diff --git a/application/application-common.ts b/application/application-common.ts
index 35a5d93aa..89357cfdf 100644
--- a/application/application-common.ts
+++ b/application/application-common.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import styleScope = require("ui/styling/style-scope");
 import observable = require("data/observable");
 
 var events = new observable.Observable();
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(events, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(events, exports);
 
 export var launchEvent = "launch";
 export var suspendEvent = "suspend";
diff --git a/application/application.android.ts b/application/application.android.ts
index 1131a5958..cde2105a8 100644
--- a/application/application.android.ts
+++ b/application/application.android.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import frame = require("ui/frame");
 import types = require("utils/types");
 import observable = require("data/observable");
 
-// merge the exports of the application_common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(appModule, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(appModule, exports);
 
 export var mainModule: string;
 
diff --git a/application/application.ios.ts b/application/application.ios.ts
index 33d9ba433..00d8ca8e9 100644
--- a/application/application.ios.ts
+++ b/application/application.ios.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ import types = require("utils/types");
 import view = require("ui/core/view");
 import definition = require("application");
 
-// merge the exports of the application_common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(appModule, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(appModule, exports);
 
 export var mainModule: string;
 
diff --git a/apps/tests/application-tests.android.ts b/apps/tests/application-tests.android.ts
index ca5eb8019..4b453a2be 100644
--- a/apps/tests/application-tests.android.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/application-tests.android.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ import app = require("application");
 import TKUnit = require("./TKUnit"); 
 import commonTests = require("./application-tests-common");
 
-// merge the exports of the application_common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(commonTests, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(commonTests, exports);
 
 // <snippet module="application" title="application">
 // ### Using the Android-specific implementation
diff --git a/apps/tests/application-tests.ios.ts b/apps/tests/application-tests.ios.ts
index 70d45b9c4..44730a6ba 100644
--- a/apps/tests/application-tests.ios.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/application-tests.ios.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ import app = require("application");
 import TKUnit = require("./TKUnit");
 import commonTests = require("./application-tests-common");
 
-// merge the exports of the application_common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(commonTests, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(commonTests, exports);
 
 // <snippet module="application" title="application">
 // ### Adding a Notification Observer (iOS)
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/action-bar/action-bar-tests.android.ts b/apps/tests/ui/action-bar/action-bar-tests.android.ts
index 61f25bd5f..3e38a9296 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/action-bar/action-bar-tests.android.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/action-bar/action-bar-tests.android.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 import actionTestsCommon = require("./action-bar-tests-common");
-
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(actionTestsCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(actionTestsCommon, exports);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/action-bar/action-bar-tests.ios.ts b/apps/tests/ui/action-bar/action-bar-tests.ios.ts
index 142b747e9..3b4487495 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/action-bar/action-bar-tests.ios.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/action-bar/action-bar-tests.ios.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ import helper = require("../helper");
 import view = require("ui/core/view");
 import actionBar = require("ui/action-bar");
 
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(actionTestsCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(actionTestsCommon, exports);
 
 export function test_NavBar_isVisible_when_MenuItems_areSet() {
 
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/page/page-tests.android.ts b/apps/tests/ui/page/page-tests.android.ts
index 210ac7415..dcfc93eb3 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/page/page-tests.android.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/page/page-tests.android.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ import PageTestCommon = require("./page-tests-common");
 import helper = require("../helper");
 import frame = require("ui/frame");
 
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(PageTestCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(PageTestCommon, exports);
 
 export var test_NavigateToNewPage_WithAndroidCache = function () {
     var testPage: PageModule.Page;
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/page/page-tests.ios.ts b/apps/tests/ui/page/page-tests.ios.ts
index 0a74ea139..f1691d7d8 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/page/page-tests.ios.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/page/page-tests.ios.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import TKUnit = require("../../TKUnit");
 import LabelModule = require("ui/label");
 import helper = require("../helper");
 
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(PageTestCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(PageTestCommon, exports);
 
 export function test_NavigateToNewPage_InnerControl() {
     var testPage: PageModule.Page;
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests.android.ts b/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests.android.ts
index 5a26a2757..474af9a80 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests.android.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests.android.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ import trace = require("trace");
 // enable the trace, it is disabled by default
 trace.enable();
 
-// merge the exports of the view-tests-common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(commonTests, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(commonTests, exports);
 
 export var test_event_onAttached_IsRaised = function () {
     var listener = new Listener("_onAttached");
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests.ios.ts b/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests.ios.ts
index 9ccff422d..3934786df 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests.ios.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/view/view-tests.ios.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import commonTests = require("./view-tests-common");
 import view = require("ui/core/view");
 
-// merge the exports of the application_common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(commonTests, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(commonTests, exports);
 
 export function getNativeBorderWidth(v: view.View): number {
     return (<UIView>v.ios).layer.borderWidth;
diff --git a/connectivity/connectivity.android.ts b/connectivity/connectivity.android.ts
index dbda582f7..9302a17b2 100644
--- a/connectivity/connectivity.android.ts
+++ b/connectivity/connectivity.android.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 import common = require("connectivity/connectivity-common");
 import utils = require("utils/utils");
 
