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Console
- log
- error

Console¶

API Reference
Console

Alike the JavaScript console object available in web browsers, a global console object is available. You can simply call console.log("Some text"), and it will show up in the Extensions Console Window ‣ “Show Extension Console”.

log

log¶

Argument: msg: string: None
message to push to the console

Argument: ...: string: *(optional)*

… more messages to push to the console

(optional)

Logs text in the global console.

function import(context, items, options) {

  // create a new request (as an example)
  var request = context.createRequest("Users", "GET", "http://api.example.com/users");

  // log to the console
  console.log("Created request: " + request.name);
}

error

error¶

Argument: msg: string: None
message to push to the console

Argument: ...: string: *(optional)*

… more messages to push to the console

(optional)

Logs error messages in the global console.

function getUserProfile(context, user) {

  // create a new request (as an example)
  var request = context.createRequest("User Profile", "GET", "http://api.example.com/profiles/" + user);

  // log to the console
  if (request == undefined) {
        console.error("Unable to get profile:", user);
  }
}