Error when loading JavaScript functions into other scripts in OpenIDM 4.x

Last updated Jan 5, 2021

The purpose of this article is to provide assistance if you encounter an error when loading a JavaScript® file (containing JavaScript functions) into other scripts in OpenIDM using a load function such as: load(identityServer.getProjectLocation() + "/script/function.js");

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Symptoms

The JavaScript file fails to load and you may see an error similar to the following when the JavaScript file is called from an endpoint:

Failure in executing script for endpoint/[script name]: ReferenceError: \"openidm\" is not defined

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Causes

The load function does not pass the objects in the calling scope to the loaded script.

Solution

This issue can be resolved by using the load.call(this, [script location]) function instead, for example:

load.call(this, identityServer.getProjectLocation() + "/script/function.js");

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