ensured dynamic imports are asynchronous

this is required in preparation of switching to ESM, where synchronous
`require` will have to be replaced with dynamic `import`

note that this constitutes a breaking change for existing plugins and
developers in general

Author: FND

bin/faucet

@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@
 let { faucetDispatch } = require("../lib");
 let { parseCLI } = require("../lib/cli");
 
-let { referenceDir, config, options } = parseCLI();
-faucetDispatch(referenceDir, config, options);
+parseCLI().
+	then(({ referenceDir, config, options }) => {
+		faucetDispatch(referenceDir, config, options);
+	});

lib/cli.js

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Options:
     serve generated files via HTTP with live reloading
 `.trim();
 
-exports.parseCLI = function parseCLI() {
+exports.parseCLI = async function parseCLI() {
 	let { values } = parseArgs({
 		options: {
 			help: {
@@ -84,6 +84,6 @@ exports.parseCLI = function parseCLI() {
 	}
 
 	let rootDir = process.cwd();
-	let { referenceDir, config } = readConfig(rootDir, values.config);
+	let { referenceDir, config } = await readConfig(rootDir, values.config);
 	return { referenceDir, config, options };
 };

lib/config.js

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 let path = require("path");
 
-exports.readConfig = function readConfig(rootDir, filepath = "faucet.config.js") {
+exports.readConfig = async function readConfig(rootDir, filepath = "faucet.config.js") {
 	let configPath = path.resolve(rootDir, filepath);
 	return {
 		referenceDir: path.dirname(configPath),
-		config: require(configPath)
+		config: await require(configPath)
 	};
 };

lib/index.js

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ exports.faucetDispatch = async function faucetDispatch(referenceDir, config,
 		browsers = [browsers];
 	}
 
-	let plugins = pluginsByBucket(config);
+	let plugins = await pluginsByBucket(config);
 	// initialize plugins with corresponding configuration
 	let buckets = Object.keys(plugins).reduce((memo, bucket) => {
 		memo[bucket] = plugins[bucket].map(({ plugin, config }) => {
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ exports.faucetDispatch = async function faucetDispatch(referenceDir, config,
 
 	if(watch) {
 		makeWatcher(config.watchDirs, referenceDir).
-			on("edit", filepaths => {
-				runner.rerun(filepaths);
+			then(watcher => {
+				watcher.on("edit", filepaths => {
+					runner.rerun(filepaths);
+				});
 			});
 	}
 
@@ -62,8 +64,8 @@ function buildStep(plugins) {
 		then(() => files);
 }
 
-function makeWatcher(watchDirs, referenceDir) {
-	let niteOwl = require("nite-owl");
+async function makeWatcher(watchDirs, referenceDir) {
+	let niteOwl = await require("nite-owl");
 
 	if(watchDirs) {
 		watchDirs = watchDirs.map(dir => resolvePath(dir, referenceDir,

lib/plugins.js

@@ -41,47 +41,50 @@ module.exports = {
 
 // returns plugin functions grouped by bucket and filtered by relevance (based
 // on configuration)
-function pluginsByBucket(config, defaults) {
-	let plugins = determinePlugins(config.plugins, defaults);
+async function pluginsByBucket(config, defaults) {
+	let plugins = await determinePlugins(config.plugins, defaults);
 	let buckets = [...BUCKETS].reduce((memo, bucket) => {
 		memo[bucket] = [];
 		return memo;
 	}, {});
-	Object.entries(plugins).forEach(([key, _plugin]) => {
+	for(let [key, _plugin] of Object.entries(plugins)) {
 		let pluginConfig = config[key];
 		if(!pluginConfig) {
-			return;
+			continue;
 		}
 
 		let { bucket, plugin } = _plugin;
+		if(!plugin.call) {
+			({ plugin } = await loadPlugin(plugin));
+		}
 		buckets[bucket].push({
-			plugin: plugin.call ? plugin : loadPlugin(plugin).plugin,
+			plugin,
 			config: pluginConfig
 		});
-	});
+	}
 	return buckets;
 }
 
