Add convenience new-timestamped-session to api

engine/api.py

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 import logging; logger = logging.getLogger(__name__); logger.info("import")
 
 #Standard Library
+import datetime
+
 
 #Our Modules
 from engine.start import PATHS
@@ -256,6 +258,23 @@ def getUnfilteredExecutables()->list:
 #No project running
 #There is no callback for _sessionsChanged because we poll that in the event loop.
 
+def sessionNewTimestampe():
+    """convenience function. Create a new session without requiring a name and add
+    suggested infrastructure clients"""
+    nsmExecutables = getNsmExecutables() #type set, cached, very fast.
+    connectionSaver = METADATA["preferredClients"]["data"]
+    dataMeta = METADATA["preferredClients"]["connections"]
+    startclients = []
+    if connectionSaver in nsmExecutables:
+        startclients.append(connectionSaver)
+    if dataMeta in nsmExecutables:
+        startclients.append(dataMeta)
+
+    #now = datetime.datetime.now().replace(second=0, microsecond=0).isoformat()[:-3]
+    now = datetime.datetime.now().replace(microsecond=0).isoformat()
+    name = now
+    sessionNew(name, startclients)
+
 def sessionNew(newName:str, startClients:list=[]):
     nsmServerControl.new(newName, startClients)