@enfocussw/switch-scripting-context 25.11.0-beta.14 → 25.11.0-beta.16

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  1. package/CHANGELOG.md +39 -0
  2. package/README.md +28 -22
  3. package/dist/init.d.ts +1 -1
  4. package/dist/init.js +18 -7
  5. package/docs/switch-api/{api-connection.md → connection.md} +18 -3
  6. package/docs/switch-api/{api-document-classes.md → document-classes.md} +10 -1
  7. package/docs/switch-api/{api-entry-points.md → entry-points.md} +14 -5
  8. package/docs/switch-api/{api-enums.md → enums.md} +12 -1
  9. package/docs/switch-api/{api-execution-environment.md → execution-environment.md} +16 -7
  10. package/docs/switch-api/{api-flow-element.md → flow-element.md} +13 -4
  11. package/docs/switch-api/{api-http.md → http.md} +9 -0
  12. package/docs/switch-api/{api-job-patterns.md → job-patterns.md} +23 -8
  13. package/docs/switch-api/{api-job.md → job.md} +13 -4
  14. package/docs/switch-api/{api-logging.md → logging.md} +15 -6
  15. package/docs/switch-api/{api-switch.md → switch.md} +10 -1
  16. package/docs/{switch-api/api-app-guidelines.md → switch-appstore/app-guidelines.md} +50 -33
  17. package/docs/switch-appstore/app-manual.md +84 -0
  18. package/docs/switch-appstore/app-store-listing.md +69 -0
  19. package/docs/switch-appstore/app-store-submission.md +83 -0
  20. package/docs/{switch-api/api-debugging.md → switch-project/debugging.md} +9 -0
  21. package/docs/{switch-api/api-logs-and-dataroot.md → switch-project/logs-and-dataroot.md} +10 -1
  22. package/docs/{switch-api/api-project-planning.md → switch-project/project-planning.md} +22 -13
  23. package/docs/switch-project/property-documentation.md +75 -0
  24. package/docs/{switch-api/api-property-editors.md → switch-project/property-editors.md} +19 -10
  25. package/docs/{switch-api/api-script-declaration.md → switch-project/script-declaration.md} +18 -9
  26. package/docs/{switch-api/api-script-structure.md → switch-project/script-structure.md} +14 -5
  27. package/docs/{switch-api/api-tooling.md → switch-project/tooling.md} +10 -1
  28. package/docs/{switch-api/api-vscode.md → switch-project/vscode.md} +9 -0
  29. package/docs/switch-scripting.md +35 -27
  30. package/package.json +4 -3
package/CHANGELOG.md CHANGED
@@ -5,6 +5,45 @@ All notable changes to this package are documented here. Format follows
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  ## [Unreleased]
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+ ## [25.11.0-beta.16] - 2026-09-10
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+ ### Added
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+ - Connection docs clarify that traffic light levels (`Connection.Level.Success`/`Warning`/`Error`)
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+ only select where `sendToData()`/`sendToLog()` route a job; they cannot be read back from a
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+ connection object, and `sendToData()` fails the job if no connected level matches. Scripts that
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+ need optional traffic light routing should expose a custom property and fall back to
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+ `sendToNull()`.
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+ ### Fixed
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+ - `switch-scripting.md`'s own text told agents to grep a `docs/` prefix that only exists in this
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+ repo's source tree, not in a consuming project's copied docs folder. Agents following that
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+ instruction literally hit a folder that doesn't exist. The text now describes the copied layout.
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+ ## [25.11.0-beta.15] - 2026-09-10
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+ ### Added
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+ - `property-documentation.md`, `app-store-listing.md`, `app-manual.md`, and
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+ `app-store-submission.md`: writing guidance for the four separate places app documentation
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+ ends up (per-property `Tooltip`/`DetailedInfo`, the declaration's listing fields, the uploaded
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+ app manual document, and the Appstore website submission forms), including which content is
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+ reused between them, icon specs, and a shared checklist against generic-sounding text.
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+ ### Changed
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+ - Docs reorganized under `docs/`: the scripting API stays in `docs/switch-api/`; project structure
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+ and tooling docs moved to `docs/switch-project/`; Appstore publishing guidance moved to
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+ `docs/switch-appstore/`. Update any bookmarked doc paths after upgrading.
