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We want this class to be able to write out to the log, so we inherit from [[FAQ#Q:_How_do_I_write_to_the_log.3F|CLxLuxologyLogMessage]]. This gives our class all the methods to write our to the log but adds a Luxology copyright. Inside the function, our main function is COrbLog, which sets the value of the string that we will output to the log.
 
We want this class to be able to write out to the log, so we inherit from [[FAQ#Q:_How_do_I_write_to_the_log.3F|CLxLuxologyLogMessage]]. This gives our class all the methods to write our to the log but adds a Luxology copyright. Inside the function, our main function is COrbLog, which sets the value of the string that we will output to the log.
  
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  class COrbLog : public CLxLuxologyLogMessage
 
  class COrbLog : public CLxLuxologyLogMessage
 
  {
 
  {
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         const char * GetFormat  () { return "Orb Object"; }
 
         const char * GetFormat  () { return "Orb Object"; }
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  };
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  };</syntaxhighlight>
  
 
This class contains all the functions needed to create a gear part to be used in rendering. We inherit from it in COrbElement, which is the class that actually creates the orb object.
 
This class contains all the functions needed to create a gear part to be used in rendering. We inherit from it in COrbElement, which is the class that actually creates the orb object.
  
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  class COrbPart
 
  class COrbPart
 
  {
 
  {
 
     ...
 
     ...
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  };
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  };</syntaxhighlight>
  
 
In order to display the orb in the viewport, we inherit from [[Tableau_(lx-tableau.hpp)#.2816.29_User_Class:_TableauSurface_method| CLxImpl_TableauSurface]] and [[Tableau_(lx-tableau.hpp)#Instances|CLxTableauInstance]]. We also need to inherit from COrbPart, as that is where the actual gear part is created.
 
In order to display the orb in the viewport, we inherit from [[Tableau_(lx-tableau.hpp)#.2816.29_User_Class:_TableauSurface_method| CLxImpl_TableauSurface]] and [[Tableau_(lx-tableau.hpp)#Instances|CLxTableauInstance]]. We also need to inherit from COrbPart, as that is where the actual gear part is created.
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This class is later spawned as a server by a factory in the COrbPackage class, which is spawned as a server by the initialize method.
 
This class is later spawned as a server by a factory in the COrbPackage class, which is spawned as a server by the initialize method.
  
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  class COrbElement :
 
  class COrbElement :
 
         public CLxImpl_TableauSurface,
 
         public CLxImpl_TableauSurface,
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                                 LXtVector offset,
 
                                 LXtVector offset,
 
                                 LXtMatrix xfrm) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
                                 LXtMatrix xfrm) LXx_OVERRIDE;
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  };
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  };</syntaxhighlight>
  
 
In order to create the item's surface, we need to inherit from [[Surface_(lx-surface.hpp|CLxImpl_Surface]].  
 
In order to create the item's surface, we need to inherit from [[Surface_(lx-surface.hpp|CLxImpl_Surface]].  
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All of the functions with the surf prefix in this class are redeclarations of virtual functions declared in the CLxImpl_Surface class. When an instance of this class is created, these function will be run and they will set certain attributes of the surface we create to how we want.  
 
All of the functions with the surf prefix in this class are redeclarations of virtual functions declared in the CLxImpl_Surface class. When an instance of this class is created, these function will be run and they will set certain attributes of the surface we create to how we want.  
  
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  class COrbItemSurface :
 
  class COrbItemSurface :
 
         public CLxImpl_Surface
 
         public CLxImpl_Surface
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                                 COrbPackage *pkg,
 
                                 COrbPackage *pkg,
 
                                 double radius);
 
                                 double radius);
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  };
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  };</syntaxhighlight>
  
 
We want this class to create an instance to put the orb into. In order to do that, we will need to implement the related package, so we inherit from CLxImpl_PackageInstance. Additionally, we will want to set the tags of the instance, so we inherit from [[Package_(lx-package.hpp)#.2825.29_SDK:_ILxPackageInstance_interface|CLxImpl_PackageInstance]]. We also want to display the object in the viewport, so we inherit from [[Vmodel_(lx-vmodel.hpp)#.283.29_SDK:_ILxViewItem3D_interface|CLxImpl_ViewItem3D]], which has basic 3D display methods, and [[Tableau_(lx-tableau.hpp)#.2866.29_SDK:_ILxTableauSource_interface|CLxImpl_TableauSource]], which makes it so that channels update the preview.
 