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 var WIFI = "WIFI";
 var MOBILE = "MOBILE";
diff --git a/connectivity/connectivity.ios.ts b/connectivity/connectivity.ios.ts
index fefd1a905..2f7068ceb 100644
--- a/connectivity/connectivity.ios.ts
+++ b/connectivity/connectivity.ios.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import common = require("connectivity/connectivity-common");
 
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 // Get Connection Type
 declare var sockaddr;
diff --git a/globals/globals.ts b/globals/globals.ts
index c7b69747a..2be0fd267 100644
--- a/globals/globals.ts
+++ b/globals/globals.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@ import timer = require("timer");
 import consoleModule = require("console");
 import xhr = require("xhr/xhr");
 import dialogs = require("ui/dialogs");
+var fetchModule = require("fetch");
+
+// This method iterates all the keys in the source exports object and copies them to the destination exports one.
+// Note: the method will not check for naming collisions and will override any already existing entries in the destination exports.
+global.moduleMerge = function (sourceExports: any, destExports: any) {
+    for (var key in sourceExports) {
+        destExports[key] = sourceExports[key];
+    }
+}
+
+global.moduleMerge(fetchModule, global);
 
 global.setTimeout = timer.setTimeout;
 global.clearTimeout = timer.clearTimeout;
@@ -18,9 +29,6 @@ global.XMLHttpRequest = xhr.XMLHttpRequest;
 global.FormData = xhr.FormData;
 global.alert = dialogs.alert;
 
-var fetchModule = require("fetch");
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(fetchModule, global);
-
 export function Deprecated(target: Object, key?: string | symbol, descriptor?: any) {
     if (descriptor) {
         var originalMethod = descriptor.value;
diff --git a/http/http.ts b/http/http.ts
index c6f2f6c40..d846f241d 100644
--- a/http/http.ts
+++ b/http/http.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import image = require("image-source");
 import httpRequest = require("http/http-request");
 
-// merge the exports of the request file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(httpRequest, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(httpRequest, exports);
 
 export function getString(arg: any): Promise<string> {
     return new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
diff --git a/image-source/image-source.android.ts b/image-source/image-source.android.ts
index 13af389c0..ffa6a89f6 100644
--- a/image-source/image-source.android.ts
+++ b/image-source/image-source.android.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ import common = require("image-source/image-source-common");
 import enums = require("ui/enums");
 import utils = require("utils/utils");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class ImageSource implements definition.ImageSource {
     public android: android.graphics.Bitmap;
diff --git a/image-source/image-source.ios.ts b/image-source/image-source.ios.ts
index 548a4dc22..59273d2e0 100644
--- a/image-source/image-source.ios.ts
+++ b/image-source/image-source.ios.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import fs = require("file-system");
 import common = require("image-source/image-source-common");
 import enums = require("ui/enums");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class ImageSource implements definition.ImageSource {
     public android: android.graphics.Bitmap;
diff --git a/location/location-common.ts b/location/location-common.ts
index 3a5ac0a16..eedb85f26 100644
--- a/location/location-common.ts
+++ b/location/location-common.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@
 //import locationManagerModule = require("location/location-manager");
 import defModule = require("location");
 
-// merge the exports of the types module with the exports of this file
-//import merger = require("utils/module-merge");
-//declare var exports;
-//merger.merge(locationManagerModule, exports);
-
 var defaultGetLocationTimeout = 20000;
 
 export class Location implements defModule.Location {
diff --git a/location/location.android.ts b/location/location.android.ts
index af4b887df..48aa1fa29 100644
--- a/location/location.android.ts
+++ b/location/location.android.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ import locationModule = require("location");
 import common = require("location/location-common");
 import utils = require("utils/utils");
 
-import merger = require("utils/module-merge");
-declare var exports;
-merger.merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class LocationManager implements locationModule.LocationManager {
 	get android(): locationModule.AndroidLocationManager {
diff --git a/location/location.ios.ts b/location/location.ios.ts
index e172ffa41..6ab05b1e4 100644
--- a/location/location.ios.ts
+++ b/location/location.ios.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 import locationModule = require("location");
 import common = require("location/location-common");
 
-import merger = require("utils/module-merge");
-declare var exports;
-merger.merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 class LocationListenerImpl extends NSObject implements CLLocationManagerDelegate {
     public static ObjCProtocols = [CLLocationManagerDelegate];
diff --git a/text/formatted-string.android.ts b/text/formatted-string.android.ts
index d2c7b963c..aa139cf76 100644
--- a/text/formatted-string.android.ts
+++ b/text/formatted-string.android.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import formattedStringCommon = require("text/formatted-string-common");
 import spanModule = require("text/span");
 
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(formattedStringCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(formattedStringCommon, exports);
 
 export class FormattedString extends formattedStringCommon.FormattedString {
     public createFormattedStringCore() {
diff --git a/text/formatted-string.ios.ts b/text/formatted-string.ios.ts
index 61101ea10..9181946db 100644
--- a/text/formatted-string.ios.ts
+++ b/text/formatted-string.ios.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import formattedStringCommon = require("text/formatted-string-common");
 import spanModule = require("text/span");
 
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(formattedStringCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(formattedStringCommon, exports);
 
 export class FormattedString extends formattedStringCommon.FormattedString {
     public createFormattedStringCore() {
diff --git a/text/span.android.ts b/text/span.android.ts
index 02d2fc870..0e7913498 100644
--- a/text/span.android.ts
+++ b/text/span.android.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import enums = require("ui/enums");
 import formattedString = require("text/formatted-string");
 import utils = require("utils/utils");
 
