How do I use an npm package in my suitescript?
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Logan Ickert
12/19/2022, 10:18 PMHow do I use an npm package in my suitescript?
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battk
12/19/2022, 10:27 PMdepends on the package
battk
12/19/2022, 10:27 PMones designed to run in the browser and node have the best chances of working
battk
12/19/2022, 10:28 PMthey are mostl likely to be in umd format and can be uploaded the the file cabinet to use as a custom module
battk
12/19/2022, 10:28 PMif its only designed to be used in node, then your best hope is to use a bundler like broweserify or webpack
battk
12/19/2022, 10:29 PManything that does i/o is likely to not work, suitescript, node, and browsers all do it differently
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Logan Ickert
12/19/2022, 10:33 PMI'm looking to add this one: https://www.npmjs.com/package/trigram-similarity
Logan Ickert
12/19/2022, 10:34 PMDo these work in RESTlets?
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battk
12/19/2022, 10:35 PMonly designed for use in node, though doesnt use i/o
battk
12/19/2022, 10:35 PMuse with a bundler
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Logan Ickert
12/19/2022, 10:36 PMWhat do you mean by that?
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battk
12/19/2022, 10:37 PMthat package uses the commonjs module format, which is for use in node
battk
12/19/2022, 10:37 PMyou will need to use a bundler, which is designed to combine all the packages used by your script
battk
12/19/2022, 10:38 PMbundlers are generally smart enough to combine files in different formats and output into whatever format you want, in your case amd
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Logan Ickert
12/19/2022, 10:38 PMTahnks I appriciate the help
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