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Glossary
This page contains definitions of language used in Pyblish.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Plugin | Superclass to processing elements Selection, Validation, Extraction and Conform |
| Context | Container of zero or more Instances |
| Instance | Container of selected items and their respective configuration |
| Selection | Filter/distillation of data -> subset of data |
| Validation | Filter/Test of content |
| Extraction | In case of outgoing data, an extractor physically writes to persistent datastore |
| Conform | Final formatting of outgoing data. |
Definitions for specific uses of words found throughout this Wiki.
Identification and configuration of subjects. See Selection
Defines a family/group/class to which an instance or validations/tests apply. E.g. a character model coming out of Maya may be associated with the family "model". Each family then represents a particular behaviour; such as how to extract and which validations apply
A pre-launch script to initiate an environment prior to running an application. The script can modify the environment in such as way so as to make project- or application-specific resources available to it and it alone. Examples include exposing Maya scripts to Maya, but keep them hidden from Houdini, and vice versa.
A required, non-optional subject
An optional, non-mandatory subject
Means mandatory
Pyblish, the application
Part of publishing process
Part of publishing process
Moving/organising resources
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