/// <summary>
/// Adds a new placeholder port on a node.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="self">The node to add the new port on.</param>
/// <param name="direction">The direction of the port the create.</param>
/// <param name="uniqueId">The ID of the port to create.</param>
/// <param name="orientation">The orientation of the port to create.</param>
/// <returns>The newly created placeholder port.</returns>
public static IPortModel AddPlaceHolderPort(this IInputOutputPortsNodeModel self, PortDirection direction, string uniqueId,
PortOrientation orientation = PortOrientation.Horizontal)
{
if (direction == PortDirection.Input)
{
return(self.AddInputPort(uniqueId, PortType.MissingPort, TypeHandle.MissingPort, uniqueId, orientation,
PortModelOptions.NoEmbeddedConstant));
}
return(self.AddOutputPort(uniqueId, PortType.MissingPort, TypeHandle.MissingPort, uniqueId, orientation,
PortModelOptions.NoEmbeddedConstant));
}
/// <summary>
/// Adds a new execution output port on a node.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="self">The node to add the new port on.</param>
/// <param name="portName">The name of port to create.</param>
/// <param name="portId">The ID of the port to create.</param>
/// <param name="orientation">The orientation of the port to create.</param>
/// <returns>The newly created execution output port.</returns>
public static IPortModel AddExecutionOutputPort(this IInputOutputPortsNodeModel self, string portName,
string portId = null, PortOrientation orientation = PortOrientation.Horizontal)
{
return(self.AddOutputPort(portName, PortType.Execution, TypeHandle.ExecutionFlow, portId, orientation));
}
/// <summary>
/// Adds a new data output port on a node.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="self">The node to add the new port on.</param>
/// <param name="portName">The name of port to create.</param>
/// <param name="dataType">The type of data the port to create handles.</param>
/// <param name="portId">The ID of the port to create.</param>
/// <param name="orientation">The orientation of the port to create.</param>
/// <param name="options">The options for the port to create.</param>
/// <returns>The newly created data output port.</returns>
public static IPortModel AddDataOutputPort(this IInputOutputPortsNodeModel self, string portName, TypeHandle dataType,
string portId = null, PortOrientation orientation = PortOrientation.Horizontal,
PortModelOptions options = PortModelOptions.Default)
{
return(self.AddOutputPort(portName, PortType.Data, dataType, portId, orientation, options));
}