Configure JPG Export Settings in a UXP InDesign Plugin

InDesign
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Is it possible to configure JPG export settings in a UXP InDesign plugin? If so, could anyone share a code example?

Need something similar to this ExtendScript example:

app.jpegExportPreferences.properties = {
    exportingSpread: false,
    jpegQuality: JPEGOptionsQuality.HIGH,
    jpegRenderingStyle: JPEGOptionsFormat.BASELINE_ENCODING,
    exportResolution: 300,
    jpegColorSpace: JpegColorSpaceEnum.RGB,
    embedColorProfile: true,
    antiAlias: true,
    useDocumentBleeds: false,
    simulateOverprint: false
};
2

I figured out a workaround using doScript. If there is a UXP way to do it please let me know.

function set_jpg_export_preferences () {
    const jpg_export_settings =
    "app.jpegExportPreferences.properties = {" +
    "exportingSpread: false," +
    "jpegQuality: JPEGOptionsQuality.HIGH," +
    "jpegRenderingStyle: JPEGOptionsFormat.BASELINE_ENCODING," +
    "exportResolution: 300," +
    "jpegColorSpace: JpegColorSpaceEnum.RGB," +
    "embedColorProfile: true," +
    "antiAlias: true," +
    "useDocumentBleeds: false," +
    "simulateOverprint: false" +
    "};";

    app.doScript(jpg_export_settings, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT);
}
3

Your code was available almost as is.

const {
  app, 
  ExportFormat, 
  JPEGOptionsQuality, 
  JPEGOptionsFormat, 
  JpegColorSpaceEnum
} = require('indesign') ;

(() => {
  if(app.documents.length <= 0) {return ;}
  const doc = app.activeDocument ;
  if(doc.selection.length <= 0) {return ;}
  const sel = doc.selection[0] ;

  const docName = doc.name.replace(/\.[a-z0-9]{2,4}$/i, '') ;
  const targetPath = `/Users/username/Desktop/${docName}-item1.jpg` ;

  app.jpegExportPreferences.properties = {
    exportingSpread: false,
    jpegQuality: JPEGOptionsQuality.HIGH,
    jpegRenderingStyle: JPEGOptionsFormat.BASELINE_ENCODING,
    exportResolution: 300,
    jpegColorSpace: JpegColorSpaceEnum.RGB,
    embedColorProfile: true,
    antiAlias: true,
    useDocumentBleeds: false,
    simulateOverprint: false
  } ;

  sel.exportFile(ExportFormat.JPG, targetPath, false) ;
})() ;
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4

sttk3, thank you! worked perfectly. I really appreciate it.

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