Subj : Replacing a text string to execute JS code directly
To   : Digital Man
From : Nightfox
Date : Wed Jan 29 2025 16:20:30

  Re: Replacing a text string to execute JS code directly
  By: Digital Man to Nightfox on Wed Jan 29 2025 02:43 pm

 >> Not exactly as @-codes are pretty restrictive as to the contents (e.g. no
 >> space characters), so it'be pretty hard to put a code block within an
 >> @-code. One possibility is to define a JS property with a getter function
 >> and then you can invoke that getter function with the JS:propname @-code:
 >> https://wiki.synchro.net/custom:atcodes#external_content

 DM> Here's an example:

 DM> Object.defineProperty(js.global, "prop", {
 DM>     get : function () {
 DM>         return "hello, world";
 DM>     }
 DM> });

 DM> bbs.replace_text("Pause", "@JS:" + "prop@"); // @-code split for posting
 DM> console.pause(); // will invoke the global 'prop' getter function

 DM> In this example, the "prop" getter function could do more stuff and just
 DM> return an empty string if that's what's desired. -- 

That's working.  Thanks for the response and the example.

Nightfox

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