General functions

Variables

You can use these general variables to identify details about an execution:

  • executionID: the ID of this scenario execution
  • triggerTimestamp: The time at which this execution was triggered
  • scenarioID: the ID of the currently opened scenario
  • operationsConsumed: the number of operations used at that point in the scenario.

get (object or array; path)

Returns the value path of an object or array. To access nested objects, use dot notation. The first item in an array is index 1.

Examples:

  • get( array ; 1 + 1 )
  • get( array ; 5.raw_name )
  • get( object ; raw_name )
  • get( object ; raw_name.sub_raw_name )

if (expression; value1; value2)

Returns the value1 if the expression is evaluated to true; otherwise it returns the value2.

To create an if statement that returns a value only if two or more expressions are evaluated to true, use the and keyword.

To combine if statements, use the and and or operators.

and operator

Examples:

  • if( 1 = 1 ; A ; B )

    Returns A

  • if( 1 = 2 ; A ; B )

    Returns B

  • if( 1 = 2 and 1 = 2 ; A ; B )

    Returns B

ifempty (value1; value2)

Returns the value1 if this value is not empty; otherwise it returns the value2.

Examples:

  • ifempty( A ; B )

    Returns A

  • ifempty( unknown ; B )

    Returns B

  • ifempty( "" ; B )

    Returns B

switch (expression; value1; result1; [value2; result2; …]; [else])

Evaluates one value (called the expression) against a list of values; returns the result corresponding to the first matching value. To include an else value, add it after the final expression or value.

Examples:

  • switch( B ; A ; 1 ; B ; 2 ; C ; 3 )

    Returns 2

  • switch( C ; A ; 1 ; B ; 2 ; C ; 3 )

    Returns 3

  • switch( X ; A ; 1 ; B ; 2 ; C ; 3 ; 4 )

    Returns 4

    In this function, 4 is the value to be returned if no expressions apply (the else value).

omit(object; key1; [key2; …])

Omits the given keys of the object and returns the rest.

Example:

omit( User ; password )

Returns a collection of the user’s information, excluding the password.

pick(object; key1; [key2; …])

Picks only the given keys from the object.

Example:

pick( User ; password ; email )

Returns a collection of only the user’s password and email address.

mergeCollections(collection1; collection2)

Merges two collections by combining their key-value pairs. If both collections contain the same key, the value from the second collection overwrites that value from the first collection.

isBlank(value)

Returns true if the value is null or an empty string, otherwise returns false. Unlike ifEmpty, this function does not treat the number 0 or whitespace-only strings as blank.

Example:

  • isBlank("")

    Returns true

  • isBlank(null)

    Returns true

  • isBlank("Hello")

    Returns false

  • isBlank(0)

    Returns false

  • isBlank(" ")

    Returns false

in(value; value1; value2; …)

Returns true if the value equals one of the provided values (strict equality, no type coercion).

Example:

  • in("B"; "A"; "B"; "C")

    Returns true

  • in("D"; "A"; "B"; "C")

    Returns false

  • in(2; 1; 2; 3)

    Returns true

  • in("2"; 1; 2; 3)

    Returns false

ifin(value; value1; value2; …; trueExpression; falseExpression)

Returns trueExpression if the value matches any of the provided match values, otherwise returns falseExpression. Requires at least 3 arguments (value, one match value, and trueExpression + falseExpression).

Example:

  • ifin("B"; "A"; "B"; "yes"; "no")

    Returns yes

  • ifin("D"; "A"; "B"; "yes"; "no")

    Returns no

  • ifin("X"; "X"; "found"; "not found")

    Returns found

case(indexNumber; value1; value2; …)

Returns the value at the position specified by the index number (1-based). Returns null if the index is out of bounds or is 0.

Example:

  • case(1; "Sun"; "Mon"; "Tue")

    Returns Sun

  • case(2; "Sun"; "Mon"; "Tue")

    Returns Mon

  • case(3; "Sun"; "Mon"; "Tue")

    Returns Tue

  • case(5; "a"; "b")

    Returns null

NOTE
We recommend using this to get day name from a date:
case(dayOfWeek(date); "Sun"; "Mon"; "Tue"; "Wed"; "Thu"; "Fri"; "Sat")
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