Can ports have values?

[ben-hawkyard-absolute]

Hey there! I'm evaluating this package for use in some pipeline tools and so far I'm really enjoying it!

I'm after something akin to unreal's blueprint system, where node inputs can typically either be set manually, or be connected, which will "lock" the value.

Is there a sensible way of emulating this in NodeGraphQt? I've had a spin through the docs past issues and I can't see that this has been discussed...

[jchanvfx]

Hi @ben-hawkyard-absolute,

Thanks for checking out the frame work 😃 Currently you can't set values on the port objects but you can set values to on the node with the create_property function.

https://chantonic.com/NodeGraphQt/api/nodes/NodeObject.html#NodeGraphQt.NodeObject.create_property
https://chantonic.com/NodeGraphQt/api/nodes/NodeObject.html#NodeGraphQt.NodeObject.set_property

You can lock a port but that's to do with its pipe connections.
https://chantonic.com/NodeGraphQt/api/port.html#NodeGraphQt.Port.lock