Running a script within another script.

Hey @Jack_Green!

Require Syntax #post-7
↑ Require syntax is the best way to share functions across scripts and update them from a central place.

As Christian explains, you can have a script called "RequireModule":

/**
* @param {string} str
* @param {number} num
*/
function test1(str, num) {
    log(str + num)
}

/**
* @param {number} num1
* @param {number} num2
*/
function test2(num1, num2) {
    return num1 + num2;
}

module.exports = {
    test1,
    test2,
};

Then, in a new script within the same package, you can call the functions from the other RequireModule Script like this:

const { test1, test2 } = require('./RequireModule');

test1("hi ", 4);

Note, that you can also use a script from another package if you use a command ID reference instead of the written path. To do this, select the script with the functions you'd like to export and select Commands > Copy Command ID In this instance, the script that imports functions would look like this:

const { test1, test2 } = require('user:adfjklaf0lkjaflk:adfafkjhafkjhaf');

test1("hi ", 4);

Note that using "require" from another package will show a red underline code highlight, but it will still run just fine.

Also probably worth noting that if you want to call a full script and not just export pieces, you can always use:

sf.soundflow.runCommand({
    commandId: 'user:adfjklaf0lkjaflk:adfafkjhafkjhaf,
    props: {}
});

And just replace the commandId prop accordingly.

So I tried this out with a test and it worked perfectly but now I seem to be stuck...

Started trying to move various scripts I have across into this system as it will be so much better for me in the long run. (recently updated protools and they changed Save As to Save Session As and it messed up so many of my scripts!)

So I have my master package with a sub folder to store all the repeated functions.

I have this in my functions script linking to various functions inside the script (nothing is red lined so looks ok)

module.exports = {
    sessionNameNewVersion,
    sessionNameTimecode,
    txtFileContentBuild,
    saveAndMoveSession,
    textFileUpdate,
}

then I have this in the script that wants to call these...

const { sessionNameNewVersion,
    sessionNameTimecode,
    txtFileContentBuild,
    saveAndMoveSession,
    textFileUpdate, } = require("./Functions/Save Session Functions");

I get the error

Command './Functions/Save Session Functions' not found (Save Version: Line 3)

What silly thing am I missing...

thanks in advance!