[PD] API for manipulating a patch in real time

[Andy Farnell]

Yes! Even if it's already 'doable' having a clearly
abstracted libPd with documented API is clearly the next
step in Pure Data development. This should be an overriding
consideration in all current dev directions.


On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:07:04 +0900
Chris McCormick <chris at mccormick.cx> wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 09:05:16AM +0100, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote:
> > Zach Dwiel wrote:
> > >Hello
> > 
> > first of all, there is no official API.
> 
> It would be so nice if there were an easy way to invoke Pd as a library
> from within other code. I know it's possible to do this (Spore, pd~,
> RjDj, Pd browser plugin), it's just that it requires writing a bunch of
> non-trivial support code that must be re-written every time. It
> shouldn't have to. Pd -nogui could and should be as easily invokeable as
> any other library.
> 
> For example, I just wish it was possible to go:
> 
> #include <pd.h>
> 
> *PDInstance pd = make_pd_instance();
> pd->init(/* ..args.. */);
> 
> while (1)
> {
> 	/* Do stuff here */
> 	pd->schedloop();
> 	/* Do other stuff here */
> 	pd->sendMessage(";my-receiver bang;");
> }
> 
> Ok maybe not quite as easy as that, but I reckon you'd see Pd used as
> the audio engine for loads of other apps and games if this was simple.
> There has already been interest from e.g. the Blender project and the
> several other apps that already embed Pd.
> 
> If this is already easy and I have just missed something obvious, please
> let me know. (Sorry for not contributing code.)
> 
> Best,
> 
> Chris.
> 
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