How to import modules in Swift's JavaScriptCore?

Question

I\'m trying to use Swift\'s JavaScriptCore framework to take advantage of an existing JavaScript library that uses ES6 modules. Specifically, morse-pro by Stephen C Phillips. I\

Answer 1

While using import for modules is not possible.

You can support require('path/filename'); syntax.

This is done by providing require as a function to JS. The import command is (unfortunately) too exotic to implement in the given restrictions of JSContext.

See the following implementations

Objective-C.

@interface MyContext ()
@property JSContext *context;

@implementation MyContext

- (void) setupRequire {
    MyContext * __weak weakSelf = self;

    self.context[@"require"] = ^(NSString *path) {

        path = [weakSelf resolvePath:path];

        if(![[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:path]) {
            NSString *message = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Require: File “%@” does not exist.", path];
            weakSelf.context.exception = [JSValue valueWithNewErrorFromMessage:message inContext:weakSelf.context];
            return;
        }

        [weakSelf loadScript:path];
    };
} 

- (NSString *) resolvePath:(NSString *)path {
    path = path.stringByResolvingSymlinksInPath;
    return path.stringByStandardizingPath;
}

- (void) loadScript:(NSString *)path {
    NSError *error;
    NSString *script = [NSString stringWithContentsOfFile:path encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding error:&error];

    if (error) {
        script = @"";
        NSLog(@"Error: Could not read file in path “%@” to string. (%@)", path, error);
        // Return void or throw an error here.
        return
    }

    [self.context evaluateScript:script];
}

This example is based on code in Phoenix https://github.com/kasper/phoenix

https://github.com/kasper/phoenix/blob/master/Phoenix/PHContext.m#L195-L206

Swift 4

This example is based on code in CutBox https://github.com/cutbox/CutBox

import JavascriptCore

class JSService {

    let context = JSContext()

    let shared = JSService()

    let require: @convention(block) (String) -> (JSValue?) = { path in
        let expandedPath = NSString(string: path).expandingTildeInPath

        // Return void or throw an error here.
        guard FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: expandedPath)
            else { debugPrint("Require: filename \(expandedPath) does not exist")
                   return nil }

        guard let fileContent = try? String(contentsOfFile: expandedFilename) 
            else { return nil }

        return JSService.shared.context.evaluateScript(fileContent)
    }

    init() {
        self.context.setObject(self.require, 
                               forKeyedSubscript: "require" as NSString)
    }

    func repl(_ string: String) -> String {
        return self.context.evaluateScript(string).toString()
    }
}