Class SimConnectConnection

Hierarchy

  • EventEmitter
    • SimConnectConnection

Constructors

Properties

Methods

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Constructors

Properties

_appName: string
_clientSocket: SimConnectSocket
_openTimeout: null | Timeout
_ourProtocol: Protocol
_packetDataBuffer: RawBuffer = ...
_packetsSent: number
addListener: (<U>(event, listener) => SimConnectConnection) = ...

Type declaration

off: (<U>(event, listener) => SimConnectConnection) = ...

Type declaration

captureRejectionSymbol: typeof captureRejectionSymbol
captureRejections: boolean

Sets or gets the default captureRejection value for all emitters.

defaultMaxListeners: number
errorMonitor: typeof errorMonitor

This symbol shall be used to install a listener for only monitoring 'error' events. Listeners installed using this symbol are called before the regular 'error' listeners are called.

Installing a listener using this symbol does not change the behavior once an 'error' event is emitted, therefore the process will still crash if no regular 'error' listener is installed.

Methods

  • Parameters

    • containerTitle: string
    • tailNumber: string
    • flightNumber: number
    • flightPlanPath: string
    • flightPlanPosition: number
    • touchAndGo: boolean
    • dataRequestId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • containerTitle: string
    • tailNumber: string
    • initPos: InitPosition
    • dataRequestId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • containerTitle: string
    • tailNumber: string
    • airportID: string
    • dataRequestId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • containerTitle: string
    • initPos: InitPosition
    • dataRequestId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • objectId: number
    • dataRequestId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • objectId: number
    • dataRequestId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • objectId: number
    • flightPlanPath: string
    • dataRequestId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • notificationGroupId: number
    • clientEventId: number
    • maskable: boolean

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • dataDefinitionId: number
    • filterPath: string
    • filterData: null | RawBuffer

      use null to remove a previously applied filter

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • dataDefinitionId: number
    • offset: number
    • sizeOrType: number
    • Optional epsilon: number
    • Optional datumId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • dataDefinitionId: number
    • datumName: string
    • unitsName: null | string
    • Optional dataType: SimConnectDataType
    • Optional epsilon: number
    • Optional datumId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • dataDefinitionId: number
    • fieldName: string

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • deltaX: number
    • deltaY: number
    • deltaZ: number
    • pitchDeg: number
    • bankDeg: number
    • headingDeg: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • dataDefinitionId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • dataDefinitionId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • dataDefinitionId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • inputGroupId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • notificationGroupId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • guidInstanceId: Buffer

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • clientDataId: number
    • size: number
    • readOnly: boolean

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • inputEventHashID: Long

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • dataRequestID: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Returns an array listing the events for which the emitter has registered listeners. The values in the array are strings or Symbols.

    const EventEmitter = require('events');
    const myEE = new EventEmitter();
    myEE.on('foo', () => {});
    myEE.on('bar', () => {});

    const sym = Symbol('symbol');
    myEE.on(sym, () => {});

    console.log(myEE.eventNames());
    // Prints: [ 'foo', 'bar', Symbol(symbol) ]

    Returns (string | symbol)[]

    Since

    v6.0.0

  • Parameters

    • guidInstanceId: Buffer

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • fileName: string

    Returns void

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • fileName: string

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • fileName: string
    • title: null | string
    • description: string
    • Optional flags: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • dataRequestID: number
    • inputEventHashID: Long

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Returns the current max listener value for the EventEmitter which is either set by emitter.setMaxListeners(n) or defaults to defaultMaxListeners.

    Returns number

    Since

    v1.0.0

  • Returns the number of listeners listening to the event named eventName.

    Parameters

    • eventName: string | symbol

      The name of the event being listened for

    Returns number

    Since

    v3.2.0

  • Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named eventName.

    server.on('connection', (stream) => {
    console.log('someone connected!');
    });
    console.log(util.inspect(server.listeners('connection')));
    // Prints: [ [Function] ]

    Parameters

    • eventName: string | symbol

    Returns Function[]

    Since

    v0.1.26

  • Parameters

    • clientDataName: string
    • clientDataId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • clientEventId: number
    • Optional eventName: string

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • inputGroupId: number
    • inputDefinition: string
    • clientEventDownID: number
    • Optional downValue: number
    • Optional clientEventUpID: number
    • Optional upValue: number
    • Optional maskable: boolean

