CodeScript Toolkit

(formerly known as Fix Require Modules, see Rebranding section for more details)

This is a plugin for Obsidian that allows to do a lot of things with JavaScript/TypeScript scripts from inside the Obsidian itself.

Who is this plugin for?

This plugin is for you if you want to:

• Write in any flavor of JavaScript/TypeScript in:
  • DevTools Console within Obsidian;
  • CustomJS scripts;
  • datacorejs / datacorejsx / datacorets / datacoretsx scripts;
  • dataviewjs scripts;
  • Modules scripts;
  • QuickAdd scripts;
  • Templater scripts;
  • etc.
• Write modular scripts using modern JavaScript/TypeScript syntax and patterns.
• Prototype Obsidian plugins.
• Explore Obsidian API (public and internal) in runtime easier.
• Invoke any JavaScript/TypeScript script via command or hotkey.

Why this plugin?

There are several very good plugins that allow to write JavaScript/TypeScript scripts for Obsidian, but they all have their own limitations and quirks.

Most of those plugins support writing scripts in CommonJS (cjs) only, which is not so used nowadays.

None of those plugins provide you the developer experience as you would have in any other modern JavaScript/TypeScript development environment.

This plugin aims to erase the line between the Obsidian world and the JavaScript/TypeScript development world.

New functions

The plugin adds the following functions to the global scope:

function require(id: string, options?: Partial<RequireOptions>);
async function requireAsync(id: string, options?: Partial<RequireOptions>): Promise<unknown>;
async function requireAsyncWrapper((requireFn: RequireAsyncWrapperArg)): Promise<unknown>;

interface RequireOptions {
  cacheInvalidationMode: 'always' | 'never' | 'whenPossible';
  moduleType?: ModuleType;
  parentPath?: string;
}

type ModuleType = 'json' | 'jsTs' | 'md' | 'node' | 'wasm';
type RequireAsyncWrapperArg = (require: RequireExFn) => Promise<unknown> | unknown;
type RequireExFn = { parentPath?: string } & NodeJS.Require & RequireFn;
type RequireFn = (id: string, options?: Partial<RequireOptions>) => unknown;

Explanation of the options will be shown in the Features section.

require()

Obsidian on desktop has a built-in require() function, but it is quite limited.

Obsidian on mobile does not have it at all.

This plugin brings the advanced version of require() to both desktop and mobile.

requireAsync()

Combines all features of require() and dynamic import().

All features brought by this plugin are available for it.

requireAsyncWrapper()

Wraps synchronous require() calls in asynchronous ones.

It is useful when you want to use the synchronous require() calls but some features are not available for it normally.

await requireAsyncWrapper((require) => {
  require(anyFeature);
});

It is especially useful for migrating scripts you have for desktop to use on mobile, as you can see in the Features section, most of the features of require() don't work on mobile.

Features

For each of the feature, we provide a table showing whether the feature enabled on the platform: Desktop or on Mobile. And whether it works for require() or for requireAsync() (and requireAsyncWrapper()).

Most of the examples below will be shown using require(), but you can adjust the examples to use requireAsync() or requireAsyncWrapper(), as soon as the feature is enabled for your platform

Built-in Modules

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✔
requireAsync()	✔	✔

Certain Obsidian built-in modules are available for import during plugin development but show Uncaught Error: Cannot find module if you try to require() them manually. This plugin fixes that problem, allowing the following require() calls to work properly:

require('obsidian');
require('@codemirror/autocomplete');
require('@codemirror/collab');
require('@codemirror/commands');
require('@codemirror/language');
require('@codemirror/lint');
require('@codemirror/search');
require('@codemirror/state');
require('@codemirror/text');
require('@codemirror/view');
require('@lezer/common');
require('@lezer/lr');
require('@lezer/highlight');

Example usage:

const obsidian = require('obsidian');
new obsidian.Notice('My notice');

const { Notice } = require('obsidian');
new Notice('My notice');

obsidian/app module

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✔
requireAsync()	✔	✔

There is a global variable app that gives access to Obsidian App instance.

However, starting from Obsidian v1.3.5 this global variable is deprecated in the public API.

