Reveal.VERSION is now available prior to initialization #2651

js/index.js

-import Deck from './reveal.js'
+import Deck, { VERSION } from './reveal.js'
 
 /**
  * Expose the Reveal class to the window. To create a
@@ -51,4 +51,6 @@ Reveal.initialize = options => {
 	}
 } );
 
+Reveal.VERSION = VERSION;
+
 export default Reveal;
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js/reveal.js

@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ import {
 	POST_MESSAGE_METHOD_BLACKLIST
 } from './utils/constants.js'
 
+// The reveal.js version
+export const VERSION = '4.0.0-rc.1';
+
 /**
  * reveal.js
  * https://revealjs.com
@@ -43,9 +46,6 @@ export default function( revealElement, options ) {
 
 	const Reveal = {};
 
-	// The reveal.js version
-	const VERSION = '4.0.0-rc.1';
-
 	// Configuration defaults, can be overridden at initialization time
 	let config,