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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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