ironJS

an iron python module to serve Javascript Applications in pyRevit

How?

• uses cefpython3 (chromium library) and thus a Python35 subprocess (cefpython3 doesn't support iron python)

Initial Setup

if you are developing on pyWeWork or pyWeWork-Dev, this has been setup already!

• place ironJS and a copy of Python35 in a lib folder so pyRevit sees the libraries
• make sure python_path is set correctly (pointing to Python35) in init.py
• your copy of Python35 must have the cefpython3 library in site-packages!

Developing an App

• clone the base app to begin your Javascript project!
• after building your app, copy the following files to your pyRevit tool

dist
    build.js
    build.js.map
index.html

Run an App

in your pyRevit tool script...

import ironJS
process, out, error = ironJS.run(app=path_to_index.html, port=1111, endpoint='')

Send Data from JS Application to pyRevit script:

in Javascript:

window.sendToPython(some_json_string)

in Python:

# data comes in via the 'out' return variable from ironJS.run()