fmetools.scripted_selection

This module defines the API for the Scripted Selection GUI element. A Scripted Selection provides choices that may be presented in a tree structure. Each choice has a display name and an ID. This GUI element is typically used to present choices that:

  • Originate from an external API

  • Vary depending on the value of other parameters

  • Have a hierarchy, such as files and folders

  • Have a user-facing display name and an internal ID that’s very different

  • Have IDs that are not meaningful to the user, such as GUIDs

A Scripted Selection is composed of two parts:

  • An implementation of ScriptedSelectionCallback

  • A Scripted Selection GUI element definition, which includes a reference to the ScriptedSelectionCallback implementation above, and other configuration, such as Input Parameters, search support, and more.

class fmetools.scripted_selection.ContainerContentResponse(contents: List[Item], continuation: PaginationInfo | None = None)

Bases: dict

Represents the return value of ScriptedSelectionCallback.get_container_contents() that’s expected by FME.

__init__(contents: List[Item], continuation: PaginationInfo | None = None)
property contents: List[Item]

List of Items in the container.

property pagination: PaginationInfo | None

If there are more results to fetch, then this holds the arguments needed to request the next page of results. The arguments are added to the next call to ScriptedSelectionCallback.get_container_contents().

class fmetools.scripted_selection.Item(id: str, name: str, is_container: bool)

Bases: dict

An Item is a selectable element in a Scripted Selection. Containers are a type of Item that may contain other Items. Every Item has an ID, a display name, and a flag for whether it represents a container.

__init__(id: str, name: str, is_container: bool)
property id: str

A value that uniquely identifies this Item.

property is_container: bool

If true, then this Item represents a container.

property name: str

The display name for this Item.

class fmetools.scripted_selection.PaginationInfo(args: Dict[str, Any])

Bases: dict

Holds the information needed to request the next page of results for a Scripted Selection.

__init__(args: Dict[str, Any])
property args: Dict[str, Any]

Key-value pairs of arguments needed to get the next page of results. This is often an offset or a page token.

class fmetools.scripted_selection.ScriptedSelectionCallback(args: dict[str, Any])

Bases: ABC

Abstract base class representing the interface for Scripted Selection GUI element callbacks.

Every Scripted Selection element must specify an implementation of this class.

__init__(args: dict[str, Any])
Parameters:

args – The names and values of the Input Parameters and Input Dictionary configured on the Scripted Selection GUI element.

abstract get_container_contents(*, container_id: str | None = None, limit: int | None = None, query: str | None = None, **kwargs) → ContainerContentResponse

Get the Items in a given container. Returns direct children only. Must not return other descendants.

Parameters:

  • container_id – Return the Items in the container with this ID. The root container may be represented by None, empty string, “/”, or a default value defined by the implementation.

  • limit – The maximum number of Items this method should return. If the number of Items in the container exceeds this limit, then pagination info should also be returned.

  • query – A string to filter the results by. The implementation decides how to interpret the value. Only applicable if the Scripted Selection supports search and the user has provided input in the search field.

  • kwargs –

    Additional arguments, including:

    • Input Parameters. Values may have changed from initialization.

    • Input Dictionary.

    • Pagination arguments if this is a request for the next page of results.

Returns:

A response that lists the container’s direct children, with pagination arguments for the next page if applicable.