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+ - Dropped the `api-` prefix from doc filenames, for example `switch-api/job.md`, since each file's
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+ folder already says what kind of doc it is.
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+ - Each doc file now carries its own routing metadata (trigger and summary) as YAML frontmatter,
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+ generated into the routing table and README's doc list instead of hand-duplicated in both.
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+ README's descriptions now match the table's wording exactly; a few had drifted apart.
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+ ### Fixed
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+ - `init` now removes the destination docs folder before copying, instead of only adding and
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+ overwriting. Previously, a doc renamed or moved between versions left the old file behind
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+ permanently after an upgrade, since the destination folder is gitignored and nothing surfaced
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  ## [25.11.0-beta.14] - 2026-09-09
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package/README.md CHANGED
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  Installs curated API reference docs and generates config files for 8 AI coding agents (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codex CLI/OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Zed, and Cline) so AI assistants understand the Switch scripting API out of the box.
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- See [CHANGELOG.md](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@enfocussw/switch-scripting-context@25.11.0-beta.14/CHANGELOG.md) (also included in this package) for what's changed between versions.
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+ See [CHANGELOG.md](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@enfocussw/switch-scripting-context@25.11.0-beta.16/CHANGELOG.md) (also included in this package) for what's changed between versions.
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- See [CHANGELOG.md](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@enfocussw/switch-scripting-context@25.11.0-beta.14/CHANGELOG.md) for what changed.
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+ See [CHANGELOG.md](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@enfocussw/switch-scripting-context@25.11.0-beta.16/CHANGELOG.md) for what changed.
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  - `switch-scripting.md`: master index with execution environment rules and "load when" routing table
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- - `switch-api/api-project-planning.md`: pre-scaffolding checklist covering Script vs App, job-processing approach, target OS, Switch version baseline, concurrency, native/binary npm dependencies, Appstore competition risk
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- - `switch-api/api-entry-points.md`: all entry point signatures and when each is called
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- - `switch-api/api-job.md`: `Job` class signatures for routing, file access, child jobs, private data, datasets
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- - `switch-api/api-flow-element.md`: `FlowElement`: properties, connections, job creation, logging
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- - `switch-api/api-switch.md`: `Switch` global: global data, webhooks, abort, server utilities
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- - `switch-api/api-connection.md`: `Connection`: type, properties, file count
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- - `switch-api/api-http.md`: `HttpRequest` / `HttpResponse` and webhook pattern
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- - `switch-api/api-enums.md`: all enums with string values (`LogLevel`, `AccessLevel`, `Scope`, etc.)
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- - `switch-api/api-document-classes.md`: `PdfDocument`, `ImageDocument`, `XmlDocument`, `XmpDocument`
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- - `switch-api/api-script-declaration.md`: XML declaration reference
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- - `switch-api/api-script-structure.md`: script folder contents, manifest format, Node.js version per Switch release, Script vs App
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- - `switch-api/api-tooling.md`: SwitchScriptTool commands, script folder vs package, build and deployment
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- - `switch-api/api-debugging.md`: enabling debug mode, debuggable entry points, VS Code attach
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- - `switch-api/api-logging.md`: log levels, when/what to log, `console.log` limitation, common gotchas
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- - `switch-api/api-logs-and-dataroot.md`: locating the application data root, querying `ServerLogs.db3` directly to diagnose a script
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- - `switch-api/api-vscode.md`: type declarations, tsconfig for TypeScript 6, ESLint rules
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- - `switch-api/api-property-editors.md`: property editor types and string return values
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- - `switch-api/api-job-patterns.md`: `Job` rules and gotchas covering file access semantics, temp cleanup, routing rules, child jobs, executor limits
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- - `switch-api/api-execution-environment.md`: execution modes, process model, state persistence across jobs, error handling, npm/native module constraints
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- - `switch-api/api-app-guidelines.md`: pre-publish checklist for Appstore apps covering property naming/tooltips/editors, entry point and sendTo consistency, logging quality, packaging, app-only submission rules
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+ <!-- docs-index:readme begin -->
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+ - `switch-project/project-planning.md`: Pre-scaffolding checklist: Script vs App, job-processing approach, target OS, Switch version baseline, concurrency, native/binary npm dependencies, Appstore competition risk
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+ - `switch-api/entry-points.md`: All entry point signatures, constraints, and when each is called
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+ - `switch-api/switch.md`: `Switch` (`s`): global data, webhooks, abort, server utilities
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+ - `switch-api/flow-element.md`: `FlowElement`: properties, connections, job creation, logging
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+ - `switch-api/job.md`: `Job` **signatures**: routing, file access, child jobs, private data, datasets
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+ - `switch-api/connection.md`: `Connection`: type, properties, file count
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+ - `switch-api/http.md`: `HttpRequest` / `HttpResponse` + webhook pattern
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+ - `switch-api/enums.md`: All enums with string values (`LogLevel`, `AccessLevel`, `DatasetModel`, `Scope`, `Priority`, `Connection.Level`, etc.)
