Login PI Scripting Function: Generic Commands

using LoginPI.Engine.ScriptBase;

 

public class Logging : ScriptBase

{

    void Execute()

    {

        // ----------- LOG -----------

        // DESCRIPTION

        // The log function will log to console if you are using the scriptrunner

        // When using it as part of the PI appliance it logs to %temp%\LoginPI\Logs

 

        // PARAMETER LIST

        // 1: message is the message that's logged

 

        // EXAMPLES

        Log(message:"insert logging here");

 

 

        // ----------- CreateEvent -----------

        // DESCRIPTION

        // The CreateEvent function will create a custom event in the event page on the Web interface.

        // This can prove to be useful when using in a if statement.

 

        // PARAMETER LIST

        // 1: title: Describes the title of the custom event.

        // 2: description: Here you can fill in a description of the event.

 

        // EXAMPLES

        CreateEvent(title:"Custom Event", description:"This is a custom event");

 

        var Open = MainWindow.FindControl(title:"*Open*",continueOnError:true); // search for a window with the name "Open", continueOnError

        if(Open != null){ // If the window is found Log a message and continue

            Log("Go on with script");

        }

        else{

            CreateEvent(title:"Custom Event", description:"This is a custom event");

            Log("Continue with the rest of the script");

        }

 

        // ----------- WAIT -----------

        // DESCRIPTION

        // The Wait function will wait for an x amount of time in seconds before continuing with the script.

 

        // PARAMETER LIST

        // 1: seconds the amount of time in seconds to wait

 

        // EXAMPLES

        Wait(seconds:10);

        Wait(seconds:0.5);

 

 

        // ----------- GetEnvironmentVariable -----------

        // DESCRIPTION

        // GetEnvironmentVariable is used as the name suggest to retrieve an environment variable.

        // The GetEnvironmentVariable can be stored in a variable to use multiple times in your script.

        // Note that if a continueOnError is not set and if you do not have permissions to retrieve the variable, the script will stop.

 

        // PARAMETER LIST

        // 1: string: Name of the environment variable. e.q. temp

        // 2: continueOnError, we can indicate if the engine should keep going with the next set of actions in case of a error. This could be especially helpful with if else statements.

       

        // EXAMPLES

 

        var TempEnv =  GetEnvironmentVariable("temp", continueOnError:true);

        Log ($"The environment path = {TempEnv}");

        Type ($"{TempEnv}");

 

 

        // ----------- ABORT -----------

        // DESCRIPTION

        // Abort is used to gracefully exit the script and throw an error message.

        // This error will be shown as an Application Error in the events of PI3

        // This comes in handy when using if else statements.

 

        // PARAMETER LIST

        // 1: error is the string of text which will be logged to events

 

        // EXAMPLES

        ABORT(error:"This will be logged to the events");

 

        var Save = MainWindow.FindControl(title:"Save"); // search for a window with the name "Save"

        if(Save != null){ // If the window is found Log a message and continue

            Log("Go on with script");

        }

        else{

            ABORT(error:$"Control {Save} could not be found"); // If it isn't found abort the script and log an application error to the events

        }

    }

}