Revision as of 08:10, 14 February 2022

Page Updated:   2022-02-14

Fetch^(Forum) offers a unified syntax to expand the amount of things that can be retrieved with simple token or sheet calls. You can retrieve any token property, sheet attribute, or repeating attribute.

• (Meta Script) Fetch (Thread 2)^(Forum)

Token property : @(selected.currentside)
Sheet Attribute: @(selected.Strength)
Sheet Attribute: @(Bob the Hirsute.Strength.max)
Repeating Attr : *(Englebert Slaptiback.spells.[spell_name~Fireball prepared].spell_roll)

It also expands the source of the returned sheet item to include "speaker".

@(speaker.Strength.max)

... and can return the rowID of a repeating attribute, the row number ($0), or the name of either brand of reference.

Not only do these offer the advantage of not breaking the chat message if they don't exist (the way a standard token or sheet item call would), they also give you the ability to substitute in a default value should the one you are looking for not exist:

@(The President of Burundi.Coffee[default value here])

Syntax:

@(selected.token_id)                                              => token id of selected
@(Bob.Strength)                                                   => attribute of character
@(speaker.Strength)                                               => attribute of current speaking character
@(Bob.Strength.max)                                               => max value
@(Bob|Strength|max)                                               => pipes or periods work
@(Bob.Strength[0])                                                => default value if Strength doesn't exist
@(Bob.Strength.max[0])                                            => default value if max value of Strength doesn't exist
*(Bob.spells.[name="Glitter Storm" prepared].spelllevel)          => repeating attribute from spells list where the name sub-attribute
                                                                     is "Glitter Storm" and the spell is prepared, returns the
                                                                     spelllevel sub-attribute
*(Bob.spells.[name~Glitter prepared].spelllevel.name)             => where the name sub-attribute includes the text "Glitter",
                                                                     return the full name of the spelllevel sub-attribute
*(Bob.spells.[name~Storm name!~Glitter].spelllevel.rowid)         => where the name sub-attribute includes "Storm" but not "Glitter",
                                                                     whether or not the spell is prepared; return the rowid
*(Bob.spells.[name~Glitter prepared].spelllevel.row$)             => where name includes "Glitter" and is prepared, return the row number (i.e., $1)
*(Bob.spells.[name~Glitter prepared].spelllevel.name$)            => where name includes "Glitter" and is prepared, return the name using the row number
*(Bob.spells.[name~Glitter prepared].spelllevel.name[not found])  => including a default value

Meta-Toolbox Examples

Examples using one or more Meta-Toolbox APIs

• Managing PathFinder Sizes with TokenMod and Metascripts (Muler + TokenMod, extra stuff w/ ZeroFrame, SelectManager, Fetch)
• Using TokenMod to update multiple token tooltips (TokenMod + SelectManager + Fetch + ZeroFrame)
• Macro to read current face of Rollable Token
• Repeating Sections & ChatSetAttr^(Forum)
  • First example: Plugger and SelectManager; Second example: Plugger, Muler, SelectManager, and ZeroFrame.
• Using MathOps standalone, more details^(Forum)
• API Logic and Libinline^(Forum)
• selectmanager example^(Forum)
• ZeroFrame example with ColorEmote^(Forum)
• Table example with Muler & ZeroFrame^(Forum)
• Muler + more example^(Forum)
• Dealer -- Is there a way to deal to a player, even if that player's token is not selected?^(Forum) - Selectmanager example
• Audio Master API^(Forum) - fixes with MathOps & Muler
• Fix "It's a Trap" with selectmanager^(Forum)
• Search Attributes^(Forum) - InsertArg example
• Is there an API that can roll saves for groups then apply a condition to the tokens that failed?^(Forum) - selectmanager example
• TokenMod API - how to select token without clicking it^(Forum) selectmanager fix TokenMod limitation
• default token size fix^(Forum) Muler & Fetch examples
• Multi-step table resolution (Pacesetter system)^(Forum) - Muler with ZeroFrame example
• Creating a HUD^(Forum) - ZeroFrame, Fetch example working with TokenMod
• Retrieving next item in list^(Forum) - Muler, ZeroFrame, and APILogic example
• Retrieving or assigning individual data to/from many tokens with deferred inline rolls^(Forum) - examples of SelectManager's forselected handle using various metascripts with TokenMod

Other APIs

• ChatSetAttr
• ScriptCards
• TokenMod