Starting from Obsidian v1.6.6 this global variable was completely removed from the public API.

Currently this global variable is still available, but it's better not rely on it, as it is not guaranteed to be maintained.

This plugin gives you a safer alternative:

require('obsidian/app');

obsidian/specialModuleNames module

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✔
requireAsync()	✔	✔

You can access the list of all special Obsidian module names that are made available by this plugin. This includes module names like obsidian, @codemirror/view, etc.

require('obsidian/specialModuleNames');

Additional desktop modules

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✖
requireAsync()	✔	✖

Obsidian on desktop is shipped with some additional modules that you can require().

// bundled with Electron app
require('electron');
require('electron/common');
require('electron/renderer');

// packed in `app.asar`
require('@electron/remote');
require('btime');
require('get-fonts');

Relative path

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✖
requireAsync()	✔	✔

Fixes Cannot find module errors for relative paths:

require('./some/relative/path.js');
require('../some/other/relative/path.js');

Optionally provide the path to the current script/note if detection fails. Submit an issue if needed:

require('./some/relative/path.js', { parentPath: 'path/to/current/script.js' });
require('./some/relative/path.js', { parentPath: 'path/to/current/note.md' });

Root-relative path

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✖
requireAsync()	✔	✔

Adds support for root-relative paths:

require('/path/from/root.js');

The root / folder is configurable via settings.

System root path (Linux, MacOS)

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✖
requireAsync()	✔	✔

On Linux and MacOS, the system root path is /path/from/system/root.js.

In order to distinguish them from root-relative path, you need to prepend ~ to the path.

require('~/path/from/system/root.js');

Vault-root-relative path

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✖
requireAsync()	✔	✔

Adds support for vault-root-relative paths:

require('//path/from/vault/root.js');

ECMAScript Modules (esm)

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✖
requireAsync()	✔	✔

Originally, require() only supported CommonJS (cjs) modules and would throw require() of ES Module path/to/script.mjs not supported. Instead change the require of path/to/script.mjs to a dynamic import() which is available in all CommonJS modules. This plugin adds support for ECMAScript modules:

require('path/to/script.mjs');

Now you can use any type of JavaScript modules:

require('./path/to/script.js');
require('./path/to/script.cjs');
require('./path/to/script.mjs');

TypeScript modules

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✖
requireAsync()	✔	✔

Adds support for TypeScript modules:

require('./path/to/script.ts');
require('./path/to/script.cts');
require('./path/to/script.mts');

Warning

When the plugin loads a TypeScript module, it strips all type annotations and convert the code into JavaScript syntax.

The plugin will report an error only if the code is syntactically incorrect. No type-checking is performed, as it done by IDEs and/or compilers.

So you can potentially load some non-compilable TypeScript module, and the plugin won't report any errors. You can get runtime errors when using the module.

It is advisable to validate your TypeScript modules with external IDEs and/or compilers.

Example of such problematic module:

interface Foo {
  bar: string;
}

export function printFoo(foo: Foo): void {
  console.log(foo.barWithTypo); // this line would cause a compilation error in a regular IDE, but the plugin won't report any errors
}

The plugin just strips all type annotations and converts the code into JavaScript:

export function printFoo(foo) {
  console.log(foo.barWithTypo);
}

So when we execute within Obsidian:

require('/FooModule.ts').printFoo({ bar: 'baz' });

we get undefined instead of baz.

NPM modules

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✖
requireAsync()	✔	✔

You can require NPM modules installed into your configured scripts root folder.

require('npm-package-name');

See Tips how to avoid performance issues.

