Accessing $get/$set in Python code blocks

In oJob one of the methods to share data across multiple jobs is to use the functions $get and $set. But when running a Python code block, before OpenAF version 20230325, the only way was to use a previous job to map data into the current args.

Starting on OpenAF version 20230325 it’s possible to use two new functions made available in Python code blocks.

Example using Python function _g

If a previous job sets the key “test” with a map you can use _g to retrieve the value:

# --------------------
- name : Set test data
  to   : ojob set
  args :
    data  :
      x: 1
      y: -1
    __key : test
    __path: data

# ------------------------
- name : Test _g in python
  from : Set test data
  lang : python
  exec : |
    data = _g('test')
    print("X = " + str(data['x']))
    print("Y = " + str(data['y']))

This will result that the Python code will print:

X = 1
Y = -1

Example using Python function _s

If a python job sets the key “test” with a dictionary another OpenAF block can retrieve the value using $get:

# ------------------------
- name : Test _s in python
  to   : Show test data
  lang : python
  exec : |
    test = {}
    test['x'] = 1
    test['y'] = -1
    _s('test', test)

# ---------------------
- name : Show test data
  exec : |
    var data = $get("test")
    print("x = " + data.x)
    print("y = " + data.y)

This will result that the OpenAF code will print:

x = 1
y = -1