meteor/tools/isobuild

Isobuild

Isobuild is the build system used by the Meteor Tool. See the high level description for more.

Terms

The terms Isobuild operates on often have two names: internal names and public concepts.

• packageSource - an abstract representation of a package/app source with metadata
• isopack - a compiled version of a package/app
• unibuild - a part of an isopack for a specific target (browser, server, tool, etc)
• isopackCache - an abstract representation of cached isopacks on disk
• build plugin - a part of an isopack that plugs into the build process
• linked file - a wrapped file by linker

Compiler

Takes care of compiling an individual package and returning an Isopack.

XXX needs a new name not to be confused with Compiler Plugins

Bundler

Builds an individual app or a build plugin (that appears to be just an app that is run in the context of the build).

Bundler introduces additional terms:

• JsImage - is a representation of a built App or a build plugin.
• ClientTarget and ServerTarget are representations of two separate types of "programs" in a built App.

Builder

Manages the files written to the filesystem.

Linker

A Meteor-specific transform. Wraps every file into a closure, creates "package local variables" and sets up the "global imports" to look like var Minimongo = Package.minimongo.Minimongo;.