We want this class to create an instance to put the orb into. In order to do that, we will need to implement the related package, so we inherit from CLxImpl_PackageInstance. Additionally, we will want to set the tags of the instance, so we inherit from [[Package_(lx-package.hpp)#.2825.29_SDK:_ILxPackageInstance_interface|CLxImpl_PackageInstance]]. We also want to display the object in the viewport, so we inherit from [[Vmodel_(lx-vmodel.hpp)#.283.29_SDK:_ILxViewItem3D_interface|CLxImpl_ViewItem3D]], which has basic 3D display methods, and [[Tableau_(lx-tableau.hpp)#.2866.29_SDK:_ILxTableauSource_interface|CLxImpl_TableauSource]], which makes it so that channels update the preview.
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All of the functions that we declare here are redeclarations of virtual functions originally declared in one of the headers above. All our redeclarations do is set it so that when tho instance is constructed certain values of the parts that make up the instance will be set how we want them. For example, we have our stag_Get set to return a custom string when want to set the string tag that the instance has. The pins prefix corresponds to functions that were redeclared from the PackageInstance class, stag StringTag, tsrc Tableau Source, and vitm ViewItem3D.
 
All of the functions that we declare here are redeclarations of virtual functions originally declared in one of the headers above. All our redeclarations do is set it so that when tho instance is constructed certain values of the parts that make up the instance will be set how we want them. For example, we have our stag_Get set to return a custom string when want to set the string tag that the instance has. The pins prefix corresponds to functions that were redeclared from the PackageInstance class, stag StringTag, tsrc Tableau Source, and vitm ViewItem3D.
  
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  class COrbInstance :
 
  class COrbInstance :
 
         public CLxImpl_PackageInstance,
 
         public CLxImpl_PackageInstance,
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                                 LXtVector position,
 
                                 LXtVector position,
 
                                 double *chanValue) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
                                 double *chanValue) LXx_OVERRIDE;
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  };
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  };</syntaxhighlight>
  
 
We want to create a package for the orb item, so we have our class inherit from [[Package:_Server_basics|ClxImplPackage]]. Additionally, we want to have this class listen for global selection events, so we inherit from [[Select_(lx-select.hpp)#.285.29_SDK:_ILxSelectionListener_interface|CLxImpl_SelectionListener]].
 
We want to create a package for the orb item, so we have our class inherit from [[Package:_Server_basics|ClxImplPackage]]. Additionally, we want to have this class listen for global selection events, so we inherit from [[Select_(lx-select.hpp)#.285.29_SDK:_ILxSelectionListener_interface|CLxImpl_SelectionListener]].
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The functions with the solvent prefixes would normally eavesdrop to see what we had selected, but here they don't really do anything; they are just examples.
 
The functions with the solvent prefixes would normally eavesdrop to see what we had selected, but here they don't really do anything; they are just examples.
  
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<syntaxhighlight>
 
  class COrbPackage :
 
  class COrbPackage :
 
         public CLxImpl_Package,
 
         public CLxImpl_Package,
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                                         unsigned int subtType) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
                                         unsigned int subtType) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
         void selevent_Current (LXtID4 type) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
         void selevent_Current (LXtID4 type) LXx_OVERRIDE;
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  };
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  };</syntaxhighlight>
  
 
===[[Server_Tags|Server Tags]]===
 
===[[Server_Tags|Server Tags]]===
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These tags indicate that the class COrbPackage is a subtype of the super type locator and has the internal name of test-orb.
 
These tags indicate that the class COrbPackage is a subtype of the super type locator and has the internal name of test-orb.
  
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  LXtTagInfoDesc COrbPackage::descInfo[] = {
 
  LXtTagInfoDesc COrbPackage::descInfo[] = {
 
         { LXsPKG_SUPERTYPE, "locator" },
 
         { LXsPKG_SUPERTYPE, "locator" },
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         { LXsSRV_LOGSUBSYSTEM, "test-orb" },
 
         { LXsSRV_LOGSUBSYSTEM, "test-orb" },
 
         { 0 }
 
         { 0 }
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  };
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  };</syntaxhighlight>
  
 
===[[Initialize_(index)|Initialize]]===
 
===[[Initialize_(index)|Initialize]]===
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Further, the COrbElement class, which is one of the servers that we spawned with factories, built upon classes that we built in our header file, COrbPart and COrbLog.
 
