Reference Global Functions in an Expression

For the layout that defines the commonUtils and dateLocalUtils modules (see example definition in Define Global Functions in an Extension), the following expressions can be used to call the methods exposed by a particular global functions module:

• $layout.modules.commonUtils.titleCase()
• $layout.modules.dateLocalUtils.dateToIsoString()

Where titleCase and dateToIsoString are the function names defined in the extension's functions.json.

Note:

$modules is the shortened form for use in the current container. Any container that imports modules can expect $modules to be available (for example, $page.modules and $fragment.modules).

A JavaScript action chain can provide $modules as part of the context:

class MyChain extends ActionChain {

  async run(context, params) {
    context.$layout.modules.dateUtils.today();

    const result = context.$application.modules.appUtils.update(); // can also call modules in parent scopes

    await Actions.assignVariable(context,
      {
        variable: '$layout.variables.someValue',
        value: result / 2,
      });
  }
}