1 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 // Category : Interfaces
5 // Filename : pluginterfaces/vst/ivstcontextmenu.h
6 // Created by : Steinberg, 10/2010
7 // Description : VST Context Menu Interfaces
9 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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19 #include "pluginterfaces/base/funknown.h"
20 #include "pluginterfaces/vst/vsttypes.h"
22 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
23 #include "pluginterfaces/base/falignpush.h"
24 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
32 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
33 /** Extended host callback interface Vst::IComponentHandler3 for an edit controller.
34 \ingroup vstIHost vst350
36 - [extends IComponentHandler]
40 A plug-in can ask the host to create a context menu for a given exported parameter ID or a generic context menu.\n
42 The host may pre-fill this context menu with specific items regarding the parameter ID like "Show automation for parameter",
45 The plug-in can use the context menu in two ways :
46 - add its own items to the menu via the IContextMenu interface and call IContextMenu::popup(..) to create the pop-up. See the \ref IContextMenuExample.
47 - extract the host menu items and add them to a context menu created by the plug-in.
49 \b Note: You can and should use this even if you do not add your own items to the menu as this is considered to be a big user value.
52 \sa IContextMenuTarget
54 \section IContextMenuExample Examples
55 - For example, Cubase adds its owned entries in the context menu opened with right-click on an exported parameter when the plug-in uses createContextMenu.
56 \image html "contextmenuexample.png"
58 - Adding plug-in specific items to the context menu:
61 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
62 class PluginContextMenuTarget : public IContextMenuTarget, public FObject
65 PluginContextMenuTarget () {}
67 virtual tresult PLUGIN_API executeMenuItem (int32 tag)
69 // this will be called if the user has executed one of the menu items of the plug-in.
70 // It will not be called for items of the host.
79 OBJ_METHODS(PluginContextMenuTarget, FObject)
81 DEF_INTERFACE (IContextMenuTarget)
82 END_DEFINE_INTERFACES (FObject)
83 REFCOUNT_METHODS(FObject)
86 // The following is the code to create the context menu
87 void popupContextMenu (IComponentHandler* componentHandler, IPlugView* view, const ParamID* paramID, UCoord x, UCoord y)
89 if (componentHandler == 0 || view == 0)
91 FUnknownPtr<IComponentHandler3> handler (componentHandler);
94 IContextMenu* menu = handler->createContextMenu (view, paramID);
97 // here you can add your entries (optional)
98 PluginContextMenuTarget* target = new PluginContextMenuTarget ();
100 IContextMenu::Item item = {0};
101 UString128 ("My Item 1").copyTo (item.name, 128);
103 menu->addItem (item, target);
105 UString128 ("My Item 2").copyTo (item.name, 128);
107 menu->addItem (item, target);
109 //--end of adding new entries
111 // here the the context menu will be pop-up (and it waits a user interaction)
118 class IComponentHandler3
: public FUnknown
121 /** Creates a host context menu for a plug-in:
122 - If paramID is zero, the host may create a generic context menu.
123 - The IPlugView object must be valid.
124 - The return IContextMenu object needs to be released afterwards by the plug-in.
126 virtual IContextMenu
* PLUGIN_API
createContextMenu (IPlugView
* plugView
, const ParamID
* paramID
) = 0;
127 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
128 static const FUID iid
;
131 DECLARE_CLASS_IID (IComponentHandler3
, 0x69F11617, 0xD26B400D, 0xA4B6B964, 0x7B6EBBAB)
133 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
134 /** Context Menu Item Target interface: Vst::IContextMenuTarget
135 \ingroup vstIHost vstIPlug vst350
141 A receiver of a menu item should implement this interface, which will be called after the user has selected
144 \see IComponentHandler3 for more information.
146 class IContextMenuTarget
: public FUnknown
149 /** Called when an menu item was executed. */
150 virtual tresult PLUGIN_API
executeMenuItem (int32 tag
) = 0;
151 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
152 static const FUID iid
;
155 DECLARE_CLASS_IID (IContextMenuTarget
, 0x3CDF2E75, 0x85D34144, 0xBF86D36B, 0xD7C4894D)
157 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
158 /** IContextMenuItem is an entry element of the context menu. */
159 struct IContextMenuItem
161 String128 name
; ///< Name of the item
162 int32 tag
; ///< Identifier tag of the item
163 int32 flags
; ///< Flags of the item
166 kIsSeparator
= 1 << 0, ///< Item is a separator
167 kIsDisabled
= 1 << 1, ///< Item is disabled
168 kIsChecked
= 1 << 2, ///< Item is checked
169 kIsGroupStart
= 1 << 3 | kIsDisabled
, ///< Item is a group start (like sub folder)
170 kIsGroupEnd
= 1 << 4 | kIsSeparator
, ///< Item is a group end
173 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
174 /** Context Menu interface: Vst::IContextMenu
175 \ingroup vstIHost vst350
177 - [create with IComponentHandler3::createContextMenu(..)]
181 A context menu is composed of Item (entry). A Item is defined by a name, a tag, a flag
182 and a associated target (called when this item will be selected/executed).
183 With IContextMenu the plug-in can retrieve a Item, add a Item, remove a Item and pop-up the menu.
185 \see IComponentHandler3 for more information.
187 class IContextMenu
: public FUnknown
190 typedef IContextMenuItem Item
;
192 /** Gets the number of menu items. */
193 virtual int32 PLUGIN_API
getItemCount () = 0;
195 /** Gets a menu item and its target (target could be not assigned). */
196 virtual tresult PLUGIN_API
getItem (int32 index
, Item
& item
/*out*/, IContextMenuTarget
** target
/*out*/) = 0;
198 /** Adds a menu item and its target. */
199 virtual tresult PLUGIN_API
addItem (const Item
& item
, IContextMenuTarget
* target
) = 0;
201 /** Removes a menu item. */
202 virtual tresult PLUGIN_API
removeItem (const Item
& item
, IContextMenuTarget
* target
) = 0;
204 /** Pop-ups the menu. Coordinates are relative to the top-left position of the plug-ins view. */
205 virtual tresult PLUGIN_API
popup (UCoord x
, UCoord y
) = 0;
207 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
208 static const FUID iid
;
211 DECLARE_CLASS_IID (IContextMenu
, 0x2E93C863, 0x0C9C4588, 0x97DBECF5, 0xAD17817D)
213 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
215 } // namespace Steinberg
217 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
218 #include "pluginterfaces/base/falignpop.h"
219 //------------------------------------------------------------------------