Further, the COrbElement class, which is one of the servers that we spawned with factories, built upon classes that we built in our header file, COrbPart and COrbLog.
  
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         void
 
         void
 
  initialize ()
 
  initialize ()
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         srv->AddInterface (new CLxIfc_SelectionListener<COrbPackage>);
 
         srv->AddInterface (new CLxIfc_SelectionListener<COrbPackage>);
 
         thisModule.AddServer ("test.orb", srv);
 
         thisModule.AddServer ("test.orb", srv);
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  }
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  }</syntaxhighlight>
  
 
===Implementations===
 
===Implementations===
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These functions create a tableau surface element that lives in the tableau and generates geometry for the renderer. It has a bounding box, vertex features, and a sample method.
 
These functions create a tableau surface element that lives in the tableau and generates geometry for the renderer. It has a bounding box, vertex features, and a sample method.
  
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  LxResult
 
  LxResult
 
  COrbElement::tsrf_Bound (
 
  COrbElement::tsrf_Bound (
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         ...
 
         ...
 
  }
 
  }
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</syntaxhighlight>
  
 
The instance is the implementation of the item, and there will be one allocated for each item in the scene. The functions here all perform a function(generally made evident by their name) for the instance.  
 
The instance is the implementation of the item, and there will be one allocated for each item in the scene. The functions here all perform a function(generally made evident by their name) for the instance.  
  
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         LxResult
 
         LxResult
 
  COrbInstance::pins_Initialize (
 
  COrbInstance::pins_Initialize (
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  {
 
  {
 
  }
 
  }
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</syntaxhighlight>
  
 
The instance also presents a StringTag interface so it can pretend to have part and material tags for finding a shader.
 
The instance also presents a StringTag interface so it can pretend to have part and material tags for finding a shader.
  
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  LxResult
 
  LxResult
 
  COrbInstance::stag_Get (
 
  COrbInstance::stag_Get (
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       ...
 
       ...
 
  }
 
  }
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The instance's TableauSource interface allows it to place elements into the tableau, in this case our orb element.
 
The instance's TableauSource interface allows it to place elements into the tableau, in this case our orb element.
  
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         LxResult
 
         LxResult
 
  COrbInstance::tsrc_Elements (
 
  COrbInstance::tsrc_Elements (
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  {
 
  {
 
         ...
 
         ...
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  }
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  }</syntaxhighlight>
  
 
Based on the channel values, draw the abstract item representation using the stroke drawing interface.
 
Based on the channel values, draw the abstract item representation using the stroke drawing interface.
  
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  LxResult
 
  LxResult
 
  COrbInstance::vitm_Draw (
 
  COrbInstance::vitm_Draw (
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  {
 
  {
 
       ...
 
       ...
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  }
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  }</syntaxhighlight>
  
 
[[Category: SDK Examples]]
 
[[Category: SDK Examples]]

Revision as of 18:44, 16 September 2013

Item_orb.cpp is a basic example plugin. This wiki page is intended as a walkthrough of the code in order to help you better understand the SDK.

Item_orb.cpp is a plugin that adds the orb item to modo's toolkit.

Orbshot.png

Orb Item pictured above

Code Walkthrough

Class Declarations

We want this class to be able to write out to the log, so we inherit from CLxLuxologyLogMessage. This gives our class all the methods to write our to the log but adds a Luxology copyright. Inside the function, our main function is COrbLog, which sets the value of the string that we will output to the log. 

 class COrbLog : public CLxLuxologyLogMessage
 {
    public:
        COrbLog () : CLxLuxologyLogMessage ("orb-item") { }
 
        const char *	 GetFormat  () { return "Orb Object"; }
 };

This class contains all the functions needed to create a gear part to be used in rendering. We inherit from it in COrbElement, which is the class that actually creates the orb object. 

 class COrbPart
 {
    ...
 };

In order to display the orb in the viewport, we inherit from CLxImpl_TableauSurface and CLxTableauInstance. We also need to inherit from COrbPart, as that is where the actual gear part is created.

We want our function to write out to the log, so we declare a COrbLog object inside our class.

The functions with the tsrf prefix are redeclarations of virtual functions inside ClxTableauSurface. They all set certain values related to the tableau surface element that will be used to create the orb element. The functions with the tins prefix set certain values related to the instance of the tableau surface element.

