How to run OpenAF code from shell script

Use oaf -f myScript.js for a separate script, -c for inline code, or -i script -p to read a script from standard input. These examples use local data and require no external API.

Inline code

Single quotes protect JavaScript dollar signs and double quotes from shell expansion:

oaf -c 'print($path({ person: { name: "Ana" } }, "person.name"))'

Capture standard output in a POSIX shell script:

#!/bin/sh
name=$(oaf -c 'print("Ana")')
printf 'Hi %s\n' "$name"

Use printErr for diagnostics that should not become part of the captured value. Quote shell variable expansions when using the result.

Multiline code

A quoted heredoc delimiter disables shell expansion inside the JavaScript block, including $ functions and template literals:

#!/bin/sh
output=$(oaf -i script -p <<'OPENAF_SCRIPT'
var person = { name: "Ana", surname: "Silva", phone: "123-456" };
print(person.name + " " + person.surname + ";" + person.phone);
OPENAF_SCRIPT
)
printf '%s\n' "$output"

This prints Ana Silva;123-456. To pass values from the shell, export environment variables and read them with getEnv("NAME"), or pass arguments using the CLI’s documented -e option. See the CLI guide.