Script DAT
Summary
The Script DAT runs a script each time the DAT cooks and can build/modify the output table based in the optional input tables. The Script DAT is created with a docked (attached) DAT that contains three Python methods: cook, onPulse, and setupParameters. The cook method is run each time the Script DAT cooks. The setupParameters method is run whenever the Setup Parameter button on the Script page is pressed. The onPulse method is run whenever a custom pulse parameter is pushed.
Refer to Help -> Python Examples, and Help -> Operator Snippets.
Note: Because the Script DAT can get data from anywhere, it's difficult to determine what it procedurally depends on. So every time that any Script OP runs it will add to a list of operators, parameters, nodes etc that it depends upon, and when they change, the Script OP will re-cook. The list is reset when a .toe restarts.
See also: Script CHOP, Script SOP, Script TOP
Parameters - Script Page
Callbacks DAT callbacks - Specifies the DAT which holds the callbacks. See scriptDAT_Class for usage.
Setup Parameters setuppars - Clicking the button runs the setupParameters() callback function.
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.
Operator Inputs
- Input 0 -
Info CHOP Channels
Extra Information for the Script 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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