Override babel module loading more generally, to ensure proper state is picked up for the Syndicate extensions

packages/syntax-playground/src/ticker.js

@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-const Timer = activate require("@syndicate-lang/driver-timer");
-const TimeLaterThan = Timer.TimeLaterThan;
+const { TimeLaterThan } = activate require("@syndicate-lang/driver-timer");
 
 spawn named 'ticker' {
   field this.counter = 0;
@@ -34,4 +33,3 @@ spawn named 'ticker' {
 
   stop on (this.counter == 5);
 }
-

packages/syntax/TODO.md

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
  - [DONE] `during/spawn`
  - [DONE] `during`
+ - [DONE] `let { TimeLaterThan } = activate require("@syndicate-lang/driver-timer");`
  - [DONE] `react`
  - [DONE] `spawn*` or similar - looks like `spawn on start { ... }` will do the trick
  - [DONE] activation
  - [DONE] remove ground dataspace syntax
+
  - `defer` statement
  - `define/query`
- - `let { TimeLaterThan } = activate require("@syndicate-lang/driver-timer");`
  - some kind of `stop facet` statement - put a Symbol on the fields blob?
  - web pack
 

packages/syntax/src/index.js

@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ BabelParser.__setParser(require("./parser").default);
 // This is mostly optional, unless for some reason we want only the
 // syntax extension but not the transform (e.g. if the plugin omitted
 // its `visitor`).
+var Generator = require("@babel/generator"); // needed for _load override, below
 var Generators = require("@babel/generator/lib/generators");
 var SyndicateGenerators = require("./generators");
 Object.keys(SyndicateGenerators).forEach((f) => {
@@ -105,5 +106,24 @@ Object.keys(SyndicateGenerators).forEach((f) => {
 });
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// (5) At this point, we should (?) be able to load and use Babel
+// (5) Ensure that, no matter where we are when some module `require`s
+// one of our patched modules, we give them the patched version. This
+// is ultra disgusting.
+
+(function () {
+  const Module = require('module');
+  const _oldLoad = Module._load;
+  Module._load = function (request, parent) {
+    if (!parent) return _oldLoad.apply(this, arguments);
+    switch (request) {
+      case "@babel/parser": return BabelParser;
+      case "@babel/types": return Types;
+      case "@babel/generator": return Generator;
+      default: return _oldLoad.apply(this, arguments);
+    }
+  }
+})();
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// (6) At this point, we should (?) be able to load and use Babel
 // somewhat normally.