- Robot JavaScript SDK
- About the Robot JavaScript SDK
- Configuration Steps
Prerequisites and configuration steps for using the Robot JavaScript SDK, including installing the JavaScript Add-On and allowing browser access.
Prerequisites
The following prerequisites must be met for automation projects to use the Robot JavaScript SDK:
- Studio and Robot version 2021.10 or greater installed
- The UiPath JavaScript Add-On installed on the Robot machine
Allowing access
When the UiPath Robot JavaScript Add-On is run, you need to provide access to your custom application or web page to connect to the Robot.
The access is handled by a two-step dialog. Both steps must be confirmed to run RobotJS. Both dialogs support automation as described in the following sections.
Browser access dialog
This step refers to the browser requesting permissions to open the UiPath Assistant.
Automatically accepting the browser access dialog
It can be automated by adding the uipath-web://* value as a trusted (allowed) URL in the browser's settings. The uipath-web://* refers to the UiPath Robot web protocol handler.
Based on the browser used, different settings need to be configured. For example, if you are using Google Chrome, follow the steps described in the Google Chrome URLAllowlist documentation.
Robot consent dialog
The robot consent dialog is used to allow the connection between the Robot JavaScript SDK and the Robot Executor.
Automatically accepting the robot consent dialog
This can be automatically allowed by adding the UIPATH_ROBOTJS_ALLOWLIST System Environment Variable.
The variable value must contain the URLs of your custom application or web page, separated by semicolons. The URL should contain the port number only if a standard port is not used (80 or 443).
The Robot JavaScript SDK
This SDK provides all the necessary methods and properties you can include in your custom application or web page. You can download it as follows:
NPM
The npm package is available with TypeScript bindings. To include it in your project, you need to execute the following command at the root of your project directory:
npm install --save @uipath/robot
npm install --save @uipath/robot
CDN
For CDN, you need to include the SDK before closing the </body> tag.
<body>
...
...
<script href="//download.uipath.com/js/1.3.2/UiPathRobot.js"></script>
</body>
<body>
...
...
<script href="//download.uipath.com/js/1.3.2/UiPathRobot.js"></script>
</body>
Direct download
You can also grab the Robot JavaScript SDK via direct download.
Add-on settings
Add-on settings are configured by adding the ListenerPort and TokenExpiryInDays parameters to the uipath.config file in the installation folder. By default, the section does not contain any keys.
The configuration file must contain the following:
<robotJsSettings>
<add key="ListenerPort" value="2323" />
<add key="TokenExpiryInDays" value="30" />
</robotJsSettings>
<robotJsSettings>
<add key="ListenerPort" value="2323" />
<add key="TokenExpiryInDays" value="30" />
</robotJsSettings>
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
ListenerPort | The UiPath.RobotJS.ServiceHost.exe starts a HttpListener on the configured port and contains the information about other local listeners from the active user session on that system. The port value must match the one configured in the SDK Settings. |
TokenExpiryInDays | Any request coming from a new domain needs to have consent from the user to allow access of UiPath Robots from a web application. These consents are valid for the said number of days mentioned in this setting. |