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#### 6.4.8 `plastic`

Usage:

       omode=plastic transport=string|file client=<app-name>

Broadcasts the table to any registered Plastic-aware applications. PLASTIC, the PLatform for AStronomical Tool InterConnection, is a tool interoperability protocol. A Plastic hub must be running in order for this to work.

Additional parameters for this output mode are:

`transport = string|file` (String)
  Determines the method (PLASTIC message) used to perform the PLASTIC communication. The choices are
  - `string`: VOTable serialized as a string and passed as a call parameter (`ivo://votech.org/votable/load`). Not suitable for very large files.
  - `file`: VOTable written to a temporary file and the filename passed as a call parameter (`ivo://votech.org/votable/loadFromURL`). The file ought to be deleted once it has been loaded. Not suitable for inter-machine communication.
  If no value is set (`null`) then a decision will be taken based on the apparent size of the table.
`client = <app-name>` (String)
  Gives the name of a PLASTIC listener application which is to receive the broadcast table. If a non-null value is given, then only the first registered application which reports its application name as that value will receive the message. If no value is supplied, the broadcast will be to all listening applications.

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STILTS - Starlink Tables Infrastructure Library Tool Set
Starlink User Note256
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