'compile_all_resources',
107 # ... other projects ...
108 ++ '../my_project/compiled_resources.gyp:*',
115 and the [Closure compiler bot](http://build.chromium.org/p/chromium.fyi/builders/Closure%20Compilation%20Linux) will [re-]compile your code whenever relevant .js files change.
117 # Using Compiled JavaScript
119 Compiled JavaScript is output in src/out/<Debug|Release>/gen/closure/my\_project/my\_file.js along with a source map for use in debugging. In order to use the compiled JavaScript, we can create a
122 my_project/my_project_resources.gpy
128 # Copyright 2015 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
129 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
130 # found in the LICENSE file.
135 # GN version: //my_project/resources
136 'target_name': 'my_project_resources',
139 'grit_out_dir': '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/my_project',
140 'my_file_gen_js': '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/closure/my_project/my_file.js',
144 # GN version: //my_project/resources:my_project_resources
145 'action_name': 'generate_my_project_resources',
147 'grit_grd_file': 'resources/my_project_resources.grd',
148 'grit_additional_defines': [
149 '-E', 'my_file_gen_js=<(my_file_gen_js)',
152 'includes': [ '../build/grit_action.gypi' ],
155 'includes': [ '../build/grit_target.gypi' ],
161 The variables can also be defined in an existing .gyp file if appropriate. The variables can then be used in to create a
164 my_project/my_project_resources.grd
170 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
172 <include name="IDR_MY_FILE_GEN_JS" file="${my_file_gen_js}" use_base_dir="false" type="BINDATA" />
176 In your C++, the resource can be retrieved like this:
178 base::string16 my_script =
180 ResourceBundle::GetSharedInstance()
181 .GetRawDataResource(IDR_MY_FILE_GEN_JS)
185 # Debugging Compiled JavaScript
187 Along with the compiled JavaScript, a source map is created: src/out/<Debug|Release>/gen/closure/my\_project/my\_file.js.map
189 Chrome DevTools has built in support for working with source maps: [https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/javascript-debugging#source-maps](https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/javascript-debugging#source-maps)
191 In order to use the source map, you must first manually edit the path to the 'sources' in the .js.map file that was generated. For example, if the source map looks like this:
195 "file":"/tmp/gen/test_script.js",
197 "mappings":"A,aAAA,IAAIA,OAASA,QAAQ,EAAG,CACtBC,KAAA,CAAM,OAAN,CADsB;",
198 "sources":["/tmp/tmp70_QUi"],
199 "names":["fooBar","alert"]
203 sources should be changed to:
206 "sources":["/tmp/test_script.js"],
210 In your browser, the source map can be loaded through the Chrome DevTools context menu that appears when you right click in the compiled JavaScript source body. A dialog will pop up prompting you for the path to the source map file. Once the source map is loaded, the uncompiled version of the JavaScript will appear in the Sources panel on the left. You can set break points in the uncompiled version to help debug; behind the scenes Chrome will still be running the compiled version of the JavaScript.
212 # Additional Arguments
214 compile\_js.gypi accepts an optional script\_args variable, which passes additional arguments to compile.py, as well as an optional closure\_args variable, which passes additional arguments to the closure compiler. You may also override the disabled\_closure\_args for more strict compilation.
216 For example, if you would like to specify multiple sources, strict compilation, and an output wrapper, you would create a
219 my_project/compiled_resources.gyp
222 with contents similar to this:
224 # Copyright 2015 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
225 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
226 # found in the LICENSE file.
230 'target_name': 'my_file',
236 'script_args': ['--no-single-file'], # required to process multiple files at once
238 'output_wrapper=\'(function(){%output%})();\'',
239 'jscomp_error=reportUnknownTypes', # the following three provide more strict compilation
240 'jscomp_error=duplicate',
241 'jscomp_error=misplacedTypeAnnotation',
243 'disabled_closure_args': [], # remove the disabled closure args for more strict compilation
245 'includes': ['../third_party/closure_compiler/compile_js.gypi'],