Macro Tag

TTP has a number of built-in function for various systems - function for groups, functions for outputs, functions for variables and functions for match variables. To extend this functionality even further, TTP allows to define custom functions using <macro> tags.

Macro is a python code within <macro> tag text. This code can contain a number of function definitions, these functions can be referenced within TTP templates.

Warning

Python exec function used to load macro code, as a result it is unsafe to use templates from untrusted sources, as code within macro tag will be executed on template load.

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TTP internally uses _ttp_ dictionary to contain reference to all groups, inputs, outputs, match variables and getter functions. That dictionary injected in global space of macro function and can be used to call TTP functions.