CONVERT PATHS TO URLS¶
Prepends a configurable URL prefix (default /api/fileexplorer?d=) to every value in a specified path column, making filesystem paths HTTP-fetchable. Also stamps the target column’s schema dataType (default 3dview) so downstream pickers such as Peacock’s modelBy can discover it. Optionally writes results to a new column, leaving the original untouched.
When to use¶
Tagged: 3dview, column-transform, dataset, fileexplorer, path-to-url, peacock, schema-datatype, url-prefix.
Inputs¶
| Label | ID | Type | Default | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input Dataset | input_dataset | dataset | — | ✓ | Tabular dataset containing at least one column of raw filesystem paths to be converted to URLs. |
| Column | column | text | — | ✓ | Name of the column whose cell values are filesystem paths; must match an existing column in input_dataset exactly. |
| URL Prefix | url_prefix | text | /api/fileexplorer?d= | String prepended to every path value to form a full URL; leave at default /api/fileexplorer?d= for standard d3VIEW file serving, or supply a custom base URL for other backends. | |
| Output Column dataType | new_data_type | select | 3dview | Schema dataType assigned to the output column so downstream pickers can filter on it; choose 3dview for Peacock model pickers, image for image viewers, file/url for generic downloads — defaults to 3dview. | |
| Output Column Name | output_column | text | — | Name of the new column to hold the URL-converted values; if left blank the source column is mutated in place, otherwise the original column is preserved unchanged. |
Outputs¶
| Label | ID | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dataset With URL Column | output_dataset | dataset | Copy of the input dataset with the target column’s values replaced (or a new column added) containing fully-formed URLs, and the column’s schema dataType set to the requested value. |
Disciplines¶
- data.dataset.transform
- platform.workflow
Runnable example¶
A runnable example is registered for this worker. Open the example workflow on the d3VIEW canvas: /api/workflow/example?id=dataset_convert_paths_to_urls
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