Wouldn't it be nice if plugin presets had a description/comment?

[ardour.git] / libs / ardour / ardour / plugin.h

diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/plugin.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/plugin.h
index e9738a61f1c07cb315c7b6b0ffab44348334d63c..a22d138770c6ace95115c2dae9e1fb503cb3cb7d 100644 (file)
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/plugin.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/plugin.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API Plugin : public PBD::StatefulDestructible, public Latent
 
        virtual int connect_and_run (BufferSet& bufs,
                        samplepos_t start, samplepos_t end, double speed,
-                       ChanMapping in, ChanMapping out,
+                       ChanMapping const& in, ChanMapping const& out,
                        pframes_t nframes, samplecnt_t offset);
 
        virtual std::set<Evoral::Parameter> automatable() const = 0;
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API Plugin : public PBD::StatefulDestructible, public Latent
 
        struct PresetRecord {
            PresetRecord () : valid (false) {}
-           PresetRecord (const std::string& u, const std::string& l, bool s = true) : uri (u), label (l), user (s), valid (true)  {}
+           PresetRecord (const std::string& u, const std::string& l, bool s = true, const std::string& d = "")
+                               : uri (u), label (l), description (d), user (s), valid (true)  {}
 
            bool operator!= (PresetRecord const & a) const {
                    return uri != a.uri || label != a.label;
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API Plugin : public PBD::StatefulDestructible, public Latent
 
            std::string uri;
            std::string label;
+           std::string description;
            bool user;
            bool valid;
        };
@@ -425,9 +427,16 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API PluginInfo {
        std::string unique_id;
 
        virtual PluginPtr load (Session& session) = 0;
-       virtual bool is_instrument() const;
+
+       /* NOTE: it is possible for a plugin to be an effect AND an instrument.
+        * override these funcs as necessary to support that.
+        */
+       virtual bool is_effect () const;
+       virtual bool is_instrument () const;
+       virtual bool is_utility () const;  //this includes things like "generators" and "midi filters"
+       virtual bool is_analyzer () const;
+
        virtual bool needs_midi_input() const;
-       virtual bool in_category (const std::string &) const { return false; }
 
        virtual std::vector<Plugin::PresetRecord> get_presets (bool user_only) const = 0;