Does channel deploy script need a return?

[tom08zehn]

In many examples I see that the channel deploy script ends with a return; statement.

Question 1: If it returns nothing, do I need a return at all at the end of the script?
Question 2: What happens if I do return myObject; (return something, whatever it may contain...)?

(clear: if I want to interrupt/break out of the script somewhere in the middle then I can do it like this if(this) return;)

[tonygermano]

Returning early will short circuit your script, but it won't prevent the channel from deploying.

As far as I can tell from looking through the source, mirth does not inspect the return value, so you could probably return anything you wanted. return; is the same as return undefined;, and there is an implicit return undefined; at the end of every javascript function. If you actually want to stop the channel from deploying, throw something.

[tom08zehn]

Many thanks.

I don't want to prevent the channel from deploying. I just want to omit the return; if not needed and thereby wanted to understand Mirth's behavior.