New API: Server and FileSystem

[ustk]

@Christoph-Hart Yeah! Working! :)
I didn't know the api is par of GET arguments, though it was the sub...
It works like a charm! Thanks!

[Christoph Hart]

Yes, the GET arguments will be embedded into the URL and POST data will be sent along with it. If your server supports it I'd recommend using POST data for sending authentification information as the other one is visible throughout the communication (which makes your SSL certificate pointless).

[ustk]

@Christoph-Hart Yes that's what I intended to do once the most simple part works :)

[Christoph Hart]

FYI, I just added the deleteFileOrDirectory() function...

[Casey Kolb]

This is awesome! Have been waiting for these features. Bravo!!

[ustk]

@Christoph-Hart Did someone tinkered with the File APIs?
I tried getFolder and findFiles with no success.
I put a *.js on the Desktop and used the location wildcard but findFiles returns an empty array...

FileSystem.getFolder("Desktop");
var fileList = FileSystem.findFiles("Desktop", "*.js", true)

My end goal is to dump an encrypted file (but I don't see a dump file method except for the ol'dumpJSON of course)

[Christoph Hart]

Use FileSystem.Desktop as argument.

And your end goal is one line of code :)

FileSystem.getFolder(FileSystem.Desktop).getChildFile("license.dat").writeEncryptedObject({"key": "1234"}, "1haDUHNEK1($NR");

[ustk]

@Christoph-Hart

[ustk]

@Christoph-Hart Thanks it works like a charm.
Although when using AppData location it does not work in Hise (Unknown function 'getChildFile')
USE_BACKEND issue?

[ustk]

@Christoph-Hart AppData does not work on compiled plugin either

[Christoph Hart]

Ah yes, I forgot to implement that one - it's a bit annoying because I have to rewrite some things to get the app data folder working in HISE...

[ustk]

@Christoph-Hart Just seen the commit
testing...

[d.healey]

Is there a way to pull an image from a server to paint onto a panel?

Also could you add a function to check for network connectivity? because it's desirable to display different content if the user is working offline.

[d.healey]

FileSystem.browse(var startFolder, bool forSaving, String wildcard, var callback)

Documentation not clear. What is the wildcard? Is there a way to get the start folder to be the config files location (similar to the {PROJECT_FOLDER} wildcard)? When I set forSaving to true it brings up an Open file dialog, when set to false it brings up a Save dialog. Shouldn't this be the other way around? What parameters are passed to the callback, is it just the file?

FileSystem.getFolder(var locationType) What is locationType?

[Casey Kolb]

@d-healey I see your newest develop branch commit includes the new Server API Is this safe to use for now?

[d.healey]

@Lunacy-Audio Use Christoph's Scriptnode, it's newer than my fork and includes all my changes.

[Christoph Hart]

Feel free to test it and give feedback, but don‘t rely on it yet for a project as I might have to do some breaking changes for the API

[andioak]

@Christoph-Hart said in New API: Server and FileSystem:

Feel free to test it and give feedback, but don‘t rely on it yet for a project as I might have to do some breaking changes for the API

Was there ever a proper examples page for this? I can´t find one. Just this page and the links at the top. But the docs pages do not have their own category pages with examples:

[Christoph Hart]

Oops, you're right, I think the great @Dominik-Mayer has accidently uploaded an older doc state. I'll fix it tomorrow. If you can't wait, you can browse the original markdowns here:

hise_documentation/scripting/scripting-api/file at master · christophhart/hise_documentation

The markdown files for the online documentation. Contribute to christophhart/hise_documentation development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub (github.com)

[BWSounds]

This seems pretty cool, I dont really understand it, but will this allow you to export midi on a compiled plugin?