importModule

Imports module with specified name.

importModule(name: string)

Modules are imported by specifying the name of the file. For example, to import the file foo.js, call importModule('foo'). Including the file extension is optional. Scriptable will look for modules in the following directories, in order:

1. Relative to the file the module is imported into.
2. In Scriptables folder in iCloud if you have iCloud Drive enabled. This folder is accessible from the Files app.
3. In Scriptables "app group" folder which is not accessible to the user but your scripts are stored in this folder if you do not have iCloud Drive enabled.
4. In Scriptables local folder. This folder is accessible from the Files app.

You can specify a file path rather than the name of a file e.g. importModule('/lib/foo'). If the path points to a directory, Scriptable will look for a file named index.js in the directory.

The importModule function returns module.exports of the imported module.

Consider the following file.

let circle = importModule('circle')
let r = 2
let area = circle.area(r)
log('Area of circle: ' + area)

The file imports the module circle.js which has the following contents.

module.exports.area = (r) => {
  return Math.PI * Math.pow(r, 2)
}

module.exports.circumference = (r) => {
  return 2 * Math.PI * r
}

The circle.js module exports the functions area and circumference.

For more information about modules, refer to the documentation on the module variable.

Parameters

name
string
Name of the module to import.

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