(Node.js) Call a JavaScript Function Returning an Array

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // The Javascript functions called in this example are shown at the bottom of this page.
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    var sbScript = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    success = sbScript.LoadFile("js_function_returning_array.js","utf-8");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(sbScript.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var js = new chilkat.Js();

    var result = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    result.EmitCompact = false;

    // Call Eval to add the function to the context's global object
    success = js.Eval(sbScript,result);
    if (success == false) {
        // Examine the result for an exception.
        console.log(result.Emit());

        // Also examine the LastErrorText.
        console.log(js.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Call each function

    var funcCall = new chilkat.JsonObject();

    // Create JSON specifying the function name and arguments
    // The function has no arguments, so we only specify the name.

    funcCall.UpdateString("name","getDays");

    success = js.CallFunction(funcCall,result);
    if (success == false) {
        // Examine the result for an exception.
        console.log(result.Emit());

        // Also examine the LastErrorText.
        console.log(js.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log(result.Emit());

    // Output:
    // {
    //   "type": "array",
    //   "value": [
    //     "Monday",
    //     "Tuesday",
    //     "Wednesday",
    //     "Thursday",
    //     "Friday"
    //   ]
    // }

    // Access each array value..
    var count = result.SizeOfArray("value");
    var i = 0;
    while (i < count) {
        result.I = i;
        console.log(result.StringOf("value[i]"));
        i = i+1;
    }

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Call the getRange(start,end) function

    funcCall.Clear();
    funcCall.UpdateString("name","getRange");
    funcCall.UpdateInt("args[0]",14);
    funcCall.UpdateInt("args[1]",21);
    success = js.CallFunction(funcCall,result);
    console.log(result.Emit());

    // Output:
    // {
    //   "type": "array",
    //   "value": [
    //     14,
    //     15,
    //     16,
    //     17,
    //     18,
    //     19,
    //     20,
    //     21
    //   ]
    // }

    count = result.SizeOfArray("value");
    i = 0;
    while (i < count) {
        result.I = i;
        console.log(result.IntOf("value[i]"));
        i = i+1;
    }

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Call the getEmployees() function

    funcCall.Clear();
    funcCall.UpdateString("name","getEmployees");
    success = js.CallFunction(funcCall,result);
    console.log(result.Emit());

    // Output:
    // {
    //   "type": "array",
    //   "value": [
    //     {
    //       "id": 101,
    //       "name": "Alice",
    //       "role": "Dev"
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "id": 102,
    //       "name": "Bob",
    //       "role": "Manager"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    count = result.SizeOfArray("value");
    i = 0;
    while (i < count) {
        result.I = i;
        console.log("name: " + result.StringOf("value[i].name"));
        console.log("role: " + result.StringOf("value[i].role"));
        console.log("id: " + result.IntOf("value[i].id"));
        console.log("");
        i = i+1;
    }


}

chilkatExample();

function getDays() {
    return ["Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday"];
}

function getRange(start, end) {
    var arr = [];
    for (var i = start; i <= end; i++) {
        arr.push(i);
    }
    return arr;
}
// Usage: getRange(1, 5) -> [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

function getEmployees() {
    return [
        { id: 101, name: "Alice", role: "Dev" },
        { id: 102, name: "Bob", role: "Manager" }
    ];
}