4. Documentation, Plugin Structure, Threading

Documentation, Plugin Structure, Threading

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    On 13/04/2011 at 10:46, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    Hello,

    I just did a call to Maxon, in order to ask about the Python Documentation. They said, here is the place to ask.

    So, I'll do ;)

    I am looking for the documentation regarding python plugin development (also scripting/XPresso Node).

    For example I want to know, how to use the ObjectData, about the plugin-structures, what plugin-types can be built, what are the methods to override or not ?

    Also, I guess there must be some kind of information regarding threads and how they get handled by Cinema. Who is calling what, when ?

    Where can I find that ??

    Thank you very much,
    maxx

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    On 13/04/2011 at 11:29, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    Hey Maxx,

    The SDK:
    http://www.maxon.net/index.php?id=157&L=0

    All you need is there. Examples, Language Overview, FAQ...

    Good Luck. ;)

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    On 13/04/2011 at 12:01, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    And if you're still having questions, just ask. If your Question is not *too* dumb we will offer our help and provide sample code.
    Cheers, nux

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    On 13/04/2011 at 12:12, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    Yea, thanks. I got the reference already ... but there is no detail about plugins or threading.

    It seems to be a blank reference. I do not see any explanation on how to build a plugin or how Cinema handles threads. Also I can't spot anything about resources like dialogs.

    Just an example I ran into:

    The documentation says:

    _<_dt id="c4d.call"_>_ c4d.CallButton( op , id )

    Simulate a click of a button.
    Parameters:|

    • op (BaseList2D) – The object.
    • id ( int ) – The ID of the button._/ul>

    But if I use the function within XPresso in a Python node, there is an exception:
    RuntimeError: Illegal operation. Invalid cross-thread call.

    So, it seems that function must be called in the main-thread ... or the GUI-thread ... or where ?

    In order to not run into such problems, I wanted to read about how Cinema handles threads, callbacks ...

    But I can't find any info about it. So, when I get this right, there is no further documentation. In order to code a plugin, I need another plugin, which I can dissect and learn from. This seems not very efficient ?

    I got no problem figuring out how individual functions work. But I am missing the big-picture here.

    BTW.: The FAQ and the Cookbook are awesome. Couldn't digest that much information at once ... 😉

    Thank you,
    maxx

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    On 13/04/2011 at 12:29, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    You simply can *not* call a button from a Python Tag, Generator or Node. ;)
    The same counts for a MessageDialog, etc.

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    On 13/04/2011 at 12:39, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    How to build a plugin:
    Create a file, name it myplugin.pyp and put it in a new folder in plugins. You find nine plugin example in the doc.

    Resources like dialogs:
    Tricky, I search in the already existing resource folder of Cinema 4D to see how it works. Individual initiative. ;)

    _<_dt id="c4d.call"_>_ c4d.CallButton( op , id ) :
    I do not know, if you can use that in a python node. Please note, that you have to define at the top of your script:  import c4d

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    On 13/04/2011 at 15:05, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    maxx, I feel your pain :) there really is a lack of entry level documentation. one thing I found quite helpful was to look at the SDK examples, even though you have to translate those over from c++, but at least they help to give a rough idea of what's what. It would be great if there were a sort of repository that had a number of Python based samples for various standard tasks. Maybe with gaining popularity it'll come.

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    On 13/04/2011 at 20:20, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    Ok, I see. Was worth a try  😠

    But I guess thats the way I'll go. Take the info from C++ examples. COFFEE I see gives some additional information too ...

    Thank you,
    maxx

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    On 14/04/2011 at 03:32, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    The plugin module contains links to information about plugin structure, and all types which can be used to create a plugin. The documentation also contains several Python examples which you can check out.

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