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+ - `switch-api/document-classes.md`: `PdfDocument`, `PdfPage`, `ImageDocument`, `XmlDocument`, `XmpDocument`: read-only file introspection
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+ - `switch-project/script-structure.md`: What files a script folder contains, `manifest.xml` format, Node.js version per Switch release, Script vs App
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+ - `switch-project/tooling.md`: SwitchScriptTool commands and install paths, folder vs `.sscript` trade-offs, deployment
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+ - `switch-project/debugging.md`: Enabling debug mode in Switch Designer, debuggable entry points, VS Code attach
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+ - `switch-project/vscode.md`: Type declarations, tsconfig for TypeScript 6, ESLint rules
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+ - `switch-project/script-declaration.md`: XML declaration reference: properties, connections, execution config; agents may edit this file directly
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+ - `switch-project/property-editors.md`: Property editor types, string return values, literal editors, dropdowns
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+ - `switch-api/job-patterns.md`: `Job` **rules and gotchas**: file access semantics, temp cleanup, which `sendTo*()` suits which connection type, dataset/child ordering, executor limits
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+ - `switch-api/execution-environment.md`: Execution modes (`Concurrent`/`Serialized`, `ExecutionGroup`, `NumberOfSlots`), process/concurrency model, state persistence across job invocations, unhandled-rejection behavior, npm/native module constraints
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+ - `switch-api/logging.md`: Log level semantics, logging practice, `console.log` limitation, common gotchas
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+ - `switch-project/logs-and-dataroot.md`: Locating the Application Data Root, querying `ServerLogs.db3` directly
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+ - `switch-appstore/app-guidelines.md`: Pre-publish checklist for Appstore apps: property naming/tooltips/editors, entry point and sendTo consistency, logging quality, packaging, and the app-only submission rules (localization, signed universal macOS binaries)
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+ - `switch-project/property-documentation.md`: Writing guidance for `Tooltip` and `DetailedInfo` content on properties/connections
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+ - `switch-appstore/app-store-listing.md`: Writing guidance for the declaration's Appstore listing fields: `Description`, `Compatibility`, `SupportInfo`, `AppDiscovery`, `Connections`
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+ - `switch-appstore/app-manual.md`: Writing guidance for the separate app manual document uploaded during Appstore review (`documentation-app_name.docx` template)
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+ - `switch-appstore/app-store-submission.md`: Writing guidance for the Create Appstore App / Create Appstore App Version web forms: Short Description, What's new, Eula, icon specs, and which fields reuse content already written elsewhere
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+ <!-- docs-index:readme end -->
package/dist/init.d.ts CHANGED
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  `IncomingConnections="No"`, `timerFired` must be present instead. See
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- [api-script-declaration.md](api-script-declaration.md#built-in-elementfields). Never leave an empty
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+ [script-declaration.md](../switch-project/script-declaration.md#built-in-elementfields). Never leave an empty
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  `jobArrived` or `timerFired` in the script — remove the function entirely if it does nothing.
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  **Gotcha: a flow restart replays every queued job through `jobArrived` again.** This includes a job
@@ -129,7 +138,7 @@ async function getLibraryForProperty(s: Switch, flowElement: FlowElement, tag: s
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  ```
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  Returns a dynamic list of values for a property's library dropdown. Mandatory if any property uses
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  the `askplugin`/`askplugin2` editor (see
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- [api-property-editors.md](api-property-editors.md#modal-editors)). Log an error via `flowElement.log()`
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+ [property-editors.md](../switch-project/property-editors.md#modal-editors)). Log an error via `flowElement.log()`
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- [api-script-declaration.md](api-script-declaration.md#custom-property-elements-elementfields)). Log
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+ [script-declaration.md](../switch-project/script-declaration.md#custom-property-elements-elementfields)). Log
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  `external`/`external2`/… editor is used, unless the dependent `Application` property is non-empty —
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+ ---
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+ id: enums
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+ category: switch-api
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+ order: 8
5
+ summary: "All enums with string values (`LogLevel`, `AccessLevel`, `DatasetModel`, `Scope`, `Priority`, `Connection.Level`, etc.)"
