Update Route-template example script & documentation

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/_route_template_example.lua b/scripts/_route_template_example.lua
index b7dacec6c9..a3642bf54d 100644
--- a/scripts/_route_template_example.lua
+++ b/scripts/_route_template_example.lua
@@ -14,15 +14,17 @@ function route_setup ()
 	return
 	{
 		-- keys control which AddRouteDialog controls are made sensitive.
-		-- The following keys accept a default value to pre-seed the dialog
+		-- The following keys accept a default value to pre-seed the dialog.
 		['how_many'] = t[4]:size(),
 		['name'] = 'Audio',
 		['channels'] = 2,
-		-- these keys just need to be set (to something other than nil)
-		['insert_at'] = ARDOUR.PresentationInfo.max_order,
-		['group'] = false,
 		['track_mode'] = ARDOUR.TrackMode.Normal,
 		['strict_io'] = true,
+		-- these keys just need to be set (to something other than nil)
+		-- in order to set the control sensitives
+		['insert_at'] = ARDOUR.PresentationInfo.max_order,
+		['group'] = false, -- return value will be a RouteGroup*
+		['instrument'] = nil, -- return value will be a PluginInfoPtr
 	}
 end
 
@@ -38,6 +40,9 @@ end
 
 
 function factory (params) return function ()
+	-- When called from the AddRouteDialog, 'params' will be a table with
+	-- keys as described in route_setup() above.
+
 	local p         = params or route_setup ()
 	local name      = p["name"] or 'Audio'
 	local how_many  = p["how_many"] or 1
@@ -46,8 +51,19 @@ function factory (params) return function ()
 	local group     = p["group"] or nil
 	local mode      = p["track_mode"] or ARDOUR.TrackMode.Normal
 	local strict_io = p["strict_io"] or false
+	local chan_out  = 0
+
+	if ARDOUR.config():get_output_auto_connect() == ARDOUR.AutoConnectOption.AutoConnectMaster then
+		if not Session:master_out():isnil() then
+			chan_out = Session:master_out():n_inputs ():n_audio ()
+		end
+	end
+
+	if chan_out == 0 then
+		chan_out = channels;
+	end
 
-	local tl = Session:new_audio_track (channels, channels, group, how_many, name, insert_at, mode)
+	local tl = Session:new_audio_track (channels, chan_out, group, how_many, name, insert_at, mode)
 
 	if strict_io then
 		for t in tl:iter() do