# globalThis [![Version Badge][npm-version-svg]][npm-url] [![Build Status][travis-svg]][travis-url] [![dependency status][deps-svg]][deps-url] [![dev dependency status][dev-deps-svg]][dev-deps-url] [![License][license-image]][license-url] [![Downloads][downloads-image]][downloads-url] [![npm badge][npm-badge-png]][npm-url] An ECMAScript spec-compliant polyfill/shim for `globalThis`. Invoke its "shim" method to shim `globalThis` if it is unavailable. This package implements the [es-shim API](https://github.com/es-shims/api) interface. It works in an ES3-supported environment and complies with the [spec proposal](https://github.com/tc39/proposal-global). Most common usage: ```js var globalThis = require('globalThis')(); // returns native method if compliant /* or */ var globalThis = require('globalThis/polyfill')(); // returns native method if compliant ``` ## Example ```js var assert = require('assert'); // the below function is not CSP-compliant, but reliably gets the // global object in sloppy mode in every engine. var getGlobal = Function('return this'); assert.equal(globalThis, getGlobal()); ``` ```js /* when `globalThis` is not present */ var shimmedGlobal = require('globalthis').shim(); /* or */ var shimmedGlobal = require('globalthis/shim')(); assert.equal(shimmedGlobal, globalThis); assert.equal(shimmedGlobal, getGlobal()); ``` ```js /* when `globalThis` is present */ var shimmedGlobal = require('globalthis').shim(); assert.equal(shimmedGlobal, globalThis); assert.equal(shimmedGlobal, getGlobal()); ``` ## Tests Simply clone the repo, `npm install`, and run `npm test` [npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/globalthis [npm-version-svg]: http://versionbadg.es/ljharb/globalThis.svg [travis-svg]: https://travis-ci.org/ljharb/globalThis.svg [travis-url]: https://travis-ci.org/ljharb/globalThis [deps-svg]: https://david-dm.org/ljharb/globalThis.svg?theme=shields.io [deps-url]: https://david-dm.org/ljharb/globalThis [dev-deps-svg]: https://david-dm.org/ljharb/globalThis/dev-status.svg?theme=shields.io [dev-deps-url]: https://david-dm.org/ljharb/globalThis#info=devDependencies [testling-png]: https://ci.testling.com/ljharb/globalThis.png [testling-url]: https://ci.testling.com/ljharb/globalThis [npm-badge-png]: https://nodei.co/npm/globalthis.png?downloads=true&stars=true [license-image]: http://img.shields.io/npm/l/globalthis.svg [license-url]: LICENSE [downloads-image]: http://img.shields.io/npm/dm/globalthis.svg [downloads-url]: http://npm-stat.com/charts.html?package=globalthis