You have to manually add a "module-type" field and set it's value to "macro".
Here is a bare-bones example from the wiki-core (note the tiddler meta-data for this javacript macro is in a comment in the heading of the file): https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/blob/master/core/modules/macros/version.js Best, Joshua Fontany On Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 7:26:06 AM UTC-8, David wrote: > > Thanks for putting together this simple script. However, it did n't work > for me. I also get a blank tiddler. > > I have tried the refresh button as well as saving and reloading the whole > page. > > I created a new Tiddler called "JsTiddler" and put your content in it, and > set the "Type" field to "application/javascript". In the current version > of TW, I do not see a field for "module". > > Then i created a new tiddler like you did to test it. I kept the type as > the default (text/vnd.tiddlywiki) and pasted in your code. > > I reloaded the tw and my test tiddler is still blank. > > I'm not new to JavaScript, but have an intermediate knowledge of that. > But I'm new to TW, especially macros. > > > On Monday, October 17, 2016 at 4:04:10 AM UTC-4, Erock wrote: >> >> I have been learning about javascript macros recently and was trying to >> create a simple one to start with, but I can't seem to get it to work. I've >> read lots of documentation, forums, etc., but still can't seem to figure >> out why it won't work. Here is what I've been doing. I set up two tiddlers, >> JsTiddler and RunTiddler. I added a very simple javascript macro to >> JsTiddler, and set its type = "application/javascript" and module-type = >> "macro". Here is the text: >> /*\ >> title: JsTiddler >> type: application/javascript >> module-type: macro >> \*/ >> (function(){ >> >> /*jslint node: true, browser: true */ >> /*global $tw: false */ >> "use strict"; >> >> exports.name = "jstiddler"; >> >> exports.params = []; >> >> /* >> Run the macro >> */ >> exports.run = function() { >> return "Hello World"; >> }; >> >> })(); >> >> I then created a second tiddler to import and display the macro called >> RunTiddler. This is its text: >> <$importvariables filter="[[JsTiddler]]"> >> <$macrocall $name="jstiddler" /> >> </$importvariables> >> >> However, when I run this, all I get is a blank tiddler. I have tried >> filtering in different ways (such as using tags), but that didn't help >> either. I have also been able to use <<now>> and <<version>> in both <<>> >> and <$macrocall> syntax, so I know that my wiki can use js tiddlers. Can >> anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks. >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/9f5f9b96-d533-403c-aa8c-a8950b5ee005%40googlegroups.com.
