I have a function which is from a package basic-ftp which allows me to read the list of files in the specified ftp server. I am able to successfully get the output in console of the list of files from my .js file. But I am not able to use the same function in oneditprepare function. I am not sure w…

If I'm understanding the need correctly, you want to get a list of files from an FTP server and then display that list in a UI dialog? If so, I do this type of work using a custom backend admin API extensively. Check out my collection node-red-contrib-musiccast. In that collection, the best examp…

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This sounds tricky to get right... Maybe you could describe a bit more what you're trying to build? Why do you need FTP? Why do you need it in the flow editor? Do you need it in the run-time as well? Etc...

I am making a select tag in editor which should show me a list of files available in my ftp.

Why do you need that list in the flow editor? What do you do with the info. What happens in the counter-part run-time node? I'm asking because ultimately you need to sync stuff up between editor and run-time, it's easy to get the model wrong...

So basically I am trying to run a Ansible playbook with this package node-ansible The file which I choose from the select tag is passed as a parameter to a custom node which runs Ansible playbook. I will have to store the selected name from the list obtained from ftp so that I can use it in runtim…

Does the run-time node need to FTP? E.g., is it going to download that playbook? Or is it going to SSH somewhere to run it there? If it needs to download the playbook you need FTP in both places (editor and run-time), if not, then you only need FTP in the editor. You also have to decide whether th…

No, the runtime node does not require FTP. It is only in the editor

Then you will want to load your FTP module into the editor only, assuming you have FTP access from the browser (which you neither confirmed nor denied...) And you are lucky: the basic-ftp author does not publish a packaged version :roll_eyes:

Edit: see next message first, this ain't gonna work. So, this is probably going to be a bit slow, but it should get you started. Write your node html as a module, so start with <script type="module"> and then import basic-ftp as follows: import ftp from "https://esm.sh/basic-ftp@5.0.2" and the…

How can I use a function from .js file in the oneditprepare function?

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TotallyInformation 28 December 2022 02:16 2

Remember that the html file runs in the front-end (browser) and the js in the back-end (server), Just because you loaded your ftp client in your js file does not mean it is available at the front end.

To link the 2 together, it is common to use an API - check out the core serial node for an example.

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How can I use a function from .js file in the oneditprepare function?

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