Make plugin store its state. Connect state and GUI (and use GUI)

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diff --git a/lv2/lv2_data_access.h b/lv2/lv2_data_access.h
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+/* lv2_data_access.h - C header file for the LV2 Data Access extension.
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Dave Robillard <dave@drobilla.net>
+ * 
+ * This header is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+ * by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This header is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this header; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 01222-1307 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef LV2_DATA_ACCESS_H
+#define LV2_DATA_ACCESS_H
+
+#define LV2_DATA_ACCESS_URI "http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/data-access"
+
+
+/** @file
+ * This header defines the LV2 Extension Data extension with the URI
+ * <http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/data-access>.
+ *
+ * This extension defines a method for (e.g.) plugin UIs to have (possibly
+ * marshalled) access to the extension_data function on a plugin instance.
+ */
+	
+
+/** The data field of the LV2_Feature for this extension.
+ *
+ * To support this feature the host must pass an LV2_Feature struct to the
+ * instantiate method with URI "http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/data-access"
+ * and data pointed to an instance of this struct.
+ */
+typedef struct {
+	
+	/** A pointer to a method the UI can call to get data (of a type specified
+	 * by some other extension) from the plugin.
+	 *
+	 * This call never is never guaranteed to return anything, UIs should
+	 * degrade gracefully if direct access to the plugin data is not possible
+	 * (in which case this function will return NULL).
+	 *
+	 * This is for access to large data that can only possibly work if the UI
+	 * and plugin are running in the same process.  For all other things, use
+	 * the normal LV2 UI communication system.
+	 */
+	const void* (*data_access)(const char* uri);
+
+} LV2_Extension_Data_Feature;
+
+
+#endif // LV2_DATA_ACCESS_H
+
diff --git a/lv2/lv2_instance-access.h b/lv2/lv2_instance-access.h
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+/*
+  LV2 Instance Access Extension
+  Copyright 2008-2011 David Robillard <http://drobilla.net>
+
+  Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+  purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+  copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+
+  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+  WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+  ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+  WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+  ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+  OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef LV2_INSTANCE_ACCESS_H
+#define LV2_INSTANCE_ACCESS_H
+
+#define LV2_INSTANCE_ACCESS_URI "http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/instance-access"
+
+
+/** @file
+ * C header for the LV2 Instance Access extension
+ * <http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/instance-access>.
+ *
+ * This extension defines a method for (e.g.) plugin UIs to get a direct
+ * handle to an LV2 plugin instance (LV2_Handle), if possible.
+ *
+ * To support this feature the host must pass an LV2_Feature struct to the
+ * UI instantiate method with URI "http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/instance-access"
+ * and data pointed directly to the LV2_Handle of the plugin instance.
+ */
+
+
+#endif /* LV2_INSTANCE_ACCESS_H */
+
diff --git a/lv2/lv2_persist.h b/lv2/lv2_persist.h
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+/*
+  Copyright 2010-2011 David Robillard <http://drobilla.net>
+  Copyright 2010 Leonard Ritter <paniq@paniq.org>
+
+  This header is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+  by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This header is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
+  License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+  along with this header; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+  Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 01222-1307 USA
+*/
+
+/**
+   @file
+   C API for the LV2 Persist extension <http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/persist>.
+*/
+
+#ifndef LV2_PERSIST_H
+#define LV2_PERSIST_H
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "lv2/lv2plug.in/ns/lv2core/lv2.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#define LV2_PERSIST_URI "http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/persist"
+
+/**
+   Flags describing value characteristics.
+
+   These flags are used along with the value's type URI to determine how to
+   (de-)serialise the value data, or whether it is even possible to do so.
+*/
+typedef enum {
+
+	/**
+	   Plain Old Data.
+
+	   Values with this flag contain no references to non-persistent or
+	   non-global resources (e.g. pointers, handles, local paths, etc.). It is
+	   safe to copy POD values with a simple memcpy and store them for use at
+	   any time in the future on a machine with a compatible architecture
+	   (e.g. the same endianness and alignment).
+
+	   Implementations MUST NOT attempt to copy or serialise a non-POD value if
+	   they do not understand its type (and thus know how to correctly do so).
+	*/
+	LV2_PERSIST_IS_POD = 1,
+
+	/**
+	   Portable (architecture independent) data.
+
+	   Values with this flag are in a format that is usable on any
+	   architecture, i.e. if the value is saved on one machine it can safely be
+	   restored on another machine regardless of endianness, alignment, etc.
+	*/
+	LV2_PERSIST_IS_PORTABLE = 1 << 1
+
+} LV2_Persist_Flags;
+
+/**
+   A host-provided function to store a property.
+   @param callback_data Must be the callback_data passed to LV2_Persist.save().
+   @param key The key (predicate) to store @a value under (URI mapped integer).
+   @param value Pointer to the value (object) to be stored.
+   @param size The size of the data at @a value in bytes.
+   @param type The type of @a value (URI).
+   @param flags LV2_Persist_Flags for @a value.
+   @return 0 on success, otherwise a non-zero error code.
+
+   The host passes a callback of this type to LV2_Persist.save(). This callback
+   is called repeatedly by the plugin within LV2_Persist.save() to store all
+   the statements that describe its current state.
+
+   The host MAY fail to store a property if the type is not understood and is
+   not LV2_PERSIST_IS_POD and/or LV2_PERSIST_IS_PORTABLE. Implementations are
+   encouraged to use POD and portable values (e.g. string literals) wherever
+   possible, and use common types (e.g. types from
+   http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/atom) regardless, since hosts are likely to already
+   contain the necessary implementation.
