{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"paragraph"},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"The first exercise guides you through creating a simple Hello World module that uses HTML code for the user interface. Your HTML can include dynamic data as ","type":"text"},{"text":"EJS","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://profoundlogicsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUI/pages/164495443"}}]},{"text":" (or Embedded JavaScript).","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Before you proceed, make sure to create the example workspace as described ","type":"text"},{"text":"here","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://profoundlogicsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUI/pages/164499730"}}]},{"text":".","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":3},"content":[{"text":"Create the UI","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"First, create a file named ","type":"text"},{"text":"example1.html","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" and put the following HTML content into it:","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":5},"content":[{"text":"/profoundjs/modules/pjshello/example1.html","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]}]},{"type":"codeBlock","content":[{"text":"

Hello World

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Therefore, your HTML file must only include the body content for rendering.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"The","type":"text"},{"text":" pui.submit()","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://profoundlogicsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUI/pages/164496713"}}]},{"text":" API in your HTML page is a client-side API that the submits a browser response and passes control back to server-side Node.js.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":3},"content":[{"text":"Create Node.js server-side logic","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Next, you will create the Profound.js module named ","type":"text"},{"text":"example1.js","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":":","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":5},"content":[{"text":"/profoundjs/modules/pjshello/example1.js","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]}]},{"type":"codeBlock","content":[{"text":"function example1() {\n pjs.display(\"example1.html\");\n}\n \nexports.run = example1;\n","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"The code uses the ","type":"text"},{"text":"pjs.display()","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://profoundlogicsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUI/pages/164496602"}}]},{"text":" API to display the HTML to the user. ","type":"text"},{"text":"Note that qualifying the .html file with directory ","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"textColor","attrs":{"color":"#172b4d"}}]},{"text":"pjshello","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" is optional. If the file is not qualified, the IBM i library list is used to search for the file when the application is called from IBM i via the PJSCALL command or proxy program (see below).","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"textColor","attrs":{"color":"#172b4d"}}]}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":3},"content":[{"text":"Set Up the Workspace App Start Route","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Configure the ","type":"text"},{"text":"example1.js","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" file as the workspace App Start Route (stateful), as described ","type":"text"},{"text":"here","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://profoundlogicsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUI/pages/164499461#UsingWorkspaces-routes"}}]},{"text":".","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":3},"content":[{"text":"Try the Application Using the ","type":"text"},{"text":"App Start Route","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://profoundlogicsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUI/pages/164499461#UsingWorkspaces-routes"}}]}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Run the application using the ","type":"text"},{"text":"Launch App in Browser Tab","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]},{"text":" option in the IDE, as described ","type":"text"},{"text":"here","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://profoundlogicsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUI/pages/164499461#UsingWorkspaces-run"}}]},{"text":". ","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"This will open a browser and navigate to the following URL:","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"http://host:port/run/pjshello/","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Where host is the Profound.js server host name or IP address and port is the Profound.js port number. You should see the following:","type":"text"}]},{"type":"mediaSingle","attrs":{"layout":"align-start"},"content":[{"type":"media","attrs":{"width":178,"type":"external","url":"https://docs.profoundlogic.com/plugins/servlet/confluence/placeholder/unknown-attachment?locale=en_US&version=2","height":30}}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":3},"content":[{"text":"Try the application using ","type":"text"},{"text":"PJSCALL","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://profoundlogicsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUI/pages/164495521"}}]},{"text":" on IBM i","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Now, start a ","type":"text"},{"text":"Genie session","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://profoundlogicsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUI/pages/164496306"}}]},{"text":" by navigating to the following URL:","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"http://puihost:port/profoundui/genie","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Where ","type":"text"},{"text":"puihost","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" is the sever or host name for where","type":"text"},{"text":" Profound UI","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://profoundlogicsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUI/pages/914620417"}}]},{"text":" is installed and ","type":"text"},{"text":"port","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" is the port number used by Profound UI. Please note, this is not the same as the Profound.js server host name and port number.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Next, sign into the Genie session by using your IBM i user id and password. Then, edit your library list to include libraries PROFOUNDUI and PROFOUNDJS or their equivalents if you installed Profound UI and Profound.js into non-default libraries.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"You are now ready to call your application. Use the following command and the Hello World application should appear within your interactive Genie session:","type":"text"}]},{"type":"codeBlock","content":[{"text":"PJSCALL MODULE(example1) DIRECTORY(pjshello)","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"In order to use the ","type":"text"},{"text":"PJSCALL ","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://profoundlogicsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUI/pages/164495521"}}]},{"text":"command, you must have a valid license key that includes ","type":"text"},{"text":"Genie ","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://profoundlogicsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUI/pages/164495864"}}]},{"text":"and the ","type":"text"},{"text":"Profound.js Connector","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://profoundlogicsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUI/pages/164495792"}}]},{"text":".","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Note, if you are testing and creating Profound.js modules on your PC, you can use the PJSMYIP command before running PJSCALL to point Genie to the Profound.js installation on your PC.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":3},"content":[{"text":"Try the application using a ","type":"text"},{"text":"Proxy Program","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://profoundlogicsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUI/pages/164495581"}}]},{"text":" on IBM i","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Using a Proxy Program object allows you to call your Node.js application with a standard IBM i CALL.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"If the library PJSHELLO does not yet exist, create it using the following command:","type":"text"}]},{"type":"codeBlock","content":[{"text":"CRTLIB LIB(PJSHELLO) TYPE(*TEST) TEXT('Profound.js Hello World Exercises')","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Next, create the Proxy Program:","type":"text"}]},{"type":"codeBlock","content":[{"text":"PJSCRTPRXY PGM(PJSHELLO/EXAMPLE1)","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Finally, you can call your program from a Genie session using the following command and the Hello World application should appear within your interactive Genie session:","type":"text"}]},{"type":"codeBlock","content":[{"text":"CALL PJSHELLO/EXAMPLE1","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Before you can use ","type":"text"},{"text":"Proxy Programs","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://profoundlogicsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUI/pages/164495581"}}]},{"text":", you must have a valid license key that includes ","type":"text"},{"text":"Genie ","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://profoundlogicsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUI/pages/164495864"}}]},{"text":"and the ","type":"text"},{"text":"Profound.js Connector","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://profoundlogicsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUI/pages/164495792"}}]},{"text":".","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":3},"content":[{"text":"Expand the application to use dynamic fields","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"So far, your application only presents static HTML content.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"To introduce dynamic content, edit your code as follows:","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":5},"content":[{"text":"/profoundjs/modules/pjshello/example1.html","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]}]},{"type":"codeBlock","attrs":{"language":"html/xml"},"content":[{"text":"

Hello World

My name is <%= myname %>

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Hello World

My name is <%= myname %>

What is your name? \" />

Welcome <%= yourname %>

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