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AudioPluginFormat Class Referenceabstract

The base class for a type of plugin format, such as VST, AudioUnit, LADSPA, etc. More...

Inheritance diagram for AudioPluginFormat:

Public Types

using PluginCreationCallback = std::function< void(std::unique_ptr< AudioPluginInstance >, const String &)>
 A callback lambda that is passed to createPluginInstanceAsync() More...
 

Public Member Functions

 ~AudioPluginFormat () override
 Destructor. More...
 
virtual String getName () const =0
 Returns the format name. More...
 
virtual void findAllTypesForFile (OwnedArray< PluginDescription > &results, const String &fileOrIdentifier)=0
 This tries to create descriptions for all the plugin types available in a binary module file. More...
 
std::unique_ptr< AudioPluginInstancecreateInstanceFromDescription (const PluginDescription &, double initialSampleRate, int initialBufferSize)
 Tries to recreate a type from a previously generated PluginDescription. More...
 
std::unique_ptr< AudioPluginInstancecreateInstanceFromDescription (const PluginDescription &, double initialSampleRate, int initialBufferSize, String &errorMessage)
 Same as above but with the possibility of returning an error message. More...
 
void createPluginInstanceAsync (const PluginDescription &description, double initialSampleRate, int initialBufferSize, PluginCreationCallback)
 Tries to recreate a type from a previously generated PluginDescription. More...
 
virtual bool fileMightContainThisPluginType (const String &fileOrIdentifier)=0
 Should do a quick check to see if this file or directory might be a plugin of this format. More...
 
virtual String getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String &fileOrIdentifier)=0
 Returns a readable version of the name of the plugin that this identifier refers to. More...
 
virtual bool pluginNeedsRescanning (const PluginDescription &)=0
 Returns true if this plugin's version or date has changed and it should be re-checked. More...
 
virtual bool doesPluginStillExist (const PluginDescription &)=0
 Checks whether this plugin could possibly be loaded. More...
 
virtual bool canScanForPlugins () const =0
 Returns true if this format needs to run a scan to find its list of plugins. More...
 
virtual bool isTrivialToScan () const =0
 Should return true if this format is both safe and quick to scan - i.e. More...
 
virtual StringArray searchPathsForPlugins (const FileSearchPath &directoriesToSearch, bool recursive, bool allowPluginsWhichRequireAsynchronousInstantiation=false)=0
 Searches a suggested set of directories for any plugins in this format. More...
 
virtual FileSearchPath getDefaultLocationsToSearch ()=0
 Returns the typical places to look for this kind of plugin. More...
 

Protected Member Functions

 AudioPluginFormat ()
 
virtual void createPluginInstance (const PluginDescription &, double initialSampleRate, int initialBufferSize, PluginCreationCallback)=0
 Implementors must override this function. More...
 
virtual bool requiresUnblockedMessageThreadDuringCreation (const PluginDescription &) const =0
 Returns true if instantiation of this plugin type must be done from a non-message thread. More...
 

Detailed Description

The base class for a type of plugin format, such as VST, AudioUnit, LADSPA, etc.

See also
AudioPluginFormatManager

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ PluginCreationCallback

using AudioPluginFormat::PluginCreationCallback = std::function<void(std::unique_ptr<AudioPluginInstance>, const String&)>

A callback lambda that is passed to createPluginInstanceAsync()

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ ~AudioPluginFormat()

AudioPluginFormat::~AudioPluginFormat ( )
override

Destructor.

◆ AudioPluginFormat()

AudioPluginFormat::AudioPluginFormat ( )
protected

Member Function Documentation

◆ getName()

virtual String AudioPluginFormat::getName ( ) const
pure virtual

Returns the format name.

E.g. "VST", "AudioUnit", etc.

Implemented in VSTPluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, AudioUnitPluginFormat, and LADSPAPluginFormat.

◆ findAllTypesForFile()

virtual void AudioPluginFormat::findAllTypesForFile ( OwnedArray< PluginDescription > &  results,
const String fileOrIdentifier 
)
pure virtual

This tries to create descriptions for all the plugin types available in a binary module file.

The file will be some kind of DLL or bundle.

Normally there will only be one type returned, but some plugins (e.g. VST shells) can use a single DLL to create a set of different plugin subtypes, so in that case, each subtype is returned as a separate object.

Implemented in VSTPluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, AudioUnitPluginFormat, and LADSPAPluginFormat.

Referenced by LADSPAPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan(), AudioUnitPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan(), and VST3PluginFormat::isTrivialToScan().

◆ createInstanceFromDescription() [1/2]

std::unique_ptr<AudioPluginInstance> AudioPluginFormat::createInstanceFromDescription ( const PluginDescription ,
double  initialSampleRate,
int  initialBufferSize 
)

Tries to recreate a type from a previously generated PluginDescription.

See also
AudioPluginFormatManager::createInstance

◆ createInstanceFromDescription() [2/2]

std::unique_ptr<AudioPluginInstance> AudioPluginFormat::createInstanceFromDescription ( const PluginDescription ,
double  initialSampleRate,
int  initialBufferSize,
String errorMessage 
)

Same as above but with the possibility of returning an error message.

