I'm working on a module in node.js and I want to create a function with autocompletions for string input.
example:
I have not found any docs for this.
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I'm currently building a react native app which uses async storage. I've got conditionals within the components to decide whether to make requests to the API or use the data stored in memory. So to test out these conditionals I regularly have to clear the AsyncStorage using AsyncStorage.clear().
This works if I have it in one of the components, however it would be more practical to have it in a seperate script - which brings me to my question:
I want to have a script as below:
import AsyncStorage from '#react-native-community/async-storage';
AsyncStorage.clear();
console.log('STORAGE CLEARED');
and then run it using a command like node clearStorage.js (and later an npm script).
However I'm getting an error saying 'Cannot use import statement outside a module'.
Am I missing anything glaringly obvious/trying to do something I shouldn't? I've tried changing the file type to .mjs with no luck.
If you need to do this, you can't use a nodejs script because the node script will never get to the native side, because async-storage is a native library and it connects directly to Android or IOS.
Another solution may be at the start of the application, you can run that code, or create a Button just for dev mode and when click clean the data.
and the error 'Cannot use import statement outside a module'. it's because nodeJs don't understand the syntax import AsyncStorage from '#react-native-community/async-storage'; they need a transpiler like babel.
Firebase has this piece of information here at https://firebase.google.com/docs/functions/locations:
Client-side location selection for callable functions Regarding the callable function, client callable setups should follow the same guidelines as HTTP functions. The client can also specify a region, and must do so if the function runs in any region other than us-central1.
To set regions on the client, specify the desired region at
initialization:
var functions = firebase.app().functions('us-central1');
I've been trying to find which node module firebase is referring to but I have had no luck.
I know that it is not 'firebase-admin' or 'firebase-functions' but thats about it.
Anyone have any ideas what this might be referring to?
Edit:
I have now also tried using this with the imports require('firebase') and require('firebase/app') (as suggested) but neither of those seem to work. I also tried generating the app with const app = firebase.initializeApp({}); and then running app.functions("region") or app().functions("region") but i keep receiving TypeErrors saying functions is not a function and app is not a function respectively.
firebase.app().functions('us-central1'); is a part of the firebase-js-sdk. With source code documented on GitHub
NPM component is #firebase/functions, that is documented on the npmjs.com.
However, it is not intended for standalone usage, and should be used along with package Firebase.
You can install it using:
$ npm i firebase
I am a new to Node.js and Firebase.
I have successfully tried to deploy some Cloud Functions to test them a bit.
I have a Node.js project in which I have a class defined as:
import * as Api from './api';
export default class MyClass {
constructor(props) {[...]}
someFunction(props) {
return Api.someOtherFunction(props.arg1).then([..]).catch([..]);
}
}
In the Api code I use the firebase admin SDK and I work with the real time database.Ex.:
ref.child(`users/${userId}`).set({
id: userId,
arg1: arg1,
arg2: arg2
});
Now, the problem is that I would like to use MyClass in a cloud function.
I have read a lot about ES6 in Cloud Functions, too (ex.: here), but I am not able to get rid of the error message
SyntaxError: Unexpected token import
I have tried to convert to require statements but I am not able to require my local module where MyClass is.
I don't care if it will be a Node.js local module or simply some classes in clear hierarchical structure.
What I would like to ask is if there is a specific documentation about this situation (I have searched a lot for it) and/or if I am following the right way to structure my project.
If the answer is "NO", please give me some tips on how to structure it.
Cloud Functions (node.js) currently does not support the ES6 import syntax, you have to use require().
The examples in the article you linked are using Babel to convert ES6 to ES5. Even if you convert your import statements to require() you're going to encounter the fact that ES5 does not support the class syntax. If you want to do what the article it doing, follow the steps to get Babel converting your ES6 script to ES5 before sending it to Firebase Cloud.
1) In node on the backend to link one javascript file to another we use the require statement and module.exports.