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+ triggers:
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+ - "Looking up enum values"
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+ ---
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  All enums are available globally in `main.ts`. They are also accessible via `EnfocusSwitch.*` when used outside `main.ts` (e.g. in imported modules).
@@ -68,7 +77,9 @@ Used with `job.sendToData()` and `job.sendToLog()` for traffic light connections
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+ Also available as `EnfocusSwitch.Connection.Level.*` outside `main.ts`. It selects which level to
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+ route to; it is not a property you can read back from a `Connection` object, see
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+ [connection.md § Connection.Level enum](connection.md#connectionlevel-enum).
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  ## HttpRequest.Method
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@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
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+ ---
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+ id: execution-environment
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+ category: switch-api
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+ order: 17
5
+ summary: "Execution modes (`Concurrent`/`Serialized`, `ExecutionGroup`, `NumberOfSlots`), process/concurrency model, state persistence across job invocations, unhandled-rejection behavior, npm/native module constraints"
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+ triggers:
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+ - "Choosing or changing an execution mode, relying on module-level state across jobs, handling errors/rejections, or using third-party npm packages"
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+ ---
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  # Execution Environment
2
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  How the Node.js process a script runs in behaves, beyond the entry point API itself. Apart from the
@@ -7,7 +16,7 @@ configures — understanding them avoids subtle bugs around state persistence an
7
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  ## Execution modes
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  Set in the XML declaration via SwitchScripter, or by editing it directly (see
10
- [api-script-declaration.md](api-script-declaration.md#built-in-elementfields)). Applies to all
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+ [script-declaration.md](../switch-project/script-declaration.md#built-in-elementfields)). Applies to all
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  instances of the script.
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13
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@@ -39,7 +48,7 @@ them:
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  whichever pooled executor is free (or a new one is spawned if none are); executors are reused
40
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  across many jobs and across different flow elements running the same Node.js version, until
41
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  recycled (see
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- [Executor cleanup thresholds](api-job-patterns.md#executor-cleanup-thresholds)).
51
+ [Executor cleanup thresholds](job-patterns.md#executor-cleanup-thresholds)).
43
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  ## Module-level state persists across jobs on the same executor
45
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@@ -62,15 +71,15 @@ underlying executor process is **not** killed and continues serving subsequent j
62
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  including for other flow elements pooled onto the same executor. Don't rely on an unhandled
63
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  rejection to surface as a hard failure of the whole executor; always catch and handle errors
64
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  explicitly (e.g. via `job.fail()`/`flowElement.failProcess()` — see
65
- [api-logging.md](api-logging.md)) rather than letting a promise reject unhandled.
74
+ [logging.md](logging.md)) rather than letting a promise reject unhandled.
66
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68
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69
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  A script **expression** (entered inline in a flow element property, not a file-based script/app —
70
- see [Script expression](api-entry-points.md#script-expression)) cannot use third-party npm modules
79
+ see [Script expression](entry-points.md#script-expression)) cannot use third-party npm modules
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  at all; only Node.js built-ins are available via `require`. A file-based script/app can use
72
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  third-party modules from its own `node_modules` folder (see
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- [Script folder files](api-script-structure.md#script-folder-files)).
82
+ [Script folder files](../switch-project/script-structure.md#script-folder-files)).
74
83
 
75
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76
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@@ -80,7 +89,7 @@ native/binary Node addons (`.node` files). Stick to pure-JavaScript/TypeScript d
80
89
  ## No explicit CPU or memory cap beyond the documented thresholds
81
90
 
82
91
  Beyond the entry-point abort timeout and executor recycling thresholds already documented (see
83
- [Job processing](api-entry-points.md#job-processing) and
84
- [Executor cleanup thresholds](api-job-patterns.md#executor-cleanup-thresholds)), there is no
92
+ [Job processing](entry-points.md#job-processing) and
93
+ [Executor cleanup thresholds](job-patterns.md#executor-cleanup-thresholds)), there is no
85
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  additional CPU-time or memory limit enforced on a script's own code. A runaway loop or leak is
86
95
  bounded only by those thresholds, not stopped proactively.
