Expansion encode error

[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!

[d.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?

[d.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?

[d.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?

[d.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

HISE | Docs

(docs.hise.audio)

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 :)

[d.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?!

Magic number (programming) - Wikipedia

(en.wikipedia.org)

[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 :face_with_tears_of_joy:

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);
                            
                            });

[d.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.

[DanH]

@d-healey thanks, before I go any further, just looking at the console readout, the percentage is jumping all over the place, up and down. It's not a steady incrementation in line with the actual progress of installation.... Is it meant to be?

[d.healey]

@danh The progress resets for each ch file I think

[DanH]

@d-healey that's what it looks like... hmmm... not quite what I was hoping for then! Is there not an overall progress thingy we can access do you know? If not maybe I'll just make a nice animation

[d.healey]

@danh

Is there not an overall progress thingy we can access do you know

Don't think so. If there's a way to access the number of ch files you could create your own.

I'd like this too, I'll take a look at the source when I have some time and see if I can implement it.

[DanH]

@d-healey Not getting any joy from 'expHandler.refreshExpansions();'

Are you using it successfully? Just tried in latest Develop