aframevr · dmarcos · Jan 28, 2025 · Jan 26, 2025 · Jan 26, 2025 · Jan 27, 2025
diff --git a/docs/introduction/faq.md b/docs/introduction/faq.md
@@ -374,6 +374,45 @@ await import('aframe');
 window.AFRAME.ready();
 ```
 
+Since version 1.7.0, A-Frame ships an ES module bundle without the three dependency.
+Developers can import from `three` and `three/addons` and avoid the
+"Multiple instances of Three.js being imported." warning. Add the three dependency in the importmap like the example below. 
+Make sure the three and A-Frame versions are compatible. See browser console (or package.json) to see what THREE version A-Frame ships with by default.
+
+```HTML
+<head>
+  <script type="importmap">
+    {
+      "imports": {
+        "aframe": "https://aframe.io/releases/1.7.0/aframe.module.min.js",
+        "three": "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/build/three.module.js",
+        "three/addons/": "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/examples/jsm/",
+        "aframe-extras/controls": "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/c-frame/[email protected]/dist/aframe-extras.controls.min.js"
+      }
+    }
+  </script>
+  <script type="module">
+    import AFRAME from "aframe";
+    // AFRAME and THREE variables are available globally, the imported aframe-master.module.min.js bundle basically does:
+    // import * as THREE from "three"
+    // window.THREE = THREE
+    import { TeapotGeometry } from "three/addons/geometries/TeapotGeometry.js"; // This uses the same three instance.
+    AFRAME.registerComponent("teapot", {
+      ...
+    }
+  </script>
+</head>
+```
+
+The [importmap example](https://aframe.io/aframe/examples/boilerplate/importmap/index.html) uses the above code.
+
+## "Multiple instances of Three.js being imported." warning
+
+See `Can I load A-Frame as an ES module?` above.
+
+As a library author of aframe components, be sure to configure your bundler configuration to produce a build with the three dependency declared as external if you're using any `import ... from three` in your code or any addons you import like `import ... from three/addons/...js`.
+You can look at the webpack configuration in the [aframe-extras repository](https://github.com/c-frame/aframe-extras) as an example.
+
 ## What order does A-Frame render objects in?
 
 [sortTransparentObjects]: ../components/renderer.md#sorttransparentobjects

diff --git a/examples/boilerplate/importmap/index.html b/examples/boilerplate/importmap/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8" />
+    <title>Importmap • A-Frame</title>
+    <meta name="description" content="Importmap • A-Frame" />
+    <script type="importmap">
+      {
+        "imports": {
+          "aframe": "../../../dist/aframe-master.module.min.js",
+          "three": "../../../super-three-package/build/three.module.js",
+          "three/addons/": "../../../super-three-package/examples/jsm/",
+          "aframe-extras/controls": "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/c-frame/[email protected]/dist/aframe-extras.controls.min.js"
+        }
+      }
+    </script>
+    <script type="module">
+      // We use an importmap to load three as a module to avoid the warning "Multiple instances of Three.js being imported."
+      import AFRAME from "aframe";
+      // AFRAME and THREE variables are available globally, the imported aframe-master.module.min.js bundle basically does:
+      // import * as THREE from "three"
+      // window.THREE = THREE
+      import "aframe-extras/controls"; // This uses the THREE global variable in the bundle.
+      import { Mesh, MeshStandardMaterial } from "three"; // This uses the same three instance.
+      import { TeapotGeometry } from "three/addons/geometries/TeapotGeometry.js"; // This uses the same three instance.
+
+      AFRAME.registerComponent("teapot", {
+        init() {
+          this.geometry = new TeapotGeometry();
+          const mesh = new Mesh();
+          mesh.geometry = this.geometry;
+          // Default material if not defined on the entity.
