messing with MASH, stumbling through some major confusion

mash_volume.py

import MASH.editor; MASH.editor.updateMASHEditor()
import MASH.api as mapi
import pymel.core as pm
# there's no reason to use pm, force of habit
# best to use cmds for implementation

name = pm.ls(sl=1)[0].name()
MASH.deleteMashNode.deleteMashNode('MASH1')

network_mash = mapi.Network()
# i guess this is like the mash network factory class
network_mash.createNetwork(name = 'MASH_waiter')
# not clear what the "waiter" actually is
# this is the actual central network object, shows up in DAG
network_audio = network_mash.addNode('MASH_Audio')

print(network_audio.name)
type(network_audio)
# i guess factory class doesn't output classes?
# can't instantiate PyNode() from these network objects either

target = pm.createNode('group', name = 'test')
target.addAttr('volume', at = 'float', keyable = True)

audio_out = str(network_audio.name) + '.outVolume'
audio_in = target.name() + '.volume'
# turn into strings for old school maya cmds
pm.connectAttr(audio_out, audio_in)