Helper Functions With Access To Astro Context

[bright token]

Is it possible to create helper utilities or functions that have automatic access to the Astro context?

[fallow horizon]

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Based on the provided knowledge sources, it seems that the Astro context is not automatically available in externally loaded scripts or helper functions. A contributor in a Github discussion (https://github.com/withastro/astro/issues/506) suggested the idea of passing the Astro global into externally loaded functions, but it's unclear if this is currently supported or not.

Here's the example they provided:

// file:///./fetchAndTransform.mjs
export default (url, parameters, Astro) => Astro.fetchContent(url).then(content => {
  // transform content based on parameters
});

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import fetchAndTransform from "./fetchAndTransform.mjs";
const transformedContent = fetchAndTransform("../pages/post/*.md", { wrap:"li", replaceURL:false }, Astro);
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<ul>{[...transformedContent]}</ul>

However, it's important to note that this was a suggestion in a discussion and not an official documentation or feature. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, I recommend checking the official Astro documentation (https://docs.astro.build/).

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