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    Examine DAT

    Summary

    The Examine DAT lets you inspect an operator's python storage, locals, globals, expressions, and extensions.

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    Parameters - Examine Page

    Operator op - Path to the operator to examine.

    Source source - ⊞ - Specifies what part of the operator to examine.
    • Operator Storage storage - Examine the operator's storage.
    • Operator Locals locals - Examine the local dictionary associated with the operator's module. (DATs only).
    • Extensions extensions - Examine any extension objects defined in the Component.
    • Globals globals - Examine the global dictionary associated with the project (accessible via the textport).
    • Expression expression - Specify the object to be examined.

    Subkey subkey - If the object to be examined is a dictionary you can specify which element to examine here.

    Expression expression - When source is set to Expression, enter your expression in this parameter.

    Level level - Clamp the maximum depth level.

    Key key - Filter Key results.

    Type type - Filter Type results.

    Value value - Filter Value results.

    Expand Classes expandclasses - When true, complex object structures (example OP) are further expanded.

    Max Levels maxlevels - Specify the maximum depth in which to expand a python object.

    Format format - ⊞ - Determines whether the output is raw text or in table format.
    • Text text -
    • Table table -

    Output Headers outputheaders - Turn this on to display the column names when Format is set to Table.

    Output Level outputlevel - Turn this on to output the Level column of the results.

    Output Key outputkey - Turn this on to output the Key column of the results.

    Output Type outputtype - Turn this on to output the Type column of the results.

    Output Value outputvalue - Turn this on to output the Value column of the results.


    Parameters - Common Page

    Language language - ⊞ - Select how the DAT decides which script language to operate on.
    • Input input - The DAT uses the inputs script language.
    • Node node - The DAT uses it's own script language.

    Edit/View Extension extension - ⊞ - Select the file extension this DAT should expose to external editors.
    • dat dat - various common file extensions.
    • From Language language - pick extension from DATs script language.
    • Custom Extension custom - Specify a custom extension.

    Custom Extension customext - Specifiy the custom extension.

    Word Wrap wordwrap - ⊞ - Enable Word Wrap for Node Display.
    • Input input - The DAT uses the inputs setting.
    • On on - Turn on Word Wrap.
    • Off off - Turn off Word Wrap.


    Info CHOP Channels

    Extra Information for the Examine DAT can be accessed via an Info CHOP.

    Common DAT Info Channels

    • num_rows - Number of rows in this DAT.
    • num_cols - Number of columns in this DAT.

    Common Operator Info Channels

    • total_cooks - Number of times the operator has cooked since the process started.
    • cook_time - Duration of the last cook in milliseconds.
    • cook_frame - Frame number when this operator was last cooked relative to the component timeline.
    • cook_abs_frame - Frame number when this operator was last cooked relative to the absolute time.
    • cook_start_time - Time in milliseconds at which the operator started cooking in the frame it was cooked.
    • cook_end_time - Time in milliseconds at which the operator finished cooking in the frame it was cooked.
    • cooked_this_frame - 1 if operator was cooked this frame.
    • warnings - Number of warnings in this operator if any.
    • errors - Number of errors in this operator if any.


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