Feature Request: Open/save JS scripts

zuphilip

The Run JavaScript is helpful for fixing small things and getting familiar with the Zotero API. However, at the moment the only start point is to type in everything that you want to do, or to copy and paste from somewhere.

I would like to make a feature request for opening and saving JavaScript code there directly. I guess it would also make sense to save such scripts locally somewhere within the Zotero profile such that it is part of a data backup.

bwiernik

That would be really helpful.

emilianoeheyns

https://github.com/retorquere/zotero-better-bibtex/tree/master/test/fixtures/debug-bridge

dstillman

Yes, I've mentioned this before as something I'd like to add. (I can't find the thread where it came up.)

I think we could just save to a 'scripts' folder in the data directory, with each script as a separate file, and the title drawn from the either a comment at the top or, failing that, the filename. That would allow scripts to be easily saved and still edited with an external editor.

I don't see much point to opening/saving external files.

These could also be saved to the profile directory, but that's less likely to be backed up.

qqbb

I can't find the thread where it came up.

This should be the discussion:
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/76808/feature-request-more-options-for-the-javascript-runner/

See also this discussion for the debug-bridge and external files:
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/76924/running-external-js-files-within-zotero

dstillman

Ah, that's it, thanks. Let's continue there.