Sharing C++ Nodes Between Projects

[griffinboy]

Is there an easy way to import a custom c++ node into a new project?

I'm not just thinking of my own projects, but being able to share nodes with the community, without having to give a list of files they need to track down and replace

No worries if there is not, just had to ask before I do so

Thanks @Christoph-Hart

[Christoph Hart]

@griffinboy the process is not to complicated to begin with - just drop in the files in the ThirdParty folder and then export the dll.

You might have to edit a JSON file for advanced features like polyphonic support but let‘s talk about a automatic import if there is a sizable collection of third party libs available (aka empty room problem).

[griffinboy]

@Christoph-Hart

Ah so the other files such as the #includes, and the various refrences to the nodes are auto updated?

That's fantastic thank you, I wasn't sure!

[Christoph Hart]

@griffinboy Yes, on DLL export it will:

1. Search the ThirdParty folder (non-recursively) and collect all .h files
2. Treat each .h file that it finds as separate node (it expects the filename to be the same as the node name, so my_node.h will need to have a class project::my_node and will shop up as project.my_node in the node popup.
3. If you want files to contain C++ code but don't should be a separate node (eg. third party code that you import), put it into the src subdirectory and include it from your header files that contain the node definition.
4. Autogenerate the include.h and main.cpp files that register these nodes on export (it will also copy that file into the AdditionalSourceCode.h directory so that the plugin export will also compile these files.

[griffinboy]

@Christoph-Hart

Really cool, thank you