Adding javascript library -- modifying header

Hello,

I'd like to try out TaffyDB javascript based DB. To use TaffyDB I need to add a link to the library in the header tag. Is there a standard way in C2 to add js library links in the header?

thanks,

Dan

If you're using SDK to develop a plugin for your needs, refer to the manual: https://www.scirra.com/manual/18/plugin-settings and look for "dependency". They will automatically be added to the html file.

Cheers,

Nikola

I was hoping there was a way to include a library from with C2, without need for plugin dev.

You could try to use browser's "execute javascript" action and try to append script to head; something along the lines:

$('head').append( ... );

or

document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild( ... );

but i'm not sure how it will work, and you'll probably have hard time debbuging it.

You can look on this thread here, seems like a lot of good info:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1900 ... javascript

By far the best way is to write a plugin using the Javascript SDK: https://www.scirra.com/manual/15/sdk

The Browser object’s ability to execute JavaScript should be regarded as a hack and not to be used if possible – prefer the SDK – but for very short bits of code can work OK.

From r175+ you can also use c2_callFunction(“name”, [param1, param2…]) to invoke a function in the Function object.

Refer to Function object manual entry (note: it won’t be written until the next stable update though, still noting it here for future references)

Probably off topic but is there a way to add a folder with the dependency key in edittime.js? I've tried and can't get it to work. To be fair unless your integrating a lib that's only a file or two then chances of porting to construct are slim, I've hit snags on plugins over this and gave up on them