How to fix "Photon is not defined" in TS

Nevey

Hello!

I'm just warming up to TypeScript so there's a good chance I'm simply missing something here.

I've added the Photon Javascript SDK (including the d.ts file) to my Cocos Creator project:

Next, I'm only trying to start the LoadBalancingClient:

VSCode recognizes Photon because it's declared as a module in "Photon-Javascript_SDK.d.ts, but when running it, it's not defined. Most likely because I'm not importing it anywhere? I've no idea what the best approach is here.

If someone could give me a hand I'd be most grateful!😊

Cheers!

vadim

I installed Creator 3.7.0, created a new project, added Photon-Javascript_SDK.js, chose Global and checked all boxes in its properties, saved the properties (pressed the button with green checkmark) and run the project. Then I opened browser console and typed 'Photon' and pressed Enter. Photon global object properties were printed in console.

vadim

Hi,

To have Photon in the global namespace, you need to run Photon-Javascript_SDK.js.

We already answered how to do it: https://forum.photonengine.com/search?query=cocos

I hope this haven't changed in Cocos since then.

Nevey

Hi Vadim,

Thanks for the clarity and quick answer. However, when I follow these instructions and import the SDK as a plugin it doesn't change anything, Photon is still not defined in global namespace.

SDK plugin settings:

I've tried "Enclosed" (which will cause the import to fail, makes sense) instead of "Global". Also tried enabling "Load in Native" and play around with other loads enabled/disabled.

I'm obviously missing something here.

Cheers!

vadim

I installed Creator 3.7.0, created a new project, added Photon-Javascript_SDK.js, chose Global and checked all boxes in its properties, saved the properties (pressed the button with green checkmark) and run the project. Then I opened browser console and typed 'Photon' and pressed Enter. Photon global object properties were printed in console.

Nevey

I did exactly the same. Maybe I'll have to play with my tsconfig a bit? I got this exact same approach working for i.e. the PlayFab sdk.

Thanks for confirming this is the way.

Cheers!