api
Public API
Anything that isn't defined here is INTERNAL and unreliable for external use.
AfterEffectsHost
Bases: HostBase
, IWorkfileHost
, ILoadHost
, IPublishHost
Source code in client/ayon_aftereffects/api/pipeline.py
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stub
property
Handle pulling stub from PS to run operations on host
Returns: (AEServerStub) or None
list_instances()
List all created instances from current workfile which will be published.
Pulls from File > File Info
For Scene Inventory (Manage...)
Returns:
Type | Description |
---|---|
(list) of dictionaries matching instances format |
Source code in client/ayon_aftereffects/api/pipeline.py
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remove_instance(instance)
Remove instance from current workfile metadata.
Updates metadata of current file in File > File Info and removes icon highlight on group layer.
For Scene Inventory
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description | Default |
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instance | dict | instance representation from Scene Inventory model | required |
Source code in client/ayon_aftereffects/api/pipeline.py
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containerise(name, namespace, comp, context, loader=None, suffix='_CON')
Containerisation enables a tracking of version, author and origin for loaded assets.
Creates dictionary payloads that gets saved into file metadata. Each container contains of who loaded (loader) and members (single or multiple in case of background).
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description | Default |
---|---|---|---|
name | str | Name of resulting assembly | required |
namespace | str | Namespace under which to host container | required |
comp | AEItem | Composition to containerise | required |
context | dict | Asset information | required |
loader | str | Name of loader used to produce this container. | None |
suffix | str | Suffix of container, defaults to | '_CON' |
Returns:
Name | Type | Description |
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container | str | Name of container assembly |
Source code in client/ayon_aftereffects/api/pipeline.py
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get_entity_attributes(entity)
Get attributes of folder or task entity.
Returns:
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
dict | dict[str, Union[float, int]] | Scene data. |
Source code in client/ayon_aftereffects/api/lib.py
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get_stub()
Convenience function to get server RPC stub to call methods directed
for host (Photoshop).
It expects already created connection, started from client.
Currently, created when panel is opened (PS: Window>Extensions>AYON)
:return:
Source code in client/ayon_aftereffects/api/ws_stub.py
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ls()
Yields containers from active AfterEffects document.
This is the host-equivalent of api.ls(), but instead of listing assets on disk, it lists assets already loaded in AE; once loaded they are called 'containers'. Used in Manage tool.
Containers could be on multiple levels, single images/videos/was as a FootageItem, or multiple items - backgrounds (folder with automatically created composition and all imported layers).
Yields:
Name | Type | Description |
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dict | container |
Source code in client/ayon_aftereffects/api/pipeline.py
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maintained_selection()
Maintain selection during context.
Source code in client/ayon_aftereffects/api/lib.py
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set_settings(frames, resolution, comp_ids=None, print_msg=True, entity=None)
Sets number of frames and resolution to selected comps.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description | Default |
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frames | bool | True if set frame info | required |
resolution | bool | True if set resolution | required |
comp_ids | list[int] | specific composition ids, if empty it tries to look for currently selected | None |
print_msg | bool | True throw JS alert with msg | True |
entity | Optional[dict] | Entity to use attributes from to define the frame range, fps and resolution from. If not provided, current task entity is used. | None |
Source code in client/ayon_aftereffects/api/lib.py
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