

Add remarks, questions, extra information, to your more complicated flows quickly and easily. One of the most requested features, the Flow Viewer, is not only a viewer, but also gives you access to annotations. Instead of using the Switch Scripter environment to create your Switch Scripts, you can now use your preferred editor, debugger, and other development tools. NPM contains over 800,000 code packages and almost all of them are compatible with Switch Scripts, starting with the Switch 2020 Spring release.ĭevelopers can use their preferred IDE. When writing Switch scripts, you now have access to all available node.js packages available on NPM. All Node.js experience is applicable in Switch now.Ĭonsider it an app store for scriptwriters. No longer do you need to learn JavaScript for Switch. As Node.js is one of the most popular JavaScript environments available, it comes with a lot of educational resources. Previously, if you wanted to dive into scripting for Switch, your resources were limited to Switch specific training material. With the Switch 2020 Spring release, modern scripting features and a modern JavaScript syntax is now supported when writing Switch scripts! It makes sense to use Node.JS as the JavaScript environment as it brings a lot of additional value to Scriptwriters. New features are constantly added but also syntax is constantly evolving.

Like all technologies, JavaScript constantly evolves. All available Switch Elements, including apps and configurators, are created using the Switch JavaScript coding environment. It is used to build custom elements and integrations, to calculate values for element properties, and to make routing decisions on connections. JavaScript has always been an essential part of Switch. Creators are free to rebel against the “out of the box” solutions and truly build outside of the box automation.” Switch is being positioned as the epicenter for the automation revolution. Putting more resources into the hands of Switch automation creators leads to more integration flexibility, more custom development possibilities, and more opportunity for the fruition of ideas.

Two of the biggest feature additions will make Switch flow creation more powerful than ever. “This release is for the creators, the makers, and the builders. Enfocus believes that solutions should not make production rules, users should. Administrators are given more powerful tools and the freedom to design automation that allows businesses to work their own way. Enfocus is committing this release to those who create the workflows that help print service providers build winning print services. Enfocus, the leader in PDF quality control, advanced PDF editing, and workflow automation for the graphic arts industry announces the release of Switch 2020 spring.
