Managing Dependencies

Except in rare circumstances, your project will always depend on libraries of existing code. We call these libraries dependencies. Dependencies are simply other projects with pre-made functions for you to use.

All projects already have two existing dependencies:

• core/g: The core library of NodeBox Live, containing all the basic functions (e.g. Rect, Transform, Merge Shapes, etc.)
• core/plot: A library for plotting graphs. (e.g. Plot Data, Add Legend, etc.)

You can view all your dependencies by clicking on the "Dependencies" tab in the outliner:

Clicking an item will show the source code of that function. This is really handy if you want a template to start from.

Adding a Dependency

To add a dependency, click the "+" icon while on the dependencies tab. This will show a dialog allowing you to type the name of the dependency. This always consists of the userId and projectId. NodeBox will check if the dependency exists, first.

Important: After adding a dependency, wait until the project is saved, then reload the browser window. This is necessary because NodeBox Live needs to download the code of the dependency and make it available to your project.

Removing a Dependency

Currently, there is no way to remove a dependency, except in "raw" mode. That's because NodeBox Live doesn't check if you're not using certain functionality.