You would need to use a utility like externc or dts2as, if you wanted to
get code suggestions in an IDE or strict type checking with the compiler.
Out of the box, dynamic access will always work:
var example_module:Object = require("example");
You can access anything on example_module because it's an Object, but if
you make a typo, or try to access something that doesn't exist, the
compiler won't complain. Ideally, we'd like to avoid that.
However, if you find some externs or TypeScript definitions, you can create
a SWC with externc or dts2as. Then, you'll be able to specify a type on the
result of require() to give the full APIs to the compiler and IDEs:
var example_module:example = require("example");
You'd simply add the SWC to the external library path, similar to
playerglobal.swc, js.swc, or any other third party JS library.
I should mention that I added a node.swc to FlexJS, built from externs.
Right now, it only defines the signature of require(), but I'd like for us
to expand it to provide APIs for all of Node's built-in modules.
- Josh
On Jan 11, 2016 6:30 PM, "OmPrakash Muppirala" <bigosma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am trying to digest how this works. So, if I npm install a random
> module, what would I need to do to make the code complete, compiler, etc.
> to work with that new module?
>
> Thanks,
> Om
>
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 5:29 PM, OmPrakash Muppirala <bigosma...@gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Whoaaa!
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 5:25 PM, Josh Tynjala <joshtynj...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> FalconJX just got Node.js support today.
> >>
> >> //--- begin HelloNode.as
> >>
> >> package
> >> {
> >> public class HelloNode
> >> {
> >> public function HelloNode()
> >> {
> >> trace("Hello Node!");
> >> trace(process.version);
> >> }
> >> }
> >> }
> >> var process:Object = require("process");
> >>
> >> //--- end HelloNode.as
> >>
> >> //--- begin usage
> >>
> >> asnodec HelloNode.as
> >> node bin/js-debug/index.js
> >>
> >> //--- end usage
> >>
> >> I'm sure there are bugs. I probably forgot to add something important in
> >> the build script, but it works on my machine! :)
> >>
> >> - Josh
> >>
> >
> >
>
