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The [NodeJS Module](/docs/getting-started/installation/nodejs) can be imported
from JavaScript code.

This demo was tested against Tauri 1.0.5 on 2022 August 13.

:::note

Tauri currently does not provide the equivalent of NodeJS `fs` module.  The raw
`@tauri-apps/api` methods used in the examples are not expected to change.

:::

`http` and `dialog` must be explicitly allowed in `tauri.conf.json`:

```json title="tauri.conf.json"
    "allowlist": {
      "all": true,
      "http": {
        "all": true,
        "request": true,
        "scope": ["https://**"]
      },
      "dialog": {
        "all": true
      }
```

The "Complete Example" creates an app that looks like the screenshot:

![SheetJS Tauri MacOS screenshot](pathname:///tauri/macos.png)

<details><summary><b>Complete Example</b> (click to show)</summary>

0) [Read Tauri "Getting Started" guide and install dependencies.](https://tauri.app/v1/guides/getting-started/prerequisites)

1) Create a new Tauri app:

```bash
npm create tauri-app
```

When prompted:

- App Name: `SheetJSTauri`
- Window Title: `SheetJS + Tauri`
- UI recipe: `create-vite`
- Add "@tauri-apps/api": `Y`
- ViteJS template: `vue-ts`

2) Enter the directory:

```bash
cd SheetJSTauri
```

Open `package.json` with a text editor and add the highlighted lines:

```json title="package.json"
{
  "name": "SheetJSTauri",
  "private": true,
  "version": "0.0.0",
  "type": "module",
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "vite",
    "build": "vue-tsc --noEmit && vite build",
    "preview": "vite preview",
    "tauri": "tauri"
  },
  "dependencies": {
// highlight-next-line
    "@tauri-apps/api": "^1.0.2",
    "vue": "^3.2.37",
// highlight-next-line
    "xlsx": "https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-latest/xlsx-latest.tgz"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
// highlight-next-line
    "@tauri-apps/cli": "^1.0.5",
    "@vitejs/plugin-vue": "^3.0.3",
    "typescript": "^4.6.4",
    "vite": "^3.0.7",
    "vue-tsc": "^0.39.5"
  }
}
```

3) Install dependencies:

```bash
npm install --save https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-latest/xlsx-latest.tgz
```

4) Enable operations by adding the highlighted lines to `tauri.conf.json`:

```json title="src-tauri/tauri.conf.json"
  "tauri": {
    "allowlist": {
// highlight-start
      "http": {
        "all": true,
        "request": true,
        "scope": ["https://**"]
      },
      "dialog": {
        "all": true
      },
// highlight-end
      "all": true
    }
```

In the same file, look for the `"identifier"` key and replace the value with `com.sheetjs.tauri`:

```json title="src-tauri/tauri.conf.json"
        "icons/icon.ico"
      ],
      // highlight-next-line
      "identifier": "com.sheetjs.tauri",
      "longDescription": "",
```


5) Download [`App.vue`](pathname:///tauri/App.vue) and replace `src/App.vue`
   with the downloaded script.

6) Build the app with

```bash
npm run tauri build
```

At the end, it will print the path to the generated program. Run the program!

</details>

### Reading Files

There are two steps to reading files: obtaining a path and reading binary data:

```js
import { read } from 'xlsx';
import { open } from '@tauri-apps/api/dialog';
import { readBinaryFile } from '@tauri-apps/api/fs';

const filters = [
  {name: "Excel Binary Workbook", extensions: ["xlsb"]},
  {name: "Excel Workbook", extensions: ["xlsx"]},
  {name: "Excel 97-2004 Workbook", extensions: ["xls"]},
  // ... other desired formats ...
];

async function openFile() {
  /* show open file dialog */
  const selected = await open({
    title: "Open Spreadsheet",
    multiple: false,
    directory: false,
    filters
  });

  /* read data into a Uint8Array */
  const d = await readBinaryFile(selected);

  /* parse with SheetJS */
  const wb = read(d);
  return wb;
}
```

### Writing Files

There are two steps to writing files: obtaining a path and writing binary data:

```js
import { write } from 'xlsx';
import { save } from '@tauri-apps/api/dialog';
import { writeBinaryFile } from '@tauri-apps/api/fs';

const filters = [
  {name: "Excel Binary Workbook", extensions: ["xlsb"]},
  {name: "Excel Workbook", extensions: ["xlsx"]},
  {name: "Excel 97-2004 Workbook", extensions: ["xls"]},
  // ... other desired formats ...
];

async function saveFile(wb) {
  /* show save file dialog */
  const selected = await save({
    title: "Save to Spreadsheet",
    filters
  });

  /* Generate workbook */
  const bookType = selected.slice(selected.lastIndexOf(".") + 1);
  const d = write(wb, {type: "buffer", bookType});

  /* save data to file */
  await writeBinaryFile(selected, d);
}
```