How to select a tag in the Tag Browse Tree through scripting

[bmeyers]

@pturmel made the introspect script that finds all available methods from a component. I ran it on the TagBrowseTree in Perspective but I don't see anything available that would let you select a path.

Finding all available methods from a component

The introspection script has evolved over time, particularly to return a string result instead of just printing. I found that useful for introspection in gateway scope using runScript() in an expression tag. Or to set the .text property of a scrollable text edit field for convenience. This is what it looks like today: # Introspection for Jython/Java # # Copyright 2008-2016 Automation Professionals, LLC <sales@automation-pros.com> # # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or…

Python Type: <type 'com.inductiveautomation.perspective.gateway.script.ComponentModelScriptWrapper$SafetyWrapper'>
Java Type:   <type 'com.inductiveautomation.perspective.gateway.script.ComponentModelScriptWrapper$SafetyWrapper'>
  M: getSibling(<type 'java.lang.String'>)
    returns <type 'com.inductiveautomation.perspective.gateway.api.PerspectiveElement'>
  M: <type 'java.lang.String'> getName()
  M: getParent()
    returns <type 'com.inductiveautomation.perspective.gateway.api.Component'>
  M: <type 'void'> print(<type 'java.lang.String'>)
  M: <type 'java.util.Collection'> getChildren()
  M: getSession()
    returns <type 'com.inductiveautomation.perspective.gateway.api.Session'>
  M: getPage()
    returns <type 'com.inductiveautomation.perspective.gateway.api.Page'>
  M: getChild(<type 'java.lang.String'>)
    returns <type 'com.inductiveautomation.perspective.gateway.api.PerspectiveElement'>
  M: <type 'boolean'> refreshBinding(<type 'java.lang.String'>)
  M: getPropertyTreeOf(<type 'com.inductiveautomation.perspective.common.api.PropertyType'>)
    returns <type 'com.inductiveautomation.perspective.gateway.property.PropertyTree'>
  M: getView()
    returns <type 'com.inductiveautomation.perspective.gateway.api.View'>
  M: <type 'void'> requestTooltip()
  M: <type 'void'> focus()
  M: <type 'void'> removeTooltip()

From Type:   <type 'java.lang.Object'>
  M: <type 'void'> wait(<type 'long'>)
  M: <type 'void'> wait(<type 'long'>,<type 'int'>)
  M: <type 'void'> wait()
  M: <type 'boolean'> equals(<type 'java.lang.Object'>)
  M: <type 'java.lang.String'> toString()
  M: <type 'int'> hashCode()
  M: <type 'java.lang.Class'> getClass()
  M: <type 'void'> notify()
  M: <type 'void'> notifyAll()

From python dir():
  Method     __class__ <type 'java.lang.Class'>
  Method     __copy__ <type 'builtin_function_or_method'>
  Method     __deepcopy__ <type 'builtin_function_or_method'>
  Method     __delattr__ <type 'builtin_function_or_method'>
  Property   __doc__ <type 'str'> The most base type
  Method     __ensure_finalizer__ <type 'builtin_function_or_method'>
  Method     __eq__ <type 'builtin_function_or_method'>
  Method     __format__ <type 'builtin_function_or_method'>
  Method     __getattribute__ <type 'builtin_function_or_method'>
  Method     __hash__ <type 'builtin_function_or_method'>
  Method     __init__ <type 'instancemethod'>
  Method     __ne__ <type 'builtin_function_or_method'>
  Method     __new__ <type 'builtin_function_or_method'>
  Method     __reduce__ <type 'builtin_function_or_method'>
  Method     __reduce_ex__ <type 'builtin_function_or_method'>
  Method     __repr__ <type 'builtin_function_or_method'>
  Method     __setattr__ <type 'builtin_function_or_method'>
  Method     __str__ <type 'builtin_function_or_method'>
  Method     __subclasshook__ <type 'builtin_function_or_method'>
  Method     __unicode__ <type 'builtin_function_or_method'>
  Property   children <type 'java.util.Collections$EmptyList'> []
  Method     class <type 'java.lang.Class'>
  Property   name <type 'unicode'> TagBrowseTree
  Property   page <type 'com.inductiveautomation.perspective.gateway.script.PageScriptWrapper$SafetyWrapper'> com.inductiveautomation.perspective.gateway.script.PageScriptWrapper$SafetyWrapper@6ae6c234
  Property   parent <type 'com.inductiveautomation.perspective.gateway.script.ComponentModelScriptWrapper$SafetyWrapper'> com.inductiveautomation.perspective.gateway.script.ComponentModelScriptWrapper$SafetyWrapper@13e9d8ba
  Property   session <type 'com.inductiveautomation.perspective.gateway.script.SessionScriptWrapper$SafetyWrapper'> com.inductiveautomation.perspective.gateway.script.SessionScriptWrapper$SafetyWrapper@137b9461
  Property   view <type 'com.inductiveautomation.perspective.gateway.script.ViewModelScriptWrapper$SafetyWrapper'> com.inductiveautomation.perspective.gateway.script.ViewModelScriptWrapper$SafetyWrapper@1ba2a0a6

I think the component lets information flow one way only.