Import / Require LayerKind for Photoshop UXP

Photoshop
1

i created my first UXP JavaScript plugin using UXP Developer Tool.

im having an issue where i dont know how to properly import modules… for example i want to import LayerKind but i cannot successfully do it using the below


const app = window.require("photoshop").app;
const LayerKind = window.require("photoshop");

 app.documents.forEach(document => {
        document.layers.forEach(layer => {
            if (layer.kind === LayerKind.group) {
                console.log(`layer name: ${layer.name}, layer kind: ${layer.kind}`);
            }
        });
    });

if i use the LayerKind.group like i am up in my code, it doesnt work. when i remove layerkind.group everything works fine.
also when i try to import using

import {LayerKind} from 'photoshop';

i get the below error:

index.js:1 Uncaught SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module
at e.exports.execScript (uxp://uxp-internal/domjs_scripts.js:2)
at l (uxp://uxp-internal/domjs_scripts.js:2)
at uxp://uxp-internal/domjs_scripts.js:2
at o._executeCallbacks (uxp://uxp-internal/domjs_scripts.js:2)
at o._executeIfReady (uxp://uxp-internal/domjs_scripts.js:2)
at Array. (uxp://uxp-internal/domjs_scripts.js:2)
at o._executeCallbacks (uxp://uxp-internal/domjs_scripts.js:2)
at o.done (uxp://uxp-internal/domjs_scripts.js:2)
at Object.s [as loadHtmlContent] (uxp://uxp-internal/domjs_scripts.js:2)
at Object._loadHtmlContent (uxp://uxp-internal/p…anager_scripts.js:1)

any idea on how i can fix all this?

2

Isn’t your LayerKind a photoshop object? And I think it’s available only in beta, or was this already released?

3

I don’t know the answer to any of your questions.

I don’t know where the LayerKind obj is. I think its an enum but I’m not really good at finding out all these things. That’s why I’m here asking for help

4

Looks like LayerKind isn’t available at all yet. Even in beta

5

Just double-checked the actual constants object, LayerKind is missing indeed.
Not sure if they forgot to add it, but layer.kind already changed from a number to a string:

image

So at least it’s a bit more readable now than comparing against a numeric value. I’m sure the LayerKind constant will follow soon.

6

oh wow i see, im surprised its missing. I guess Photoshop UXP is still in a very early stage?
either way, on my end, when i use:

document.layers.forEach(layer => console.log(layer.kind);

it returns a number. What i did for now was just turn that enum from up above to an object


const LayerKind = {
    "any" : 0,
    "pixel" : 1,
    "adjustment" : 2,
    "text" : 3,
    "vector" : 4,
    "smartObject" : 5,
    "video" : 6,
    "group" : 7,
    "threeD" : 8,
    "gradient" : 9,
    "pattern" : 10,
    "solidColor" : 11,
    "background" : 12,
    "groupEnd" : 13
}

It works fine, so if i do

layer.kind === LayerKind.text

it works just fine. Still, very strange that i have to create this object… i would assume it was already in UXP. I just hope i dont run into more things that are “not complete”. I have some legacy scripts that are crashing photoshop. need to upgrade. But either way, it works for now. im glad at least i got to the bottom of it. hopefully it will be added soon. Thank you guys for all your help

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