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(spanCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(spanCommon, exports);
 
 export class Span extends spanCommon.Span {
     public updateSpanModifiers(parent: formattedString.FormattedString) {
diff --git a/text/span.ios.ts b/text/span.ios.ts
index 4cd725203..a38a8910b 100644
--- a/text/span.ios.ts
+++ b/text/span.ios.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import spanCommon = require("text/span-common");
 import enums = require("ui/enums");
 import formattedString = require("text/formatted-string");
 
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(spanCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(spanCommon, exports);
 
 export class Span extends spanCommon.Span {
     public updateSpanModifiers(parent: formattedString.FormattedString) {
diff --git a/ui/action-bar/action-bar.android.ts b/ui/action-bar/action-bar.android.ts
index 441d86ce7..ed5b4a16f 100644
--- a/ui/action-bar/action-bar.android.ts
+++ b/ui/action-bar/action-bar.android.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ import dts = require("ui/action-bar");
 var ACTION_ITEM_ID_OFFSET = 1000;
 var API_LVL = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
 
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class ActionItem extends common.ActionItemBase implements dts.ActionItem {
     private _androidPosition: dts.AndroidActionItemSettings = { position: enums.AndroidActionItemPosition.actionBar };
diff --git a/ui/action-bar/action-bar.ios.ts b/ui/action-bar/action-bar.ios.ts
index 92f9c4b4b..dc9a21816 100644
--- a/ui/action-bar/action-bar.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/action-bar/action-bar.ios.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ import enums = require("ui/enums");
 import view = require("ui/core/view");
 import utils = require("utils/utils");
 
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class ActionItem extends common.ActionItemBase implements dts.ActionItem {
     private _ios: dts.IOSActionItemSettings = { position: enums.IOSActionItemPosition.left };
diff --git a/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.android.ts b/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.android.ts
index cca36369b..8f6c044e3 100644
--- a/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.android.ts
+++ b/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.android.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ function onBusyPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
 // register the setNativeValue callback
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>aiCommon.ActivityIndicator.busyProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onBusyPropertyChanged;
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(aiCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(aiCommon, exports);
 
 export class ActivityIndicator extends aiCommon.ActivityIndicator {
     private _android: android.widget.ProgressBar;
diff --git a/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.ios.ts b/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.ios.ts
index 8f48450ff..d494de54e 100644
--- a/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.ios.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ function onBusyPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
 // register the setNativeValue callback
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>aiCommon.ActivityIndicator.busyProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onBusyPropertyChanged;
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(aiCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(aiCommon, exports);
 
 export class ActivityIndicator extends aiCommon.ActivityIndicator  {
     private _ios: UIActivityIndicatorView;
diff --git a/ui/button/button.android.ts b/ui/button/button.android.ts
index 1ab30e586..403c6172d 100644
--- a/ui/button/button.android.ts
+++ b/ui/button/button.android.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 import utils = require("utils/utils");
 import trace = require("trace");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class Button extends common.Button {
     private _android: android.widget.Button;
diff --git a/ui/button/button.ios.ts b/ui/button/button.ios.ts
index 980f094c1..151006ffc 100644
--- a/ui/button/button.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/button/button.ios.ts
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ class TapHandlerImpl extends NSObject {
     };
 }
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class Button extends common.Button {
     private _ios: UIButton;
diff --git a/ui/core/view.android.ts b/ui/core/view.android.ts
index 0c87e677b..f745ad301 100644
--- a/ui/core/view.android.ts
+++ b/ui/core/view.android.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 import proxy = require("ui/core/proxy");
 import gestures = require("ui/gestures");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(viewCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(viewCommon, exports);
 
 var ANDROID = "_android";
 var NATIVE_VIEW = "_nativeView";
diff --git a/ui/core/view.ios.ts b/ui/core/view.ios.ts
index b8051da5b..5f22fa455 100644
--- a/ui/core/view.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/core/view.ios.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 import proxy = require("ui/core/proxy");
 import background = require("ui/styling/background");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(viewCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(viewCommon, exports);
 
 function onIdPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var view = <View>data.object;
diff --git a/ui/date-picker/date-picker.android.ts b/ui/date-picker/date-picker.android.ts
index ea676e017..34ea427e5 100644
--- a/ui/date-picker/date-picker.android.ts
+++ b/ui/date-picker/date-picker.android.ts
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ function onMinDatePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData)
 
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.DatePicker.minDateProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onMinDatePropertyChanged;
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class DatePicker extends common.DatePicker {
     private _android: android.widget.DatePicker;
diff --git a/ui/date-picker/date-picker.ios.ts b/ui/date-picker/date-picker.ios.ts
index 5305f2c00..c1c16e9d4 100644
--- a/ui/date-picker/date-picker.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/date-picker/date-picker.ios.ts
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ function onMinDatePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData)
 
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.DatePicker.minDateProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onMinDatePropertyChanged;
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class DatePicker extends common.DatePicker {
     private _ios: UIDatePicker;
diff --git a/ui/dialogs/dialogs.android.ts b/ui/dialogs/dialogs.android.ts
index b0b76155b..864631d3c 100644
--- a/ui/dialogs/dialogs.android.ts
+++ b/ui/dialogs/dialogs.android.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@
  */
 
 import dialogs = require("ui/dialogs");
-import dialogs_common = require("ui/dialogs/dialogs-common");
+import dialogsCommon = require("ui/dialogs/dialogs-common");
 import appmodule = require("application");
 import types = require("utils/types");
 