Node built-in modules

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✖
requireAsync()	✔	✖

You can require Node built-in modules such as fs with an optional prefix node:.

require('fs');
require('node:fs');

JSON files

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✔
requireAsync()	✔	✔

You can require JSON files.

require('./foo.json');

Node binaries

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✖
requireAsync()	✔	✖

You can require Node binaries .node.

require('./foo.node');

WebAssembly (WASM)

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✖	✖
requireAsync()	✔	✔

You can require WebAssembly binaries .wasm.

await requireAsync('./foo.wasm');

ASAR Archives

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✖
requireAsync()	✔	✖

You can require content of .asar files like if they were folders.

require('./foo.asar/bar.js');

Markdown files

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✔
requireAsync()	✔	✔

You can require content of .md files from code-script code blocks.

require('./foo.md'); // require the default script block
require('./foo.md?codeScriptName=bar'); // require the named script block

foo.md

```code-script
export function baz(): void {
}
```

```code-script
// codeScriptName: bar
export function qux(): void {
}
```

The first code-script code block in the file is a default script block used when ?codeScriptName=... part is not specified.

If the first line of the code-script code block has special format // codeScriptName: ..., this name can be used for query ?codeScriptName=....

You can customize behavior via frontmatter of the note.

---
codeScriptToolkit:
  defaultCodeScriptName: foo
  invocableCodeScriptName: bar
  isInvocable: true
---

• defaultCodeScriptName - name of the code block to be used when ?codeScriptName=... part is not specified.
• invocableCodeScriptName - name of the code block to be used when running the note via Invoke Scripts.
• isInvocable - whether to add the current note into the list for Invoke Scripts commands.

Override module type

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✔
requireAsync()	✔	✔

Module type is determined via file extension. You can override it if needed.

require('./actual-js-file.some-unknown-extension', { moduleType: 'jsTs' });

Possible values:

• json - JSON files.
• jsTs - JavaScript/TypeScript files: .js/.cjs/.mjs/.ts/.cts/.mts.
• md - Markdown files.
• node - Node binaries.
• wasm - WebAssembly (WASM).

URLs

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✖	✖
requireAsync()	✔	✔

await requireAsync('https://some-site.com/some-script.js');

Module type is determined by Content-Type header returned when you fetch the url.

In some cases the header is missing, incorrect or too generic like text/plain or application/octet-stream.

In those cases jsTs module type is assumed, but it's recommended to specify it explicitly to avoid warnings.

await requireAsync('https://some-site.com/some-script.js', {
  moduleType: 'jsTs'
});

File URLs

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✖
requireAsync()	✔	✔

You can require files using file URLs:

require('file:///C:/path/to/vault/then/to/script.js');

Resource URLs

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✖
requireAsync()	✔	✔

You can require files using resource URLs:

require(
  'app://obsidian-resource-path-prefix/C:/path/to/vault/then/to/script.js'
);

See getResourcePath() and Platform.resourcePathPrefix for more details.

Top-level await

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✖	✖
requireAsync()	✔	✔

// top-level-await.js
await Promise.resolve(); // top-level await
export const dep = 42;

// script.js
await requireAsync('./top-level-await.js');

Smart caching

	Desktop	Mobile
require()	✔	✔
requireAsync()	✔	✔

Modules are cached for performance, but the cache is invalidated if the script or its dependencies change.

You can also control cache invalidation mode:

require('./someScript.js', { cacheInvalidationMode: 'always' });
require('./someScript.js', { cacheInvalidationMode: 'never' });
require('./someScript.js', { cacheInvalidationMode: 'whenPossible' });

• always - always get the latest version of the module, ignoring the cached version
• never - always use the cached version, ignoring the changes in the module, if any
• whenPossible - get the latest version of the module if possible, otherwise use the cached version

Also, you can use a query string to skip cache invalidation (except for URLs), which behaves as setting cacheInvalidationMode to never:

require('./someScript.js?someQuery'); // cacheInvalidationMode: 'never'
require('https://some-site.com/some-script.js?someQuery'); // cacheInvalidationMode: 'whenPossible'

Dynamic import()

Desktop	Mobile
✔*	✔*

Dynamic import() was partially modified to be an alias to requireAsync().

However due to the technical limitations, it's not possible to extend dynamic import() in all contexts.

It is fully extended in:

• External script files: js, cjs, mjs, ts, cts, mts, md.
• Code buttons blocks.

It has original (not extended) behavior in:

• DevTools Console within Obsidian;
• CustomJS scripts;
• datacorejs / datacorejsx / datacorets / datacoretsx scripts;
• dataviewjs scripts;
• Modules scripts;
• QuickAdd scripts;
• Templater scripts;

So if you need fully functional variant, use requireAsync() instead.