This class is later spawned as a server by a factory in the COrbPackage class, which is spawned as a server by the initialize method. 

 class COrbElement :
        public CLxImpl_TableauSurface,
        public CLxImpl_TableauInstance,
        public COrbPart
 {
        COrbLog		 orb_log;
 
    public:
        CLxUser_TableauVertex	 vrt_desc;
        float			 m_radius;
        int			 m_resolution;
        int			 f_pos[4];
        LXtVector		 m_offset;
        LXtMatrix		 m_xfrm;
 
        LxResult	 tsrf_Bound (LXtTableauBox bbox) LXx_OVERRIDE;
        unsigned	 tsrf_FeatureCount (LXtID4 type) LXx_OVERRIDE;
        LxResult	 tsrf_FeatureByIndex (
                                LXtID4		 type,
                                unsigned int	 index,
                                const char	**name) LXx_OVERRIDE;
        LxResult	 tsrf_SetVertex (ILxUnknownID vdesc) LXx_OVERRIDE;
        LxResult	 tsrf_Sample (
                                const LXtTableauBox bbox,
                                float scale,
                                ILxUnknownID trisoup) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
        LxResult	 tins_Properties (
                                ILxUnknownID	 vecstack) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
        LxResult	 tins_GetTransform (
                                unsigned	 endPoint,
                                LXtVector	 offset,
                                LXtMatrix	 xfrm) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 };

In order to create the item's surface, we need to inherit from CLxImpl_Surface.

All of the functions with the surf prefix in this class are redeclarations of virtual functions declared in the CLxImpl_Surface class. When an instance of this class is created, these function will be run and they will set certain attributes of the surface we create to how we want. 

 class COrbItemSurface :
        public CLxImpl_Surface
 {
        /*
         * The parts of the gear (side and endcaps)
         */
        COrbPackage	*src_pkg;
 
    public:
        LxResult	 surf_GetBBox (LXtBBox *bbox) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
        LxResult	 surf_FrontBBox (
                                const LXtVector	 pos,
                                const LXtVector	 dir,
                                LXtBBox		*bbox) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
        LxResult	 surf_RayCast (
                                const LXtRayInfo *ray,
                                LXtRayHit *hit) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
        LxResult	 surf_BinCount (unsigned int *count) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
        LxResult	 surf_BinByIndex (
                                unsigned int	 index,
                                void		**ppvObj) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
        LxResult	 surf_TagCount (
                                LXtID4		 type,
                                unsigned int	*count) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
        LxResult	 surf_TagByIndex (
                                LXtID4		 type,
                                unsigned int	 index,
                                const char	**stag) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
        LxResult	 Initialize (
                                COrbPackage		*pkg,
                                CLxUser_Item		&m_item,
                                CLxUser_ChannelRead	&chanRead);
 
        LxResult	 Initialize (
                                COrbPackage		*pkg,
                                double			 radius);
 };

We want this class to create an instance to put the orb into. In order to do that, we will need to implement the related package, so we inherit from CLxImpl_PackageInstance. Additionally, we will want to set the tags of the instance, so we inherit from CLxImpl_PackageInstance. We also want to display the object in the viewport, so we inherit from CLxImpl_ViewItem3D, which has basic 3D display methods, and CLxImpl_TableauSource, which makes it so that channels update the preview.

All of the functions that we declare here are redeclarations of virtual functions originally declared in one of the headers above. All our redeclarations do is set it so that when tho instance is constructed certain values of the parts that make up the instance will be set how we want them. For example, we have our stag_Get set to return a custom string when want to set the string tag that the instance has. The pins prefix corresponds to functions that were redeclared from the PackageInstance class, stag StringTag, tsrc Tableau Source, and vitm ViewItem3D. 

 class COrbInstance :
        public CLxImpl_PackageInstance,
        public CLxImpl_StringTag,
        public CLxImpl_TableauSource,
        public CLxImpl_ViewItem3D
 {
        COrbLog		 	orb_log;
 
    public:
        COrbPackage	*src_pkg;
        CLxUser_Item	 m_item;
        ILxUnknownID	 inst_ifc;
 