-// merge the exports of the request file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(dialogs_common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(dialogsCommon, exports);
 
 function createAlertDialog(options?: dialogs.DialogOptions): android.app.AlertDialog.Builder {
     var alert = new android.app.AlertDialog.Builder(appmodule.android.foregroundActivity);
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ function addButtonsToAlertDialog(alert: android.app.AlertDialog.Builder, options
 export function alert(arg: any): Promise<void> {
     return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
         try {
-            var options = types.isString(arg) ? { title: dialogs_common.ALERT, okButtonText: dialogs_common.OK, message: arg } : arg;
+            var options = types.isString(arg) ? { title: dialogsCommon.ALERT, okButtonText: dialogsCommon.OK, message: arg } : arg;
 
             var alert = createAlertDialog(options);
 
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ export function alert(arg: any): Promise<void> {
 export function confirm(arg: any): Promise<boolean> {
     return new Promise<boolean>((resolve, reject) => {
         try {
-            var options = types.isString(arg) ? { title: dialogs_common.CONFIRM, okButtonText: dialogs_common.OK, cancelButtonText: dialogs_common.CANCEL, message: arg } : arg;
+            var options = types.isString(arg) ? { title: dialogsCommon.CONFIRM, okButtonText: dialogsCommon.OK, cancelButtonText: dialogsCommon.CANCEL, message: arg } : arg;
             var alert = createAlertDialog(options);
 
             addButtonsToAlertDialog(alert, options, function (result) { resolve(result); });
@@ -95,9 +93,9 @@ export function prompt(arg: any): Promise<dialogs.PromptResult> {
     var options: dialogs.PromptOptions;
 
     var defaultOptions = {
-        title: dialogs_common.PROMPT,
-        okButtonText: dialogs_common.OK,
-        cancelButtonText: dialogs_common.CANCEL,
+        title: dialogsCommon.PROMPT,
+        okButtonText: dialogsCommon.OK,
+        cancelButtonText: dialogsCommon.CANCEL,
         inputType: dialogs.inputType.text,
     };
 
@@ -146,7 +144,7 @@ export function prompt(arg: any): Promise<dialogs.PromptResult> {
 export function login(arg: any): Promise<dialogs.LoginResult> {
     var options: dialogs.LoginOptions;
 
-    var defaultOptions = { title: dialogs_common.LOGIN, okButtonText: dialogs_common.OK, cancelButtonText: dialogs_common.CANCEL };
+    var defaultOptions = { title: dialogsCommon.LOGIN, okButtonText: dialogsCommon.OK, cancelButtonText: dialogsCommon.CANCEL };
 
     if (arguments.length === 1) {
         if (types.isString(arguments[0])) {
@@ -211,7 +209,7 @@ export function action(arg: any): Promise<string> {
 
     var options: dialogs.ActionOptions;
 
-    var defaultOptions = { cancelButtonText: dialogs_common.CANCEL };
+    var defaultOptions = { cancelButtonText: dialogsCommon.CANCEL };
 
     if (arguments.length === 1) {
         if (types.isString(arguments[0])) {
diff --git a/ui/dialogs/dialogs.ios.ts b/ui/dialogs/dialogs.ios.ts
index 495d96366..e6a987703 100644
--- a/ui/dialogs/dialogs.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/dialogs/dialogs.ios.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@
  */
 
 import dialogs = require("ui/dialogs");
-import dialogs_common = require("ui/dialogs/dialogs-common");
+import dialogsCommon = require("ui/dialogs/dialogs-common");
 import types = require("utils/types");
 import utils = require("utils/utils");
 import frame = require("ui/frame");
 
-// merge the exports of the request file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(dialogs_common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(dialogsCommon, exports);
 
 class UIAlertViewDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements UIAlertViewDelegate {
     public static ObjCProtocols = [UIAlertViewDelegate];
@@ -140,7 +138,7 @@ function addButtonsToAlertController(alertController: UIAlertController, options
 export function alert(arg: any): Promise<void> {
     return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
         try {
-            var options = types.isString(arg) ? { title: dialogs_common.ALERT, okButtonText: dialogs_common.OK, message: arg } : arg;
+            var options = types.isString(arg) ? { title: dialogsCommon.ALERT, okButtonText: dialogsCommon.OK, message: arg } : arg;
 
             if (utils.ios.MajorVersion < 8) {
                 var alert = createUIAlertView(options);
@@ -175,7 +173,7 @@ export function alert(arg: any): Promise<void> {
 export function confirm(arg: any): Promise<boolean> {
     return new Promise<boolean>((resolve, reject) => {
         try {
-            var options = types.isString(arg) ? { title: dialogs_common.CONFIRM, okButtonText: dialogs_common.OK, cancelButtonText: dialogs_common.CANCEL, message: arg } : arg;
+            var options = types.isString(arg) ? { title: dialogsCommon.CONFIRM, okButtonText: dialogsCommon.OK, cancelButtonText: dialogsCommon.CANCEL, message: arg } : arg;
 
             if (utils.ios.MajorVersion < 8) {
                 var alert = createUIAlertView(options);
@@ -211,9 +209,9 @@ export function prompt(arg: any): Promise<dialogs.PromptResult> {
     var options: dialogs.PromptOptions;
 
     var defaultOptions = {
-        title: dialogs_common.PROMPT,
-        okButtonText: dialogs_common.OK,
-        cancelButtonText: dialogs_common.CANCEL,
+        title: dialogsCommon.PROMPT,
+        okButtonText: dialogsCommon.OK,
+        cancelButtonText: dialogsCommon.CANCEL,
         inputType: dialogs.inputType.text,
     };
 