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
1
+ ---
2
+ id: flow-element
3
+ category: switch-api
4
+ order: 4
5
+ summary: "`FlowElement`: properties, connections, job creation, logging"
6
+ triggers:
7
+ - "Reading properties, creating jobs, logging, connections"
8
+ ---
9
+
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10
  # FlowElement Class
2
11
 
3
12
  The `FlowElement` instance `flowElement` is passed to every entry point that operates on a flow element. It provides access to properties, connections, job creation, and logging.
@@ -21,7 +30,7 @@ Properties are configured by the user in the Switch canvas and declared in the s
21
30
  ```ts
22
31
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23
32
  ```
24
- Returns the property value as a string (or array for multi-value properties). For `OAuthToken` properties, returns a valid refreshed token. Throws `"Invalid tag: <tag>"` if the tag is unknown **or if it's a `Dependency` dependent currently hidden by its master's value** — see [api-script-declaration.md § Dependency](api-script-declaration.md#custom-property-elements-elementfields). Before fetching a dependent property, confirm its condition holds (from the already-read master value, or via `hasProperty(tag)` below) rather than fetching it unconditionally. See [api-property-editors.md](api-property-editors.md) for editor types and their return value formats.
33
+ Returns the property value as a string (or array for multi-value properties). For `OAuthToken` properties, returns a valid refreshed token. Throws `"Invalid tag: <tag>"` if the tag is unknown **or if it's a `Dependency` dependent currently hidden by its master's value** — see [script-declaration.md § Dependency](../switch-project/script-declaration.md#custom-property-elements-elementfields). Before fetching a dependent property, confirm its condition holds (from the already-read master value, or via `hasProperty(tag)` below) rather than fetching it unconditionally. See [property-editors.md](../switch-project/property-editors.md) for editor types and their return value formats.
25
34
 
26
35
  > **Dynamic values (Switch variables and script expressions) are only resolved when `getPropertyStringValue()` is called from `jobArrived`.** In any other entry point (e.g. `timerFired`) the raw unresolved string is returned.
27
36
  >
@@ -58,7 +67,7 @@ Sets the interval between `timerFired` invocations. Default is 300 s. The actual
58
67
 
59
68
  ## Logging
60
69
 
61
- See [api-logging.md](api-logging.md) for log level semantics and logging practice.
70
+ See [logging.md](logging.md) for log level semantics and logging practice.
62
71
 
63
72
  ```ts
64
73
  flowElement.log(level: LogLevel, message: string, messageParams?: (string | number | boolean)[]): Promise<void>
@@ -75,7 +84,7 @@ Logs a fatal error and puts the element into the "problem process" state. `messa
75
84
  ```ts
76
85
  flowElement.createJob(path: string): Promise<Job>
77
86
  ```
78
- Creates a new job from an existing file/folder path. Valid only in `jobArrived` and `timerFired`. The new job has default properties (no parent). The caller is responsible for cleaning up the source file after routing. See [api-job-patterns.md](api-job-patterns.md#temp-file-cleanup) for temp file cleanup rules and [api-job-patterns.md](api-job-patterns.md#sending-jobs) for routing constraints.
87
+ Creates a new job from an existing file/folder path. Valid only in `jobArrived` and `timerFired`. The new job has default properties (no parent). The caller is responsible for cleaning up the source file after routing. See [job-patterns.md](job-patterns.md#temp-file-cleanup) for temp file cleanup rules and [job-patterns.md](job-patterns.md#sending-jobs) for routing constraints.
79
88
 
80
89
  ```ts
81
90
  flowElement.getJobs(ids: string[]): Promise<Job[]>
@@ -94,7 +103,7 @@ Subscribes to a channel to receive jobs from it. Only one subscriber per channel
94
103
  ```ts
95
104
  flowElement.createPathWithName(name: string, createFolder: boolean): Promise<any>
96
105
  ```
97
- Creates a temporary path (optionally as a folder — `createFolder` is required, not optional). Returns an empty string only if creating the folder throws (e.g. a permissions error); it does not check whether the path already exists first. This is the recommended way to create temp files — see [api-job-patterns.md](api-job-patterns.md#temp-file-cleanup) for cleanup rules, including why this method should be preferred over ad hoc temp-file approaches like the `tmp` npm package.