+
+   Note that @a size MUST be > 0, and @a value MUST point to a valid region of
+   memory @a size bytes long (this is required to make restore unambiguous).
+
+   The plugin MUST NOT attempt to use this function outside of the
+   LV2_Persist.restore() context.
+*/
+typedef int (*LV2_Persist_Store_Function)(
+	void*       callback_data,
+	uint32_t    key,
+	const void* value,
+	size_t      size,
+	uint32_t    type,
+	uint32_t    flags);
+
+/**
+   A host-provided function to retrieve a property.
+   @param callback_data Must be the callback_data passed to LV2_Persist.restore().
+   @param key The key (predicate) of the property to retrieve (URI).
+   @param size (Output) If non-NULL, set to the size of the restored value.
+   @param type (Output) If non-NULL, set to the type of the restored value.
+   @param flags (Output) If non-NULL, set to the LV2_Persist_Flags for
+   the returned value.
+   @return A pointer to the restored value (object), or NULL if no value
+   has been stored under @a key.
+
+   A callback of this type is passed by the host to LV2_Persist.restore(). This
+   callback is called repeatedly by the plugin within LV2_Persist.restore() to
+   retrieve any properties it requires to restore its state.
+
+   The returned value MUST remain valid until LV2_Persist.restore() returns.
+
+   The plugin MUST NOT attempt to use this function, or any value returned from
+   it, outside of the LV2_Persist.restore() context. Returned values MAY be
+   copied for later use if necessary, assuming the plugin knows how to do so
+   correctly (e.g. the value is POD, or the plugin understands the type).
+*/
+typedef const void* (*LV2_Persist_Retrieve_Function)(
+	void*     callback_data,
+	uint32_t  key,
+	size_t*   size,
+	uint32_t* type,
+	uint32_t* flags);
+
+/**
+   Persist Extension Data.
+
+   When the plugin's extension_data is called with argument LV2_PERSIST_URI,
+   the plugin MUST return an LV2_Persist structure, which remains valid for the
+   lifetime of the plugin.
+
+   The host can use the contained function pointers to save and restore the
+   state of a plugin instance at any time (provided the threading restrictions
+   for the given function are met).
+
+   The typical use case is to save the plugin's state when a project is saved,
+   and to restore the state when a project has been loaded. Other uses are
+   possible (e.g. cloning plugin instances or taking a snapshot of plugin
+   state).
+
+   Stored data is only guaranteed to be compatible between instances of plugins
+   with the same URI (i.e. if a change to a plugin would cause a fatal error
+   when restoring state saved by a previous version of that plugin, the plugin
+   URI MUST change just as it must when ports change incompatibly). Plugin
+   authors should consider this possibility, and always store sensible data
+   with meaningful types to avoid such compatibility issues in the future.
+*/
+typedef struct _LV2_Persist {
+
+	/**
+	   Save plugin state using a host-provided @a store callback.
+
+	   @param instance The instance handle of the plugin.
+	   @param store The host-provided store callback.
+	   @param callback_data	An opaque pointer to host data, e.g. the map or
+	   file where the values are to be stored. If @a store is called,
+	   this MUST be passed as its callback_data parameter.
+
+	   The plugin is expected to store everything necessary to completely
+	   restore its state later (possibly much later, in a different process, on
+	   a completely different machine, etc.)
+
+	   The @a callback_data pointer and @a store function MUST NOT be used
+	   beyond the scope of save().
+
+	   This function has its own special threading class: it may not be called
+	   concurrently with any "Instantiation" function, but it may be called
+	   concurrently with functions in any other class, unless the definition of
+	   that class prohibits it (e.g. it may not be called concurrently with a
+	   "Discovery" function, but it may be called concurrently with an "Audio"
+	   function. The plugin is responsible for any locking or lock-free
+	   techniques necessary to make this possible.
+
+	   Note that in the simple case where state is only modified by restore(),
+	   there are no synchronization issues since save() is never called
+	   concurrently with restore() (though run() may read it during a save).
+
+	   Plugins that dynamically modify state while running, however, must take
+	   care to do so in such a way that a concurrent call to save() will save a
+	   consistent representation of plugin state for a single instant in time.
+	*/
+	void (*save)(LV2_Handle                 instance,
+	             LV2_Persist_Store_Function store,
+	             void*                      callback_data);
+
+	/**
+	   Restore plugin state using a host-provided @a retrieve callback.
+
+	   @param instance The instance handle of the plugin.
+	   @param retrieve The host-provided retrieve callback.
+	   @param callback_data	An opaque pointer to host data, e.g. the map or
+	   file from which the values are to be restored. If @a retrieve is
+	   called, this MUST be passed as its callback_data parameter.
+
+	   The plugin MAY assume a restored value was set by a previous call to
+	   LV2_Persist.save() by a plugin with the same URI.
+
+	   The plugin MUST gracefully fall back to a default value when a value can
+	   not be retrieved. This allows the host to reset the plugin state with an
+	   empty map.
+
+	   The @a callback_data pointer and @a store function MUST NOT be used
+	   beyond the scope of restore().
+
+	   This function is in the "Instantiation" threading class as defined by
+	   LV2. This means it MUST NOT be called concurrently with any other
+	   function on the same plugin instance.
+	*/
+	void (*restore)(LV2_Handle                    instance,
+	                LV2_Persist_Retrieve_Function retrieve,
+	                void*                         callback_data);
+
+} LV2_Persist;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+} /* extern "C" */
+#endif
+
+#endif /* LV2_PERSIST_H */