can we define a variable outside function in SuiteScript 2.1?

define(['N/currentRecord', 'N/record'],

    (currentRecord, record) => {

        const token = "API";
        const apikey = "KEY";


        const beforeSubmit = (scriptContext) => {}
return {beforeSubmit}
});

Somehow this worked before, but when I try to save it without any change, now it shows me an error that

Fail to evaluate script: All SuiteScript API Modules are unavailable while executing your define callback.

Could anyone help me please?

IMO You should be using secrets management for this and not global variables. Or at least a script parameter but that's not secure in plain text. If you have a global there needs to be a pretty good reason for doing it.

It's just variable name I just tried. not real token

is that actually the full script contents? if it is truly not using Suitescript Api module outside of entry point functions (beforeLoad, before/afterSubmit) then it shouldn't be getting that error - normal variables as your example showed should be fine aside from that, N/currentRecord module is not typically used in serverside/userEvent script situations

@dbarnett actually I loaded library file which is also a SuiteScript file

ah ok yes, so may need to put the call to

config.getOptions()

inside entry point function (if your custom config module itself calls Suitescript Api modules within likely)