register_block_script_handle( array $metadata, string $field_name, int $index ): string|false

Finds a script handle for the selected block metadata field. It detects when a path to file was provided and optionally finds a corresponding asset file with details necessary to register the script under automatically generated handle name. It returns unprocessed script handle otherwise.

Parameters

$metadataarrayrequired
Block metadata.
$field_namestringrequired
Field name to pick from metadata.
$indexintoptional
Index of the script to register when multiple items passed.
Default 0.

Return

string|false Script handle provided directly or created through script’s registration, or false on failure.

Source

function register_block_script_handle( $metadata, $field_name, $index = 0 ) {
	if ( empty( $metadata[ $field_name ] ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	$script_handle_or_path = $metadata[ $field_name ];
	if ( is_array( $script_handle_or_path ) ) {
		if ( empty( $script_handle_or_path[ $index ] ) ) {
			return false;
		}
		$script_handle_or_path = $script_handle_or_path[ $index ];
	}

	$script_path = remove_block_asset_path_prefix( $script_handle_or_path );
	if ( $script_handle_or_path === $script_path ) {
		return $script_handle_or_path;
	}

	$path                  = dirname( $metadata['file'] );
	$script_asset_raw_path = $path . '/' . substr_replace( $script_path, '.asset.php', - strlen( '.js' ) );
	$script_asset_path     = wp_normalize_path(
		realpath( $script_asset_raw_path )
	);

	// Asset file for blocks is optional. See https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/60460.
	$script_asset  = ! empty( $script_asset_path ) ? require $script_asset_path : array();
	$script_handle = isset( $script_asset['handle'] ) ?
		$script_asset['handle'] :
		generate_block_asset_handle( $metadata['name'], $field_name, $index );
	if ( wp_script_is( $script_handle, 'registered' ) ) {
		return $script_handle;
	}

	$script_path_norm    = wp_normalize_path( realpath( $path . '/' . $script_path ) );
	$script_uri          = get_block_asset_url( $script_path_norm );
	$script_dependencies = isset( $script_asset['dependencies'] ) ? $script_asset['dependencies'] : array();
	$block_version       = isset( $metadata['version'] ) ? $metadata['version'] : false;
	$script_version      = isset( $script_asset['version'] ) ? $script_asset['version'] : $block_version;
	$script_args         = array();
	if ( 'viewScript' === $field_name && $script_uri ) {
		$script_args['strategy'] = 'defer';
	}

	$result = wp_register_script(
		$script_handle,
		$script_uri,
		$script_dependencies,
		$script_version,
		$script_args
	);
	if ( ! $result ) {
		return false;
	}

	if ( ! empty( $metadata['textdomain'] ) && in_array( 'wp-i18n', $script_dependencies, true ) ) {
		wp_set_script_translations( $script_handle, $metadata['textdomain'] );
	}

	return $script_handle;
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
6.5.0The asset file is optional. Added script handle support in the asset file.
6.1.0Added $index parameter.
5.5.0Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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    Note that, because this function uses `plugins_url` internally, registering a script via the block.json metadata file only works for plugins, not themes.

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