Re: [Csnd-dev] new API

Is this on the dev branch now Victor?

On Wed, 24 Jul 2024 at 18:32, vlz <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I started work on the new API following some of François’ recommendations.
> The idea is to consolidate the
> interface, make it simpler and start removing functionality that has not
> been used by hosts since 6.x.
>
> I have completed a minimal set in the feature/moduleapi branch. The
> relevant files are csound_new.h
> (the API proper) and csoundCore_new.h (with some additions relating to
> changes).
>
> Not all of the API is implemented (I will start working on it next), but
> it’s out there now for comment.
>
> Most notably, the following things have changed:
>
> 1) The number of compilation function variants is reduced.
>
> 2) We are not exposing the buffering anymore, so csoundPerformBuffer() is
> gone. This has been
> hardly used, host developers seem to prefer access to spin/spout. The
> single-short csoundPerform() is
> also gone, it is easily duplicated by csoundPerfomKsmps() in a loop.
>
> 3) Audio IO callback setting has been removed, for similar reasons.
>
> 4) MIDIO IO callback setting has been consolidated into a single function.
>
> 5) Functions for events and table access were consolidated. Graphing
> callbacks etc are also removed since
> hosts can just read from tables and do their own displays as they see fit.
>
> 6) Interfaces to threading, circular buffers, etc are gone.
>
> 7) Cscore functions are gone.
>
> 8) UDP server functions are gone (this functionality is offered by
> options, so there is no need to duplicate it here).
>
> The idea is to make it less overwhelming for host developers.
>
> Victor
>