106
+ Creates a temporary path (optionally as a folder — `createFolder` is required, not optional). Returns an empty string only if creating the folder throws (e.g. a permissions error); it does not check whether the path already exists first. This is the recommended way to create temp files — see [job-patterns.md](job-patterns.md#temp-file-cleanup) for cleanup rules, including why this method should be preferred over ad hoc temp-file approaches like the `tmp` npm package.
98
107
 
99
108
  ```ts
100
109
  flowElement.getFileCount(nested?: boolean): Promise<number>
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
1
+ ---
2
+ id: http
3
+ category: switch-api
4
+ order: 7
5
+ summary: "`HttpRequest` / `HttpResponse` + webhook pattern"
6
+ triggers:
7
+ - "Handling incoming HTTP webhooks"
8
+ ---
9
+
1
10
  # HttpRequest & HttpResponse Classes
2
11
 
3
12
  Used in the `httpRequestTriggeredSync` and `httpRequestTriggeredAsync` entry points. Webhook subscriptions are registered via `s.httpRequestSubscribe()` in `flowStartTriggered`.
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
1
+ ---
2
+ id: job-patterns
3
+ category: switch-api
4
+ order: 16
5
+ summary: "`Job` **rules and gotchas**: file access semantics, temp cleanup, which `sendTo*()` suits which connection type, dataset/child ordering, executor limits"
6
+ triggers:
7
+ - "Writing or reviewing job-handling code. Pair with `job.md` when you also need signatures"
8
+ ---
9
+
1
10
  # Job Patterns and Behavioral Rules
2
11
 
3
12
  Common behavioral rules for file access, routing, temp file cleanup, and child jobs. These are the most frequent sources of bugs.
@@ -73,7 +82,7 @@ await fs.promises.rm(tempPath);
73
82
  - If `OutgoingConnections="Unlimited"` (more than one outgoing connection allowed), never use
74
83
  `job.sendToSingle()` — it only makes sense when exactly one outgoing connection exists.
75
84
  - If no output is produced for a job, call `job.sendToNull()` rather than leaving it unrouted.
76
- - `ConnectionType="Move"` (see [api-script-declaration.md](api-script-declaration.md#connectionfields)):
85
+ - `ConnectionType="Move"` (see [script-declaration.md](../switch-project/script-declaration.md#connectionfields)):
77
86
  never use `job.sendToData()`/`job.sendToLog()` — those are for `TrafficLight` connections only. Use
78
87
  `job.sendTo()`/`job.sendToSingle()`.
79
88
  - `ConnectionType="TrafficLight"`: use only `job.sendToData()`/`job.sendToLog()` — never
@@ -81,9 +90,15 @@ await fs.promises.rm(tempPath);
81
90
  is enabled in the declaration, and `sendToLog` when the corresponding Log connection is enabled.
82
91
  Conversely, don't declare a Success/Warning/Error element the script never routes to — omit it from
83
92
  `ConnectionFields` entirely (see the TrafficLight example in
84
- [api-script-declaration.md](api-script-declaration.md#connectionfields)).
93
+ [script-declaration.md](../switch-project/script-declaration.md#connectionfields)).
94
+ `sendToData(level)` fails the job if no connected outgoing data connection accepts that level,
95
+ and there is no supported way to check in advance which levels are wired up (see
96
+ [connection.md § Connection.Level enum](connection.md#connectionlevel-enum)). If routing at a
97
+ given level is optional rather than guaranteed by the flow design, expose an explicit custom
98
+ property that lets the flow author opt in or out, and call `job.sendToNull()` when opted out
99
+ instead of guessing whether `sendToData()` will succeed.
85
100
  - Prefer `job.fail()`/`flowElement.failProcess()` for genuine processing errors (see
86
- [api-logging.md](api-logging.md)) over silently routing a failed job to a generic error connection —
101
+ [logging.md](logging.md)) over silently routing a failed job to a generic error connection —
87
102
  reserve an error `TrafficLight` connection for cases the flow author should be able to reroute
88
103
  downstream, not as a substitute for `fail()`.
