Programmatically import a project

[thomas.garsiot]

Thanks Kevin for your very quick answer.

Re: explicitly triggering a project reload in 8.2. Any idea when this will become available ? (without asking for a commitment - just a rough idea).

while looking for a way to change the scan frequency, I stumbled upon these posts:
Controlling project file scanning without restarting - Ignition - Inductive Automation Forum
Force designer to read from projects on server on command - Ignition - Inductive Automation Forum

and specifically this answer from you and PGriffith about how to change the scan frequency:

We currently don’t have any way to “demand poll” for changes (though it is on our ‘to do’ list).

The best option at present is providing a system property in ignition.conf to increase the scan frequency from the default 5 minutes to something more aggressive. The downside is basically just increased CPU load as we scan more frequently.

Sounds like you might need to increase the project scan frequency. In 8.1 the default is 5 minutes, which isn’t really suitable if you’re trying to use git. In ignition.conf you can add JVM arg to the additional parameters section: -Dignition.projects.scanFrequency=10 Would set the frequency to 10 seconds.

I'm re-posting to help others find it.

Thanks

Thomas