In extension, how to call function from JavaScript file (.js) inside ExtendScript file (.jsx)?

[livl17017666]

I have javascript file (.js) with some functions I would like to use that functions inside extendscript file(.jsx). Both javascript and extend script are part of extension.

I known for: 
var csInterface = new CSInterface();
csInterface.evalScript..

With this above I can use function from extedscript inside javascript but how I can do reverse process use functions from javascript inside extendscript?

[femkeblanco]

#include?

https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/is-it-possible-to-reference-another-js-file-i... 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/include-does-not-accept-spaces/m-p/4462966

[livl17017666]

That code that is inside .js is not supported by .jsx (extendscript do not have all features of modern javascript) it will not run.

So it is not something that #include will solve.

It needs some workaround.

[Manan Joshi · Accepted solution]

What you can do is use CSXS events which are dispatched from the jsx when you need to call the js function. The js will already have a event handler registered for this event, inside this event handler you can call your js method and on completion of this method call you can call a jsx method using CSInterface to return back the retrurn data if any from jsx to js. To create a CSXS event you can use the following sample code

try {
   var xLib = new ExternalObject("lib:\PlugPlugExternalObject");
   } catch (e) {
   }
   if (xLib) {
   var eventObj = new CSXSEvent();
   eventObj.type = "eventType";
   eventObj.data = "event data";
   eventObj.dispatch();
}

-Manan

[livl17017666]

Nice, thank you!

On this link there are some documentation about "Access HTML DOM from extend script":

https://github.com/Adobe-CEP/CEP-Resources/blob/master/CEP_11.x/Documentation/CEP%2011.1%20HTML%20Ex...