Node.js APIs support

[valentinstoychev]

Enable support for the core Node.js APIs so that Node.js dependent modules can be used in {N}.

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[valentinstoychev]

Please list any Node.js the APIs you want to see in {N} below. Thanks!

[RangerMauve]

I'd say that stuff like stream and events, could be easily added with npm modules.

I'd say that fs, net and http are pretty important (and the ones that'd be hardest to replace with pure JS modules), since a lot of modules rely on them.

[RangerMauve]

I'd also sugest that if anything, have a way to override require calls. For instance, let us specify that require("fs") actually requires a different module like fs-nativescript which can be added as needed. This flow would then be similar to how browserify does things

[jamlfy]

Well, this is very very cool! I think the best is sent directly to the API nodejs. But I think all the plugins can not be mounted or necestian changes. These would be the main

• fs
• stream
• path
• event
• net - WebSocket ;)
• Debugger
• Crypto

Although there are several that are already developed... Sure, but I propose the most interesting one that utils is called, but this can be acquired and to format strings.

[dead-claudia]

I need socket for an app I'm intermittently working on, since I need to connect to a non-HTTP port.

My current solution uses Cordova + a specific plugin, but that's gotten clunky in a hurry, because of Cordova's obnoxiousredundant config and that Gulp has little that works with Cordova (I have to use undocumented APIs to make it fit). I can't just use Cordova, because I have to compile my CSS and JS, and Cordova is terrible for running tasks. It's sad, really.

[z3t0]

+1

[akaustel]

This is really exiting! I would like to see net, crypto and fs. We also have a need for native C/C++ plugins, but I guess that is harder enable.

[piyushcoader]

hi i am from meteor.js backgroud and nativescript is perfect for createing webApps. Currently the problem i am facing in nativescript is using DDP to connect to my meteor app. there is node-ddp npm packages and it uses websocket. If i am not wrong nativescript doesn't support websocket right? the DDP integration will be great boost for nativescript for creating realtime native mobile apps using nativeScript. and +1 for native script this is what we were searching for years. Thanks

[RangerMauve]

The thing with node-dpp, is that it uses something that builds on the net module for websockets. There is a nativescript websocket plugin, but getting it to work with node-dpp will be nontrivial from what I understand.

[senikk]

Have anyone tried this one? https://github.com/emmanuelbuah/asteroid-nativescript "meteor ddp client for nativescript via Asteroid"

[emmanuelbuah]

@senikk asteroid-nativescript is not ready yet. I was waiting for @NathanaelA websocket lib to complete it. I just haven't had the time to get back to completing it. I plan to get to it by end of this month.

[Tim-W]

@NathanaelA Thanks for your contribution to the community. I tried using nativescript-websockets library with ddp.js/node-ddp and ddp-client modules but that didn't work out. Nativescript kept complaining about "module ddp not found" while other modules like moment.js work without any problems in my Nativescript app. Do you have any idea how I could fix this?

[kagha]

I would like to add my voice to those wanting such APIs supported. The crypto API being my personal biggest need at the moment.

[dkarlovi]

http is quite important, I'm trying to use the existing xmlrpc client which obviously uses it and it seems like a giant hurdle to strip it out and replace it.

The name collision which currently exist seems like a problem too.

[shantamg]

Crypto would be great!

[Ivshti]

What are the updates on this? Are there any APIs that are implemented?

[Ivshti]

It's worth mentioning that I managed to get a lot of things running by using browserify npm modules.

There are little things/conflicts, like having to stick some variables into global, or worse ones.

Regarding fs, there have been substitutes, again for browserify, on top of levelup on top of indexeddb.

However, net would be tricky.

[svc76]

hey guys, i am new nativescrit/npm and nodejs. But would like to know where is nativescript in terms of nodejs integration. @Ivshti, how would i leverage your work in my learning.

[dead-claudia]

@Ivshti

For something like NativeScript, fs and net should actually be doing syscalls. fs should be reading files from the local storage (throwing EACCES errors where necessary) and net should literally be opening low-level ports.

[vbudilov]

@EddyVerbruggen ,

I'll start shortly....I'll keep you posted. Thanks!

[andy-tai]

http, the NodeJS http module

[jeduden]

vm module. to create js sandboxes.

[c1ngular]

NET

[anuragd7]

+1 tty

[pablocid]

+1 crypto pleeeeaase!!!!

[vance]

+1 tty because: auth0

[neTAC23]

express (I'll be happy to know if there's another way to create in-app http servers)

[crutchcorn]

@neTAC23 express is not a built in Node.js API

[dead-claudia]

@neTAC23 You're probably referring to http (NativeScript is missing the server implementation).

[cgebe]

crypto is a must, used in so many other node.js modules

[ivanpadavan]

Here are some new steps of community in relevant direction: https://github.com/janeasystems/nodejs-mobile Unfortunately it's not wrapped as NativeScript plugin. Looks like a lot of work

[monjray]

(Basic) TCP and TLS sockets are an important feature! With this nativescript would get even more complete.
(E.g. nativescript-simple-networking is not working due to one of the open issues listed on github)
@NathanaelA, it would also be very interesting to know where to find the plugin for nodejs-mobile. Thanks!

[OMuhammad]

@NathanaelA any news about the nodejs-mobile plugin? I am trying to implement node-opcua in our NativeScript App and i am stuck as it requires somehow NodeJS. I would be pleased for any solution to a NodeJS support in NativeScript.

Thanks

[OMuhammad]

@NathanaelA yes i understand. Thanks for your reply.

[Pandapip1]

Any work on this in the past ~5 years?

[NathanWalker]

Hi @Pandapip1 thanks for bringing this ticket back up, yes this has been a focus of the TSC recently.
Node's fs APIs is where things officially started:
#9811
We are also aligning APIs based on WinterCG baseline spec, in addition to the announced Baseline from Google I/O yesterday, and it's a focus for next major release.