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Hola @david

Just a couple of technical questions about JavaScript libraries that Glide uses in their plugins: Fetch JSON & JavaScript.

I know we cannot make POST requests by using the Fetch JSON column but our plan B can be a custom JS code and run it via JavaScript plugin. It’s is fine but sometimes I have problems to understand and find the correct syntax within all the JS libraries and flavors available around the world. :roll_eyes:

I read time ago that Glide uses Lodash as JS library and also, we can import other JS libraries but I have a doubt about the Fetch() function and the right/best syntax to use.

As you know, Fetch() API supports the Promise object and helps a lot to retrieve/handle data and intercept any error during the execution of the request.
For example, this simple code uses Promise objects:

fetch('https://yesno.wtf/api') 
  .then(response => response.text())
  .then(result => console.log(result))

and returns these values using text format (.text()):
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{“answer”:“no”,“forced”:false,“image”:“https://yesno.wtf/assets/no/1-c7d128c95c1740ec76e120146c870f0b.gif”}

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but the above code cannot be used in Glide, the JS plugin doesn’t support it and we must change it using this syntax:

var Response = await fetch('https://yesno.wtf/api')
const Result= await Response.text();
return Result

Glide shows the result like (all is ok)
…
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As you can imagine, if I try to run my Glide code in other JS editors, nothing works :face_with_raised_eyebrow:

So, my questions are:

  1. Which JS library can I import into Glide in order to work/use Fetch API’s Promise objects?
  2. If I want to use Bearer authorization in Glide’s JavaScript plugin, which JS library do I have to import/use?
  3. If I want to test my Glide JS code on other online platforms like JSFiddle, what language do I have to choose to get right results?. I tested it using “TypeScript” but no luck!

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Thanks David, saludos!