@@ -287,7 +285,7 @@ export function prompt(arg: any): Promise<dialogs.PromptResult> {
 export function login(arg: any): Promise<dialogs.LoginResult> {
     var options: dialogs.LoginOptions;
 
-    var defaultOptions = { title: dialogs_common.LOGIN, okButtonText: dialogs_common.OK, cancelButtonText: dialogs_common.CANCEL };
+    var defaultOptions = { title: dialogsCommon.LOGIN, okButtonText: dialogsCommon.OK, cancelButtonText: dialogsCommon.CANCEL };
 
     if (arguments.length === 1) {
         if (types.isString(arguments[0])) {
@@ -389,7 +387,7 @@ function showUIAlertController(alertController: UIAlertController) {
 export function action(arg: any): Promise<string> {
     var options: dialogs.ActionOptions;
 
-    var defaultOptions = { cancelButtonText: dialogs_common.CANCEL };
+    var defaultOptions = { cancelButtonText: dialogsCommon.CANCEL };
 
     if (arguments.length === 1) {
         if (types.isString(arguments[0])) {
diff --git a/ui/frame/frame.android.ts b/ui/frame/frame.android.ts
index 69c4ce723..782de2f24 100644
--- a/ui/frame/frame.android.ts
+++ b/ui/frame/frame.android.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import utils = require("utils/utils");
 import view = require("ui/core/view");
 import application = require("application");
 
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(frameCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(frameCommon, exports);
 
 var TAG = "_fragmentTag";
 var OWNER = "_owner";
diff --git a/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts b/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts
index 44204b43b..6c0180b18 100644
--- a/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import utils = require("utils/utils");
 import view = require("ui/core/view");
 import types = require("utils/types");
 
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(frameCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(frameCommon, exports);
 
 var ENTRY = "_entry";
 
diff --git a/ui/gestures/gestures.android.ts b/ui/gestures/gestures.android.ts
index 268c5c463..4278a6601 100644
--- a/ui/gestures/gestures.android.ts
+++ b/ui/gestures/gestures.android.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import observable = require("data/observable");
 import view = require("ui/core/view");
 import trace = require("trace");
 
-// merge the exports of the request file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 var SWIPE_THRESHOLD = 100;
 var SWIPE_VELOCITY_THRESHOLD = 100;
diff --git a/ui/gestures/gestures.ios.ts b/ui/gestures/gestures.ios.ts
index d061c2077..86b467fb7 100644
--- a/ui/gestures/gestures.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/gestures/gestures.ios.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import view = require("ui/core/view");
 import observable = require("data/observable");
 import trace = require("trace");
 
-// merge the exports of the request file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 class UIGestureRecognizerImpl extends NSObject {
     static new(): UIGestureRecognizerImpl {
diff --git a/ui/html-view/html-view.android.ts b/ui/html-view/html-view.android.ts
index 7dd20216d..fdca0da27 100644
--- a/ui/html-view/html-view.android.ts
+++ b/ui/html-view/html-view.android.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ function onHtmlPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
 // register the setNativeValue callback
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.HtmlView.htmlProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onHtmlPropertyChanged;
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class HtmlView extends common.HtmlView {
     private _android: android.widget.TextView;
diff --git a/ui/html-view/html-view.ios.ts b/ui/html-view/html-view.ios.ts
index 22a54a86e..02af1152a 100644
--- a/ui/html-view/html-view.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/html-view/html-view.ios.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ function onHtmlPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
 // register the setNativeValue callback
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.HtmlView.htmlProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onHtmlPropertyChanged;
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class HtmlView extends common.HtmlView {
     private _ios: UILabel;
diff --git a/ui/image/image.android.ts b/ui/image/image.android.ts
index b0c566d3d..6bb66de94 100644
--- a/ui/image/image.android.ts
+++ b/ui/image/image.android.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 import proxy = require("ui/core/proxy");
 import enums = require("ui/enums");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(imageCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(imageCommon, exports);
 
 function onStretchPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var image = <Image>data.object;
diff --git a/ui/image/image.ios.ts b/ui/image/image.ios.ts
index 159b1d701..c1a5f5cde 100644
--- a/ui/image/image.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/image/image.ios.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import proxy = require("ui/core/proxy");
 import definition = require("ui/image");
 import enums = require("ui/enums");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(imageCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(imageCommon, exports);
 
