Classes and interfaces that are meant for plugins. The classes and interfaces below this namespace are meant to be upwards compatible across Chronos versions. If you notice any incompatibilities, please let us know. More...

Namespaces
namespace	Columns
	Interfaces for custom sample list column type definitions. These interfaces allow you to define new custom column types definitions which behave just like builtin types and let you define your own column context menus and editors for the sample list.

namespace	Config
	Information regarding the currently active configuration. These classes reflect configuration information which is meant to be accessed by plugins. If you miss information here, please let us know, and don't start parsing the Chronos configuration files, as these may change in the future.

namespace	Consumables

namespace	LegacyDevices
	Access to some functionality of Chronos builtin device drivers. These are added as required. If you are missing something here that would be useful for your plugin, please let us know.

namespace	MethodEditor
	Auxiliary functions that can improve the usablility of the method editor for your task types.

namespace	SDKSupport
	Functionality supporting CTC's Task SDK plugins.

namespace	WPF

Classes
class	CustomTaskCategoryAttribute
	Use this if none of the predefined categories fit and you have a better idea than "Misc". More...

class	DefaultUnitAttribute
	Use this on your task property if you want the method editor to show a default unit. More...

class	DeviceExtensions
	Hopefully useful extensions for IDevice. More...

class	DevicesLimitedAttribute
	Add this attribute to your ITaskForDevice.SetDevice method or your IDevice property if you are using more than one device to limit the range of autosamplers that is offered in the method editor. More...

class	DynamicPropertyMasterAttribute
	Set this attribute if changing its value in the method editor will result in a different list of properties for the task/service. More...

class	FilenameAttribute
	State that the task property describes a filename/folder name and should offer a picker dialog in the Chronos method editor. More...

class	Helpers
	Static instance for access to utility functions and resources. More...

interface	IAbortableTask
	Implement this interface if your task does some long lasting operation which should be interruptible. More...

interface	IAbortSchedules
	Implement this interface if you need to abort schedules on some error condition. More...

interface	IAccessProperty
	Gives full access to other tasks's properties. More...

interface	IAccessSampleLists
	From Chronos 5.2 on, there can be multiple sample lists at once. More...

interface	IAcquisitionHostTask
	This interface is implemented by the acquisition task instance that hosts your parameter list. More...

interface	IAcquisitionService
	Implement this interface if you want to provide an acquisition service that is loaded on program start, can provide an optional configuration dialog and be used by the normal Acquisition task in Chronos. More...

interface	IAcquisitionServiceBase
	Base for acquisition services, parts that are the same regardless of the parameter list. If you want to provide an acquisition service from your plugin, you must implement the generic interface for your specific parameter type. More...

interface	IBarcodeReader
	Implement this interface if your device is a barcode reader that can be used with the ReadBarcode task. More...

interface	ICanInterrupt
	For devices that support pausing/aborting independent of a task. More...

interface	ICellAccessor
	Gives access to a cell's value. More...

interface	IColumnInfo
	Information about a column defined in a method. More...

interface	ICommandUsingAcquisitionService
	Implement this interface if your acquisition service supports some kind of utility commands that could be run from a method. More...

interface	IConfigInfo
	Get information about the currently active configuration. More...

interface	IConfigurableAcquisitionService
	Implement this interface if your acquisition service requires some kind of configuration. More...

interface	IDebugHelper
	Utility functions for debugging purposes. More...

interface	IDemoAwareTask
	For tasks that try to do some special actions during schedule demo execution. More...

interface	IDetailProvidingAcquisitionService
	If there are several instruments or you can provide some version/configuration information for the service, this is the place to do it. More...

interface	IDevice
	To be implemented by the "device driver" part of a Chronos plugin. More...

interface	IDeviceInfo
	Gives access to information about a device and its connection state, if known. More...

interface	IDirectDeviceAccess
	Implement this interface if you need direct access to the list of configured devices. More...

interface	IEbisEnabledAcquisitionService
	To be implemented by acquisition services that cooperate with the EBIS module for Chronos. More...

interface	IEmbedMethods
	Implement this interface if you want to run a method from within your task. More...

interface	IGiveARuntimeHint
	If you can calculate your runtime, you should implement this interface. More...

interface	IGuiHelper
	Helper functions for GUI related tasks. More...

