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Available Libraries

• Roam exports a number of dependencies that we use internally for extensions, roam/js and roam/render to use
• Sync dependencies
  • Dependencies bundled with Roam core will be provided on the window object
  • {{table}}
    • Package Name
      • Version
        • Global Var
    • react
      • 18.2.0
        • window.React
    • react-dom
      • 18.2.0
        • window.ReactDOM
    • @blueprintjs/core
      • ^3.50.4
        • window.Blueprint.Core
    • @blueprintjs/select
      • ^3.18.6
        • window.Blueprint.Select
    • @blueprintjs/datetime
      • ^3.23.14
        • window.Blueprint.DateTime
    • chrono-node
      • ^2.3.2
        • window.ChronoNode
    • idb
      •  7.1.1
        • window.idb
    • nanoid
      • ^2.0.4
        • window.Nanoid
    • file-saver
      • ^2.0.2
        • window.FileSaver
    • crypto-js
      • ^3.1.9-1
        • window.CryptoJS
    • tslib
      • 2.2.0
        • TSLib
• Async dependencies
  • Some of Roam's dependencies are loaded only when a user uses them, your extension should do the same thing
    • We understand dynamically loading is pretty difficult for a beginner, if that is you, you can ask us for help or for an exception to this rule
  • {{table}}
    • Package Name
      • Version
        • Global Var
    • marked-react
      • ^1.1.2
        • RoamLazy.MarkedReact
    • marked
      • 4.3.0
        • RoamLazy.Marked
    • jszip
      • ^3.10.0
        • RoamLazy.JSZip
    • cytoscape
      • ^3.7.2
        • RoamLazy.Cytoscape
    • insect.js
      • 5.6.0
        • RoamLazy.Insect

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