 function onStretchPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var image = <Image>data.object;
diff --git a/ui/label/label.android.ts b/ui/label/label.android.ts
index e2ead08c5..d44ef74f0 100644
--- a/ui/label/label.android.ts
+++ b/ui/label/label.android.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ function onTextWrapPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData
 // register the setNativeValue callback
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.Label.textWrapProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onTextWrapPropertyChanged;
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class Label extends common.Label {
     private _android: android.widget.TextView;
diff --git a/ui/label/label.ios.ts b/ui/label/label.ios.ts
index f3a0192d9..b65cd831b 100644
--- a/ui/label/label.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/label/label.ios.ts
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ function onTextWrapPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData
 // register the setNativeValue callback
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.Label.textWrapProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onTextWrapPropertyChanged;
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class Label extends common.Label {
     private _ios: UILabel;
diff --git a/ui/list-picker/list-picker.android.ts b/ui/list-picker/list-picker.android.ts
index 1bf10eee5..87221d5f2 100644
--- a/ui/list-picker/list-picker.android.ts
+++ b/ui/list-picker/list-picker.android.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 import types = require("utils/types");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class ListPicker extends common.ListPicker {
     private _android: android.widget.NumberPicker;
diff --git a/ui/list-picker/list-picker.ios.ts b/ui/list-picker/list-picker.ios.ts
index 31803628f..2a27fac07 100644
--- a/ui/list-picker/list-picker.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/list-picker/list-picker.ios.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 import types = require("utils/types");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class ListPicker extends common.ListPicker {
     private _ios: UIPickerView;
diff --git a/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts b/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts
index d98231ea6..ab817c6d3 100644
--- a/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts
+++ b/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ var LOADMOREITEMS = common.ListView.loadMoreItemsEvent;
 var ITEMTAP = common.ListView.itemTapEvent;
 var REALIZED_INDEX = "realizedIndex";
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 function onSeparatorColorPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var bar = <ListView>data.object;
diff --git a/ui/list-view/list-view.ios.ts b/ui/list-view/list-view.ios.ts
index 0473e6d99..71a778e3f 100644
--- a/ui/list-view/list-view.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/list-view/list-view.ios.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ var LOADMOREITEMS = common.ListView.loadMoreItemsEvent;
 var ITEMTAP = common.ListView.itemTapEvent;
 var DEFAULT_HEIGHT = 80;
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 var infinity = utils.layout.makeMeasureSpec(0, utils.layout.UNSPECIFIED);
 
diff --git a/ui/page/page.android.ts b/ui/page/page.android.ts
index ef661979f..4c5db1662 100644
--- a/ui/page/page.android.ts
+++ b/ui/page/page.android.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import definition = require("ui/page");
 import trace = require("trace");
 import color = require("color");
 
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(pageCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(pageCommon, exports);
 
 class DialogFragmentClass extends android.app.DialogFragment {
     private _owner: Page;
diff --git a/ui/page/page.ios.ts b/ui/page/page.ios.ts
index 51139e2d3..f79348e85 100644
--- a/ui/page/page.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/page/page.ios.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ import trace = require("trace");
 import utils = require("utils/utils");
 import types = require("utils/types");
 
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(pageCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(pageCommon, exports);
 