Clear cache

Desktop	Mobile
✔	✔

If you need to clear the require cache, you can invoke the CodeScript Toolkit: Clear Cache command.

Source maps

Desktop	Mobile
✔	✔

Manages source maps for compiled code, allowing seamless debugging in Obsidian.

Invocable scripts

Desktop	Mobile
✔	✔

Make any script invocable by defining a module that exports a function named invoke (sync or async) that accepts app argument of App type.

// cjs sync
exports.invoke = (app) => {
  console.log('cjs sync');
};

// cjs async
exports.invoke = async (app) => {
  console.log('cjs async');
  await Promise.resolve();
};

// mjs sync
export function invoke(app) {
  console.log('mjs sync');
}

// mjs async
export async function invoke(app) {
  console.log('mjs async');
  await Promise.resolve();
}

// cts sync
import type { App } from 'obsidian';
exports.invoke = (app: App): void => {
  console.log('cts sync');
};

// cts async
import type { App } from 'obsidian';
exports.invoke = async (app: App): Promise<void> => {
  console.log('cts async');
  await Promise.resolve();
};

// mts sync
import type { App } from 'obsidian';
export function invoke(app: App): void {
  console.log('mts sync');
}

// mts async
import type { App } from 'obsidian';
export async function invoke(app: App): Promise<void> {
  console.log('mts async');
  await Promise.resolve();
}

Invoke scripts

Desktop	Mobile
✔	✔

Configure a script folder so every script in it can be invoked using the Command Palette. Use CodeScript Toolkit: Invoke Script: <<Choose>> for more predictable lists:

Startup script

Desktop	Mobile
✔	✔

Invoke any script when Obsidian loads via a configuration setting.

You can add an optional cleanup() function to the startup script, which will be called when the plugin is unloaded.

The function has the same signature as invoke() function.

import type { App } from 'obsidian';

export async function cleanup(app: App): Promise<void> {
  // executes when the plugin is unloaded
}

export async function invoke(app: App): Promise<void> {
  // executes when the plugin is loaded, including when the app is started
}

You can reload the startup script using the CodeScript Toolkit: Reload Startup Script command.

Hotkeys

Desktop	Mobile
✔	✖

Assign hotkeys to frequently used scripts:

Code buttons

Desktop	Mobile
✔	✔

Create code buttons that execute JavaScript/TypeScript:

```code-button "Click me!"
// CommonJS (cjs) style
const { dependency1 } = require('./path/to/script1.js');

// ES Modules (esm) style
import { dependency2 } from './path/to/script2.js';

// Top-level await
await Promise.resolve(42);

// TypeScript syntax
function myTypeScriptFn(arg: string): void {}
```

If you don't want to see the system messages such as Executing..., Executed successfully, you can set the systemMessages setting to false.

```code-button "Click me!" systemMessages:false
// code
```

Refreshing code blocks

Desktop	Mobile
✔	✔

Code blocks are refreshed automatically when the content changes.

If you just update settings in the code block header, the code block will not be rerendered.

So your button caption and settings will not be refreshed.

To fix that, you can:

• Modify the code block content.
• Reopen the note.
• Reload the plugin.
• Use the Refresh Any View plugin.

Console messages

Desktop	Mobile
✔	✔

Code blocks intercept all calls to console.debug(), console.error(), console.info(), console.log(), console.warn() and display them in the results panel.

```code-button "Console messages"
console.debug('debug message');
console.error('error message');
console.info('info message');
console.log('log message');
console.warn('warn message');
```

If you do not want to intercept console messages, you can set the console setting to false.

```code-button "Console messages" console:false
// code
```

See Refreshing code blocks.

Auto output

Desktop	Mobile
✔	✔

Code blocks automatically output the last evaluated expression.

```code-button REPL
1 + 2;
3 + 4;
5 + 6; // this will be displayed in the results panel
```

To disable this feature, set the autoOutput setting to false.

```code-button REPL autoOutput:false
1 + 2;
3 + 4;
5 + 6; // this will NOT be displayed in the results panel
```

See Refreshing code blocks.

