What external libraries and modules are allowed in Experience Designer?
- Rajkiran Alla (Deactivated)
- markmetcalfemm (Unlicensed)
Orbita exposed the following libraries and modules from Experience Manager to Experience Designer.
dataforge
The dataforge library can load CSV, JSON, or arbitrary data sets; dataforge lets you analyze data, wrangle, and visualize with ease.
See npm: data-forge.
Some of the features include:
Import and export CSV and JSON data, arbitrary JavaScript data, and text files.
Many options for working with your data:
Filtering and sorting
Transformation
Extracting subsets
Grouping, aggregation, and summation
Great for analyzing tabular data: add, remove, transform, and generate named columns (series) of data.
Great for working with time-series data.
Your data is indexed so you can merge and aggregate it.
Your data is immutable! Transformations and modifications produce a new dataset.
const dataForge = require('dataforge');
dataForge.readFile('./input-data-file.csv') // Read CSV file (or JSON!)
   .parseCSV()
   .parseDates(["Column B"]) // Parse date columns.
   .parseInts(["Column B", "Column C"]) // Parse integer columsn.
   .parseFloats(["Column D", "Column E"]) // Parse float columns.
   .dropSeries(["Column F"]) // Drop certain columns.
   .where(row => predicate(row)) // Filter rows.
   .select(row => transform(row)) // Transform the data.
   .asCSV()
   .writeFile("./output-data-file.csv") // Write to output CSV file (or JSON!)
   .then(() => {
       console.log("Done!");
   })
   .catch(err => {
       console.log("An error occurred!");
   });handlebars
The handlebars library lets you build semantic templates effectively with no frustration. The handlebars library is compatible with mustache templates. In most cases, you can swap out the mustache with handlebars and continue using your current templates.
See npm: handlebars .
When you have a template, use the Handlebars.compile method to compile the template into a function. The generated function takes a context argument, which will be used to render the template.
var source = "<p>Hello, my name is {{name}}. I am from {{hometown}}. I have " +
            "{{kids.length}} kids:</p>" +
            "<ul>{{#kids}}<li>{{name}} is {{age}}</li>{{/kids}}</ul>";
var template = Handlebars.compile(source);
var data = { "name" : "Alan",
"hometown" : "Somewhere, TX",
            "kids" : [
{"name": "Jimmy", "age": "12"},
{"name": "Sally", "age": "4"}
]
};
var result = template(data);The output appears as follows:
Hello, my name is Alan. I am from Somewhere, TX. I have 2 kids:
Jimmy is 12
Sally is 4lodash
The lodash library makes JavaScript easier by taking the hassle out of working with arrays, numbers, objects, strings, and so on.
See Lodash Documentation.
Iterating arrays, objects, and strings
Manipulating and testing values
Creating composite functions
The following code loops through an array and outputs the value.
moment
The moment library makes it easier to use parse, validate, manipulate, and display dates and times in JavaScript.
See Moment.js | Home.
Format Dates.
Calculate relative time.
Use calendar time.
Format time.
The following code returns the date of the day that is # days from today.
momentTimezone
The momentTimezone library makes it easier to parse and display dates in any time zones.
See Moment Timezone | Home .
Format Dates in any time zone.
Convert Dates between time zones.
The following code returns New York time.
orbitaUtil
The orbitaUtil library contains all reusable codes that are frequently used in the Experience Designer and Experience Manager.
The following code shows how the output is the value assigned to the variable a.
The following code truncates the HTML tags (except <hr> and <br> tags) that are obtained from the Say nodes, taxonomy, and so on.
cryptoJS
The cryptoJS module provides cryptographic functionality that includes a set of wrappers for OpenSSL's hash, HMAC, cipher, decipher, sign, and verify functions. Using cryptoJS, you can send the encrypted data to the server.
See npm: crypto-js and CryptoJS | CryptoJS.
Use global.get('cryptoJS') to access this module.
The output of the above code is:
zipcodeToTimezone
The zipcodeToTimezone module converts Zipcode data to the corresponding Timezone.
See npm: zipcode-to-timezone.
Use global.get('zipcode-to-timezone') to access this module.
The output of the above code is:
google-libphonenumber
The google-libphonenumber library can parse, format, store, and validate international phone numbers.
See npm: google-libphonenumber.
Usage:
Output:
