Remove globals from plot proc and some cleanup

process/build.py

@@ -1532,7 +1532,7 @@ def plasma_outboard_edge_toroidal_ripple(
         i_tf_sup: int,
         dx_tf_wp_insulation: float,
         dx_tf_wp_insertion_gap: float,
-    ) -> float:
+    ) -> tuple[float, float, int]:
         """
         Plasma outboard toroidal field (TF) ripple calculation.
 

process/io/mfile.py

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import json
 import logging
 from collections import OrderedDict
+from typing import Any
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -208,6 +209,14 @@ def __init__(self, filename="MFILE.DAT"):
             self.open_mfile()
             self.parse_mfile()
 
+    def get_variables(self, *variables: str, scan: int = -1) -> list[Any]:
+        """Get a number of variables from a single scan"""
+        return [self.get(v, scan=scan) for v in variables]
+
+    def get(self, variable: str, *, scan: int = -1) -> Any:
+        """Get variable data from a given scan"""
+        return self.data[variable].get_scan(scan)
+
     def open_mfile(self):
         """Function to open MFILE.DAT"""
         with open(self.filename, encoding="utf-8") as mfile: