How to call a global script include from now-sdk?

[anthonydian]

 Hi now-sdk community,

I struggle to complete the following task: calling a global script include from my now-sdk scopped application.

When the following snippet runs well in a bg script (executed from my application scope): 

var test = new global.inboundAPILog().insertEventLog('x_frt_orangetmf697.inbound.api.event', null, "","");

The exact same script deployed through now-sdk will produce this error: "undefined is not a function".

Surprisingly, if I open the deployed sys_module in my browser, the global script include is well found, and I can navigate to it with control+click : 

I haven't found any resources on this specific topic, does this speak to you?

Thanks a lot for your feedback,

Regards,

Anthony

[anthonydian]

Hi,

The target script include is accessible from all scopes (see attachment).

When i'm running the bg script, i'm running it from "x_frt_orange_sdk" scope, which is my now-sdk app scope (see second attachment).

I'll give a try to remove the global. prefix in my script source code and I'll keep you in touch.

Regards,
Anthony

[Harish Kumar Sr]

Hey @anthonydian, 

I believe you are trying to call the global script include from a module. To achieve that you could do the following,

import { global } from '@servicenow/glide'

export function someAPI() {
   var test = new global.inboundAPILog().insertEventLog('x_frt_orangetmf697.inbound.api.event', null, "","");
   //do something with the result
}

 
The module requires the import statement for it to resolve the scope and script include on the instance. Let me know if this fixes your issue.

[ChristianGraab]

@Harish

How would this work if the script include is from a different scope than the global scope? 
I am trying to use a script include exposed by a different application, but I cannot figure out how to use the import. 

Also, could I expose a module from the other application, instead of a script include? 

//Christian

[GlideFather]

Hi @ChristianGraab,

first of all, such a script include must be accessible 

and then if it is cross-scope then you just ened to add a scope prefix global.sandstormUtil as seen in the API name above.

so as example you would call it from other app using:

new global.sandstormUtil().yourFunctionName();

[ChristianGraab]

Hi @GlideFather 

This that part works. 

But let's say I want to use the a script include from another scope, I would do this in a regular Script Include or Background Script. 

var util = new x_mycompany_appScope.loggingUtil().logStuff('message')

But I cannot figure out how to do this from the now-sdk app.
I have tried looking at the examples on github (https://github.com/ServiceNow/sdk-examples), but that didn't help me in understanding it better.

I have tried doing: 

import { x_mycompany_appScope } from "@servicenow/glide";

But this doesn't seem to be the correct way of doing it, since it just becomes undefined.