 class UIViewControllerImpl extends UIViewController {
     static new(): UIViewControllerImpl {
diff --git a/ui/placeholder/placeholder.android.ts b/ui/placeholder/placeholder.android.ts
index a8199de32..86359c443 100644
--- a/ui/placeholder/placeholder.android.ts
+++ b/ui/placeholder/placeholder.android.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import definition = require("ui/placeholder");
 import common = require("ui/placeholder/placeholder-common");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class Placeholder extends common.Placeholder {
     private _android: android.view.View;
diff --git a/ui/placeholder/placeholder.ios.ts b/ui/placeholder/placeholder.ios.ts
index 91d8f47cc..76e3a1e8b 100644
--- a/ui/placeholder/placeholder.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/placeholder/placeholder.ios.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import definition = require("ui/placeholder");
 import common = require("ui/placeholder/placeholder-common");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class Placeholder extends common.Placeholder {
     private _ios: UIView;
diff --git a/ui/progress/progress.android.ts b/ui/progress/progress.android.ts
index 870eec736..766c56beb 100644
--- a/ui/progress/progress.android.ts
+++ b/ui/progress/progress.android.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ function onMaxValuePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.Progress.valueProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onValuePropertyChanged;
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.Progress.maxValueProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onMaxValuePropertyChanged;
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class Progress extends common.Progress {
     private _android: android.widget.ProgressBar;
diff --git a/ui/progress/progress.ios.ts b/ui/progress/progress.ios.ts
index c8ffca413..2c414070d 100644
--- a/ui/progress/progress.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/progress/progress.ios.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ function onMaxValuePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.Progress.valueProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onValuePropertyChanged;
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.Progress.maxValueProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onMaxValuePropertyChanged;
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class Progress extends common.Progress {
     private _ios: UIProgressView;
diff --git a/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.android.ts b/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.android.ts
index 5bf20a774..4cf4a887d 100644
--- a/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.android.ts
+++ b/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.android.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ import common = require("ui/scroll-view/scroll-view-common");
 import utils = require("utils/utils");
 import enums = require("ui/enums");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 var OWNER = "_owner";
 var STATE = "_scrollViewState";
diff --git a/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.ios.ts b/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.ios.ts
index a6653370b..8ea33a709 100644
--- a/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.ios.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ import common = require("ui/scroll-view/scroll-view-common");
 import enums = require("ui/enums");
 import utils = require("utils/utils");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class ScrollView extends contentView.ContentView implements definition.ScrollView {
     private _scroll: UIScrollView;
diff --git a/ui/search-bar/search-bar.android.ts b/ui/search-bar/search-bar.android.ts
index 9383391f9..2a05b0e83 100644
--- a/ui/search-bar/search-bar.android.ts
+++ b/ui/search-bar/search-bar.android.ts
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ function _changeSearchViewHintColor(bar: android.widget.SearchView, color: numbe
     }
 }
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class SearchBar extends common.SearchBar {
     private _android: android.widget.SearchView;
diff --git a/ui/search-bar/search-bar.ios.ts b/ui/search-bar/search-bar.ios.ts
index 20d633533..b43a3e406 100644
--- a/ui/search-bar/search-bar.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/search-bar/search-bar.ios.ts
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@ function getUITextField(bar: UISearchBar): UITextField {
     return undefined;
 }
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 class UISearchBarDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements UISearchBarDelegate {
     public static ObjCProtocols = [UISearchBarDelegate];
diff --git a/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts b/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts
index 98b616e35..c76a2f372 100644
--- a/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts
+++ b/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 import proxy = require("ui/core/proxy");
 import types = require("utils/types");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 function onSelectedIndexPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var view = <SegmentedBar>data.object;
diff --git a/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.ios.ts b/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.ios.ts
index efc8eeb2f..d5adeee19 100644
--- a/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.ios.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ import proxy = require("ui/core/proxy");
 import types = require("utils/types");
 import color = require("color");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 function onSelectedIndexPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var view = <SegmentedBar>data.object;
diff --git a/ui/slider/slider.android.ts b/ui/slider/slider.android.ts
index 6d22da378..60fd1fa33 100644
--- a/ui/slider/slider.android.ts
+++ b/ui/slider/slider.android.ts
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ function onMaxValuePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.Slider.minValueProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onMinValuePropertyChanged;
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.Slider.maxValueProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onMaxValuePropertyChanged;
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class Slider extends common.Slider {
     private _supressNativeValue: boolean;
diff --git a/ui/slider/slider.ios.ts b/ui/slider/slider.ios.ts
index 672f1f7f9..530e49f22 100644
--- a/ui/slider/slider.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/slider/slider.ios.ts
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ function onMaxValuePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.Slider.minValueProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onMinValuePropertyChanged;
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.Slider.maxValueProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onMaxValuePropertyChanged;
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 class SliderChangeHandlerImpl extends NSObject {
     static new(): SliderChangeHandlerImpl {
diff --git a/ui/styling/background.android.ts b/ui/styling/background.android.ts
index 6c4a2f3f2..8ca7dc622 100644
--- a/ui/styling/background.android.ts
+++ b/ui/styling/background.android.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import utils = require("utils/utils");
 import common = require("ui/styling/background-common");
 import dts = require("ui/styling/background");
 
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 // We are using "ad" here to avoid namespace collision with the global android object
 export module ad {
diff --git a/ui/styling/background.ios.ts b/ui/styling/background.ios.ts
index ec3e59fa2..6203186ef 100644
--- a/ui/styling/background.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/styling/background.ios.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import viewModule = require("ui/core/view");
 import style = require("ui/styling/style");
 import common = require("ui/styling/background-common");
 
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export module ios {
     export function createBackgroundUIColor(view: viewModule.View): UIColor {
diff --git a/ui/styling/stylers.android.ts b/ui/styling/stylers.android.ts
index d68897d51..fd1849f78 100644
--- a/ui/styling/stylers.android.ts
+++ b/ui/styling/stylers.android.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ import styleModule = require("ui/styling/style");
 import font = require("ui/styling/font");
 import background = require("ui/styling/background");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(stylersCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(stylersCommon, exports);
 
 var _defaultBackgrounds = new Map<string, android.graphics.drawable.Drawable>();
 function onBackgroundOrBorderPropertyChanged(v: view.View) {
diff --git a/ui/styling/stylers.ios.ts b/ui/styling/stylers.ios.ts
index 14ec84d2c..e7c66fd26 100644
--- a/ui/styling/stylers.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/styling/stylers.ios.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ import enums = require("ui/enums");
 import font = require("ui/styling/font");
 import background = require("ui/styling/background");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(stylersCommon, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(stylersCommon, exports);
 
 interface TextUIView {
     font: UIFont;
diff --git a/ui/switch/switch.android.ts b/ui/switch/switch.android.ts
index 8763fe978..4363c6acf 100644
--- a/ui/switch/switch.android.ts
+++ b/ui/switch/switch.android.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ function onCheckedPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData)
 // register the setNativeValue callbacks
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.Switch.checkedProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onCheckedPropertyChanged;
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class Switch extends common.Switch {
     private _android: android.widget.Switch;
diff --git a/ui/switch/switch.ios.ts b/ui/switch/switch.ios.ts
index 43dec3f1a..0c0acc6c5 100644
--- a/ui/switch/switch.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/switch/switch.ios.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ function onCheckedPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData)
 // register the setNativeValue callbacks
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.Switch.checkedProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onCheckedPropertyChanged;
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 class SwitchChangeHandlerImpl extends NSObject {
     static new(): SwitchChangeHandlerImpl {
diff --git a/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts b/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
index e289b34a0..44ddb7067 100644
--- a/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
+++ b/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ import page = require("ui/page");
 var VIEWS_STATES = "_viewStates";
 var RESOURCE_PREFIX = "res://";
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 class ViewPagerClass extends android.support.v4.view.ViewPager {
     private owner: TabView;
diff --git a/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts b/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts
index a84c8d91a..e0201fc4c 100644
--- a/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ import view = require("ui/core/view");
 import imageSource = require("image-source");
 import types = require("utils/types");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 class UITabBarControllerImpl extends UITabBarController {
     static new(): UITabBarControllerImpl {
diff --git a/ui/text-field/text-field-common.ts b/ui/text-field/text-field-common.ts
index d71702ffd..78bedd172 100644
--- a/ui/text-field/text-field-common.ts
+++ b/ui/text-field/text-field-common.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ export var secureProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property(
     new proxy.PropertyMetadata(false)
     );
 