 // `plugins` is an array of plugins, each either a package identifier or a
 // `{ key, bucket, plugin }` object`, with `key` being the configuration key and
 // `plugin` being either a function or a package identifier
-function determinePlugins(plugins = [], defaults = DEFAULTS) {
+async function determinePlugins(plugins = [], defaults = DEFAULTS) {
 	let registry = {};
 	// NB: default plugins are resolved lazily because eager loading would
 	//     result in them becoming a hard dependency rather than a convenience
 	//     preset - however, that requires us to duplicate the respective
 	//     configuration keys and buckets here
-	defaults.forEach(plugin => {
-		registerPlugin(registry, plugin, false);
-	});
-	plugins.forEach(plugin => {
-		registerPlugin(registry, plugin, true);
-	});
+	for(let plugin of defaults) {
+		await registerPlugin(registry, plugin, false);
+	}
+	for(let plugin of plugins) {
+		await registerPlugin(registry, plugin, true);
+	}
 	return registry;
 }
 
-function registerPlugin(registry, _plugin, eager) {
-	let { key, bucket, plugin } = resolvePlugin(_plugin, eager);
+async function registerPlugin(registry, _plugin, eager) {
+	let { key, bucket, plugin } = await resolvePlugin(_plugin, eager);
 	// NB: default plugins may be overridden
 	if(registry[key] && !DEFAULT_KEYS.has(key)) {
 		abort(`ERROR: duplicate plugin key ${repr(key, false)}`);
@@ -92,14 +95,14 @@ function registerPlugin(registry, _plugin, eager) {
 	}
 }
 
-function resolvePlugin(_plugin, eager) {
+async function resolvePlugin(_plugin, eager) {
 	if(_plugin.substr) { // package identifier
-		_plugin = loadPlugin(_plugin);
+		_plugin = await loadPlugin(_plugin);
 	}
 
 	let { key, bucket, plugin } = _plugin;
 	if(eager && plugin.substr && (!key || !bucket)) { // auto-configuration
-		let _plugin = loadPlugin(plugin);
+		let _plugin = await loadPlugin(plugin);
 		plugin = _plugin.plugin;
 		// local configuration takes precedence
 		key = key || _plugin.key;
@@ -112,13 +115,13 @@ function resolvePlugin(_plugin, eager) {
 	return { key, bucket, plugin };
 }
 
-function loadPlugin(pkg) {
+async function loadPlugin(pkg) {
 	let fail = prop => abort(`ERROR: invalid plugin ${repr(pkg)}; ` +
 			`missing ${repr(prop, false)}`);
 	let {
 		key = fail("key"),
 		bucket = fail("bucket"),
 		plugin = fail("plugin")
-	} = loadExtension(pkg, "ERROR: missing plugin");
+	} = await loadExtension(pkg, "ERROR: missing plugin");
 	return { key, bucket, plugin };
 }

lib/server.js

@@ -5,18 +5,16 @@ let DEFAULTS = {
 	port: 3000
 };
 
-exports.static = (config, webroot) => {
-	let donny = loadExtension("donny", "failed to activate server");
+exports.static = async (config, webroot) => {
+	let donny = await loadExtension("donny", "failed to activate server");
 	let [host, port] = parseHost(config);
 
-	donny({ port, bind: host, webroot }).
-		then(() => {
-			console.error(`serving ${repr(webroot)} at http://${host}:${port}`);
-		});
+	await donny({ port, bind: host, webroot });
+	console.error(`serving ${repr(webroot)} at http://${host}:${port}`);
 };
 
-exports.live = (config, root) => {
-	let liveServer = loadExtension("live-server", "failed to activate live-server");
+exports.live = async (config, root) => {
+	let liveServer = await loadExtension("live-server", "failed to activate live-server");
 	let [host, port] = parseHost(config);
 
 	liveServer.start({ port, host, root, open: false });

lib/util/index.js

@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ exports.reportFileStatus = (filepath, referenceDir, error) => {
 	console.error(error ? `✗ ${ref}: ${error.message || error}` : `✓ ${ref}`);
 };
 
-// attempts to `require` a module, prompting the user to install the
-// corresponding package if it is unavailable
-exports.loadExtension = (pkg, errorMessage, supplier = pkg) => {
+// attempts to load a module, prompting the user to install the corresponding
+// package if it is unavailable
+exports.loadExtension = async (pkg, errorMessage, supplier = pkg) => {
 	try {
-		return require(pkg);
+		return await require(pkg);
 	} catch(err) {
 		if(err.code !== "MODULE_NOT_FOUND") {
 			throw err;