After updating actions in script editor all the Node.js code deleted

[morpheus93]

Sometimes I face the problem that after updating a script to a newer version of BAS all the Node.js code from the cubes is gone.

Is there any workaround for this or setting that prevents that behaviour?

[m4zuper]

Updating from which version and to which version did the problem occur? What code was contained in the action?

[morpheus93]

@m4zuper I updated from 26.8.1 to 27.0.0. The node code was just for removing and adding dots from and to a gmail address.

function generateDotVariants(email, numberOfVariants = 1) {
    const [localPart, domainPart] = email.split('@');
    const variants = new Set();

    while (variants.size < numberOfVariants) {
        let dotsCount = Math.floor(Math.random() * 3) + 2; 
        let variantArray = localPart.split('');
        let positions = [];

        
        for (let i = 1; i < variantArray.length - 1; i++) {
            if (variantArray[i - 1] !== '.' && variantArray[i] !== '.' && variantArray[i + 1] !== '.') {
                positions.push(i);
            }
        }

        
        for (let i = 0; i < dotsCount; i++) {
            if (positions.length === 0) break; 

            const randomIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * positions.length);
            const dotPosition = positions[randomIndex];

            variantArray.splice(dotPosition, 0, '.');
            
            
            positions = positions.filter(pos => Math.abs(pos - dotPosition) > 1);
        }

        const variant = variantArray.join('');
        variants.add(variant + '@' + domainPart);
    }

    return Array.from(variants);
}


const email = [[FW_ADDRESS]] ;
const variants = generateDotVariants(email);
[[FW_ADDRESS_DOT]] = variants;
[[FW_ADDRESS_DOT]] = [[FW_ADDRESS_DOT]][0]

[m4zuper]

@morpheus93
Can't replicate your problem. Perhaps there are some details? What version of node.js are you using?

[morpheus93]

@m4zuper Sometimes Node.js is also completely disabled after re-opening a project and the code is also gone. Using node version 18.10.0. Don't remember any more details.

[m4zuper]

Can't replicate your problem, are you sure the project wasn't opened simultaneously in multiple copies of BAS?

[morpheus93]

@m4zuper Could be possible that it was opened multiple times but I can't say for sure.

Btw. what is the recommended way to open a project mulitple times, for copying over cubes? I read to use a copy of the original xml project-file.
But how to open BAS mulitple times, should be used a separate installation or just open the same BAS (e.g. from the desktop link) 2 or more times?

[m4zuper]

@morpheus93 said in After updating actions in script editor all the Node.js code deleted:

I read to use a copy of the original xml project-file.

I can't say for sure, but as an option to re-insure you can do it this way.

But how to open BAS mulitple times, should be used a separate installation or just open the same BAS (e.g. from the desktop link) 2 or more times?

You can open the same BAS.