Process Plugin (1 Viewer)

[cheetah05]

Could someone give me the quick code layout for a process plugin (just copy a paste the start page if you are developing)

I have looked at the WIKI but it only shows the code for developing a plugin with GUI.

Thanks.

 

[cheetah05]

Specifically, the bit i am after, is which method actually starts the plugin?

 

[framug]

Hello,

It is the same code as GUI plugin.

Only change :

public int GetWindowId()
{
return -1; // it's a process plugin
}

Regards.

 

[cheetah05]

Thanks but it was the Start() and Stop() methods i was after - turns out i wasn't inheriting everything i needed. What you mentioned was already in the wiki i read.

 

[framug]

Sorry, I didn't read this part of wiki.

I could put code here but, I would be too long.
Better is to look in MP code, in some process plugins, to see how it works or, taking a look in some MP plugins which already use it.
here :
SourceForge.net Repository - [mp-plugins] Index of /trunk/plugins

Edit : it's a good day, today.
Here is a sample code :

using System.Threading;

        bool _run;
        Thread _thread;

        public void Start()
        {
            _run = true;
            _thread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(Run));
            _thread.IsBackground = true;
            _thread.Name = "plugin thread";
            _thread.Priority = ThreadPriority.Lowest;
            _thread.Start();
        }

        public void Stop()
        {
            _run = false;
        }

        private void Run()
        {
            while (_run)
            {
                // your treatment
            }
        }