Avoid Importing Entire Addon Namespaces
Import specific utilities and components directly rather than entire addon namespaces to enable better tree-shaking and reduce bundle size.
Incorrect (imports entire namespace):
javascript
import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
import Component from '@glimmer/component';
import { action } from '@ember/object';
// OK - these are already optimized
// But avoid this pattern with utility libraries:
import * as lodash from 'lodash';
import * as moment from 'moment';
class My extends Component {
someMethod() {
return lodash.debounce(this.handler, 300);
}
}Correct (direct imports):
javascript
import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
import Component from '@glimmer/component';
import { action } from '@ember/object';
import debounce from 'lodash/debounce';
import dayjs from 'dayjs'; // moment alternative, smaller
class My extends Component {
someMethod() {
return debounce(this.handler, 300);
}
}Even better (use Ember utilities when available):
javascript
import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
import Component from '@glimmer/component';
import { action } from '@ember/object';
import { debounce } from '@ember/runloop';
class My extends Component {
someMethod() {
return debounce(this, this.handler, 300);
}
}Direct imports and using built-in Ember utilities reduce bundle size by avoiding unused code.