This allows us to create modules of code and link them together.
How do the same thing in Meteor?
2) On the front end, in Meteor is I want to access a code from another front end javascript file, I have to use globals. Is there a better way to do this, so I can require one javascript file in another file? I think something like browserify does this but I am not sure how to integrate this with Meteor.
Basically if on the client I have one file
browserifyTest.coffee
test = () ->
alert 'Hello'
I want to be able to access this test function in another file
test.coffee
Template.profileEdit.rendered = ->
$ ->
setPaddingIfMenuOpen()
test()
How can I do this in Meteor without using globals?
Meteor wraps all the code in a module (function(){...your code...})() for every file we create. If you want to export something out of your js file (module), make it a global. i.e don't use var with the variable name you want to export and it'll be accessible in all files which get included after this module. Keep in mind the order in which meteor includes js files http://docs.meteor.com/#structuringyourapp
I don't think you can do this without using globals. Meteor wraps code in js files in SEF (self executing function) expressions, and exports api is available for packages only. What problem do you exactly have with globals? I've worked with fairly large Meteor projects and while using a global object to keep my global helpers namespaces, I never had any issues with this approach of accessing functions/data from one file in other files.
You can use a local package, which is just like a normal Meteor package but used only in your app.
If the package proves to be useful in other apps, you may even publish it on atmosphere.
I suggest you read the WIP section "Writing Packages" of the Meteor docs, but expect breaking changes in coming weeks as Meteor 0.9 will include the final Package API, which is going to be slightly different.
http://docs.meteor.com/#writingpackages
Basically, you need to create a package directory (my-package) and put it under /packages.
Then you need a package description file which needs to be named package.js at the root of your package.
/packages/my-package/package.js
Package.describe({
summary:"Provides test"
});
Package.on_use(function(api){
api.use(["underscore","jquery"],"client");
api.add_files("client/lib/test.js","client");
// api.export is what you've been looking for all along !
api.export("Test","client");
});
Usually I try to mimic the Meteor application structure in my package so that's why I'd put test.js under my-package/client/lib/test.js : it's a utility function residing in the client.
/packages/my-package/client/lib/test.js
Test={
test:function(){
alert("Hello !");
}
};
Another package convention is to declare a package-global object containing everything public and then exporting this single object so the app can access it.
The variables you export NEED to be package-global so don't forget to remove the var keyword when declaring them : package scope is just like regular meteor app scope.
Last but not least, don't forget to meteor add your package :
meteor add my-package
And you will be able to use Test.test in the client without polluting the global namespace.
EDIT due to second question posted in the comments.
Suppose now you want to use NPM modules in your package.
I'll use momentjs as an example because it's simple yet interesting enough.
First you need to call Npm.depends in package.js, we'll depend on the latest version of momentjs :
/packages/my-moment-package/package.js
Package.describe({
summary:"Yet another moment packaged for Meteor"
});
Npm.depends({
"moment":"2.7.0"
});
Package.on_use(function(api){
api.add_files("server/lib/moment.js");
api.export("moment","server");
});
Then you can use Npm.require in your server side code just like this :
/packages/my-moment-package/server/moment.js
moment=Npm.require("moment");
A real moment package would also export moment in the client by loading the client side version of momentjs.
You can use the atmosphere npm package http://atmospherejs.com/package/npm which lets you use directly NPM packages in your server code without the need of wrapping them in a Meteor package first.
Of course if a specific NPM package has been converted to Meteor and is well supported on atmosphere you should use it.
Actually i'm using node-crawler under Node.js. Then i currently need to use the methods of PHPJS (An External Javascript File). How can i add or include that JS file into NODE.JS environment?
You can download one of the CommonJS files (here: http://phpjs.org/packages/index), save it locally and just require it like a standard NodeJS module:
var php = require('name of file');
php.md5(...)
Just like any other file, except perhaps it will be up a few levels?:
enter code hererequire('../../path/to/whatever.js');