Tell if .rvt file is detached from Central without the model

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So we are an MEP Contractor.
How to go about a dynamo to check if the Arch, Structural models have been detached from central WITHOUT actually opening the model?

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You can’t check the contents of a file without opening it.

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Seconding what @jacob.small said.

Dynamo works on the basis of the already opened Dynamo file. No real way around that, that’s how the entirety is set up.

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You could attempt to gather the data via a background open, but corruption would be a possible result and there wouldn’t be more than a half second’s worth of time saved.

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Actually it is possible using the Revit API without fully opening the document. Example function in python:

def IsLocalModel(revitFilePath):
  isLocalModel = False
  basicFileInfo = BasicFileInfo.Extract(revitFilePath)
  if basicFileInfo is not None:
    isWorkshared = basicFileInfo.IsWorkshared
    if isWorkshared:
      # NOTE: see: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/basicfileinfo-iscreatedlocal-property-outputting-unexpected/td-p/7111503
      isLocalModel = (basicFileInfo.IsCreatedLocal or basicFileInfo.IsLocal)
  return isLocalModel

This IsLocalModel() function will tell you whether or not the file is a local file (if it’s not it’s either detached or a non-workshared model).

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