nTop 5.21 is here! This release features our new blocks for creating and removing a temporary directory. As with every release, nTop's dedicated support team is ready to answer your questions. Please visit support.ntop.com to gain access to helpful tutorials and support articles.
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Temporary Directory
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Remove Temporary Directory
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Get Environment Variable
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Usage Improvements
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Block Updates
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Bug Fixes
Temporary Directory
- The Temporary Directory block creates a temporary directory on disk. The returned Temporary Directory type contains the path.
- Creating a temporary directory enables portable workflows by allowing the generation of intermediate files for external tools, temporary storage during meshing or simulation setup, and isolation of file outputs during batch processing—especially useful when sharing work across different machines or environments.
- Location: Beta > Utilities
- Rerun: A new temporary directory is generated when this input changes. Pass in a Group of all notebook inputs to ensure the block reruns any time a notebook input changes.
- Output: Temporary Directory
Remove Temporary Directory
- The Remove Temporary Directory block deletes a temporary directory on disk, including any contained files.
- The Remove Temporary Directory block can only be used to delete the temporary directory. nTop does not allow deleting arbitrary folders, which keeps things safe and scoped.
- Location: Beta > Utilities
- Temporary Directory: The temporary directory to remove
- Wait For: The data that is required to be available before executing the block.
- Output: File Path
Get Environment Variable
- The Get Environment Variable block returns the value of an environment variable.
- Enables workflows to read environment variables from the OS — very useful for pulling paths to installed partner apps, detecting OS type, etc.
- Location: Utilities > System
- Name: The name of the environment variable
- Required: An error will be raised if the specified environment variable is not set. If unchecked, an unset environment variable returns an empty Text object and raises a warning.
- Rerun: The block reruns when this input changes. Pass in a Group of all notebook inputs to ensure the block reruns any time a notebook input changes.
- Output: Text
Usage Improvements
- Profiles now have a Display > View Settings checkbox to turn the shaded fill on and off.
- The Field Viewer Reset button will now recenter the plane to fit and resize the view.
Block Updates
- The Run Command Block has been updated to collect STDOUT beyond the 120-second limit.
- The Sweep block has been updated to support Polycurves in the Curve input.
Bug Fixes
- We fixed an issue that caused nTop to unexpectedly exit when exporting a mesh via the right-click menu.