interface	IHaveConfigurator
	The GUI for the configuration is kept seperately from the service. More...

interface	IHaveDebugOutput
	Implement this interface if you wish to provide debug log output. More...

interface	IHaveInteractiveErrorHandling
	For devices that allow interactive error handling (like retrying the last action) More...

interface	IHaveMachineParameters
	Parameters that are constant for the duration of a schedule. More...

interface	IHaveRunlogOutput
	Implement this interface if you have messages for our run log. More...

interface	IInspectJob
	Allows to get information about other tasks within our task's job and about other jobs. More...

interface	IJitLinkAware
	Implement this interface on your ParamT if you need to check for the presence of just in time evaluated expressions for the calling AcquisitionTask. More...

interface	IJobAwareDevice
	Implement this if your device needs to know when a specific job of the running scheduler has finished. More...

interface	ILargeStatusView
	Like IStatusView<TDevice>, but for status displays that need more room. More...

interface	ILicenseChecker
	Information about license validity and type. More...

interface	ILicenseInfo
	Details about a Chronos style license. More...

interface	ILoadPathExtender
	Allows loading assemblies from specific paths. More...

interface	IManageConnectionState
	Implement this if your device wants to expose its connection state to other plugins. More...

interface	IMethodInfo
	Information about the method that was used to create this job. More...

interface	IMultipartDevice
	Implement this interface if your device consists of multiple parts which can be used in parallel - like the heads/body of a PAL3. In the part, please return BaseDeviceName + ":" + PartName for consistency reasons. More...

interface	INeedAConnection
	For devices that need some kind of user configured connection string to address the hardware. More...

interface	INeedCellAccess
	Implement this interface in your sample list worker class if you need access to the content of cells. More...

interface	INeedToCheckForJITLinks
	Implement this interface if you have to know (usually for validation) if a certain property of a given task will be filled in later by a {jit:} scripting expression. More...

interface	INeedToInspectOtherTasks
	Implement this interface if you have to access other tasks within the schedule. More...

interface	INeedToRunSampleLists
	For automatic generation of sample lists and running the resulting schedules. More...

class	InteractiveErrorHandlingEventArgs
	Everything needed for showing the error dialog / reacting on input. More...

class	InvisibleByDefaultAttribute
	Use this attribute to mark a property as only visible to users who explicitly look for invisible properties. More...

interface	IPal3Access
	Provides access to some options and configuration information for the PAL3 samplers even out of the schedule execution context. More...

interface	IPal3Options
	Makes some aspects of the PAL3 behavior configurable. More...

interface	IPAL3Services
	An object implementing this interface is provided by Chronos and passed to the PAL3task just before execution. More...

interface	IPerseveringAcquisitionService
	Request retrying if IsAvailable returned false. More...

interface	IPluginAdapter
	Generic way to access a plugin object that was wrapped by Chronos. More...

interface	IPluginDeviceAdapter
	Do not implement this interface. More...

interface	IPluginTaskAdapter
	Do not implement this interface. More...

interface	IProvideDiagnosticLogs
	This can be called for a sample list worker or device that writes its own set of log files which should be available with the "gather diagnostics" option. More...

interface	IProvideStatusMessages
	Implement this interface if you want to keep the user up-to-date about what your device is doing. More...

interface	IProvideTrayGeometry
	Allow to ask the sampler for the geometry of a tray. More...

interface	IReactOnCultureChanges
	Allows you to support runtime language switching just like Chronos does. More...

interface	IResourceManager
	The resource manager is your interface to the scheduler regarding occupied or locked objects. More...

interface	IRunContext
	Information on the current context during acquisition. Can be extended on request. More...

interface	IRunContextAware
	Implement this interface on your acquisition parameter type to get information related to the currently running job. More...

interface	ISampleListAccessor
	Provides basic sample list information and lets you iterate over all lines. More...

interface	ISampleListLine
	Gives access to all cells of a line. More...

interface	ISampleListManager
	Access to all sample lists, adding of new sample lists. More...

interface	IScheduleEvents
	Currently starting schedule stage. More...

interface	IScheduleStateAware
	Implement this interface if you need to track the state of schedules. More...

interface	ISequenceAwareAcquisitionService
	Implement this if your acquisition service has to know when a Chronos sequence starts / ends. More...

