Ha! Should have tried that right off!. Thanks. On Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 8:16:51 PM UTC-5 Félix wrote:
> Hi Thomas! :) > > I gather that by an 'Output window' you mean the LeoJS Log Window? (The > equivalent of Leo's Log Window) > [image: log_pane.png] > > Using *console.log (*which is indeed the equivalent of python's *print > *function, > which prints in the terminal instead of Leo's Log Window), will itself > indeed print in the developer's-tools-terminal. (not recommended) > > What I recommend in contrast, is the *g.es <http://g.es> *function (and > other 'g' methods like es_print, etc.) which does print in the Log Window. > > See (and study) this example script that gives a few pointers on how to do > various useful stuff : > > @language javascript > const vscode = g.app.vscode; > g.es("hahahaha"); > // 'await' for doCommandByName required only if other code in script is > 'awaited'. > await c.doCommandByName('insert-headline-time'); > > const userInput = await vscode.window.showInputBox({ > placeHolder: 'Enter something', // Placeholder text in the input box > prompt: 'Please enter some text:', // Prompt message above the input > box > }); > if (userInput === undefined) { > g.es('User canceled the input.'); > } else { > g.es('User input:', userInput); > } > try { > const apiUrl = 'https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users'; > const response = await fetch(apiUrl); > g.es("about to call"); > if (!response.ok) { > throw new Error('Network response was not ok'); > } > const data = await response.json(); > g.es("got it!!", JSON.stringify(data)); > } catch (error) { > g.es("oh no!"); > console.error('Fetch error:', error); > } > > > It will insert the current time on the selected node, then pop an input > box and print it back out in the log window, along with the result of an > HTTP fetch call to some test API. Here is a screenshot of the result of > running this script online in vscode on the web : > [image: screen_script_web.png] > > Hope this helps! > > Félix > > On Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 12:43:46 PM UTC-5 tbp1...@gmail.com wrote: > >> This script apparently runs without error but nothing shows in the Output >> window: >> >> @language javascript >> console.log('this is another test'); >> >> Using print() doesn't work, of course, because there isn't a print() >> function. How can we get a visible output? >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to leo-editor+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/leo-editor/aad78de7-378b-45eb-9e88-4422c436ebban%40googlegroups.com.
