Ability to access infoDAT parameters from Python without using infoDAT?

General TouchDesigner Discussion
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I was wondering if it was possible to access the parameters showed in the info DAT directly from Python without having an info DAT. I thought it would be similar to the error DAT which can be also accessed via the .errors and .warnings methods.

I had a look around the various wiki pages and python declaration/definition python files but couldn’t find anything.

Specifically: I’m looking to get the socketIO DAT “connected” boolean, to initiate a reconnection sequence when the originally established connection drops.

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I realize this is not an answer to your original question, but for your goal I usually use the onClose callback of the SocketIO DAT and add the line dat.par.reset.pulse() which will reset the connection and reconnect.

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This does solve my problem, thanks @nettoyeur! I will however leave the post “unanswered” so I can also get the answer to my other question. Thanks!

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There isn’t a way to get the arbitrary information that the Info DAT exposes. We sometimes add members that mirror some of the information, but the way to get the full information is to use the Info DAT.

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Thanks for the clarification @malcolm!