Mapping: Script Modules

Let’s start examining the mapping script! Check out the first few lines of the script displayed in the Editor window:

Translator scripts make extensive use of shared modules, these modules contain useful functions that your script can call to perform common tasks. Each module you are using needs a corresponding require statement to load it into your script.

The Project Manager panel, located at the left of the screen, also displays these modules in its shared folder:

You can click any of these names to examine the code contained in these modules and determine what functions your script can call.

Next Step?

Now you know where functions come from and how we access them for our scripts. In the next step, you will learn about the main() function, the core script that we use to actually execute our code.