From bb4243c7a4d966d6be50f259d4358574e4660d2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robin Gareus <robin@gareus.org>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 02:45:50 +0200
Subject: Add example script to assign VCAs

---
 scripts/_vca_slave_assign.lua | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 73 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 scripts/_vca_slave_assign.lua

(limited to 'scripts')

diff --git a/scripts/_vca_slave_assign.lua b/scripts/_vca_slave_assign.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62055b55cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/_vca_slave_assign.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+ardour { ["type"] = "Snippet", name = "VCA Slave Examples",
+	license     = "MIT",
+	author      = "Ardour Team",
+}
+
+function factory () return function ()
+	-- find possible masters & slave, allow selection in dropdown menu
+	local targets = {}
+	local sources = {}
+	local have_masters = false
+	local have_slaves = false
+
+	for v in Session:vca_manager ():vcas() :iter () do -- for each VCA
+		sources [v:name ()] = v
+		have_masters = true
+	end
+
+	for s in Session:get_stripables ():iter () do -- for every track/bus/vca
+		if s:is_monitor () or s:is_auditioner () then goto nextroute end -- skip special routes
+		targets [s:name ()] = s
+		have_slaves = true;
+		::nextroute::
+	end
+
+	-- bail out if there are no parameters
+	if not have_slaves then
+		LuaDialog.Message ("VCA Slave Example", "No Slavables found", LuaDialog.MessageType.Info, LuaDialog.ButtonType.Close):run ()
+		sources = nil
+		collectgarbage ()
+		return
+	end
+	if not have_masters then
+		LuaDialog.Message ("VCA Slave Example", "No VCA masters found", LuaDialog.MessageType.Info, LuaDialog.ButtonType.Close):run ()
+		targets = nil
+		collectgarbage ()
+		return
+	end
+
+	-- create a dialog, ask user which master to assign to which slave
+	local dialog_options = {
+		{ type = "dropdown", key = "master", title = "Control Master", values = sources },
+		{ type = "dropdown", key = "slave", title = "Control Slave", values = targets }
+	}
+	local rv = LuaDialog.Dialog ("Select VCA assignment", dialog_options):run ()
+
+	targets = nil -- drop references (the table holds shared-pointer references to all strips)
+	collectgarbage () -- and release the references immediately
+
+	if not rv then return end -- user canceled the operation
+
+	-- parse user response
+	local mst = rv["master"]
+	local slv = rv["slave"]
+	assert (not slv:to_slavable ():isnil ())
+
+	-- test if mst is already controlled by slv (directly or indirectly)
+	-- if so, don't allow the connection
+	if (not slv:to_slavable ():assigned_to (Session:vca_manager(), mst)) then
+		-- if slv is a VCA and is controlled by master, disconnect it
+		if (not slv:to_vca ():isnil () and slv:to_vca ():slaved_to (mst)) then
+			slv:to_slavable ():unassign (mst)
+		else
+			slv:to_slavable ():assign (mst)
+		end
+	else
+		LuaDialog.Message ("VCA Slave Example", "Recursive VCA assignment ignored", LuaDialog.MessageType.Info, LuaDialog.ButtonType.Close):run ()
+	end
+
+	-- drop references
+	mst = nil slv = nil
+	collectgarbage ()
+end end
+
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