        LxResult	 pins_Initialize (
                                ILxUnknownID	 item,
                                ILxUnknownID	 super) LXx_OVERRIDE;
        void		 pins_Cleanup (void) LXx_OVERRIDE;
        LxResult	 pins_SynthName (char *buf, unsigned len) LXx_OVERRIDE;
        unsigned	 pins_DupType (void) LXx_OVERRIDE;
        LxResult	 pins_TestParent (ILxUnknownID item) LXx_OVERRIDE;
        LxResult	 pins_Newborn (ILxUnknownID original) LXx_OVERRIDE;
        LxResult	 pins_Loading (void) LXx_OVERRIDE;
        LxResult	 pins_AfterLoad (void) LXx_OVERRIDE;
        void		 pins_Doomed (void) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
        LxResult	 stag_Get (LXtID4 type, const char **tag) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
        LxResult	 tsrc_Elements (ILxUnknownID tblx) LXx_OVERRIDE;
        LxResult	 tsrc_PreviewUpdate (
                                int	 chanIndex,
                                int	*update) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
        LxResult	 vitm_Draw (
                                ILxUnknownID	 itemChanRead,
                                ILxUnknownID	 viewStrokeDraw,
                                int		 selectionFlags,
                                LXtVector	 itemColor) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
        LxResult	 vitm_HandleCount (
                                int		*count) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
        LxResult	 vitm_HandleMotion (
                                int		 handleIndex,
                                int		*motionType,
                                double		*min,
                                double		*max,
                                LXtVector	 plane,
                                LXtVector	 offset) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
        LxResult	 vitm_HandleChannel (
                                int		 handleIndex,
                                int		*chanIndex) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
        LxResult	 vitm_HandleValueToPosition (
                                int		 handleIndex,
                                double		*chanValue,
                                LXtVector	 position) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
        LxResult	 vitm_HandlePositionToValue (
                                int		 handleIndex,
                                LXtVector	 position,
                                double		*chanValue) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 };

We want to create a package for the orb item, so we have our class inherit from ClxImplPackage. Additionally, we want to have this class listen for global selection events, so we inherit from CLxImpl_SelectionListener.

Inside the class, we use factories to spawn servers, which are extensible set of features that we add to modo. The servers that we spawn create an orb object and the instance associated with it.

Attach is the most important function here. It takes the orb item instance that we have built and attaches it to the package.

The other functions with the pkg prefixes are redeclarations of functions inside the CLxImplPackage class. SetupChannels dictates which channels to have the package set up, and TestInterface sets up the test interface that we want.

The functions with the solvent prefixes would normally eavesdrop to see what we had selected, but here they don't really do anything; they are just examples. 

 class COrbPackage :
        public CLxImpl_Package,
        public CLxImpl_SelectionListener
 {
    public:
        static LXtTagInfoDesc		 descInfo[];
        CLxPolymorph<COrbInstance>	 orb_factory;
        CLxPolymorph<COrbElement>	 elt_factory;
 
        COrbPackage ();
 
        LxResult		pkg_SetupChannels (
                                        ILxUnknownID addChan) LXx_OVERRIDE;
        LxResult		pkg_TestInterface (const LXtGUID *guid) LXx_OVERRIDE;
        LxResult		pkg_Attach (void **ppvObj) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 
        void			selevent_Add     (
                                        LXtID4		 type,
                                        unsigned int	 subtType) LXx_OVERRIDE;
        void			selevent_Current (LXtID4 type) LXx_OVERRIDE;
 };

Server Tags

Servers tags are examined when the server is initialized, and give information about the server. We set the tags in this case by taking a descinfo[] array and associating the relevant data with the corresponding flags.

These tags indicate that the class COrbPackage is a subtype of the super type locator and has the internal name of test-orb. 

 LXtTagInfoDesc	 COrbPackage::descInfo[] = {
        { LXsPKG_SUPERTYPE,	"locator"	},
        { LXsPKG_IS_MASK,	"."		},
        { LXsSRV_LOGSUBSYSTEM,	"test-orb"	},
        { 0 }
 };

Initialize

Servers are extensible set of features that we add to modo, usually through plugins. Intialize is called when we add the plugin to modo, and is the utility that exports the server.

This method indicates that we will be exporting one server that will be dependent on the COrbPackage class. All of the interfaces of the classes that it inherited will also be added and the server will have the name of test.orb.

This initialize method is fairly unusual, however, as inside the class that we create a server from there are factories that spawn other servers. We don't export those servers, which create an orb element and its instance, as we attach them to the package, which we do export.

