Expansion encode error

DanH

@danh I thought I'd try it in New Laypout branch but I can't see anywhere to encode the expansion - it doesn't appear to be in the sampler window as before

David Healey

@danh https://forum.hise.audio/topic/4915/invalid-hxi/4?_=1636737817041

DanH

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DanH

@d-healey Thanks, no joy with NL. So strange. I'll try recompiling HISE. Am I missing something? I've followed the script from the docs.... I mean it's worked fine for weeks.

David Healey

@danh What method are you using to install the expansion?

DanH

@d-healey Rebuilt HISE and it began to work as expected again.

One question though - When installing an expansion, it takes a few moments for the samples to install themselves. It's possible to close the plugin / standalone prior to all samples installing, leading to errors upon startup. Have you come across this? A bar showing progress would be useful!

David Healey

@danh said in Expansion encode error:

It's possible to close the plugin / standalone prior to all samples installing, leading to errors upon startup. Have you come across this?

Sounds like a bug, I think HISE should recover from where it left off. I haven't tested this myself.

@danh said in Expansion encode error:

A bar showing progress would be useful!

You can implement this yourself with a timer and the expansion install callback.

DanH

@d-healey oh yes, completely missed those API's, silly me.

I believe you made a progress bar video a few months ago too

Second thing, when you install an expansion and the first window opens to select the .hr1 file, and then the second to choose where to install the .ch1 files, is there a way to add dialog to those windows to act as a guide for the user?

David Healey

@danh This is how I'm doing it.

inline function manualInstall() {
  local msg = "Please select the .hr1 file";

  Engine.showYesNoWindow("Select .hr1", msg, function(response)
  {
    if (response)
    {
      FileSystem.browse(FileSystem.Downloads, false, "*.hr1", function(hr)
      {
        if (hr.toString(2) == ".hr1")
        {
          local origin = hr; // Scoped copy
          msg = "Please select the folder to install the instrument's samples";

          Engine.showYesNoWindow("Install Location", msg, function(response)
          {
            if (response)
            {
              FileSystem.browseForDirectory(FileSystem.Samples, function(dir)
              {
                 expHandler.installExpansionFromPackage(origin, dir);�
              });
            }
          });
        }
      });
    }
  });
}

DanH

@d-healey very kind, thank you

DanH

@d-healey do you have to restart your plugin to load the new expansion after installation? Or can it be loaded right away?

David Healey

@danh Should be available right away - https://docs.hise.audio/scripting/scripting-api/expansionhandler/index.html#refreshexpansions

DanH

@d-healey Thanks, I think I had trouble getting this to work in master before but will try again!

So just tying the script above - I stuck it into a button callback. I'm getting an error on this line (Unknown function 'toString'):

if (hr.toString(2) == ".hr1")

I'm not sure what the '2' is referencing?

David Healey

@danh

I'm getting an error on this line (Unknown function 'toString'):

Do you get that error on compile or when running the function?

I'm not sure what the '2' is referencing

https://docs.hise.audio/scripting/scripting-api/file/index.html#tostring

2 = OnlyExtension

There was some problem where the enums weren't working correctly so I had to use magic numbers. Not sure if that problem was fixed.

DanH

@d-healey just when using the function. I can select the .hr1 file ok, and then this error pops up. Maybe I should compile the plugin - I'm doing this in HISE and obviously the actions can't be completed in HISE (I don't think?!)

DanH

@d-healey Nope compiled plugin doesn't go any further than that. So what do you mean by using magic numbers?!

DanH

@d-healey oh wait, I haven't defined hr.... what should I use? var / reg?

Oh I have and it's for something else lol

Yup that was it :)

David Healey

@danh said in Expansion encode error:

oh wait, I haven't defined hr..

It's the callback parameter FileSystem.browse(FileSystem.Downloads, false, "*.hr1", function(hr) you don't need to define it, but if you have the same name used somewhere else globally it will cause issues.

So what do you mean by using magic numbers?!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_number_(programming)

DanH

@d-healey Thanks, yes the hr was being used by my previous expansion install button ha

So I'm looking into the progress bar - I don't know if you've used the expansion obj.Progress API or not. I'm trying to get it's value into a variable so I can refer to it for the progress bar, not very well

const var pnlProgress = Content.getComponent("pnlProgress");
var expProgress;

function installCallback(obj)
{
    pnlProgress.setValue(0);
    //local x = obj.Progress
    
    if (obj.Progress)
    {
        expProgress = this.data.progress;
        pnlProgress.showControl(1);
        pnlProgress.startTimer(30);
    }
    if (obj.Status == 2 && isDefined(obj.Expansion))
    {
        // make sure the user presets are updated
        obj.Expansion.rebuildUserPresets();

        Engine.showYesNoWindow("INSTALL COMPLETE",
                               "ENJOY!",
        function(ok)
        {
            if(ok)
                 expHandler.refreshExpansions();
                 pnlProgress.showControl(0);
        });
    }
};

expHandler.setInstallCallback(installCallback);

pnlProgress.setTimerCallback(function()
                             {
                             //var x = this.getValue();
                             var x = expProgress;
                             //x = x + 0.1;
                             this.setValue(x);
                             
                             Console.print(x);
                             if (x >= 0.9)
                             this.stopTimer();
                             
                             this.repaint();
                             });

//pnlProgress.startTimer(30);

pnlProgress.setPaintRoutine(function(g)
                            {
                            g.fillAll(0x00000000);
                            
                            var a = [this.getWidth() / 2 - 400 / 2, this.getHeight() / 2 - 20 / 2, 400, 10];
                            
                            g.setColour(Colours.darkgrey);
                            g.fillRoundedRectangle(a, 5);
                            
                            var v = this.getValue;
                            g.setColour(0xFF7B026B);
                            g.fillRoundedRectangle([a[0], a[1], a[2] * expProgress, a[3]], 5);
                            
                            });

David Healey

@danh Here is the most basic progress indicator ever.

expHandler.setInstallCallback(function(obj)
{
	Console.print(Math.ceil(obj.Progress * 100) + "%");
});

Now instead of outputting obj.Progress to the console, set it as the panel's value and then repaint the panel.

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