5 Feb
2003
5 Feb
'03
2:37 p.m.
Or do we just
normalize 'generic' outputs?
Well, what is a "generic output", really? Looks like just another unit
+ range combo to me, and all it means is it's *supposed* to map to
all sorts of inputs. Problem is that it's still not obvious how do
actually get it right. So the way I
see saving the state of a plugin:
For each control
save snooped control data to output (maybe XML)
endfor
if (plug->get_extra_state)
d = plug->get_extra_state()
save d as if it were a raw control
endif
Well, that eliminates the need for the in/out pair, which *is* a
special case after all. However, how do you actually transfer the raw data
through that call?
It's just not about a function call, but also about the data
transferred. We'll need an RT safe solution for the controls. What to
do here? Just assume that it's not RT safe? (Which means you can't
save states without taking plugins out of the net, or requiring that
they're thread safe WRT this call...)
I'd assume this is NOT RT safe. Don't save a preset while your track is
running :)
Tim