API:SCM

This is the SCM API Reference, an API used to manipulate the current system configuration. Read more about SCM here.

Function Table

All SCM functions are contained within the w96.sysConf namespace.

Call	Arguments	Returns	Description
loadAll	None	Promise<void>	Loads the SCM configuration from disk. System reserved.
createRoot	name:String, description:String	None	Creates a configuration root. System reserved.
syncAll	None	Promise<void>	Synchronizes the current SCM configuration to disk.
syncRoot	name:String	Promise<void>	Synchronizes changes to a configuration root to disk. This is recommended over syncAll(), if you know the specific roots you will be working on.
getIndex	name:String	Index Object	Returns the index of the specified configuration root name.
get	path: String	Any	Returns the value of the specified path.
set	path: String, value: any	None	Sets the value for the specified path.
setAndSync	path: String, value: any	Promise<void>	Same as set(), but synchronizes changes to root after set.
remove	path: String	Boolean	Removes the specified path. Returns a boolean specifiying if the removal was successful.
removeAndSync	path: String	Promise<boolean>	Same as remove(), but synchronizes changes to root after removal.
ls	path: String	List of keys	Returns the keys in the specified path. If path is left empty, this will return a list of roots.

Examples

Basic CRUD

Below is a simple program demonstrating simple CRUD operations.

const { sysConf: SCM } = w96;

// Test if the key exists
// We use this conditional to set any default values
if(!SCM.get("Software/TestSoftware")) {
    // Key does not exist, set some default values
    SCM.set("Software/TestSoftware/Hello", "World");
    SCM.set("Software/TestSoftware/Number", 2);
    SCM.set("Software/TestSoftware/True", true);
    
    // Commit changes
    await SCM.syncRoot("Software");
}

// Echo back the configuration values
alert(`Hello = ${SCM.get("Software/TestSoftware/Hello")}<br>
Number = ${SCM.get("Software/TestSoftware/Number")}<br>
True = ${SCM.get("Software/TestSoftware/True")}`);

// Update the number
await SCM.setAndSync("Software/TestSoftware/Number", SCM.get("Software/TestSoftware/Number") + 1);

// Delete the boolean
if(await SCM.removeAndSync("Software/TestSoftware/True")) {
    console.log("The boolean is gone.");
} else {
    console.log("There is no boolean.");
}

Object Listing

Basic GUI program listing all the objects in the specified path.

const { sysConf: SCM } = w96;
const { Theme } = w96.ui;
const { ListBox } = w96.ui.components;

// Define program class.
class ListingProgramBasic extends WApplication {
    constructor() { super() }
    
    async main(argv) {
        await super.main(argv);
        // Allow path from argv
        const path = argv[1] || "";
        
        // Create application window
        const wnd = this.createWindow({
            title: "SCM Lister",
            icon: await Theme.getIconUrl("mime/executable", '16x16'),
            initialHeight: 300,
            initialWidth: 300
        }, true);
        
        // Get body and append list box
        const body = wnd.getBodyContainer();
        const listBox = new ListBox();
        
        for(let i of SCM.ls(path))
            listBox.addItem(`${i.name} : ${i.type}`, i.name);
            
        body.appendChild(listBox.getElement());
        
        // Show window
        wnd.show();
    }
}

// Execute program class
return await WApplication.execAsync(new ListingProgramBasic(), this.boxedEnv.args);