Or rather … how do I see the output from the plugin running ? At the moment it does … nothing. But I can’t see what error it is producing. Plugin is setup, and is firing from the test app … but then no response. Any thoughts ?

A missing } or any other syntax error would most probably spit something in the browser Bubble debugger box in debugging mode.

Hey Nigel… I use notepad ++ on a pc which helps you see your bracket levels… Then I used various online tools for syntax checking like is jslint… And also created a client side equivalent of my plugin (so one done with an element) and found a way to easily swap code between the client and server side version… Then with the client side one I had easy console.logging and an almost accurate description of the line number that was causing the problem… and of course for testing, it executes in milliseconds rather than nearly 12 seconds! Here is the code framework: function(instance, properties, context) { var actiontype = "element"; // element or server // Function call for element: // function(instance, properties, context) { // Function Call for server: // function(properties, instance) { // GET the single item inputs but only needed if running on the server. if (actiontype == "server") { if(properties.this_input) {properties.this_input.get();} // etc etc } //////////////////////////////////////// // DO ALL YOUR FUNKY JAVASCRIPT WORK... //////////////////////////////////////// //Output if (actiontype == "element") { instance.publishState("this_output", this_output_value); // etc etc } if (actiontype == "server") { return {"this_output":this_output_value}; } Couple of things to look out for: The first line with the function call needs to be absolutely the same text as Bubble provides, without a space or anything different. The line number with the problem when testing the element based client side version is the number shown in the anonymous bit of the message -2! Good luck! Antony. :slight_smile:

What do you log if you try this, client.post(‘statuses/update’, status, function(error, tweet, response) { if (!error) { console.log({error: error, tweet: tweet, response: response}); return { out: JSON.stringify(response) } }else{ console.log(error) }

[image] NigelG: Is there anything I can stuff the JS into to give a visual representation of the structure ? Hey @NigelG, I discovered that pressing Shift+Tab auto-formats selected code, making it easier to identify unbalanced code blocks. [bubble-code-format] (Also note the disclosure triangles to the left which expand/collapse blocks of code.) That said, while it’s definitely handy to have some limited syntax highlighting, code formatting, and code completion directly in the browser, there’s no substitute for a full-featured IDE. (Hard to imagine a time when “real coders” developed software without the aid of such tools!) Unfortunately, it’s not easy to integrate an external IDE into a Bubble plugin dev workflow in my experience. If anyone has found a good approach, I’d be interested to hear about it.

Hi again Nigel… I just updated my post above to include the code! :slight_smile:

[image] sudsy: Hard to imagine a time when “real coders” developed software without the aid of such tools!) I used to code on a coding “sheet” and hand test it. Because the compiler only ran overnight and you didn’t want a syntax error at 9am if you had to wait 24 hours :slight_smile:

function(properties, context) { var Twitter = require("twitter"); var request = require("request"); var client = new Twitter({ consumer_key: context.keys["Consumer Key"], consumer_secret: context.keys["Consumer Secret"], access_token_key: properties.access_token, access_token_secret: properties.access_token_secret }); const url = properties.image; request.get({ url: url, headers: { "Content-Type": "image/*" } }, function(e, r, b) { if(!e){ var data = new Buffer.from(b); var o = client.post("media/upload", { media: data.toString("base64") }, function(error, media, response) { if(!error){ var status = { status: properties.tweet, media_ids: media.media_id_string } client.post("statuses/update", status, function(error, tweet, response) { if (!error) { console.log({error: error, tweet: tweet, response: response}); return { out: JSON.stringify(response) } }else{ console.log(error) } }); } }); } }); console.log("here") } All it does is say “here” :frowning:

[image] NigelG: All it does is say “here” :frowning: I suspect you’ll need to use Bubble’s context.async() callback. @Kfawcett sussed this all out with the help of some JS gurus. I find the async/await syntax more readable, but the “then-able” syntax should work as well. Basically, your code needs to be in the form of a promise; otherwise, it won’t wait for a response, and you’ll just see what you’re getting now.

[image] NigelG: I used to code on a coding “sheet” and hand test it. Good heavens. And I thought using IBM punch cards to compile a Fortran program was archaic. :neutral_face:

Thanks :frowning: OK, this is way beyond me. It seems a shame, I just ported the “basic” tweet over from webtask and it still doesn’t work. Well, it works perfectly in webtask (for free) and yet not in Bubble. function(properties, context) { var Twitter = require('twitter'); var client = new Twitter({ consumer_key: context.keys["Consumer Key"], consumer_secret: context.keys["Consumer Secret"], access_token_key: properties.access_token, access_token_secret: properties.access_token_secret }); client.post('statuses/update', {status: 'I am a tweet'}, function(error, tweet, response) { if(error) console.log(error); }); } vs var Twitter = require('twitter'); module.exports = function(context, cb) { var client = new Twitter({ consumer_key: 'xxx', consumer_secret: 'xxxx', access_token_key: context.query.token, access_token_secret: context.query.token_secret }); client.post('statuses/update', {status: context.query.tweet}, function(error, response, body) { if(error) return cb(error); cb(null, {response}); }); } One sends out hundreds of tweets a day for free. The other we pay for and yet doesn’t work. Anyway, thanks to everyone who helped :slight_smile: :slight_smile: Back to the drawing board !

How to test a Server Side plugin?

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eren May 2, 2019, 6:49am 30

Can I ask for help when I’ve seen Bubble and plugin experts together?

Can you point out what the problem in the following post is?

I’m not trying to make money by selling plug-ins, I’m looking for a way to use it in my own application.

Even the smallest help is very important, please take a look.

Thanks
Eren

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