Using a javascript library in a Net Standard Library project from Xamarin forms?

Lelo

I would like to use a javasscript sensor fusion library. Preferably in a Net Standard Library. Most question raised are about looking to do something ui related. What I need to do is to invoking a method in a js file - and get a return value in C#. Does anyone know a way I could achieve that?

Here are is an attempted using Jurrassic but it is not working:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/59154143/resources-in-net-standard-library-project

Lelo

I used JInt
and Jint.CommonJS - to be able to handle js modules:
https://github.com/tylerjwatson/Jint.CommonJS

Some edits had to be made in the js library, like replacing ** with Math.pow and foreach (with =>) loop to for loop.` and it seems the only way where to place the js files in platform specific projects - following following how to set up resources for WebView: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/xamarin-forms/user-interface/webview?tabs=windows

Yelinzh

To invoke a method in a js file in Xamarin.Forms, you need to create WebView custom renderer. Create a WebViewClient to inject the Javascript function and set the webclient to custom webview.

public class JavascriptWebViewClient : WebViewClient
{
    string _javascript;
    public JavascriptWebViewClient(string javascript)
    {
        _javascript = javascript;
    }
    public override void OnPageFinished(WebView view, string url)
    {
        base.OnPageFinished(view, url);
        view.EvaluateJavascript(_javascript, null);
    }
}

Tutorial about Interacting with JavaScript in C # you can refer to:
https://geeks.ms/xamarinteam/2019/02/28/interact-with-javascript-from-c-using-xamarin-forms/

Lelo

Thanks for the helpful snippet and link. But I think I will use a nuget: Jint instead. It allows me to run the js code any time - and without the need to render a webview. The library is limited to some extent though as - require, import can't be interpreted. In my use case i'ts not needed as all I need is in one file in the library: https://github.com/psiphi75/ahrs/blob/master/Madgwick.js

I will still need to set my js fil as resources in all platform specific projects though. Unless there is some way add it once inside the net standard library project (see link to SO question in my first post).

Yelinzh

@Lelo said:
Thanks for the helpful snippet and link. But I think I will use a nuget: Jint instead. It allows me to run the js code any time - and without the need to render a webview. The library is limited to some extent though as - require, import can't be interpreted. In my use case i'ts not needed as all I need is in one file in the library: https://github.com/psiphi75/ahrs/blob/master/Madgwick.js

I will still need to set my js fil as resources in all platform specific projects though. Unless there is some way add it once inside the net standard library project (see link to SO question in my first post).

If you have solved the issue, please mark your solution as the answer. It'll help others who face the similar problem.

Lelo

I used JInt
and Jint.CommonJS - to be able to handle js modules:
https://github.com/tylerjwatson/Jint.CommonJS

Some edits had to be made in the js library, like replacing ** with Math.pow and foreach (with =>) loop to for loop.` and it seems the only way where to place the js files in platform specific projects - following following how to set up resources for WebView: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/xamarin-forms/user-interface/webview?tabs=windows