.. _SVPInput.json#/:

SVPInput
========

Instead of reading input from a measurement set on disk, read input from a stream on a socket. To enable this operation, the parset keys 'msin' or 'msin.name' should not be defined.


.. _SVPInput.json#/inputs:

inputs
******


.. _SVPInput.json#/inputs/type:

type
++++

:type: ``string``

:doc: Case-insensitive step type; must be 'svpinput'.


.. _SVPInput.json#/inputs/socket:

socket
++++++

:type: ``string``

:default: ``/tmp/svpsock0``

:doc: Unix socket path to read data (must be created by the client writing the data to this socket).


.. _SVPInput.json#/inputs/steps:

steps
+++++

:type: ``array of strings``

:default: ``[]``

:doc: List steps that follow the 'svpinput' step, e.g. ``[average, msout]``. Any such steps can be applied to the data stream that is read from the socket.