Saving count variable from job

[pfinocch]

I am looking to save a count of how many times a particular funciton ran within a job. How can I do that within the IDE? 

[SoarAndy]

counter = 0

def something(input):
  counter = counter + 1
  //do your code using input

print(counter) // output = 0
something("bob")
something("tim")
print(counter) // output = 2

I don't know the use case, and the above code isn't tested, but do you mean something like that?

Apologies if I misunderstand the question

[pfinocch]

My goal is to count the number of times my script performed a certain action so I can provide metrics on usefulness. We are currently using a linux server to run python scripts and I normally use something like:

# Increment the counter
counter += 1

# Open the file for writing (this will overwrite the existing content)
with open(file_path, 'w') as file:
# Write the new counter value to the file
file.write(str(counter))

print(f'Counter updated to: {counter}')

However, I do not seem to be able to write to a manager file from a job. I just wanted to see if anyone else has done something like this using a job, and not a playbook. 

[SoarAndy]

Your high level is ok, but in SOAR we don't suggest/allow using the filesystem (you might find a way to do it, but I recommend against it)

[pfinocch]

Yeah, I dont expect to use filesystem, but I'm asking if there is a built in way to save a variable/text for use the next time the job runs. 

[SoarAndy]

Some jobs do have ways to store persistent data, though they differ, so I often read in the IDE. I see that SNOW "Sync Table Record Comments" uses "fetch_timestamp"
https://www.googlecloudcommunity.com/gc/SecOps-SOAR/Saving-the-time-stamp/m-p/638685

You might also look at Global context vars, though I've never used them through IDE in a job, but it's worth trying.  Usual Context disclaimer: keys are indexed so don't use millions of them, and values are not to be used as a data store, no big objects please.