AudioPluginFormat Class Reference

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

#include <juce_AudioPluginFormat.h>

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()
using	ARAFactoryCreationCallback = std::function<void (ARAFactoryResult)>
	A callback lambda that is passed to getARAFactory()

Public Member Functions
	~AudioPluginFormat () override
	Destructor.
virtual String	getName () const =0
	Returns the format name.
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.
std::unique_ptr< AudioPluginInstance >	createInstanceFromDescription (const PluginDescription &, double initialSampleRate, int initialBufferSize)
	Tries to recreate a type from a previously generated PluginDescription.
std::unique_ptr< AudioPluginInstance >	createInstanceFromDescription (const PluginDescription &, double initialSampleRate, int initialBufferSize, String &errorMessage)
	Same as above but with the possibility of returning an error message.
void	createPluginInstanceAsync (const PluginDescription &description, double initialSampleRate, int initialBufferSize, PluginCreationCallback)
	Tries to recreate a type from a previously generated PluginDescription.
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.
virtual String	getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String &fileOrIdentifier)=0
	Returns a readable version of the name of the plugin that this identifier refers to.
virtual bool	pluginNeedsRescanning (const PluginDescription &)=0
	Returns true if this plugin's version or date has changed and it should be re-checked.
virtual bool	doesPluginStillExist (const PluginDescription &)=0
	Checks whether this plugin could possibly be loaded.
virtual bool	canScanForPlugins () const =0
	Returns true if this format needs to run a scan to find its list of plugins.
virtual bool	isTrivialToScan () const =0
	Should return true if this format is both safe and quick to scan - i.e.
virtual StringArray	searchPathsForPlugins (const FileSearchPath &directoriesToSearch, bool recursive, bool allowPluginsWhichRequireAsynchronousInstantiation=false)=0
	Searches a suggested set of directories for any plugins in this format.
virtual FileSearchPath	getDefaultLocationsToSearch ()=0
	Returns the typical places to look for this kind of plugin.
virtual bool	requiresUnblockedMessageThreadDuringCreation (const PluginDescription &) const =0
	Returns true if instantiation of this plugin type must be done from a non-message thread.
virtual void	createARAFactoryAsync (const PluginDescription &, ARAFactoryCreationCallback callback)
	Tries to create an ARAFactoryWrapper for this description.

Protected Member Functions
	AudioPluginFormat ()
virtual void	createPluginInstance (const PluginDescription &, double initialSampleRate, int initialBufferSize, PluginCreationCallback)=0
	Implementors must override this function.

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()

ARAFactoryCreationCallback

using AudioPluginFormat::ARAFactoryCreationCallback = std::function<void (ARAFactoryResult)>

A callback lambda that is passed to getARAFactory()

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 AudioUnitPluginFormat, LADSPAPluginFormat, LV2PluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, and VSTPluginFormat.

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 AudioUnitPluginFormat, LADSPAPluginFormat, LV2PluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, and VSTPluginFormat.

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 AudioUnitPluginFormat, LADSPAPluginFormat, LV2PluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, and VSTPluginFormat.

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 AudioUnitPluginFormat, LADSPAPluginFormat, LV2PluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, and VSTPluginFormat.

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 AudioUnitPluginFormat, LADSPAPluginFormat, LV2PluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, and VSTPluginFormat.

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 AudioUnitPluginFormat, LADSPAPluginFormat, LV2PluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, and VSTPluginFormat.

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 AudioUnitPluginFormat, LADSPAPluginFormat, LV2PluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, and VSTPluginFormat.

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 AudioUnitPluginFormat, LADSPAPluginFormat, LV2PluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, and VSTPluginFormat.

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

directoriesToSearch	This specifies which directories shall be searched for plug-ins.
recursive	Should the search recursively traverse folders.
allowPluginsWhichRequireAsynchronousInstantiation	If this is false then plug-ins which require asynchronous creation will be excluded.

Implemented in AudioUnitPluginFormat, LADSPAPluginFormat, LV2PluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, and VSTPluginFormat.

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 AudioUnitPluginFormat, LADSPAPluginFormat, LV2PluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, and VSTPluginFormat.

requiresUnblockedMessageThreadDuringCreation()

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

pure virtual

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

createARAFactoryAsync()

virtual void AudioPluginFormat::createARAFactoryAsync ( const PluginDescription & , ARAFactoryCreationCallback callback )

virtual

Tries to create an ARAFactoryWrapper for this description.

The result of the operation will be wrapped into an ARAFactoryResult, which will be passed to a callback object supplied by the caller.

See also

AudioPluginFormatManager::createARAFactoryAsync

Reimplemented in AudioUnitPluginFormat, and VST3PluginFormat.

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.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• juce_AudioPluginFormat.h