89
104
 
@@ -93,7 +108,7 @@ await fs.promises.rm(tempPath);
93
108
 
94
109
  **Known issue — pending a server-side fix; remove this section once fixed.** Applies to all current versions.
95
110
 
96
- `job.createChild()` copies the parent's *current* datasets immediately (see [api-job.md](api-job.md#child-jobs)); `job.createDataset()` only registers a pending write, flushed to disk at the next `sendTo*()` call (see [api-job.md](api-job.md#datasets-metadata)). If a child is created *before* a dataset is written, the child inherits the job's existing dataset under that name instead. At flush time, the pending write fans out concurrently to the parent and to every child created so far, all reading from the same source file on disk — targets that already have a dataset by that name get the file **moved** into place, while targets that don't get it **copied**. When a mix of both happens against a single source file, the move wins the race and the copies fail with errors like `Could not place the file with the decoded data '...' into the datasets folder`, deterministically and on every retry (the source file is gone after the first attempt).
111
+ `job.createChild()` copies the parent's *current* datasets immediately (see [job.md](job.md#child-jobs)); `job.createDataset()` only registers a pending write, flushed to disk at the next `sendTo*()` call (see [job.md](job.md#datasets-metadata)). If a child is created *before* a dataset is written, the child inherits the job's existing dataset under that name instead. At flush time, the pending write fans out concurrently to the parent and to every child created so far, all reading from the same source file on disk — targets that already have a dataset by that name get the file **moved** into place, while targets that don't get it **copied**. When a mix of both happens against a single source file, the move wins the race and the copies fail with errors like `Could not place the file with the decoded data '...' into the datasets folder`, deterministically and on every retry (the source file is gone after the first attempt).
97
112
 
98
113
  **Rule:** perform every dataset write on a job before creating any child of it. Where a script's structure naturally interleaves the two, iterate the dataset outputs first, then the child-job outputs, rather than handling each output in one pass.
99
114
 
@@ -131,14 +146,14 @@ The Node.js executor process is recycled when any of the following thresholds is
131
146
 
132
147
  On cleanup, any files/folders created in the temp area are removed. Always close file handles and database connections before the entry point returns.
133
148
 
134
- See [api-execution-environment.md](api-execution-environment.md) for how this process model affects state persistence and error handling across job invocations.
149
+ See [execution-environment.md](execution-environment.md) for how this process model affects state persistence and error handling across job invocations.
135
150
 
136
151
  ## Driving a third-party CLI application
137
152
 
138
153
  `findApplicationPath` and the `ApplicationPath` property are the legacy-scripting mechanism for
139
154
  locating a third-party application; neither is available to Node.js scripts, and `ApplicationPath`
140
155
  is a reserved name Switch silently drops from the declaration (see
141
- [api-script-declaration.md](api-script-declaration.md#built-in-elementfields)). A Node.js script or
156
+ [script-declaration.md](../switch-project/script-declaration.md#built-in-elementfields)). A Node.js script or
142
157
  app that shells out to an external binary resolves the path itself, using the following pattern.
143
158
 
144
159
  1. Declare an ordinary custom property for the path under a name of your own — `cliPath`, not
@@ -147,7 +162,7 @@ app that shells out to an external binary resolves the path itself, using the fo
147
162
  `Default="Automatic"` and `Subtype="automatic"`. The `automatic` literal editor is what lets the
148
163
  user express "find it yourself" without typing a magic string, and `getPropertyStringValue()`
149
164
  returns the literal `"Automatic"` for it — see
150
- [api-property-editors.md § Literal editors](api-property-editors.md#literal-editors).
165
+ [property-editors.md § Literal editors](../switch-project/property-editors.md#literal-editors).
151
166
  3. Resolve the path once per flow start, in `flowStartTriggered`: if the property reads
152
167
  `Automatic`, run whatever discovery the application needs; otherwise take
153
168
  `flowElement.getPropertyStringValue('cliPath')`. Verify the resulting path actually exists, then
@@ -157,7 +172,7 @@ app that shells out to an external binary resolves the path itself, using the fo
157
172
  discovery failed: call `flowElement.failProcess()` so the element goes into an error state,
158
173
  instead of failing every individual job.
159
174
  5. Remove the global data entry in `flowStopTriggered` — global data is never cleaned up
160
- automatically (see [api-switch.md § Global data](api-switch.md#global-data)).
