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Layer Types
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Query Layers
Query layers are used to introduce new data, such as tables and framesets.
get_query - Load a table of data from an AQL query
get_events - Load a frameset of events from an ARDI server
get_api - Load a table of data from a JSON or CSV REST endpoint
get_days - Load a frameset based on a 24 hour period
Context Layers
Context layers add extra information above what you've already collected
lookup - Lookup data from a table or URL lookup_event - Lookup data from a recent event
Transformation Layers
Transformation layers are used to convert data - often to convert tables to framesets.
timeframes - Break a table into a frameset.
Analysis Layers (Universal)
Analysis layers are used to extract information (such as maximums, averages, totals etc.) from frames or tables
calc - Perform a calculation,
Analysis Layers (Frames Only)
combineframes - Add, subtract and remove time frames. timesummary - Calculate the total time spent in states (ie. running).
Analysis Layers (Tables Only)
flatten - Capture the first, last, mid or most stable values. valuesummary - Capture a min/max/avg/total value.