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Use of Revealing Modules for scripts

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Mark G.
API Scripter
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Hi, The API cookbook page on the Help Centre describes the Revealing Module pattern but doesn't actually say where it needs to be used. Is it required for scripts to use this pattern to integrate with others? Can ES6 modules be used also?
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The Aaron
Roll20 Production Team
API Scripter
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It is not required, it's just a technique of building a private scope and protecting the global scope from collisions. ES6 Modules won't work on the Roll20 API, as the individual scripts don't get loaded like they would in a Node Application.  They instead get concatenated together into one large script that is then executed by the API Sandbox.
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Mark G.
API Scripter
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Ah, ok. So it's a good idea because when they're all concatenated multiple scripts might conflict in the global space.
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The Aaron
Roll20 Production Team
API Scripter
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Right you are!  
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