Further, the COrbElement class, which is one of the servers that we spawned with factories, built upon classes that we built in our header file, COrbPart and COrbLog. 

        void
 initialize ()
 {
        CLxGenericPolymorph		*srv;
 
        srv = new CLxPolymorph<COrbPackage>;
        srv->AddInterface (new CLxIfc_Package          <COrbPackage>);
        srv->AddInterface (new CLxIfc_StaticDesc       <COrbPackage>);
        srv->AddInterface (new CLxIfc_SelectionListener<COrbPackage>);
        thisModule.AddServer ("test.orb", srv);
 }

Implementations

These functions create a tableau surface element that lives in the tableau and generates geometry for the renderer. It has a bounding box, vertex features, and a sample method. 

 LxResult
 COrbElement::tsrf_Bound (
        LXtTableauBox		 bbox)
 {
        ...
 }
 
        unsigned
 COrbElement::tsrf_FeatureCount (
        LXtID4			 type)
 {
       ...
 }
 
        LxResult
 COrbElement::tsrf_FeatureByIndex (
        LXtID4			 type,
        unsigned		 index,
        const char	       **name)
 {
        ...
 }
 
        LxResult
 COrbElement::tsrf_SetVertex (
        ILxUnknownID		 vdesc)
 {
        ...
 }
 
        LxResult 
 COrbElement::tsrf_Sample (
        const LXtTableauBox	 bbox,
        float			 scale,
        ILxUnknownID		 trisoup)
 {
        ...
 }

The instance is the implementation of the item, and there will be one allocated for each item in the scene. The functions here all perform a function(generally made evident by their name) for the instance. 

        LxResult
 COrbInstance::pins_Initialize (
        ILxUnknownID		 item,
        ILxUnknownID		 super)
 {
        ...
 }
 
        void
 COrbInstance::pins_Cleanup (void)
 {
        ...
 }
 
        LxResult
 COrbInstance::pins_SynthName (
        char			*buf,
        unsigned		 len)
 {
       ...
 }
 
        unsigned
 COrbInstance::pins_DupType (void)
 {
        ...
 }
 
        LxResult
 COrbInstance::pins_TestParent (
        ILxUnknownID		 item)
 {
        ...
 }
 
        LxResult
 COrbInstance::pins_Newborn (ILxUnknownID original)
 { 
        ...
 }
 
        LxResult
 COrbInstance::pins_Loading (void)
 {
        ...
 }
 
        LxResult
 COrbInstance::pins_AfterLoad (void)
 {
        ...
 }
 
        void
 COrbInstance::pins_Doomed (void)
 {
 }

The instance also presents a StringTag interface so it can pretend to have part and material tags for finding a shader. 

 LxResult
 COrbInstance::stag_Get (
        LXtID4			 type,
        const char	       **tag)
 {
       ...
 }

The instance's TableauSource interface allows it to place elements into the tableau, in this case our orb element. 

        LxResult
 COrbInstance::tsrc_Elements (
        ILxUnknownID		 tblx)
 {
        ...
 }
 
        LxResult
 COrbInstance::tsrc_PreviewUpdate (
        int			 chanIndex,
        int			*update)
 {
        ...
 }

Based on the channel values, draw the abstract item representation using the stroke drawing interface. 

 LxResult
 COrbInstance::vitm_Draw (
        ILxUnknownID	 itemChanRead,
        ILxUnknownID	 viewStrokeDraw,
        int		 selectionFlags,
        LXtVector	 itemColor)
 {
        ...
 }
 
        LxResult
 COrbInstance::vitm_HandleCount (
        int		*count)
 {
        ...
 }
 
        LxResult
 COrbInstance::vitm_HandleMotion (
        int		 handleIndex,
        int		*motionType,
        double		*min,
        double		*max,
        LXtVector	 plane,
        LXtVector	 offset)
 {
        ...
 }
 
        LxResult
 COrbInstance::vitm_HandleChannel (
        int		 handleIndex,
        int		*chanIndex)
 { 
        ...
 }
 
        LxResult
 COrbInstance::vitm_HandleValueToPosition (
        int		 handleIndex,
        double		*chanValue,
        LXtVector	 position)
 {
        ...
 }
 
        LxResult
 COrbInstance::vitm_HandlePositionToValue (
        int		 handleIndex,
        LXtVector	 position,
        double		*chanValue)
 {
       ...
 }
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