Syntax error in class definition

[rrirower]

I'm trying to define the following class.

class Bookmark

    iRegistry as object
    iRegistrySection as object

    '''''''''
    ' new: Class constructor.
    ' 
    ' @param {string} section - registry section name.
    '''''''''
    sub new(section as string)
        ' Create the registry object.
        m.iRegistry = CreateObject("roRegistry")
        m.iRegisstrySection = CreateObject("roRegistrySection", section)
    end sub

I get the following errors:

--- Syntax Error. (compile error &h02 (ERR_SYNTAX): syntax error ) in pkg:/components/UILogic/BookmarkLogic.bs(4)
--- Syntax Error. (compile error &h02 (ERR_SYNTAX): syntax error ) in pkg:/components/UILogic/BookmarkLogic.bs(6)
--- Syntax Error. (compile error &h02 (ERR_SYNTAX): syntax error ) in pkg:/components/UILogic/BookmarkLogic.bs(7)
--- Syntax Error. (compile error &h02 (ERR_SYNTAX): syntax error ) in pkg:/components/UILogic/BookmarkLogic.bs(14)
--- Syntax Error. (compile error &h02 (ERR_SYNTAX): syntax error ) in pkg:/components/UILogic/BookmarkLogic.bs(18)

What am I missing?

I should also mention that I'm getting these messages while trying to debug in Visual Studio Code.

[TwitchBronBron]

It looks like you're trying to upload the raw brightERscript code to a Roku device.

BrighterScript requires a transpile (compile) step before it can be run on a Roku. You need to run npx bsc to build your code into the ./out folder. The contents there is the code you should upload to Roku.

Check out this sample project for an example that works in vscode.

https://github.com/rokucommunity/brighterscript-template

[rrirower]

Thanks for the reply. A few more questions....

Can I execute the command you posted from within vscode?

Will I still be able to step through code using vscode?

Are there any extra files that need to be distributed with my code to support brighterscript?

[TwitchBronBron]

Can I execute the command you posted from within vscode?

Will I still be able to step through code using vscode

Yes. Look at the sample project I posted, it sets up vscode for exactly these reasons. Look at preLaunchTask in launch.json and "build" in tasks.json.. you should pull down the sample project and test it out.

Are there any extra files that need to be distributed with my code to support brighterscript?

The output folder generated by npx bsc has your entire project and any extra required files, so just copy the entire folder and you'll be good.

[rrirower]

Thanks for the template project. It was helpful. I have a couple of observations. Please let me know if I'm doing something wrong.

• I had to run "npm install brighterscript -g"
• I copied your launch.json and tasks.json files to my corresponding .vscode folder.
• For debugging, I had to unzip the created zip file and use the code within it instead of my original source folders.
• There appears to be only one extra file (bslib.brs) that I need to include with the channel code.

Is the above a correct way to proceed? I am developing on Windows.

[TwitchBronBron]

I can write a longer explanation in a day or two, but in the meantime you can watch this tutorial on how to convert a project to BrighterScript, it might help answer a few of your questions.

https://youtu.be/1rjNGi9c-rA

[rrirower]

Thanks, I'll take a look at it.

[rrirower]

I viewed the video. However, as was stated in the video, the part I needed the most, the "setup", was glossed over quickly, so, I did not get too much from it. I'm still having to switch back and forth within vscode when I want to update the source and debug from the output folder. My workaround is to run "bsc" from a command prompt before debugging the code.

[rrirower]

I finally got the setup correct after digging a little deeper. It wasn't obvious how to set up the launch.json, package.json, and bsconfig.json files. Setting them up correctly made the difference. I can now debug my code from within vscode without having to run "bsc" externally. Perhaps a wiki post regarding how to set this up on Windows could help other users.