Using npm packages on my zeppos app

[Noxde]

Im trying to use xml2js on my zepp os app but im only getting build errors

That is the result of doing

import parseString from "xml2js";

if i instead use

const { parseString } = require("xml2js");

I don't get the errors but it doesn't work either, I'm guessing i can't use any npm packages that I install that are not from @zeppos but i need to use this one so any help is appreciated

[silver-zepp]

Our watches don't have node built-in, so it's impossible to run packages that weren't built for zos from the ground up. You have to find some alternative built in vanilla JS in order for it to work; and that alternative should be able to run in a low-ram environment, compared to xml2js.

The best bet would be to offload this to your smartphone. Run a node server with xml2js on it and communicate with it using ZML.

[Noxde]

Yea, you are right, I didn't even think about offloading it to my phone instead that is a good idea, I'd have to look into it. Thanks for the quick answer I will look into both alternatives

[Noxde]

Hi, I was just checking out ZML but I see that it requires the API level 3 to work. I'm using a gtr3 watch, isn't that watch only API level 1? I might be wrong but I wanted to ask just in case. Thanks in advance

[silver-zepp]

Sure, it actually has 1.0 support and it should suffice for the task.

You can also dig through its code here: https://github.com/zepp-health/zml

As well as trying the Fetch API example, which doesn't rely on ZML and uses message builder instead (a predecessor of ZML).

Additional Docs:
https://docs.zepp.com/docs/samples/app/fetchAPI
https://docs.zepp.com/docs/1.0/guides/best-practice/bluetooth-communication

[Noxde]

Thanks once again for the quick response. I'm gonna look into the bluetooth communication docs as well as the ZML repo