interface	ISoftHandshakingAcquisitionService
	Implement this interface if you want to support soft handshaking (read: not by cable) for your acquisition service. More...

interface	IStandbySupportingAcquisitionService
	For services that can be put into some kind of standby mode (by an error method, for example) More...

interface	IStatusView
	To be implemented by the Status view part of a Chronos plugin. More...

interface	IStopRuns
	Implement this interface with your device or sample list worker to get fine-grained control about stopping a currently running schedule or the complete queue. More...

interface	IStorageInspector
	Inspect stored data. More...

interface	ITask
	To be implemented by the "task" part of a Chronos plugin. Public properties of the implementing type are visible in Chronos' method editor. More...

interface	ITaskForDevice
	To be implemented if the task needs to access a device ("Autosampler" property in Chronos) More...

interface	ITaskInfo
	Gives access to a task's implementation and to all user visible properties. More...

interface	IToolbox
	To be implemented by the Toolbox part of a Chronos plugin. More...

interface	ITraceLogger
	Writes some text to the trace log. More...

interface	IUsableDuringRun
	Implement this if you want your toolbox to be visible during a sequence run. More...

interface	IUseResources
	Implement this interface if you need to communicate with the scheduler about locked/occupied objects. More...

interface	IUtilityFactories
	Helper factories for utility classes implemented within Chronos. More...

interface	IWantEditorUpdates
	Implement this interface in your task if you want the method editor to notify it of changed properties. More...

interface	IWorkWithSampleLists
	For plugins that want to manipulate or run sample lists. More...

class	LicenseCheckerAttribute
	Use this attribute if you want to expose the contents of your plugin assembly only after a license check was successful. More...

class	LinkPropertyAttribute
	Attribute to link the decorated Property with the specifyed Task and TaskProperty. More...

class	LockInstrumentAttribute
	Decorate a property of your ParamT class with this property if your acquisition service can be used simultaneously on multiple instruments. More...

class	MethodLaunchEventArgs
	Could be extended in the future if e.g. arguments should be passed to the method running task planer. More...

class	RequiresAdvancedAttribute
	If this attribute is present, the respective class is not available in Chronos XT. More...

class	RunSampleListEventArgs
	Parameters for sample list loading and schedule creation. More...

class	ScheduleDiagramColorAttribute
	Override the default color that is used to display the task in the schedule diagram. More...

class	ScheduleStateEventArgs
	Information about the current state change. More...

class	SimpleFilenameAttribute
	Easier to use if you don't care about localization. More...

class	SortPriorityAttribute
	Override the normal sort priority in the method editor. More...

class	StandardValueProviderAttribute
	If your standard value list cannot be provided without knowing the actual task's details, you can derive from this attribute class. More...

class	StopRunArgs
	Options for stopping the schedule/queue. More...

class	SuppressPathPrefixAttribute
	Please don't use this unless you are sure you know what you are doing! Set this attribute on your task if you have to avoid "Plugin." prefix in property paths. More...

class	TaskCategoryAttribute
	The Task Category Method Attribute. More...

class	TraceWriteEventArgs
	For future extension (categories, priorities...) More...

class	TrayGeometry
	Basic description of a simple rectangle tray geometry. More...

Enumerations
enum	ResultKind { Name , Amount , Area , Height , RTExpected , RTObserved }
	The kind of result expected from the ExecuteDataReader call to an EBIS enabled acquisition service. More...

enum	ConnectionState { Disconnected , Connecting , Connected , Disconnecting , Failed }
	If your connectivity state changes, you should tell the user about it. More...

enum	ErrorType { Other , BarcodeNotRead , MissingVial }
	Lets a device implementing IHaveInteractiveErrorHandling specify which kind of error occurred. More...

enum	ScheduleState { Validated , Starting , Ended , SamplersStopped }
	Which stage? More...

enum	TaskCategory { SamplePrep = 1 , Cleaning = 2 , Injection = 3 , IO = 4 , CDS = 5 , FlowControl = 6 , SPME = 7 , Misc = 8 , PAL3SDK = 9 , LCMS = 10 , ITSP = 11 , ITEX = 12 }
	The enumeration of Task Categories. More...

Functions
delegate Exception	RunSampleListHandler (object sender, RunSampleListEventArgs args)
	Runs the given sample list.

delegate object	dExpressionResolver (string text, int rowNo)

delegate bool	JITCheckerDelegate (object task, string propertyPath)
	The delegate that does the check for you.

