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However, if you need to add functionality that is more advanced than what is provided by the plugins, any step can then be written as server-side or client-side JavaScript code. You can mix Code-based steps with No-Code steps at a granular level, without having to work with the entire application as code.
Writing
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Server-side
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Code
To write Node.js (server-side JavaScript) code, select the “Write Custom Node.js Code” plugin under the “Custom” category when adding a step.
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Writing
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Client-side
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Code
To write client-side JavaScript code, select the “Write Client-side Code” plugin under the “Client-side” category when adding a step. If you need to write client-side code for the start of a condition or loop that will encompass other client-side steps, select the “Client-side Loop/Condition Partial”.
If the entire routine is custom code, it may be easier to just write the code directly in the widget event property, rather than creating a routine.
Converting
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Existing Steps to
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Code
You can convert any existing low-code step to code by clicking the JS icon on the action dialog.
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You can then customize the code and save your changes.
Code
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Analysis
The Profound.js low-code environment will analyze the code you write in order to provide future suggestions for work variables and global properties. Only outer-level declarations will be analyzed. For example, if you write this line of code:
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Profound.js may start suggesting maxRecords as a value for answers to other low-code plugins.
Viewing the
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Entire Program as
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Code
You can view or export the auto-generated code for the entire application from the Logic tab by clicking on the corresponding toolbar icon.
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