Loading third party js (docs)

That shouldn’t be the case, seems odd. What’s happening when you use it in another method?

Nothing happens .. I tested with a .js file with alert(”loaded”) in it .. and if I put it in the constructor i get the Alert, if I put it in a normal view function I get no alert.

Is this a fieldtype by chance? Pascal is indicating that there was a bug with that addon type and JS package paths that should be fixed in the 3.1 DPs. What version are you encountering the issue on?

3.1.0

Not a fieldtype, I’m encountering it in the control panel file of my addon.

Which DP of 3.1? It looks fixed as of DP2+

Hm, it says:

ExpressionEngine 3.1.0 build date: 12/15/2015 identifier: dp.5

Mind posting a copy of your add-on, or emailing it to me if it’s not open-source? .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

I’ve sent you an email, Derek.

That was weird, took me a bit to track to down. Looks like the issue is in your AddonBakery common class:

$this->EE->load->add_package_path(PATH_THIRD); // add common lib folder to package path

You’re setting an add-on package path to the root THIRD_PARTY folder, which makes that the last package path loaded before your MCP controller methods are called. So it doesn’t know which package to look for your file in the subsequent ee()->cp->load_package_js('simple_registration'); call. If you get rid of that, it works fine everywhere. 😊

Thanks for looking into this, Derek. So that means you can’t add more than one package path? That code is used to be able to load the same lib from multiple add ons ..

You’re adding a package path that isn’t to a package, you’re just adding THIRD_PARTY. Your addon’s package path is already added. If you add another one afterwards, that package’s path will be the current path in context, making your addon’s package no longer the one in context.

You’re adding a package path that isn’t to a package, you’re just adding THIRD_PARTY.

Yeah, that’s the intention 😊

Ok, cheers I’ll remove that code and drop the idea of a common shared lib .. it was always a hack :-(