Working with JS libraries

The Appsmith platform includes Javascript utility libraries, which can be used to work with data within `{{ }}` bindings.

Included JS libraries
The following JS libraries are supported in the Appsmith platform.
​lodash​
​moment​
​btoa​
​atob​
Using JS libraries
The utility functions provided by the included libraries can be used when transforming data.
Example: lodash
An example of lodash's _.map utility, in use.
{{
  _.map(fetchFruits.data, (fruit) => { 
    return { label: fruit.name, value: fruit.id } 
    })
}}
​
// fetchFruits is the name of the API / Query
Example: moment
An example of moment's format utility, in use in a Table's data property.
{{
  _.map(getTickets.data, (ticket) => ({
      label: ticket.name,
      description: ticket.desc,
      displayDate: moment(ticket.created_date).format("L")  // user friendly display date
    }))
}}
​
// getTickets is the name of the API / Query

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