The base class for a type of plugin format, such as VST, AudioUnit, LADSPA, etc. More...

#include <juce_AudioPluginFormat.h>

Inheritance diagram for juce::AudioPluginFormat:

Collaboration diagram for juce::AudioPluginFormat:

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Public Types
using	PluginCreationCallback = std::function< void(std::unique_ptr< AudioPluginInstance >, const String &)>
	A callback lambda that is passed to createPluginInstanceAsync() More...

Public Member Functions
	~AudioPluginFormat () override
	Destructor. More...

virtual bool	canScanForPlugins () const =0
	Returns true if this format needs to run a scan to find its list of plugins. More...

std::unique_ptr< AudioPluginInstance >	createInstanceFromDescription (const PluginDescription &, double initialSampleRate, int initialBufferSize)
	Tries to recreate a type from a previously generated PluginDescription. More...

std::unique_ptr< AudioPluginInstance >	createInstanceFromDescription (const PluginDescription &, double initialSampleRate, int initialBufferSize, String &errorMessage)
	Same as above but with the possibility of returning an error message. More...

void	createPluginInstanceAsync (const PluginDescription &description, double initialSampleRate, int initialBufferSize, PluginCreationCallback)
	Tries to recreate a type from a previously generated PluginDescription. More...

virtual bool	doesPluginStillExist (const PluginDescription &)=0
	Checks whether this plugin could possibly be loaded. More...

virtual bool	fileMightContainThisPluginType (const String &fileOrIdentifier)=0
	Should do a quick check to see if this file or directory might be a plugin of this format. More...

virtual void	findAllTypesForFile (OwnedArray< PluginDescription > &results, const String &fileOrIdentifier)=0
	This tries to create descriptions for all the plugin types available in a binary module file. More...

virtual FileSearchPath	getDefaultLocationsToSearch ()=0
	Returns the typical places to look for this kind of plugin. More...

virtual String	getName () const =0
	Returns the format name. More...

virtual String	getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String &fileOrIdentifier)=0
	Returns a readable version of the name of the plugin that this identifier refers to. More...

virtual bool	isTrivialToScan () const =0
	Should return true if this format is both safe and quick to scan - i.e. More...

virtual bool	pluginNeedsRescanning (const PluginDescription &)=0
	Returns true if this plugin's version or date has changed and it should be re-checked. More...

virtual bool	requiresUnblockedMessageThreadDuringCreation (const PluginDescription &) const =0
	Returns true if instantiation of this plugin type must be done from a non-message thread. More...

virtual StringArray	searchPathsForPlugins (const FileSearchPath &directoriesToSearch, bool recursive, bool allowPluginsWhichRequireAsynchronousInstantiation=false)=0
	Searches a suggested set of directories for any plugins in this format. More...

Protected Member Functions
	AudioPluginFormat ()

virtual void	createPluginInstance (const PluginDescription &, double initialSampleRate, int initialBufferSize, PluginCreationCallback)=0
	Implementors must override this function. More...

Private Member Functions
void	handleMessage (const Message &) override
	This is the callback method that receives incoming messages. More...

void	postMessage (Message *message) const
	Sends a message to the message queue, for asynchronous delivery to this listener later on. More...

Private Attributes
WeakReference< MessageListener >::Master	masterReference

Friends
class	AudioPluginFormatManager

Detailed Description

The base class for a type of plugin format, such as VST, AudioUnit, LADSPA, etc.

See also: AudioPluginFormatManager

@tags{Audio}

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ PluginCreationCallback

using juce::AudioPluginFormat::PluginCreationCallback = std::function<void (std::unique_ptr<AudioPluginInstance>, const String&)>

A callback lambda that is passed to createPluginInstanceAsync()

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ ~AudioPluginFormat()

juce::AudioPluginFormat::~AudioPluginFormat ( )

override

Destructor.

◆ AudioPluginFormat()

juce::AudioPluginFormat::AudioPluginFormat ( )

protected

Member Function Documentation

◆ canScanForPlugins()

virtual bool juce::AudioPluginFormat::canScanForPlugins ( ) const

pure virtual

Returns true if this format needs to run a scan to find its list of plugins.

Implemented in juce::VSTPluginFormat.

◆ createInstanceFromDescription() [1/2]

std::unique_ptr<AudioPluginInstance> juce::AudioPluginFormat::createInstanceFromDescription	(	const PluginDescription &	,
		double	initialSampleRate,
		int	initialBufferSize
	)

Tries to recreate a type from a previously generated PluginDescription.

See also: AudioPluginFormatManager::createInstance

◆ createInstanceFromDescription() [2/2]

std::unique_ptr<AudioPluginInstance> juce::AudioPluginFormat::createInstanceFromDescription	(	const PluginDescription &	,
		double	initialSampleRate,
		int	initialBufferSize,
		String &	errorMessage
	)

Same as above but with the possibility of returning an error message.

See also: AudioPluginFormatManager::createInstance

◆ createPluginInstance()

virtual void juce::AudioPluginFormat::createPluginInstance	(	const PluginDescription &	,
		double	initialSampleRate,
		int	initialBufferSize,
		PluginCreationCallback
	)

protectedpure virtual

Implementors must override this function.

This is guaranteed to be called on the message thread. You may call the callback on any thread.

Implemented in juce::VSTPluginFormat.

◆ createPluginInstanceAsync()

void juce::AudioPluginFormat::createPluginInstanceAsync	(	const PluginDescription &	description,
		double	initialSampleRate,
		int	initialBufferSize,
		PluginCreationCallback
	)

Tries to recreate a type from a previously generated PluginDescription.

When the plugin has been created, it will be passed to the caller via an asynchronous call to the PluginCreationCallback lambda that was provided.

