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<div>> if it is possible to write externals that generate structs/templates?</div>
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<div>Yes, actually Pd itself does this for the private templates needed by [array] and [text], have a look at garray_init() in g_array.c or text_template_init() in x_text.c.</div>
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<div>The patch is just a C string which you put into a binbuf which gets evaluated with pd_canvasmaker as the target.</div>
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<div>You can also create patches programmatically:</div>
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<div>1) create the canvas: https://git.iem.at/pd/vstplugin/blob/develop/pd/src/vstplugin~.cpp#L521</div>
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<div>2) fill it with stuff: https://git.iem.at/pd/vstplugin/blob/develop/pd/src/vstplugin~.cpp#L649</div>
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<div>Christof</div>
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<div style="margin:0 0 10px 0;"><b>Gesendet:</b> Montag, 05. August 2019 um 21:10 Uhr<br/>
<b>Von:</b> "x nor" <x37v.alex@gmail.com><br/>
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<b>Betreff:</b> [PD-dev] can externals create data structures/templates?</div>
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<div>I'm starting to work with data structures and I'm curious if it is possible to write externals that generate structs/templates?</div>
<div>Are there any examples of this?</div>
<div>I guess I can do dynamic patching if not?</div>
<div>Thanks!</div>
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