How to pass input parameter to beforeRender

[RetoE]

Hi

I playing around with jsreports and so far I like it very much. Unfortunately I am absolutely new to node.js.

I use the setup, where jsreport makes the REST call to get the data directly from the server (beforeRender). Now I have to pass a parameter from the API Call to jsreport to the beforeRender action.

To simulate this, I have made a new dataset named "params" in jsreport studio:
{"input" : "Test"}

How can I use this data in the beforeRender function?
I tried this: request.data.$resources.params.input

Thx for a little jumpstart ...

Reto E.

[jan_blaha]

You should select your data set in the sample data template menu.

Then you can reach the data in the script using

function beforeRender(req, res, done) {
  console.log(req.data.myProperty)
  done()
}

[RetoE]

I selected it in the resources template menu (instead of the sample data).
Thanks again. Now I got the basics sorted out, I'm able to start playing around.

[jan_blaha]

Great. Good luck. :)