javascript function is not recognized as javascript code - karate

Question

I have the following javascript file MyService.js:
function(config) {
config.MyService = function(request) {
return call('classpath:path/to/my.feature#tag', request);
};
return config;
}
I load this js from my karate-config.js in order to reuse it from my feature files.
config = karate.callSingle('classpath:path/to/MyService.js', config);
It works as expected and I can call my.feature from any feature file. For example:
Given def res = call MyService myRequest
The problem appears when I try to add a new level to MyService.js function:
function(config) {
config.ApiOauthService = {
myCall : function(request) {
return call('classpath:path/to/my.feature#tag', request);
}
};
return config;
}
When I add the following code to my feature file:
Given def myCall = call MyService.myCall myRequest
I get the following error: "not a js function or feature file"
Do anybody know where is the problem? Is it possible to do what I am trying to do?
Thanks

Answer 1

Yes in Karate 0.9.3 onwards we have limited JS function nesting to only the top-level. You can find a full explanation in this comment.
So if you need JS function "name spacing" you can easily achieve this as per the documentation: https://github.com/intuit/karate#multiple-functions-in-one-file
And if you need more complex nesting, switch to using Java code where you can nest functions at any level.