+          if (!this.el.getAttribute("material")) {
+            mesh.material = new MeshStandardMaterial({
+              color: Math.random() * 0xffffff,
+              metalness: 0,
+              roughness: 0.5,
+              side: THREE.DoubleSide,
+            });
+          }
+          this.el.setObject3D("mesh", mesh);
+        },
+        remove() {
+          this.geometry.dispose();
+        },
+      });
+    </script>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <a-scene background="color: #ECECEC">
+      <a-cylinder
+        position="0 0.25 -2"
+        radius="0.5"
+        height="0.5"
+        color="#FFC65D"
+      >
+        <a-entity
+          teapot
+          position="0 0.48 0"
+          scale="0.005 0.005 0.005"
+          material="color: #713f12; roughness: 0.5; side: double"
+        ></a-entity>
+      </a-cylinder>
+
+      <a-plane
+        position="0 0 -2"
+        rotation="-90 0 0"
+        width="4"
+        height="4"
+        color="#7BC8A4"
+      ></a-plane>
+
+      <a-entity
+        position="0 0 1"
+        id="rig"
+        movement-controls="controls: gamepad,keyboard,nipple"
+        nipple-controls="mode: static"
+      >
+        <a-entity camera position="0 1.6 0" look-controls></a-entity>
+      </a-entity>
+    </a-scene>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/examples/index.html b/examples/index.html
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ <h2>Examples</h2>
       <li><a href="boilerplate/3d-model/">3D Model (glTF)</a></li>
       <li><a href="mixed-reality/anchor/">Anchor (Mixed Reality)</a></li>
       <li><a href="mixed-reality/real-world-meshing/">Real World Meshing (Mixed Reality)</a></li>
+      <li><a href="boilerplate/importmap/">Importmap (import teapot geometry from three/addons)</a></li>
     </ul>
 
     <h2>Examples from Documentation</h2>

diff --git a/scripts/preghpages.js b/scripts/preghpages.js
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ const path = require('path');
 const shell = require('shelljs');
 const replaceInFileSync = require('replace-in-file').replaceInFileSync;
 
+const pkg = require('../package.json');
+const threeVersion = pkg.dependencies.three.split('@')[1];
+
 const rootDir = path.join(__dirname, '..');
 
 shell.cd(rootDir);
@@ -15,7 +18,6 @@ shell.cp('-r', [
   '.nojekyll',
   'dist',
   'examples',
-  '*.html',
   '*.md'
 ], 'gh-pages');
 
@@ -28,3 +30,4 @@ function htmlReplace (before, after) {
 }
 
 htmlReplace('dist/aframe-master.js', 'dist/aframe-master.min.js');
+htmlReplace(/\.\.\/\.\.\/\.\.\/super-three-package/g, `https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/super-three@${threeVersion}`);
diff --git a/scripts/release.js b/scripts/release.js
@@ -12,16 +12,20 @@ if (!prevVersion || !nextVersion) {
   process.exit(1);
 }
 
+let distModule;
 let distMin;
 let distMax;
 if (process.env.FOR_RELEASE) {
+  distModule = `${pkg.scripts['dist:module']} --output-filename aframe.module.min.js`;
   distMin = `${pkg.scripts['dist:min']} --output-filename aframe.min.js`;
   distMax = `${pkg.scripts['dist:max']} --output-filename aframe.js`;
 } else {
+  distModule = `${pkg.scripts['dist:module']} --output-filename aframe-v${nextVersion}.module.min.js`;
   distMin = `${pkg.scripts['dist:min']} --output-filename aframe-v${nextVersion}.min.js`;
   distMax = `${pkg.scripts['dist:max']} --output-filename aframe-v${nextVersion}.js`;
 }
 
+execSync(distModule, {stdio: 'inherit'});
 execSync(distMin, {stdio: 'inherit'});
 execSync(distMax, {stdio: 'inherit'});
 
@@ -32,10 +36,26 @@ glob.sync(`dist/aframe*v${prevVersion}*`).forEach(fs.unlinkSync);
 var versionRegex = new RegExp(`${prevVersion.replace(/\./g, '\\.')}`, 'g');
 glob.sync('docs/**/*.md').forEach(updateDoc);
 glob.sync('README.md').forEach(updateDoc);
+
+// Replace super-three version in examples, docs and README
+var threeVersion = pkg.dependencies.three.split('@')[1];
+var threeVersionRegex = new RegExp('super-three@.*?/', 'g');
+glob.sync('examples/**/*.html').forEach(updateThreeVersion);
+glob.sync('docs/**/*.md').forEach(updateThreeVersion);
+glob.sync('README.md').forEach(updateThreeVersion);
+
 function updateDoc (docFilename) {
   var contents = fs.readFileSync(docFilename, 'utf-8');
   if (versionRegex.exec(contents)) {
     contents = contents.replace(versionRegex, nextVersion);
     fs.writeFileSync(docFilename, contents);
   }
 }
+
+function updateThreeVersion (docFilename) {
+  var contents = fs.readFileSync(docFilename, 'utf-8');
+  if (threeVersionRegex.exec(contents)) {
+    contents = contents.replaceAll(threeVersionRegex, `super-three@${threeVersion}/`);
+    fs.writeFileSync(docFilename, contents);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/webpack.config.cjs b/webpack.config.cjs
@@ -19,8 +19,18 @@ module.exports = {
     port: process.env.PORT || 9000,
     hot: false,
     liveReload: true,
-    static: {
-      directory: 'examples'
-    }
+    static: [
+      {
+        directory: 'examples'
+      },
+      {
+        directory: 'dist',
+        publicPath: '/dist'
+      },
+      {
+        directory: 'node_modules/three/',
+        publicPath: '/super-three-package'
+      }
+    ]
   }
 };