-// merge the exports of the textBase file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(textBase, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(textBase, exports);
 
 export class TextField extends editableTextBase.EditableTextBase implements definition.TextField {
     constructor(options?: definition.Options) {
diff --git a/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts b/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts
index e2e0ddc0d..8dac6fb1c 100644
--- a/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts
+++ b/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ function onSecurePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData)
 // register the setNativeValue callbacks
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.secureProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onSecurePropertyChanged;
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class TextField extends common.TextField {
     public _configureEditText() {
diff --git a/ui/text-field/text-field.ios.ts b/ui/text-field/text-field.ios.ts
index 2397f561c..ecdcea5a4 100644
--- a/ui/text-field/text-field.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/text-field/text-field.ios.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ function onSecurePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData)
 
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.secureProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onSecurePropertyChanged;
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 class UITextFieldDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements UITextFieldDelegate {
     public static ObjCProtocols = [UITextFieldDelegate];
diff --git a/ui/text-view/text-view-common.ts b/ui/text-view/text-view-common.ts
index 8a2780037..4e6567f95 100644
--- a/ui/text-view/text-view-common.ts
+++ b/ui/text-view/text-view-common.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 import textBase = require("ui/text-base");
 import editableTextBase = require("ui/editable-text-base");
 
-// merge the exports of the textBase file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(textBase, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(textBase, exports);
 
 export class TextView extends editableTextBase.EditableTextBase implements definition.TextView {
     constructor(options?: editableTextBase.Options) {
diff --git a/ui/text-view/text-view.android.ts b/ui/text-view/text-view.android.ts
index d5aee2464..e0a06f3c1 100644
--- a/ui/text-view/text-view.android.ts
+++ b/ui/text-view/text-view.android.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import common = require("ui/text-view/text-view-common");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class TextView extends common.TextView {
     public _configureEditText() {
diff --git a/ui/time-picker/time-picker.android.ts b/ui/time-picker/time-picker.android.ts
index f7268887d..d966c6b30 100644
--- a/ui/time-picker/time-picker.android.ts
+++ b/ui/time-picker/time-picker.android.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ function onMinutePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData)
 
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.TimePicker.minuteProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onMinutePropertyChanged;
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class TimePicker extends common.TimePicker {
     private _android: android.widget.TimePicker;
diff --git a/ui/time-picker/time-picker.ios.ts b/ui/time-picker/time-picker.ios.ts
index 49d45afa4..72c257bbf 100644
--- a/ui/time-picker/time-picker.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/time-picker/time-picker.ios.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ function onMinutePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData)
 
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.TimePicker.minuteProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onMinutePropertyChanged;
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export class TimePicker extends common.TimePicker {
     private _ios: UIDatePicker;
diff --git a/ui/web-view/web-view.android.ts b/ui/web-view/web-view.android.ts
index a864ea081..13dc09095 100644
--- a/ui/web-view/web-view.android.ts
+++ b/ui/web-view/web-view.android.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import trace = require("trace");
 import utils = require("utils/utils");
 import fs = require("file-system");
 
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 class WebViewClientClass extends android.webkit.WebViewClient {
     private _view: common.WebView;
diff --git a/ui/web-view/web-view.ios.ts b/ui/web-view/web-view.ios.ts
index edee9ce0a..053857442 100644
--- a/ui/web-view/web-view.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/web-view/web-view.ios.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import trace = require("trace");
 import utils = require("utils/utils");
 import fs = require("file-system");
 
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 class UIWebViewDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements UIWebViewDelegate {
     public static ObjCProtocols = [UIWebViewDelegate];
diff --git a/utils/utils.android.ts b/utils/utils.android.ts
index 542830e30..a1e086ee9 100644
--- a/utils/utils.android.ts
+++ b/utils/utils.android.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import common = require("utils/utils-common");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 export module layout {
     var density = -1;
diff --git a/utils/utils.ios.ts b/utils/utils.ios.ts
index 1e764aa34..e479ffa07 100644
--- a/utils/utils.ios.ts
+++ b/utils/utils.ios.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 import common = require("utils/utils-common");
 import colorModule = require("color");
 import view = require("ui/core/view");
-//import trace = require("trace");
 
-// merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
-declare var exports;
-require("utils/module-merge").merge(common, exports);
+global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 function isOrientationLandscape(orientation: number) {
     return orientation === UIDeviceOrientation.UIDeviceOrientationLandscapeLeft || orientation === UIDeviceOrientation.UIDeviceOrientationLandscapeRight;