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    use mapInputEventToClientEventEx1 instead

  • Parameters

    • inputGroupId: number
    • inputDefinition: string
    • clientEventDownID: number
    • Optional downValue: number
    • Optional clientEventUpID: number
    • Optional upValue: number
    • Optional maskable: boolean

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • timeSeconds: number
    • clientEventId: number
    • Optional title: string
    • Optional prompt: string
    • Rest ...items: string[]

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Parameters

    • menuItem: string
    • menuEventId: number
    • data: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Parameters

    • menuEventId: number
    • menuItem: string
    • subMenuEventId: number
    • data: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Parameters

    • menuEventId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Parameters

    • menuEventId: number
    • subMenuEventId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Adds the listener function to the beginning of the listeners array for the event named eventName. No checks are made to see if the listener has already been added. Multiple calls passing the same combination of eventNameand listener will result in the listener being added, and called, multiple times.

    server.prependListener('connection', (stream) => {
    console.log('someone connected!');
    });

    Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

    Parameters

    • eventName: string | symbol

      The name of the event.

    • listener: ((...args) => void)

      The callback function

        • (...args): void
        • Parameters

          • Rest ...args: any[]

          Returns void

    Returns SimConnectConnection

    Since

    v6.0.0

  • Adds a one-timelistener function for the event named eventName to the_beginning_ of the listeners array. The next time eventName is triggered, this listener is removed, and then invoked.

    server.prependOnceListener('connection', (stream) => {
    console.log('Ah, we have our first user!');
    });

    Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

    Parameters

    • eventName: string | symbol

      The name of the event.

    • listener: ((...args) => void)

      The callback function

        • (...args): void
        • Parameters

          • Rest ...args: any[]

          Returns void

    Returns SimConnectConnection

    Since

    v6.0.0

  • Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named eventName, including any wrappers (such as those created by .once()).

    const emitter = new EventEmitter();
    emitter.once('log', () => console.log('log once'));

    // Returns a new Array with a function `onceWrapper` which has a property
    // `listener` which contains the original listener bound above
    const listeners = emitter.rawListeners('log');
    const logFnWrapper = listeners[0];

    // Logs "log once" to the console and does not unbind the `once` event
    logFnWrapper.listener();

    // Logs "log once" to the console and removes the listener
    logFnWrapper();

    emitter.on('log', () => console.log('log persistently'));
    // Will return a new Array with a single function bound by `.on()` above
    const newListeners = emitter.rawListeners('log');

    // Logs "log persistently" twice
    newListeners[0]();
    emitter.emit('log');

    Parameters

    • eventName: string | symbol

    Returns Function[]

    Since

    v9.4.0

  • Parameters

    • notificationGroupId: number
    • clientEventId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • inputGroupId: number
    • inputDefinition: string

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Type Parameters

    • O extends number

    • I extends number

    • L extends number

    Parameters

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • dataRequestId: number
    • dataDefinitionId: number
    • objectId: number
    • period: SimConnectPeriod
    • Optional flags: DataRequestFlag
    • Optional origin: number
    • Optional interval: number
    • Optional limit: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Remarks

    Listen for SimConnectRecvEvents.simObjectData to get the data.

    Example

    const LIVE_DATA_REQ_ID = 1234;

    handle.addToDataDefinition(
    LIVE_DATA_REQ_ID,
    'STRUCT LATLONALT',
    null,
    SimConnectDataType.LATLONALT
    );

    handle.on('simObjectData', recvSimObjectData => {
    if (recvSimObjectData.requestID === LIVE_DATA_REQ_ID) {
    console.log(readLatLonAlt(recvSimObjectData.data));
    }
    });
  • Parameters

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • dataDefinitionId: number
    • dataRequestId: number
    • icao: string
    • Optional region: string
    • Optional type: IcaoType

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • airportIcao: string
    • Optional parkingIndices: number[]

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • notificationGroupId: number
    • reserved: number
    • flags: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • clientEventId: number
    • Optional keyChoice1: string
    • Optional keyChoice2: string
    • Optional keyChoice3: string

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • dataRequestId: number
    • state: string

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • clientDataId: number
    • clientDataDefineID: number
    • reserved: number
    • arrayCount: number
    • unitSize: number
    • data: Buffer

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • dataDefinitionId: number
    • objectId: number
    • data: {
          arrayCount: number;
          buffer: RawBuffer;
          tagged: boolean;
      } | SimConnectData[]

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • inputEventHashID: Long
    • value: string | number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • inputGroupId: number
    • state: boolean

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • By default EventEmitters will print a warning if more than 10 listeners are added for a particular event. This is a useful default that helps finding memory leaks. The emitter.setMaxListeners() method allows the limit to be modified for this specific EventEmitter instance. The value can be set toInfinity (or 0) to indicate an unlimited number of listeners.

    Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

    Parameters

    • n: number

    Returns SimConnectConnection

    Since

    v0.3.5

  • Parameters

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • clientEventId: number
    • state: boolean

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • state: string
    • paramInt: number
    • paramFloat: number
    • paramString: string

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • inputEventHashID: Long

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • type: FacilityListType
    • newElemInRangeRequestID: number
    • oldElemOutRangeRequestID: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • clientEventId: number
    • eventName: string

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • type: TextType
    • timeSeconds: number
    • clientEventId: number
    • message: string

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Parameters

    • objectId: number
    • clientEventId: number
    • data: number
    • notificationGroupId: number
    • flags: EventFlag

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • objectId: number
    • clientEventId: number
    • notificationGroupId: number
    • flags: EventFlag
    • data0: number = 0
    • data1: number = 0
    • data2: number = 0
    • data3: number = 0
    • data4: number = 0

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • type: FacilityListType
    • unsubscribeNewInRange: boolean
    • unsubscribeOldOutRange: boolean

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • clientEventId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • inputEventHashID: Long

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

  • Parameters

    • dataRequestId: number
    • ICAO: string
    • name: string
    • lat: number
    • lon: number
    • alt: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Parameters

    • dataRequestId: number
    • lat: number
    • lon: number
    • alt: number
    • radius: number
    • height: number
    • coreRate: number
    • coreTurbulence: number
    • sinkRate: number
    • sinkTurbulence: number
    • coreSize: number
    • coreTransitionSize: number
    • sinkLayerSize: number
    • sinkTransitionSize: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Parameters

    • dataRequestId: number
    • ICAO: string

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Parameters

    • objectId: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Parameters

    • dataRequestId: number
    • minLat: number
    • minLon: number
    • minAlt: number
    • maxLat: number
    • maxLon: number
    • maxAlt: number
    • Optional flags: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Parameters

    • dataRequestId: number
    • lat: number
    • lon: number
    • alt: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Parameters

    • dataRequestId: number
    • lat: number
    • lon: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Parameters

    • dataRequestId: number
    • ICAO: string

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Parameters

    • rate: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Parameters

    • port: number
    • seconds: number

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Parameters

    • themeName: string

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Parameters

    • seconds: number
    • metar: string

    Returns number

    sendId of packet (can be used to identify packet when exception event occurs)

    Deprecated

    since MSFS (KittyHawk)

  • Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named eventName.

    For EventEmitters this behaves exactly the same as calling .listeners on the emitter.

    For EventTargets this is the only way to get the event listeners for the event target. This is useful for debugging and diagnostic purposes.

    const { getEventListeners, EventEmitter } = require('events');

    {
    const ee = new EventEmitter();
    const listener = () => console.log('Events are fun');
    ee.on('foo', listener);
    getEventListeners(ee, 'foo'); // [listener]
    }
    {
    const et = new EventTarget();
    const listener = () => console.log('Events are fun');
    et.addEventListener('foo', listener);
    getEventListeners(et, 'foo'); // [listener]
    }

    Parameters

    • emitter: EventEmitter | DOMEventTarget
    • name: string | symbol

    Returns Function[]

    Since

    v15.2.0

  • A class method that returns the number of listeners for the given eventNameregistered on the given emitter.

    const { EventEmitter, listenerCount } = require('events');
    const myEmitter = new EventEmitter();
    myEmitter.on('event', () => {});
    myEmitter.on('event', () => {});
    console.log(listenerCount(myEmitter, 'event'));
    // Prints: 2

    Parameters

    • emitter: EventEmitter

      The emitter to query

    • eventName: string | symbol

      The event name

    Returns number

    Since

    v0.9.12

    Deprecated

    Since v3.2.0 - Use listenerCount instead.

