Code runs fine in normal passage, but not in widget or StoryInit

Question

I've created the following series of <<set>> macros for a complex object in my code called $cardSequencer. It runs fine in a normal passage, but as soon as I put it into StoryInit, or put it in a widget, I get a mysterious Unexpected or Invalid token error inside a <<set>> macro (of course it won't tell me which one, since it's in a widget). It's super frustrating, because I'm literally copy-pasting the code from the passage to the widget, and then it suddenly doesn't work. 

The <<resetsequencer>> macro is made of the exact same code as shown right below it.

<<resetsequencer>>

<<set $cardSequencer.CurrentMethod to "">>
	<<set $cardSequencer.Interrupt to {
									active: false,
									previousMethod: {},
									card: "",
									script: "<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.Interrupt.card>><<set $cardSequencer.CurrentMethod to $cardSequencer.Interrupt.previousMethod.name>>"
									}>>
	<<set $cardSequencer.SingleCard to {
									name: "SingleCard",
									active: false, 
									card: "",
									script: "<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.SingleCard.card>>"
									}>>
	<<set $cardSequencer.DoubleCard to {
									name: "DoubleCard",
									active: false,
									firstCardPlayed: false,
									firstCard: "",
									secondCard: "",
									script: "<<if $cardSequencer.DoubleCard.firstCardPlayed is false>>
												<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.DoubleCard.firstCard>>
												<<set $cardSequencer.DoubleCard.firstCardPlayed to true>>
												<<set $cardSequencer.DoubleCard.active to true>>
												<<else>>
												<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.DoubleCard.secondCard>>
												<<set $cardSequencer.DoubleCard.firstCardPlayed to true>>
												<</if>>"
									}>>
	<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard to {
									name: "TripleCard",
									active: false, 
									firstCardPlayed: false, 
									secondCardPlayed: false, 
									firstCard: "", 
									secondCard: "", 
									thirdCard: "",
									script: "<<if $cardSequencer.TripleCard.firstCardPlayed is false>>
												<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.TripleCard.firstCard>>
												<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.firstCardPlayed to true>>
												<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.active to true>>
												<<elseif $cardSequencer.TripleCard.secondCardPlayed is false>>
													<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.TripleCard.secondCard>>
													<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.secondCardPlayed to true>>
													<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.active to true>>
													<<else>>
														<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.TripleCard.thirdCard>>
														<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.firstCardPlayed to false>>
														<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.secondCardPlayed to false>>
														<</if>>"
									
									}>>

The error message:

Error: <<resetsequencer>>: errors within widget contents (Error: <<set>>: bad evaluation: Invalid or unexpected token; Error: <<set>>: bad evaluation: Invalid or unexpected token)

<<resetsequencer>>

The output then has 5 successfully executed <<set>> functions, just as expected

 

For reference, here's the exact widget code. Again, it's a copy-paste of the normal passage code.

<<widget "resetsequencer">>
	
	<<set $cardSequencer.CurrentMethod to "">>
	<<set $cardSequencer.Interrupt to {
									active: false,
									previousMethod: {},
									card: "",
									script: "<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.Interrupt.card>><<set $cardSequencer.CurrentMethod to $cardSequencer.Interrupt.previousMethod.name>>"
									}>>
	<<set $cardSequencer.SingleCard to {
									name: "SingleCard",
									active: false, 
									card: "",
									script: "<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.SingleCard.card>>"
									}>>
	<<set $cardSequencer.DoubleCard to {
									name: "DoubleCard",
									active: false,
									firstCardPlayed: false,
									firstCard: "",
									secondCard: "",
									script: "<<if $cardSequencer.DoubleCard.firstCardPlayed is false>>
												<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.DoubleCard.firstCard>>
												<<set $cardSequencer.DoubleCard.firstCardPlayed to true>>
												<<set $cardSequencer.DoubleCard.active to true>>
												<<else>>
												<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.DoubleCard.secondCard>>
												<<set $cardSequencer.DoubleCard.firstCardPlayed to true>>
												<</if>>"
									}>>
	<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard to {
									name: "TripleCard",
									active: false, 
									firstCardPlayed: false, 
									secondCardPlayed: false, 
									firstCard: "", 
									secondCard: "", 
									thirdCard: "",
									script: "<<if $cardSequencer.TripleCard.firstCardPlayed is false>>
												<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.TripleCard.firstCard>>
												<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.firstCardPlayed to true>>
												<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.active to true>>
												<<elseif $cardSequencer.TripleCard.secondCardPlayed is false>>
													<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.TripleCard.secondCard>>
													<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.secondCardPlayed to true>>
													<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.active to true>>
													<<else>>
														<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.TripleCard.thirdCard>>
														<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.firstCardPlayed to false>>
														<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.secondCardPlayed to false>>
														<</if>>"
									
									}>>
	
<</widget>>

 

Answer 1

JavaScript String literals can't span multiple lines, like the ones you're assigning to the script property.

You will need to either:

a. Break then down into multiple sub-literals and concatenate them together.

<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard to {
	name: "TripleCard",
	active: false, 
	firstCardPlayed: false, 
	secondCardPlayed: false, 
	firstCard: "", 
	secondCard: "", 
	thirdCard: "",
	script: "<<if $cardSequencer.TripleCard.firstCardPlayed is false>>" +
				"<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.TripleCard.firstCard>>" +
				"<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.firstCardPlayed to true>>" +
				"<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.active to true>>" +
			"<<elseif $cardSequencer.TripleCard.secondCardPlayed is false>>" +
				"<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.TripleCard.secondCard>>" +
				"<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.secondCardPlayed to true>>" +
				"<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.active to true>>" +
			"<<else>>" +
				"<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.TripleCard.thirdCard>>" +
				"<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.firstCardPlayed to false>>" +
				"<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.secondCardPlayed to false>>" +
			"<</if>>"
}>>

b. Store the script code within a Passage and reference that instead.

1. Create a new Passage (Triple Card Script) and paste the following into it.

<<if $cardSequencer.TripleCard.firstCardPlayed is false>>
	<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.TripleCard.firstCard>>
	<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.firstCardPlayed to true>>
	<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.active to true>>
<<elseif $cardSequencer.TripleCard.secondCardPlayed is false>>
	<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.TripleCard.secondCard>>
	<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.secondCardPlayed to true>>
	<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.active to true>>
<<else>>
	<<set $currentCard to $cardSequencer.TripleCard.thirdCard>>
	<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.firstCardPlayed to false>>
	<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard.secondCardPlayed to false>>
<</if>>

2. Reference the new Passage in the script property

<<set $cardSequencer.TripleCard to {
    name: "TripleCard",
    active: false, 
    firstCardPlayed: false, 
    secondCardPlayed: false, 
    firstCard: "", 
    secondCard: "", 
    thirdCard: "",
    script: "Triple Card Script"
}>>

3. The retreve the contents of the new Passage at the point you were executing the old script code.

Comments

Thanks greyelf!

I thought I had tried it with the whole literal on one line, but I must have had some error that I fixed later when I did that. The widget is working now. :)