Kendo UI, RequireJS and the bundles

[Dan Lewis]

Hi,

I have been loading kendo.web.min.js along with a culture file using the RequireJS shim method along with the deps option set as follows:

require.config({
    paths: {
        "jquery": ["jquery-1.10.2.min"],
        "kendo": ["kendo/kendo.web.min"],
        "kendo-cultures-en-gb": ["kendo/cultures/kendo.culture.en-GB.min"],
    },
    shim: {
            deps: ['jquery']
        },
        "kendo": {
            deps: ["jquery"]
        },
        "kendo-cultures-en-gb": {
            deps: ["kendo"]
        }
    }
});

I then noticed in the offical documentation that it is recommended to avoid using the Kendo UI bundles with RequireJS: http://docs.kendoui.com/getting-started/using-kendo-with/using-kendo-with-requirejs.

As I haven't had any particular issues with this approach (yet!) I wondered, if this was still the official recommendation and that I should revert to script tags for Kendo, or whether I can continue using the above method?

Regards,

Dan.

[Sebastian]

Hello Dan,

Using RequireJS with Kendo UI bundles such as kendo.web.min.js is not recommended because it is meaningful to use RequireJS loading for individual widget scripts, from performance/modular perspective. Still if everything works without issues with your configuration, feel free to continue using your approach.

Regards,
Sebastian
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