Auto running code blocks

Desktop	Mobile
✔	✔

Code blocks can be configured to run automatically when the note is opened using the autorun or autorun:true setting.

```code-button "Run automatically" autorun
// code to run
```

See Refreshing code blocks.

Container

Desktop	Mobile
✔	✔

Within code block you have access to the container HTML element that wraps the results panel.

```code-button "Using container"
container.createEl('button', { text: 'Click me!' });
```

Render markdown

Desktop	Mobile
✔	✔

Within code block you have access to the renderMarkdown() function that renders markdown in the results panel.

```code-button "Render markdown"
await renderMarkdown('**Hello, world!**');
```

Source file

Desktop	Mobile
✔	✔

Within code block you have access to the sourceFile variable which represents the note file that contains the code block.

```code-button "Print sourceFile"
console.log(sourceFile);
```

Raw mode

Desktop	Mobile
✔	✔

Code buttons in raw mode show only the output container. Button itself, console output, system messages are hidden.

```code-button "" raw
await renderMarkdown('**Hello, world!**');
```

Temp plugins

Desktop	Mobile
✔	✔

This plugin allows you to create temporary plugins.

This is useful for quick plugin prototyping from inside the Obsidian itself.

The key here is the function registerTempPlugin(), which is available in the script scope.

```code-button "Click me!"
import { Plugin } from 'obsidian';

class MyPlugin extends Plugin {
  onload() {
    console.log('loading MyPlugin');
  }
}

registerTempPlugin(MyPlugin);
```

The loaded temp plugins can be unloaded using the CodeScript Toolkit: Unload Temp Plugin: PluginName / CodeScript Toolkit: Unload Temp Plugins commands.

Also all temp plugins are unloaded when current plugin is unloaded.

Protocol URLs

Desktop	Mobile
✔	✔

Warning

This allows arbitrary code execution, which could pose a security risk. Use with caution. Disabled by default.

You can invoke script files or custom code using Obsidian URL schema.

All characters has to be properly URL-escaped, e.g., you have to replace ␣ (space) with %20.

Invoke script files

Opening URL

obsidian://CodeScriptToolkit?module=/foo/bar.ts&functionName=baz&args='arg1','arg%20with%20space2',42,app.vault,%7Bbaz%3A'qux'%7D

would be equivalent to calling

const module = await requireAsync('/foo/bar.ts');
await module.baz('arg1', 'arg2 with spaces', 42, app.vault, { baz: 'qux' });

If you omit args parameter, it will be treated as no arguments.

If you omit functionName parameter, it will treated as invoke, which is useful for Invocable scripts.

Invoke custom code

Opening URL

obsidian://CodeScriptToolkit?code=await%20sleep(1000);%20console.log('foo%20bar')

would be equivalent to calling

await sleep(1000);
console.log('foo bar');

Tips

Desktop	Mobile
✔	✔

If you plan to use scripts extensively, consider putting them in a dot folder, such as .scripts within your vault. Obsidian doesn't track changes within dot folders and won't re-index your node_modules folder repeatedly.

Installation

The plugin is available in the official Community Plugins repository.

Beta versions

To install the latest beta release of this plugin (regardless if it is available in the official Community Plugins repository or not), follow these steps:

1. Ensure you have the BRAT plugin installed and enabled.
2. Click Install via BRAT.
3. An Obsidian pop-up window should appear. In the window, click the Add plugin button once and wait a few seconds for the plugin to install.

Debugging

By default, debug messages for this plugin are hidden.

To show them, run the following command:

window.DEBUG.enable('fix-require-modules');

For more details, refer to the documentation.

Rebranding

This plugin was formerly known as Fix Require Modules.

The plugin quickly overgrew its original purpose and got way more features than just fixing require() calls. That's why it got a new name.

However, for the backward compatibility, the previous id fix-require-modules is still used internally and you might find it

• in plugin folder name;
• in plugin URL;
• in Debugging section;

Support

License

© Michael Naumov