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## Executing JavaScript |
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# Executing JavaScript |
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<!--name=vm--> |
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You can access this module with: |
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JavaScript code can be compiled and run immediately or compiled, saved, and run later. |
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### vm.runInThisContext(code, [filename]) |
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## vm.runInThisContext(code, [filename]) |
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`vm.runInThisContext()` compiles `code`, runs it and returns the result. Running |
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code does not have access to local scope. `filename` is optional, it's used only |
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and throws an exception. |
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### vm.runInNewContext(code, [sandbox], [filename]) |
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## vm.runInNewContext(code, [sandbox], [filename]) |
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`vm.runInNewContext` compiles `code`, then runs it in `sandbox` and returns the |
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result. Running code does not have access to local scope. The object `sandbox` |
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In case of syntax error in `code`, `vm.runInNewContext` emits the syntax error to stderr |
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and throws an exception. |
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### vm.runInContext(code, context, [filename]) |
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## vm.runInContext(code, context, [filename]) |
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`vm.runInContext` compiles `code`, then runs it in `context` and returns the |
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result. A (V8) context comprises a global object, together with a set of |
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In case of syntax error in `code`, `vm.runInContext` emits the syntax error to stderr |
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and throws an exception. |
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### vm.createContext([initSandbox]) |
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## vm.createContext([initSandbox]) |
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`vm.createContext` creates a new context which is suitable for use as the 2nd argument of a subsequent |
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call to `vm.runInContext`. A (V8) context comprises a global object together with a set of |
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build-in objects and functions. The optional argument `initSandbox` will be shallow-copied |
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to seed the initial contents of the global object used by the context. |
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### vm.createScript(code, [filename]) |
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## vm.createScript(code, [filename]) |
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`createScript` compiles `code` but does not run it. Instead, it returns a |
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`vm.Script` object representing this compiled code. This script can be run |
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## Class: Script |
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A class for running scripts. Returned by vm.createScript. |
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### script.runInThisContext() |
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Similar to `vm.runInThisContext` but a method of a precompiled `Script` object. |
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