Unable to use global.MonacoEnvironment = { globalAPI: true } to define a global monaco object

[sangmokh]

Background

Since 0.22.0 version of monaco-editor, the ESM version of the editor does no longer define a global monaco object unless global.MonacoEnvironment = { globalAPI: true } is set. Change log at
https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#0220-29012021

However, global.MonacoEnvironment = { globalAPI: true } approach does not work when using monaco-editor-webpack-plugin because MonacoEnvironment is specified inside the webpack plugin. Even if we set global.MonacoEnvironment = { globalAPI: true } in the entry point JS file, it gets ignored/overwritten.

Proposed solution

• A proposed solution is implemented in PR Add globalAPI option to expose the editor API through a global monaco object #145
• The PR adds globalAPI option (boolean) to specify whether the editor API should be exposed through a global monaco object or not. The option defaults to false to preserve the current behavior of the webpack plugin.