topic Re: Qlik Sense Extensions : bring other js files in in Integration, Extension & APIs

Qlik Sense Extensions : bring other js files in

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:20:07 GMT

Hi,

I am making some Qlik Sense extension, and I would like to use external .js files.

I was looking to a Qlik Sense documentation page and tutorial, and I don't know what I am doing wrong.

main.js

define( [

'jquery',

'qlik',

'./scripts/test',

'text!./css/myStyle.css'

function ( $, qlik, test, cssContent ) {

'use strict';

....

paint: function ( $element, layout ) {

test.hello();

}

});

test.js

function hello() {

console.log(' api test: my');

}

What I get in console is:

TypeError: Cannot read property 'hello' of undefined

My next question is if/when will my external .js file contain some external library (npm install packages), is it enough to just npm install all necessary packages, or do I need to do something else?

Re: Qlik Sense Extensions : bring other js files in

ErikWetterberg — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 21:03:21 GMT

Hi,

Your test.js file should define a module that returns an object with a hello method. The define .... return { } is necessary.

Erik Wetterberg

Re: Qlik Sense Extensions : bring other js files in

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 07:08:01 GMT

Yes this do the trick.

I then found this link that could help others who stumbleupon same problem.

What about my second question? Do you know about npm modules?

Re: Qlik Sense Extensions : bring other js files in

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 07:17:18 GMT

Also, if I add another method, the error come back. Should be there only one function? This seems like bad design.

How do I make more than one method inside?

define([

"jquery"

function (jq)

{

return {

log: function (error, response, body) {

console.log('test1');

}

hello: function () {

console.log('test2');

}

});

Re: Qlik Sense Extensions : bring other js files in

ErikWetterberg — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 07:40:50 GMT

Hi,

You need to separate the functions with comma:

hello: function(){

What you return is just a javascript object, so you need to follow javascript object syntax. Alternatively you could do like this:

var module = {};

module.log = function() {...};

module.hello = function(){...};

return module;

Erik Wetterberg

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Re: Qlik Sense Extensions : bring other js files in

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 07:48:21 GMT

Thank you for that, I miss this

But I still have second problem.

If I do:

const request = require('request');

I get error....

Do you know how to bring modul to this (separate, with only functions) js file?

Marko