Agreed, I can't imagine using Ignition without this module anymore. Almost to the point where I'd be willing to turn down work if a client provided no pathway to use it. It's that good.
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I still need to take time to look into it. I haven't used it for anything, but I keep hearing everyone sing its praises.
It's hard to wrap your head around the syntax at times, but once you start to use it, it is amazing.
I asked before somewhere, but is there somewhere we can do a wiki-style manual for this so that we could contribute examples? It would require some kind of moderation to prevent it turning into a forum (questions should be asked here, and not on the wiki) and restrict it to working examples.
How would it be structured? A page per function with an alphabetical index page and another with function types / groups?
I'm not going to host a wiki, sorry. New topics here on the IA forum, in this category, are probably the best choice. I'm happy to include tested examples for specific problem types in the official docs, using this forum as a source and with back-links.
Note that it should not be organized by function. Almost any usage will combine several functions for a practical solution, and it is the problem/solution pairs that matter.
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There are a few examples with numerous and extremely robust Integration Toolkit uses in the Ignition Exchange. These are worth downloading and inspecting the bindings even if you don't have a use for the actual functionality.
- Tag Report Utility Ignition Exchange | Inductive Automation
- Spreadsheet Import Tool Ignition Exchange | Inductive Automation
I assumed that you had enough on your plate. That's why the question was to the wider audience.
I could always spin one up easily and just give a handful of people access manually on my home servers (no guarantee of uptime, but usually stays running). I could put it on our company wiki, but wouldn't be able to give anyone write access, but anything sent to me I could post to it.
I think IA should host it, ideally using the forum software somehow.
They do. It is called the "3rd party modules" category. 
Make topics.
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The About the 3rd Party Modules category - #2 pinned post at the top of the says,
A category for module developers (using the Module SDK for Ignition) to post modules.
That would exclude most of us.
Hmmm. I thought it was opened to everyone when the module discussion category went away. Maybe that needs to be revived...
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