Feature/transparent import maps

.github/workflows/check-deploy-docs.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup `node`
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        node-version: '20.10'
+        node-version: '24'
     - name: Install `jsdoc`
       run: npm install -g [email protected]
     - name: Install `jsdoc` theme

.github/workflows/check-pr.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: '20.10'
+          node-version: '24'
       - name: Install `sultan`
         run: pip3 install sultan 
       - name: Checkout repository

.github/workflows/daily-ci-checks.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup `node`
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: '20.10'
+          node-version: '24'
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Cache `lively.next` dependencies
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup `node`
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: '20.10'
+          node-version: '24'
       - name: Install `eslint`
         run: npm install [email protected] # pin this version as newer ones require us to use eslint@9 which comes with a new config format
       - name: Install `jsdoc` plugin for `eslint`

.github/workflows/pr_labeler.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup `node`
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        node-version: '20.10'
+        node-version: '24'
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Install `octokit`

.gitignore

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ robots.txt
 config.js
 user-server.sh
 package-lock.json
+/mocha-es6/.cachedImportMap.json
+/lively.*/.cachedImportMap.json
+/flatn/.cachedImportMap.json
 /lively.server/usage_log.json
 /lively.installer.log
 /lively-system-interface/.lively.next-eval-server-for-test.js

Makefile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: clear-esm-cache clear-headless-cache start install hooks loading-screen landing-page clear-freezer-dir clean clean-install
+.PHONY: clear-esm-cache clear-headless-cache start install hooks loading-screen landing-page freezer-unified freezer-unified-debug clear-freezer-dir clean clean-install
 clear-esm-cache:
 	rm -rf esm_cache
 	mkdir esm_cache
@@ -7,23 +7,48 @@ clear-headless-cache:
 	rm -r lively.headless/chrome-data-dir
 	mkdir lively.headless/chrome-data-dir && touch lively.headless/chrome-data-dir/.gitkeep
 
-artifacts: classes-runtime landing-page loading-screen
+# New unified build - builds both landing-page and loading-screen in one pass
+artifacts: classes-runtime freezer-unified
 
 classes-runtime:
 	rm -rf lively.server/.module_cache
 	rm -rf lively.classes/build
 	env CI=true npm --prefix lively.classes run build
 
+# Unified build - faster than building landing-page and loading-screen separately
+freezer-unified:
+	rm -rf lively.server/.module_cache
+	rm -rf lively.freezer/landing-page
+	rm -rf lively.freezer/loading-screen
+	env CI=true npm --prefix lively.freezer run build-unified
+
+freezer-unified-debug:
+	rm -rf lively.server/.module_cache
+	rm -rf lively.freezer/landing-page
+	rm -rf lively.freezer/loading-screen
+	env CI=true DEBUG=true npm --prefix lively.freezer run build-unified
+
+# Legacy targets - kept for backward compatibility (but consider using freezer-unified instead)
 landing-page:
 	rm -rf lively.server/.module_cache
 	rm -rf lively.freezer/landing-page
 	env CI=true npm --prefix lively.freezer run build-landing-page
 
+landing-page-debug:
+	rm -rf lively.server/.module_cache
+	rm -rf lively.freezer/landing-page
+	env CI=true DEBUG=true npm --prefix lively.freezer run build-landing-page
+
 loading-screen:
 	rm -rf lively.server/.module_cache
 	rm -rf lively.freezer/loading-screen
 	env CI=true npm --prefix lively.freezer run build-loading-screen
 
+loading-screen-debug:
+	rm -rf lively.server/.module_cache
+	rm -rf lively.freezer/loading-screen
+	env CI=true DEBUG=true npm --prefix lively.freezer run build-loading-screen
+
 clear-freezer-dir:
 	rm -rf lively.freezer/landing-page
 	rm -rf lively.freezer/loading-screen

README.md

@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ You need to install `lively.next` on your system.
 Currently, MacOS, Linux, and the Linux Subsystem for Windows are supported.
 Make sure you have the following software installed:
 
-1. `node.js v20.10`
+1. `node.js v24` or higher
 2. `git`.
 
-We try to require/support the current LTS version of `node`.
+We require Node.js v24 or higher for compatibility with modern JavaScript features.
 
 For some more advanced development operations (such as bulk testing from the command line and spell checking inside of `lively.next`), you will also need