JavaScript

Test and debug JavaScript.

Testing scripts

In order to test functionality, the JavaScript engine can be called manually.

Execute JavaScript

POST /javascript/test

Executes the given JavaScript code.

Accepts:
  • application/javascript , text/plain, text/javascript – The JavaScript code
Produces:
  • application/json – The object returned by the code, in JSON format
Role:

_administrator

JavaScript sessions

See Debugging JavaScript on how to debug JavaScript scripts.

List all JavaScript sessions

GET /javascript/session

Retrieves the the current JavaScript sessions, their current status, and which port they listen to.

Produces:
  • text/plain – A textual list of the current JavaScript sessions in VidiCore, their current status, and which port they listen to
Role:

_administrator

Note

Multiple JavaScript debug sessions cannot share the same port. If several JavaScript sessions are started simultaneously, each is allocate the next free port. The port number can be found using the request above.

Example

POST /javascript/test
Content-Type: application/javascript

1+1

GET /javascript/session

0    testscript      STARTED/RUNNING 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0:59000   null

Retrieve a JavaScript session

GET /javascript/session/(id)

Retrieves stack trace of a specific JavaScript session.

Produces:
  • text/plain – The stack trace of the session
Status Codes:
  • 400 – The session has no frames
  • 404 – No such session
Role:

_administrator

Example

After having connected to the session:

GET /javascript/session

0    testscript      CONNECTED/SUSPENDED     0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0:59000   testscript-213efccdd3.js:2

GET /javascript/session/0

testscript-213efccdd3.js:2

Stop a JavaScript session

DELETE /javascript/session/(id)

Stops an active debugging session.

Query Parameters:
  • stop (boolean) –
    • true - Kill the running script.
    • false (default) - Stop the debugging session, and leave the script running.
Status Codes:
  • 400 – If no such session could be found.
Role:

_administrator