def projectAsDict(self, nsmName:str)->dict:
        entry = {}
        entry["nsmName"] = nsmName
        entry["name"] = os.path.basename(nsmName)
        basePath = pathlib.Path(PATHS["sessionRoot"], nsmName)
        sessionFile = pathlib.Path(basePath, "session.nsm")

        if not sessionFile.exists():
            logging.info("Got wrong session directory from nsmd. Race condition after delete? Project: " + repr(sessionFile))
            return None

        timestamp = datetime.fromtimestamp(sessionFile.stat().st_mtime).isoformat(sep=" ", timespec='minutes')
        entry["lastSavedDate"] = timestamp
        entry["sessionFile"] = sessionFile        
        entry["lockFile"] = pathlib.Path(basePath, ".lock")        
        entry["fullPath"] = str(basePath)                                
        entry["sizeInBytes"] = sum(f.stat().st_size for f in basePath.glob('**/*') if f.is_file() )
        entry["numberOfClients"] = len(open(sessionFile).readlines())
        entry["hasSymlinks"] = self._checkDirectoryForSymlinks(basePath)            
        entry["parents"] = basePath.relative_to(PATHS["sessionRoot"]).parts[:-1] #tuple of each dir between NSM root and nsmName/session.nsm, exluding the actual project name. This is the tree
        entry["locked"] = self._checkIfLocked(nsmName) #not for direct display        
        return entry

    def exportProjects(self)->list:
        """Return a list of dicts of projects with additional information:            
        """ 
        results = []
        data = self._requestProjects() #False for auto-sent data by nsmd 
        for nsmName in data:
            result = self.projectAsDict(nsmName)            
            results.append(result)   
        return results