Scripts are based on Visual Studio C# (C sharp) coding convention. Unlike similar environments based on XML coding, the C# (C sharp) environment allows defining variables, sophisticated methods, and much more features while using the PC resource options.
Each Script has several parts:
•'Constructor' or 'Init' - this part is called once on capture start (or file load). It allows the user to initiate variables
•Message View fields initiation – called once on capture start and allows overriding Message View field properties (such as color, name, visibility, etc.)
•Devices View field – runs any time a Network View device is drawn and allows to set the device icon and user defined device notes
•Message preprocessing - is called with the row message data and allows modifying the data, managing security keys etc., before the message is further processed
•Script Main part - runs on each received message and allows moving the message to Time and/or Message Views, set its color, name, user defined message notes, update statistics values and redirect specific filtered messages to predefined communication ports
•Chart build-up 'process' - is called whenever statistics charts are created (not necessarily on capture end)
•Script 'cleanup' - is called when data capture is over allowing the Script to close open processes in a controlled manner