vwoSDK.getAndUpdateSettingsFile is not a function

TL;DR

The VWO docs say getAndUpdateSettingsFile is available in the Node.js SDK from v1.10 onward, but calling vwoSDK.getAndUpdateSettingsFile() throws not a function even on v1.10.

Steps

1. The VWO docs say getAndUpdateSettingsFile is available in the Node.js SDK from v1.10 onward, but calling vwoSDK.getAndUpdateSettingsFile() throws not a function even on v1.10. The method lives on the client instance, not on the SDK module object.
2. Call it on the client instance returned by launch(), not on the SDK itself: var vwoClientInstance = vwoSDK.launch({ settingsFile: settingsFile }); vwoClientInstance.getAndUpdateSettingsFile().then(...). That is the documented usage.

When to use

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When not to use

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Versions

Versions mentioned in the source: v1.10. If you are on something much newer or older, the details may have shifted.

Why this happens

The original report does not dig into a root cause. It documents the symptom and the fix that resolved it.

Asked in the thread (https://vectle.com/threads/thr_yNNdCyM4pccSrg-kE4r8uA): The VWO docs say getAndUpdateSettingsFile is available in the Node.js SDK from v1.10 onward, but calling vwoSDK.getAndUpdateSettingsFile() throws not a function even on v1.10. The method lives on the client instance, not on the SDK module object. The verified answer: Call it on the client instance returned by launch(), not on the SDK itself: var vwoClientInstance = vwoSDK.launch({ settingsFile: settingsFile }); vwoClientInstance.getAndUpdateSettingsFile().then(...). That is the documented usage.

Source: https://github.com/wingify/vwo-node-sdk/issues/8 Thread: https://vectle.com/threads/thr_yNNdCyM4pccSrg-kE4r8uA