175
+ automatically (see [switch.md § Global data](switch.md#global-data)).
161
176
 
162
177
  Doing discovery once at flow start rather than per job keeps a filesystem search off the job path,
163
178
  and gives the operator a single clear element-level error when the application is missing.
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
1
+ ---
2
+ id: job
3
+ category: switch-api
4
+ order: 5
5
+ summary: "`Job` **signatures**: routing, file access, child jobs, private data, datasets"
6
+ triggers:
7
+ - "Looking up what a `job.*` method takes, returns, or throws"
8
+ ---
9
+
1
10
  # Job Class
2
11
 
3
12
  A `Job` represents a file or folder moving through the flow. It is passed to `jobArrived` and can be created via `flowElement.createJob()` or `job.createChild()`. Every job must be routed with a `sendTo*()` call or `fail()` before the entry point ends (or at a later time via `timerFired`).
@@ -36,7 +45,7 @@ Returns the local filesystem path to the job. Use `AccessLevel.ReadOnly` to read
36
45
 
37
46
  ## Routing
38
47
 
39
- Every job must be routed exactly once. See [api-job-patterns.md § Sending jobs](api-job-patterns.md#sending-jobs) for which `sendTo*()` method is appropriate for a given `ConnectionType`/`OutgoingConnections` declaration.
48
+ Every job must be routed exactly once. See [job-patterns.md § Sending jobs](job-patterns.md#sending-jobs) for which `sendTo*()` method is appropriate for a given `ConnectionType`/`OutgoingConnections` declaration.
40
49
 
41
50
  ```ts
42
51
  job.sendToNull(): Promise<void>
@@ -75,7 +84,7 @@ Re-queue the job for `jobArrived` after a minimum delay (re-evaluates dynamic pr
75
84
 
76
85
  ## Failure & logging
77
86
 
78
- See [api-logging.md](api-logging.md) for log level semantics and logging practice.
87
+ See [logging.md](logging.md) for log level semantics and logging practice.
79
88
 
80
89
  ```ts
81
90
  job.fail(message: string, messageParams?: (string | number | boolean)[]): void
@@ -92,7 +101,7 @@ Log a message including job context. To log a literal `%`, pass it as a param: `
92
101
  ```ts
93
102
  job.createChild(path: string): Promise<Job>
94
103
  ```
95
- Creates a new job inheriting the processing history, metadata, and private data of the parent. Takes effect immediately: the child's datasets are copied from the parent's *current* server-side state, so any pending `createDataset()` write not yet flushed by a `sendTo*()` call is not reflected in it. See [api-job-patterns.md](api-job-patterns.md#dataset-writes-must-precede-child-job-creation) — creating a child before writing a dataset is a common source of bugs. The caller is responsible for cleaning up the source file after routing (see [api-job-patterns.md](api-job-patterns.md#temp-file-cleanup)).
104
+ Creates a new job inheriting the processing history, metadata, and private data of the parent. Takes effect immediately: the child's datasets are copied from the parent's *current* server-side state, so any pending `createDataset()` write not yet flushed by a `sendTo*()` call is not reflected in it. See [job-patterns.md](job-patterns.md#dataset-writes-must-precede-child-job-creation) — creating a child before writing a dataset is a common source of bugs. The caller is responsible for cleaning up the source file after routing (see [job-patterns.md](job-patterns.md#temp-file-cleanup)).
96
105
 
97
106
  ## Private data
98
107
 
@@ -128,7 +137,7 @@ List all datasets attached to the job. **Immediate**: reads server state at once
128
137
  ```ts
129
138
  job.createDataset(name: string, filePath: string, model: DatasetModel): Promise<void>
130
139
  ```
131
- Attach a new dataset. **Deferred**: registers in-memory only; the file is not uploaded until the next `sendTo*()` call. Caller must clean up the source file after routing — see [api-job-patterns.md](api-job-patterns.md#temp-file-cleanup).
140
+ Attach a new dataset. **Deferred**: registers in-memory only; the file is not uploaded until the next `sendTo*()` call. Caller must clean up the source file after routing — see [job-patterns.md](job-patterns.md#temp-file-cleanup).
132
141
 
133
142
  ```ts
134
143
  job.getDataset(name: string, accessLevel: AccessLevel): Promise<string>