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Parameters

This dock 1) specifies variable definitions and special instructions (parameters) sent to Luna, 2) keeps track of the currently defined variables, 3) lists the currently defined signal/annotation aliases, and 4) configuration settings passed to Lunascope, primarily to control display options.

Parameters

The Parameters dock is used for passing special variables that are applied:

  • when first attaching a new individual's data

  • when hitting Refresh (to reload the individual's data anew)

  • when executing a Luna script

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Some parameters are needed before data can even be attached. For example, if annotations use a nonstandard YMD date format, add date-format=YMD; otherwise loading may fail. This is equivalent to the options that come before the main Luna script:

luna s.lst 1 date-format=YMD th=2.5 @param.txt -o out.db < script.txt

In this example, date-format is a special variable that controls Luna's behavior, th is a user-defined variable required by script.txt, and @param.txt includes additional parameter values that would be loaded into this dock.

You can pre-load a parameter file directly from the command line when starting Lunascope with -p:

lunascope s.lst -p param.txt

This pre-populates the dock with that file.

Current variables

Currently defined variables are listed in the Current tab:

Parameter Dock

As well as user-defined variables, this tab may also include some predefined variables (e.g., ${central}) that can be removed with Reset. (A variable ${sleep} = N1,N2,N3,R will be set by Luna automatically and always exist.)

Aliases and remapping

One common use of parameter files is to rename signals (alias) and annotations (remap). If these are defined at load time, the Signals and Annotations docks show the mapped labels rather than the originals.

By default, Luna includes some built-in mappings unless annot-remap=F and/or nsrr-remap=F is set. The Aliases tab can also be used to inspect the currently defined signal/annotation mappings.

Parameter Dock

Configurations

Parameters are parsed by Luna, whereas configurations are instructions for Lunascope, to control its behavior.

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See the configurations page for more details.

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