# amdjs/amdjs-api

Houses the Asynchronous Module Definition API

Repository: https://github.com/amdjs/amdjs-api
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/amdjs-api
Homepage: https://groups.google.com/group/amd-implement
License Family: other
Last push: 2016-02-09T21:41:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5587, "days_push": 3858, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4295, forks 490 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:41.508245+00:00)

## What it is
The canonical specification documents for the Asynchronous Module Definition (AMD) API, including require(), loader plugins, and common loader configuration. It is a documentation-only repository defining how AMD loaders and modular JavaScript should interoperate.

## Use cases
- understand the AMD module definition spec
- implement an AMD module loader
- check require() API semantics
- learn how loader plugins work in AMD
- reference common AMD loader configuration options
- make a library register as an AMD module

## When to choose
- you are implementing or interoperating with an AMD loader like RequireJS
- you need the authoritative AMD API specification
- you maintain legacy JavaScript codebases using AMD modules

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new project - use ES modules instead
- you need a runnable loader rather than specification documents
- you need actively maintained module system documentation

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, documentation
- platform: browser
- tags: amd, module-loader, specification, javascript, asynchronous-module-definition, requirejs, javascript-modules, nodejs

## Member repositories
- amdjs/amdjs-api (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:41.508245+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:21:52.314264+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/amdjs/amdjs-api (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:41.508245+00:00, sha acb63749c1b3)
  - homepage: https://groups.google.com/group/amd-implement (fetched 2026-08-29T09:11:23.146602+00:00, sha 393a7bc82a3f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.