See also: AudioPluginFormatManager::createPluginInstanceAsync

◆ doesPluginStillExist()

virtual bool juce::AudioPluginFormat::doesPluginStillExist ( const PluginDescription & )

pure virtual

Checks whether this plugin could possibly be loaded.

It doesn't actually need to load it, just to check whether the file or component still exists.

Implemented in juce::VSTPluginFormat.

◆ fileMightContainThisPluginType()

virtual bool juce::AudioPluginFormat::fileMightContainThisPluginType ( const String & fileOrIdentifier )

pure virtual

Should do a quick check to see if this file or directory might be a plugin of this format.

This is for searching for potential files, so it shouldn't actually try to load the plugin or do anything time-consuming.

Implemented in juce::VSTPluginFormat.

◆ findAllTypesForFile()

virtual void juce::AudioPluginFormat::findAllTypesForFile	(	OwnedArray< PluginDescription > &	results,
		const String &	fileOrIdentifier
	)

pure virtual

This tries to create descriptions for all the plugin types available in a binary module file.

The file will be some kind of DLL or bundle.

Normally there will only be one type returned, but some plugins (e.g. VST shells) can use a single DLL to create a set of different plugin subtypes, so in that case, each subtype is returned as a separate object.

Implemented in juce::VSTPluginFormat.

◆ getDefaultLocationsToSearch()

virtual FileSearchPath juce::AudioPluginFormat::getDefaultLocationsToSearch ( )

pure virtual

Returns the typical places to look for this kind of plugin.

Note that if this returns no paths, it means that the format doesn't search in files or folders, e.g. AudioUnits.

Implemented in juce::VSTPluginFormat.

◆ getName()

virtual String juce::AudioPluginFormat::getName ( ) const

pure virtual

Returns the format name.

E.g. "VST", "AudioUnit", etc.

Implemented in juce::VSTPluginFormat.

◆ getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier()

virtual String juce::AudioPluginFormat::getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier ( const String & fileOrIdentifier )

pure virtual

Returns a readable version of the name of the plugin that this identifier refers to.

Implemented in juce::VSTPluginFormat.

◆ handleMessage()

void juce::AudioPluginFormat::handleMessage ( const Message & message )

overrideprivatevirtual

This is the callback method that receives incoming messages.

This is called by the MessageManager from its dispatch loop.

See also: postMessage

Implements juce::MessageListener.

◆ isTrivialToScan()

virtual bool juce::AudioPluginFormat::isTrivialToScan ( ) const

pure virtual

Should return true if this format is both safe and quick to scan - i.e.

if a file can be scanned within a few milliseconds on a background thread, without actually needing to load an executable.

Implemented in juce::VSTPluginFormat.

◆ pluginNeedsRescanning()

virtual bool juce::AudioPluginFormat::pluginNeedsRescanning ( const PluginDescription & )

pure virtual

Returns true if this plugin's version or date has changed and it should be re-checked.

Implemented in juce::VSTPluginFormat.

◆ postMessage()

void juce::MessageListener::postMessage ( Message * message ) const

inherited

Sends a message to the message queue, for asynchronous delivery to this listener later on.

This method can be called safely by any thread.

Parameters

message the message object to send - this will be deleted automatically by the message queue, so make sure it's allocated on the heap, not the stack!

See also: handleMessage

◆ requiresUnblockedMessageThreadDuringCreation()

virtual bool juce::AudioPluginFormat::requiresUnblockedMessageThreadDuringCreation ( const PluginDescription & ) const

pure virtual

Returns true if instantiation of this plugin type must be done from a non-message thread.

Implemented in juce::VSTPluginFormat.

◆ searchPathsForPlugins()

virtual StringArray juce::AudioPluginFormat::searchPathsForPlugins	(	const FileSearchPath &	directoriesToSearch,
		bool	recursive,
		bool	allowPluginsWhichRequireAsynchronousInstantiation = `false`
	)

pure virtual

Searches a suggested set of directories for any plugins in this format.

The path might be ignored, e.g. by AUs, which are found by the OS rather than manually.

Parameters

directoriesToSearch	This specifies which directories shall be searched for plug-ins.
recursive	Should the search recursively traverse folders.
allowPluginsWhichRequireAsynchronousInstantiation	If this is false then plug-ins which require asynchronous creation will be excluded.

Implemented in juce::VSTPluginFormat.

Friends And Related Function Documentation

◆ AudioPluginFormatManager

friend class AudioPluginFormatManager

friend

Member Data Documentation

◆ masterReference

WeakReference<MessageListener>::Master juce::MessageListener::masterReference

privateinherited

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

juce_AudioPluginFormat.h

Public Types

Public Member Functions

Protected Member Functions

Private Member Functions

Private Attributes

Friends

Detailed Description

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ PluginCreationCallback

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ ~AudioPluginFormat()

◆ AudioPluginFormat()

Member Function Documentation

◆ canScanForPlugins()

◆ createInstanceFromDescription() [1/2]

◆ createInstanceFromDescription() [2/2]

◆ createPluginInstance()

◆ createPluginInstanceAsync()

◆ doesPluginStillExist()

◆ fileMightContainThisPluginType()

◆ findAllTypesForFile()

◆ getDefaultLocationsToSearch()

◆ getName()

◆ getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier()

◆ handleMessage()

◆ isTrivialToScan()

◆ pluginNeedsRescanning()

◆ postMessage()

◆ requiresUnblockedMessageThreadDuringCreation()

◆ searchPathsForPlugins()

Friends And Related Function Documentation

◆ AudioPluginFormatManager

Member Data Documentation

◆ masterReference