  • const { on, EventEmitter } = require('events');

    (async () => {
    const ee = new EventEmitter();

    // Emit later on
    process.nextTick(() => {
    ee.emit('foo', 'bar');
    ee.emit('foo', 42);
    });

    for await (const event of on(ee, 'foo')) {
    // The execution of this inner block is synchronous and it
    // processes one event at a time (even with await). Do not use
    // if concurrent execution is required.
    console.log(event); // prints ['bar'] [42]
    }
    // Unreachable here
    })();

    Returns an AsyncIterator that iterates eventName events. It will throw if the EventEmitter emits 'error'. It removes all listeners when exiting the loop. The value returned by each iteration is an array composed of the emitted event arguments.

    An AbortSignal can be used to cancel waiting on events:

    const { on, EventEmitter } = require('events');
    const ac = new AbortController();

    (async () => {
    const ee = new EventEmitter();

    // Emit later on
    process.nextTick(() => {
    ee.emit('foo', 'bar');
    ee.emit('foo', 42);
    });

    for await (const event of on(ee, 'foo', { signal: ac.signal })) {
    // The execution of this inner block is synchronous and it
    // processes one event at a time (even with await). Do not use
    // if concurrent execution is required.
    console.log(event); // prints ['bar'] [42]
    }
    // Unreachable here
    })();

    process.nextTick(() => ac.abort());

    Parameters

    • emitter: EventEmitter
    • eventName: string

      The name of the event being listened for

    • Optional options: StaticEventEmitterOptions

    Returns AsyncIterableIterator<any>

    that iterates eventName events emitted by the emitter

    Since

    v13.6.0, v12.16.0

  • Creates a Promise that is fulfilled when the EventEmitter emits the given event or that is rejected if the EventEmitter emits 'error' while waiting. The Promise will resolve with an array of all the arguments emitted to the given event.

    This method is intentionally generic and works with the web platform EventTarget interface, which has no special'error' event semantics and does not listen to the 'error' event.

    const { once, EventEmitter } = require('events');

    async function run() {
    const ee = new EventEmitter();

    process.nextTick(() => {
    ee.emit('myevent', 42);
    });

    const [value] = await once(ee, 'myevent');
    console.log(value);

    const err = new Error('kaboom');
    process.nextTick(() => {
    ee.emit('error', err);
    });

    try {
    await once(ee, 'myevent');
    } catch (err) {
    console.log('error happened', err);
    }
    }

    run();

    The special handling of the 'error' event is only used when events.once()is used to wait for another event. If events.once() is used to wait for the 'error' event itself, then it is treated as any other kind of event without special handling:

    const { EventEmitter, once } = require('events');

    const ee = new EventEmitter();

    once(ee, 'error')
    .then(([err]) => console.log('ok', err.message))
    .catch((err) => console.log('error', err.message));

    ee.emit('error', new Error('boom'));

    // Prints: ok boom

    An AbortSignal can be used to cancel waiting for the event:

    const { EventEmitter, once } = require('events');

    const ee = new EventEmitter();
    const ac = new AbortController();

    async function foo(emitter, event, signal) {
    try {
    await once(emitter, event, { signal });
    console.log('event emitted!');
    } catch (error) {
    if (error.name === 'AbortError') {
    console.error('Waiting for the event was canceled!');
    } else {
    console.error('There was an error', error.message);
    }
    }
    }

    foo(ee, 'foo', ac.signal);
    ac.abort(); // Abort waiting for the event
    ee.emit('foo'); // Prints: Waiting for the event was canceled!

    Parameters

    • emitter: NodeEventTarget
    • eventName: string | symbol
    • Optional options: StaticEventEmitterOptions

    Returns Promise<any[]>

    Since

    v11.13.0, v10.16.0

  • Parameters

    • emitter: DOMEventTarget
    • eventName: string
    • Optional options: StaticEventEmitterOptions

    Returns Promise<any[]>

  • const {
    setMaxListeners,
    EventEmitter
    } = require('events');

    const target = new EventTarget();
    const emitter = new EventEmitter();

    setMaxListeners(5, target, emitter);

    Parameters

    • Optional n: number

      A non-negative number. The maximum number of listeners per EventTarget event.

    • Rest ...eventTargets: (EventEmitter | DOMEventTarget)[]

    Returns void

    Since

    v15.4.0

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