void Start()
{
// here we can programatically obtain experiment name, ppid, etc
string experimentName = "example_without_ui";
string ppid = "example_ppid";
// here we make a settings object from a JSON string - this could, for example, be pulled from a web API.
UXF.Settings sessionSettings = new UXF.Settings(
(Dictionary <string, object>)MiniJSON.Json.Deserialize(jsonString)
);
session.Begin(experimentName, ppid, "example_output", settings: sessionSettings);
// herein everything is the same
}
public void BeginSessionManually()
{
//
// :: We will call this method by pressing the Begin Session button on the UI.
//
// here we can programatically obtain ppid from the UI.
string ppid = ppidField.text;
// if ppid empty, throw an error
if (ppid.Trim() == string.Empty)
{
throw new System.Exception("Error! PPID is blank!");
}
// we take the text from the input boxes and store it in participant details.
Dictionary <string, object> myParticipantDetails = new Dictionary <string, object>()
{
{ "favourite_colour", favouriteColourField.text },
{ "favourite_food", favouriteFoodField.text }
};
// we take the text from the num trials input and convert to int
int numTrials = System.Convert.ToInt32(numTrialsField.text);
// if less than or equal to zero, throw an error
if (numTrials <= 0)
{
throw new System.Exception("Error! Number of trials must be greater than 0!");
}
// store the value in a Settings object
UXF.Settings mySettings = new UXF.Settings();
mySettings.SetValue("n_trials", numTrials);
// begin the session with our new values.
// settings and participant details are optional
string experimentName = "example_manual_start";
session.Begin(experimentName, ppid, settings: mySettings, participantDetails: myParticipantDetails);
}