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Component Plug-In SDK 2026 R1

Interface IReadOnlyComponentConfig

Last update: 19.06.2026

Namespace: Phoenix.PaczAPI
Assembly: Phoenix.PaczAPI.dll

This defines the metadata available at the root of a Pacz file.

This information is saved as a JSON formatted file that contains information about the component/workflow and must always be named component.pacj. The PACJ format specifies fields that describe the component, and the information it contains is case sensitive. Much of the information in the file is used by many programs to describe the component.

The file must be encoded in UTF-8.

public interface IReadOnlyComponentConfig : IDisposable

Implements

IDisposable

Remarks

Configurations may contain default file values, which may use temporary files on disk. You should always reliably ensure Dispose is called on config objects.

Properties

ASComponent

The Analysis Server component name.

Author

The author of the component.

Compatibilities

Get the list of compatibilities associated with this component.

Description

Get a description of the component.

ExternalFiles

Get the list of external files associated with this component. Null will never be returned.

HelpUrl

The URL of the help, if any, or null for none. May be a relative URL.

Icon

The URL of the icon, if any, or null for none. May be a relative URL.

Inputs

Get the default inputs.

InstanceFiles

Get the list of instance files associated with this component. Null will never be returned.

Outputs

Get the default outputs.

PlugInId

The PlugInId of the component.

Properties

An arbitrary dictionary of values that allows a plug-in writer to store data about the instance without needing to create additional files in the Pacz. Some values have special meaning as defined in Phoenix.PaczAPI.CommonProperties.

RequiredFeatures

Get the package features required by the component.

RunFolderPreference

Can multiple runs share the same run directory? This means that they do not write or modify any files and can share access to all files they read.

Version

Get the version of the component.

Methods

ToJson(bool)

Write out this object as a JSON string.

ToJson(Func<FileValue, string>, bool)

Write out this object as a JSON string.

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