Flow

The "Flow" object lets you perform actions on the flow, it exposes helper methods to the code.

/**
 * Creates a directory if it does not already exist
 * @param {string} path - The path of the directory
 */
CreateDirectoryIfNotExists: function (path:string) { },
/**
 * Gets the size of a directory in bytes
 * @param {string} path - The path of the directory
 * @returns {number} - The size of the directory in bytes
 */
GetDirectorySize: function (path:string):number { },
/**
 * Gets a parameter from the collection, these are generally complex objects set by plugins
 * @param {string} key - The key of the parameter to get
 * @returns {object} - The parameter if found
 */
GetParameter: function (key:string):any { }, 
/**
 * Checks if a plugin is available
 * @param {string} name - The name of the plugin
 * @returns {boolean} - True if the plugin is available, otherwise false
 */
HasPlugin: function(name:string):boolean { },
/**
 * Maps a path to its real path
 * @param {string} path - The path to map
 * @returns {string} - The real path
 */
MapPath: function (path:string) { }, 
/**
 * Moves a file to a destination path
 * @param {string} destination - The destination path
 */
MoveFile: function (destination:string) { }, 
/**
 * Resets the working file to the original input file
 */
ResetWorkingFile: function () { }, 
/**
 * Sets the working file with an optional delete flag
 * @param {string} filename - The filename of the working file
 * @param {boolean} dontDelete - True to prevent deletion of the file, false otherwise
 */
SetWorkingFile: function (filename:string, dontDelete:boolean) { }, 
/**
 * Sets the value of a parameter by its key
 * @param {string} key - The key of the parameter to set
 * @param {*} value - The value to set for the parameter
 */
SetParameter: function (key:string, value) { }, 
/**
 * Generates a new unique identifier (GUID)
 * @returns {string} - The new GUID
 */
NewGuid: function ():string { }, 
/**
 * Copies a file to the temporary path
 * @param {string} filename - The filename to copy to the temporary path
 * @returns {string} - The temporary path
 */
CopyToTemp: function (filename:string):string { }
/**
 * Records additional information that will be shown on the processing runner
 * @param {string} name - The name or label to show
 * @param {any} value - The value to show next to the name
 * @param {any} steps - How many steps to keep this information visible for, each flow part change decreases the steps
 */
AdditionalInfoRecorder: function (name:string, value:any, steps:number):string { }
/**
 * The file name
 * @type {string}
 */
FileName: string, 
/**
 * The temporary path
 * @type {string}
 */
TempPath: string, 
/**
 * The temporary path name
 * @type {string}
 */
TempPathName: string, 
/**
 * The temporary path host
 * @type {string}
 */
TempPathHost: string, 
/**
 * The unique identifier of the runner
 * @type {string}
 */
RunnerUid: string, 
/**
 * The working file
 * @type {string}
 */
WorkingFile: string, 
/**
 * The working file name
 * @type {string}
 */
WorkingFileName: string, 
/**
 * The size of the working file
 * @type {number}
 */
WorkingFileSize: number, 
/**
 * The relative file path
 * @type {string}
 */
RelativeFile: string, 
/**
 * If this flow is running against a directory, if false then it's running against a file
 * @type {boolean}
 */
IsDirectory: boolean, 
/**
 * A flag indicating if it's running in a Docker environment
 * @type {boolean}
 */
IsDocker: boolean, 
/**
 * A flag indicating if it's running on a Windows OS
 * @type {boolean}
 */
IsWindows: boolean, 
/**
 * A flag indicating if it's running on a Linux OS
 * @type {boolean}
 */
IsLinux: boolean, 
/**
 * A flag indicating if it's running on a macOS
 * @type {boolean}
 */
IsMac: boolean, 
/**
 * A flag indicating if it's running on an ARM architecture
 * @type {boolean}
 */
IsArm: boolean, 
/**
 * The library path
 * @type {string}
 */
LibraryPath: string,
/**
 * Execute a process and capture the output
 * you can use arguments for a string argument list, or argumentList which is an string array and will escape the arguments for you correctly
 * timeout is optional, number of seconds to wait before killing the process
 * @param {{
 *   command: string,
 *   arguments: string,
 *   argumentList: string[],
 *   timeout: number,
 *   workingDirectory: string
 * }} args - The arguments and options for the command execution
 * @returns {{
 *   completed: boolean,
 *   exitCode: number,
 *   output: string,
 *   standardOutput: string,
 *   standardError: string
 * }} - The result of the command execution
 */
Execute: function (args:{{ command: string, arguments: string, argumentList: string[], timeout: number, workingDirectory: string}}):
    {{ completed: boolean, exitCode: number, output: string, standardOutput: string, standardError: string }} { }, 
}