Command Transformation Scripts

A Command Transformation script can be used to change command properties at runtime. It's only safe to modify agent commands in Command Transformation scripts and Agent Initialization scripts. It's not safe to modify sub-commands in a Command Transformation script. You should only modify the current command.

Command Transformation available on the Command Properties Tab.

The following example sets the selection XPath of the current command:

NOTE: To use the following code in the agent, use this additional library. By default the library is not added in the Command Transformation Script.
C# : using Sequentum.ContentGrabber.Commands;
Python: from Sequentum.ContentGrabber.Commands import *

C#
Python

using System;
using Sequentum.ContentGrabber.Api;
using Sequentum.ContentGrabber.Commands;

public class Script
{
public static bool TransformCommand(CommandTransfomationScriptArguments args)
{
ISelection selection = args.Command as ISelection;
selection.Selection.SelectionPaths[0].Xpath = "//div[@id='body']/section[1]/p[1]";
return true;
}
}

import clr
from Sequentum.ContentGrabber.Api import *
from Sequentum.ContentGrabber.Commands import *

def TransformCommand(args):
selection = args.Command
selection.Selection.SelectionPaths[0].Xpath = "//div[@id='body']/section[1]/p[1]"
return True

The following example sets the Link Action Event Zoom for the selected XPath of the Link Action command :

C#
Python

using System;
using Sequentum.ContentGrabber.Api;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Script
{
//See help for a definition of CustomScriptArguments.
public static bool TransformCommand(CommandTransfomationScriptArguments args)
{
//Modify args.Command here.
var action = args.Command as Sequentum.ContentGrabber.Commands.ILinkAction;
action.LinkAction.Events.Clear();
action.LinkAction.Events.Add(String.Format("exec(document.body.style.zoom = 0.75)"));
return true;
}
}

import clr
from Sequentum.ContentGrabber.Api import *
from System.Collections.Generic import *

def TransformCommand(args):
action = args.Command
action.LinkAction.Events.Clear()
action.LinkAction.Events.Add("exec(document.body.style.zoom = 0.75)")
return True

The script must have a static method with the following signature:

public static bool TransformCommand(CommandTransfomationScriptArguments args)

The function must return true for success and false for failure respectively.

An instance of the CommandTransfomationScriptArguments class is provided by Sequentum Enterprise and has the following functions and properties:

Property or Function	Description
Agent Agent	The current agent.
ScriptUtils ScriptUtilities	A script utility class with helper methods. See Script Utilities for more information.
Command Command	The current agent command being executed. You can change the properties of this command, but not on any sub-commands.
IContainer ParentContainer	The parent container command of the current command.
IConnection DatabaseConnection	The current internal database connection used by the agent. This connection is already open and should not be closed by your script.
IHtmlNode HtmlNode	The extracted HTML node.
IHtmlDocument HtmlDocument	The current HTML document.
IInternalDataRow DataRow	The current internal data row containing the data that has been extracted so far in the current container command.
IRuntimeData RuntimeData	Provides access to the internal database.
bool IsDebug	True if the agent is running in debug mode.
bool IsSchemaOnly	If true, only the data schema is required, so you can optimize processing by only returning the data schema with no data.
bool IsParentCommandMissingSelectionOrData	This parameter is set to true if the parent container's selection was not found, or is iterating through an empty data list.
bool IsParentCommandActionError	This parameter is set to true if the parent action command encountered an error while executing the action command.
bool HasDoneAction	This parameter is set to true if the parent action command triggered an action in the web browser.
IInputData InputDataCache	All input data available to the current command.
BrowserResponse LastErrorResponse	The last error response from the web browser. This will contain any errors messages when loading a new web page.
void WriteDebug(string debugMessage, DebugMessageType messageType = DebugMessageType.Information)	Writes log information to the agent log. This method has no effect if agent logging is disabled, or if called during design time. debugMessage - The log message. messageType - The log message type. The agent log level specifies what information is written to the log. If the log level is set to Low for example, only errors are written to the log.
void WriteDebug(string debugMessage, bool showMessageInDesignMode, DebugMessageType messageType = DebugMessageType.Information)	Writes log information to the agent log. This method has no effect if agent logging is disabled, or if called during design time. debugMessage - The log message. showMessageInDesignMode - Set to True if you want to see debug messages in design mode. messageType - The log message type. The agent log level specifies what information is written to the log. If the log level is set to Low for example, only errors are written to the log.
void WriteInfo(string debugMessage, params object[] pars)	Writes log information to the agent log. This method has no effect if agent logging is disabled, or if called during design time. debugMessage - The log message. pars - A variable number of parameters used in the debug message.
void WriteError(string debugMessage, params object[] pars)	Writes log error to the agent log. This method has no effect if agent logging is disabled, or if called during design time. debugMessage - The log message. pars - A variable number of parameters used in the debug message.
void WriteWarning(string debugMessage, params object[] pars)	Writes log warning to the agent log. This method has no effect if agent logging is disabled, or if called during design time. debugMessage - The log message. pars - A variable number of parameters used in the debug message.
void Notify(bool alwaysNotify)	Triggers notification at the end of an agent run. alwaysNotify - If alwaysNotify is set to false, this method only triggers a notification if the agent has been configured to send notifications on critical errors.
void Notify(string message, bool alwaysNotify)	Triggers notification at the end of an agent run, and adds the message to the notification email. message - The message to add to the notification email. alwaysNotify - If alwaysNotify is set to false, this method only triggers a notification if the agent has been configured to send notifications on critical errors.
void AddNotificationMessage(string message)	Adds a message to the notification message, but does not trigger a notification. message - The message to add to the notification email.
GlobalDataDictionary GlobalData	Global data dictionary that can be used to store data that needs to be available in all scripts and after agent restarts. Input Parameters are also stored in this dictionary.
IConnection GetDatabaseConnection(string connectionName)	Returns the specified database connection. The database connection must have been previously defined for the agent or be a shared connection for all agents on the computer. Your script is responsible for opening and closing the connection by calling the OpenDatabase and CloseDatabase methods.
IInputDataRow GetInputData()	If the current command is a data provider, the data for that command is returned. Otherwise, this function searches the command's parents and returns the first found input data.
IInputDataRow GetInputData(Command command)	If the specified command is a data provider, the data for that command is returned. Otherwise, this function searches the command's parents and returns the first found input data.
IInputDataRow GetInputData(string commandName)	If the specified command is a data provider, the data for that command is returned. Otherwise, this function searches the command's parents and returns the first found input data.
IInputDataRow GetInputData(Guid commandId)	If the specified command is a data provider, the data for that command is returned. Otherwise, the function throws an error.
void SetPageLoadError(string errorMessage)	Logs a page load error and mark the page for retry if the agent errors are later retried. errorMessage - The error message to log.
GetOrAddDataStorage(string storageName, string key, CustomDataColumns columns)	Returns a custom database table storage that can be used to store persistent data while running an agent. A new storage is created if it does not already exist. The storage is created in the internal database. storageName - The name of the storage. key - A value indentifying a sub-storage. columns - Data field definitions for the storage.
ContainerDataDictionary ContainerData	Container data dictionary that can be used to store data that needs to be available in the current container command and all sub-commands of the current container.