How to use external javascript libraries in NetSuite Suite Script 2.0?

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I really hate the way netsuite suite script 2.0 handles date formatting. So, I would like to use Moment.js for parsing dates that I get back from a web service call. How do I get this to work inside a suite script 2.0?

As erictgrubaugh stated, I needed to add the moment.js library to the NetSuite file cabinet and then in the debugger use the library. Also note that my script is in File Cabinet -> SuiteScripts -> Libraries

But even so, I was having problems with the syntax. Because when I use the debugger it now doesn't throw any errors, but I can't step through any of the code and a log statement doesn't print anything.

/** * @NApiVersion 2.x
 * @NScriptType ScheduledScript
 */

define ([
 'N/log',
 '../Libraries/moment',
 ],

function(log, moment) {





var a = moment('2016-01-01'); 
var b = a.clone().add(1, 'week'); 
log.debug(b);

});
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2 Answers

4
votes

In general, the external library simply needs to be an AMD-formatted module, and you can include it directly in your code. If the library you want to use isn't AMD-compatible, there is extra work to do.

moment is AMD-compatible, so all you need to do is put the moment source file in your File Cabinet somewhere, then include it in your dependencies by its path.

require(["path/to/moment"], function (moment) {
    // use moment as usual
});

Here's a working example where I have moment.min.js in a sibling lib directory: https://gitlab.com/stoicsoftware/netsuite-sku-analytics/blob/master/FileCabinet/SuiteScripts/sku-analytics/total-monthly-by-sku/sa-TotalMonthlyBySku.js

3
votes

You said:

Because when I use the debugger it now doesn't throw any errors, but I can't step through any of the code and a log statement doesn't print anything.

But from the documentation:

Note If you need to ad-hoc debug your code in the NetSuite Debugger, you must use a require() function. The NetSuite Debugger cannot step though a define() function.