How to know the name the instance of the asset that OnCreated() is associated with?

[catchyid]

Hi,

When I create a digital asset, I go to Scripts->OnCreated() method and write some python script to change some parameters in the newly created digital asset, HOWEVER, I don't know the name of the asset, hence I don't know the path to any node inside the digital asset? When I type hou.pwd(), I get "obj"...

Thanks,

onCreated.hip

[f1480187]

There is Node and NodeType objects in kwargs dictionary available:

# Available kwargs contents:
print(kwargs)

# Node's name like 'test12':
kwargs['node'].name()

# Set parameter:
kwargs['node'].parm('foo').set('123')

# Set parameter on node inside subnet:
kwargs['node'].node('inside1').parm('foo').set('123')

 

Edited April 12, 2017 by f1480187

[catchyid]

Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks

 

[davpe]

hi guys,

I'd need to get one step further with this and read the variables produced in OnCreated script by different scripts in the same HDA (Python Module).

Spent a day reading through Houdini docs but can't figure out how to do that.

help appreciated.

D.

[Stalkerx777]

4 hours ago, davpe said:

hi guys,

I'd need to get one step further with this and read the variables produced in OnCreated script by different scripts in the same HDA (Python Module).

Spent a day reading through Houdini docs but can't figure out how to do that.

help appreciated.

D.

Depending on what you mean by "variables". They can be

1. Environment variables (os.environ),

2. Hip variables (stored in hip): hou.hscript("set -g VAR={}".format(value))

3. Session variables: hou.session.VAR = "FOO"

4. You can store data on the node: hou.Node.setUserData("VAR", "FOO") and read it back with hou.Node.userData("VAR")

[davpe]

no sorry, I meant like this, for instance:

1. in OnCreate:

path = hou.pwd().path()

2. in PythonModule i want to access this path string.

this is a trivial example, I'm just looking for a general way to exchange data between HDA scripts triggered on different events - if it makes sense.

[anim]

I'm not sure you can pass python variables like that as those are separate scopes and I'd avoid using global variables

however you can store data on the instance itself and then retrieve at any time using setUserData() or setCachedUserData() if you don't need them to persist after you close the session

https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/hom/hou/Node.html#setUserData

[davpe]

thanks anim, user data thing sounds promissing. will look into that.