Detailed Description

Classes and interfaces that are meant for plugins. The classes and interfaces below this namespace are meant to be upwards compatible across Chronos versions. If you notice any incompatibilities, please let us know.

Enumeration Type Documentation

◆ ConnectionState

enum AxelSemrau.Chronos.Plugin.ConnectionState

If your connectivity state changes, you should tell the user about it.

Enumerator
Disconnected	The device is not connected.
Connecting	We are just trying to establish a connection.
Connected	The connection has been established.
Disconnecting	We are trying to disconnect from the device.
Failed	There was an error while trying to connect, the device is not usable.

Definition at line 15 of file DeviceInterfaces.cs.

    {
        Disconnected,
 
        Connecting,
 
        Connected,
 
        Disconnecting,
 
        Failed
    }

◆ ErrorType

enum AxelSemrau.Chronos.Plugin.ErrorType

Lets a device implementing IHaveInteractiveErrorHandling specify which kind of error occurred.

The user can configure which kinds of errors could/should be handled in which way. For example, abort on missing barcode, skip sample on missing vial and ask for other errors.

Enumerator
Other	Any kind of error that does not fit into the predefined categories.
BarcodeNotRead	Device was unable to read a barcode.
MissingVial	A card/vial/whatever is containing the sample was not found in the expected place.

Definition at line 299 of file DeviceInterfaces.cs.

    {
        Other,
        BarcodeNotRead,
        MissingVial
    }

◆ ResultKind

enum AxelSemrau.Chronos.Plugin.ResultKind

The kind of result expected from the ExecuteDataReader call to an EBIS enabled acquisition service.

Enumerator
Name
Amount
Area
Height
RTExpected
RTObserved

Definition at line 224 of file AcquisitionInterfaces.cs.

    {
        Name,
        Amount,
        Area,
        Height,
        RTExpected,
        RTObserved
    }

◆ ScheduleState

enum AxelSemrau.Chronos.Plugin.ScheduleState

Which stage?

Enumerator
Validated	Validation was completed.
Starting	Before the first task is executed.
Ended	After the last task finished or an error occurred, but before autosamplers are disconnected.
SamplersStopped	After all autosamplers have been stopped.

Definition at line 81 of file MiscInterfaces.cs.

    {
        Validated,
        Starting,
 
        Ended,
        SamplersStopped
    }

◆ TaskCategory

enum AxelSemrau.Chronos.Plugin.TaskCategory

The enumeration of Task Categories.

Enumerator
SamplePrep	The sample prep Category.
Cleaning	The cleaning Category.
Injection	The injection Category.
IO	The Input Output Category.
CDS	The CDS Category.
FlowControl	The flow control Category.
SPME	The SPME Category.
Misc	The miscellaneous Category.
PAL3SDK	The PAL3 SDK Category.
LCMS	The LCMS Category.
ITSP	The ITSP Category.
ITEX	The ITEX Category.

Definition at line 655 of file TaskInterfaces.cs.

    {
        SamplePrep = 1,
        Cleaning = 2,
        Injection = 3,
        IO = 4,
        CDS = 5,
        FlowControl = 6,
        SPME = 7,
        Misc = 8,
        PAL3SDK = 9,
        LCMS = 10,
        ITSP = 11,
        ITEX = 12
    }

Function Documentation

◆ dExpressionResolver()

delegate object AxelSemrau.Chronos.Plugin.dExpressionResolver	(	string	text,
		int	rowNo
	)

◆ JITCheckerDelegate()

delegate bool AxelSemrau.Chronos.Plugin.JITCheckerDelegate	(	object	task,
		string	propertyPath
	)

The delegate that does the check for you.

Parameters

task	Either an ITask or the object from ITaskInfo.Task
propertyPath	Full path to the property in question. Inside a plugin you will probably need to call this delegate using "Plugin.FancyStuff" for a FancyStuff property. isFancyStuffJitted = mJITChecker(this, "Plugin.FancyStuff");

Returns: True if the property is set by a JIT link

◆ RunSampleListHandler()

delegate Exception AxelSemrau.Chronos.Plugin.RunSampleListHandler	(	object	sender,
		RunSampleListEventArgs	args
	)

Runs the given sample list.