New API: Server and FileSystem

[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?

[BWSounds]

@BWSounds said in New API: Server and FileSystem:

will this allow you to export midi on a compiled plugin?

I couldn't come up with anything :man_shrugging:

[Casey Kolb]

@Christoph-Hart Still waiting on updated doc state. Can we fix this please?