See also
AudioPluginFormatManager::createInstance

◆ createPluginInstanceAsync()

void AudioPluginFormat::createPluginInstanceAsync ( const PluginDescription description,
double  initialSampleRate,
int  initialBufferSize,
PluginCreationCallback   
)

Tries to recreate a type from a previously generated PluginDescription.

When the plugin has been created, it will be passed to the caller via an asynchronous call to the PluginCreationCallback lambda that was provided.

See also
AudioPluginFormatManager::createPluginInstanceAsync

◆ fileMightContainThisPluginType()

virtual bool AudioPluginFormat::fileMightContainThisPluginType ( const String fileOrIdentifier)
pure virtual

Should do a quick check to see if this file or directory might be a plugin of this format.

This is for searching for potential files, so it shouldn't actually try to load the plugin or do anything time-consuming.

Implemented in VSTPluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, AudioUnitPluginFormat, and LADSPAPluginFormat.

Referenced by LADSPAPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan(), AudioUnitPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan(), and VST3PluginFormat::isTrivialToScan().

◆ getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier()

virtual String AudioPluginFormat::getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier ( const String fileOrIdentifier)
pure virtual

Returns a readable version of the name of the plugin that this identifier refers to.

Implemented in VSTPluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, AudioUnitPluginFormat, and LADSPAPluginFormat.

Referenced by LADSPAPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan(), AudioUnitPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan(), and VST3PluginFormat::isTrivialToScan().

◆ pluginNeedsRescanning()

virtual bool AudioPluginFormat::pluginNeedsRescanning ( const PluginDescription )
pure virtual

Returns true if this plugin's version or date has changed and it should be re-checked.

Implemented in VSTPluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, AudioUnitPluginFormat, and LADSPAPluginFormat.

Referenced by LADSPAPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan(), AudioUnitPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan(), and VST3PluginFormat::isTrivialToScan().

◆ doesPluginStillExist()

virtual bool AudioPluginFormat::doesPluginStillExist ( const PluginDescription )
pure virtual

Checks whether this plugin could possibly be loaded.

It doesn't actually need to load it, just to check whether the file or component still exists.

Implemented in VSTPluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, AudioUnitPluginFormat, and LADSPAPluginFormat.

Referenced by LADSPAPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan(), AudioUnitPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan(), and VST3PluginFormat::isTrivialToScan().

◆ canScanForPlugins()

virtual bool AudioPluginFormat::canScanForPlugins ( ) const
pure virtual

Returns true if this format needs to run a scan to find its list of plugins.

Implemented in VSTPluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, AudioUnitPluginFormat, and LADSPAPluginFormat.

◆ isTrivialToScan()

virtual bool AudioPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan ( ) const
pure virtual

Should return true if this format is both safe and quick to scan - i.e.

if a file can be scanned within a few milliseconds on a background thread, without actually needing to load an executable.

Implemented in VSTPluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, AudioUnitPluginFormat, and LADSPAPluginFormat.

◆ searchPathsForPlugins()

virtual StringArray AudioPluginFormat::searchPathsForPlugins ( const FileSearchPath directoriesToSearch,
bool  recursive,
bool  allowPluginsWhichRequireAsynchronousInstantiation = false 
)
pure virtual

Searches a suggested set of directories for any plugins in this format.

The path might be ignored, e.g. by AUs, which are found by the OS rather than manually.

Parameters
directoriesToSearchThis specifies which directories shall be searched for plug-ins.
recursiveShould the search recursively traverse folders.
allowPluginsWhichRequireAsynchronousInstantiationIf this is false then plug-ins which require asynchronous creation will be excluded.

Implemented in VSTPluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, AudioUnitPluginFormat, and LADSPAPluginFormat.

Referenced by LADSPAPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan(), AudioUnitPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan(), and VST3PluginFormat::isTrivialToScan().

◆ getDefaultLocationsToSearch()

virtual FileSearchPath AudioPluginFormat::getDefaultLocationsToSearch ( )
pure virtual

Returns the typical places to look for this kind of plugin.

Note that if this returns no paths, it means that the format doesn't search in files or folders, e.g. AudioUnits.

Implemented in VSTPluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, AudioUnitPluginFormat, and LADSPAPluginFormat.

Referenced by LADSPAPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan(), AudioUnitPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan(), and VST3PluginFormat::isTrivialToScan().

◆ createPluginInstance()

virtual void AudioPluginFormat::createPluginInstance ( const PluginDescription ,
double  initialSampleRate,
int  initialBufferSize,
PluginCreationCallback   
)
protectedpure virtual

Implementors must override this function.

This is guaranteed to be called on the message thread. You may call the callback on any thread.

Referenced by LADSPAPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan(), AudioUnitPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan(), and VST3PluginFormat::isTrivialToScan().

◆ requiresUnblockedMessageThreadDuringCreation()

virtual bool AudioPluginFormat::requiresUnblockedMessageThreadDuringCreation ( const PluginDescription ) const
protectedpure virtual

Returns true if instantiation of this plugin type must be done from a non-message thread.

Referenced by LADSPAPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan(), AudioUnitPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan(), and VST3PluginFormat::isTrivialToScan().


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