[AC-6144] SDK 7.5.0 breaks support for external javascript libraries

GitHub Issue	n/a
Type	Bug
Priority	n/a
Status	Resolved
Resolution	Needs more info
Resolution Date	2019-03-06T22:26:46.000+0000
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Reporter	Peter Ladis
Assignee	Shak Hossain
Created	2019-02-20T00:57:54.000+0000
Updated	2019-03-06T22:26:50.000+0000

Description

I use libraries like moment.js , linq.js. In 7.4.0 I have code like this in my app.js function include(file) { return eval(Ti.Filesystem.getFile(Ti.Filesystem.resourcesDirectory, file).read().text); } include('ui/common/moment.js'); include('ui/common/linq.min.js'); include('ui/common/mustache.js'); And then thought my code files I can reference moment(). etc.....is there a workaround for this in 7.5.0 SDK

Comments

Joshua Quick 2019-02-20

Which platform are you having this issue on? Android? iOS? I assume iOS. Because Android didn't support File.read() of JS files for device/production builds until 7.5.0 as can be seen here [TIMOB-16678].

Gary Mathews 2019-02-20

Why not use require?

   const moment = require('./moment.js');
   console.log(moment().endOf('day').fromNow());
   
   // in 13 hours

Sharif AbuDarda 2019-02-21

Hello [~peterladis], Can you follow up here? did you follow Gary's guide on using require instead of include? Let us know. Thanks.
Rakhi Mitro 2019-02-27

[~peterladis], Did you manage to follow Gary's suggestion and test this on SDK 7.5.1.GA . Please update it on your end by executing *appc ti sdk install latest* and let us know the results.
Rakhi Mitro 2019-03-04

Hello, We haven't heard back from you since our last response. I am just following up to check the status of this case and if you need further help on it.

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