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rcraighead
rcraighead
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February 24, 2021
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.JSX vs .JSXBIN ??

  • February 24, 2021
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I maintain a functions library in .jsx and distribute to about 5 users via OneDrive. It works fine and is about 156kb. It is loaded about once a day or when it is updated. 

  • Are there any advantages/reasons to make this a .jsxbin file? I am not as concerned about file protection as I am about possible speed advantages.
  • Can it be exported from VSCode since ESTK is now defunct?
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    Correct answer Silly-V

    Hey there! I'm not sure what speed advantages there are to transferring 156kb? That seems like a small amount, once per day - but rest assured - turning it into JSXBIN will make that size bigger because out of every normal text character in your code it will make a bunch of characters that encrypt that one.

     

    As to your 2nd point, yes with your VSCode extension comes a JSXBIN command- activate it by doing Cmd+Shift+P and type in "jsxbin" to find the command.

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    m1b
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    m1bCommunity Expert
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    February 24, 2021

    I just noticed this VSCode extension TextToJSXBIN. Seems to convert to JSXBIN inline and use eval().

     

    UPDATE: I couldn't get this to work. It gave me error: "(#12)Unable to retrieve last error information." when running in debugger. Oh well.

    rcraighead
    rcraigheadAuthor
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    February 24, 2021

    I'm using ExtendScript Debugger plugin to export the jsxbin and find it is smaller than the original jsx (156 to 133KB).

    Silly-V
    Silly-VCorrect answer
    Legend
    February 24, 2021

    Hey there! I'm not sure what speed advantages there are to transferring 156kb? That seems like a small amount, once per day - but rest assured - turning it into JSXBIN will make that size bigger because out of every normal text character in your code it will make a bunch of characters that encrypt that one.

     

    As to your 2nd point, yes with your VSCode extension comes a JSXBIN command- activate it by doing Cmd+Shift+P and type in "jsxbin" to find the command.

      rcraighead
      rcraigheadAuthor
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      February 24, 2021

      Thanks, @Silly-V . This was an off-shoot of you recent post. I had just tracked down how to export the jsxbin by right-clicking within the script file in VSCode (with ExtendScript Debugger installed). 

      The JSXBIN is 133KB vs 156KB for the JSX. I'll run it and see if I can detect any difference in speed.

       

      EDIT:
      My initial observation is it seems to work a bit faster. I'm using a tip from this YouTube post

      suggesting the JSXBIN content can be pasted directly into a standard JSX for easier accessibility. It works. I'm not sure you couldn't just rename the JSXBIN file though. I send the JSX to AI through an Applescript from Keyboard Maestro so leaving as a JSX is helpful.

      Followup: The jsxbin file works fine when run from Keyboard Maestro.

        Silly-V
        Silly-V
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        February 24, 2021

        Ha, so it's smaller. I just remember putting a small string into a JSXBIN to hide a password and ended up getting with a lot longer string. Maybe it can optimize a bunch of other stuff somehow. Maybe someone can pop in to explain how it really works!

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