testing a new state saving system

svn path=/trunk/externals/tof/; revision=12552

7 files changed, 1457 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/test/param.c b/test/param.c
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+/*
+ *      param.c
+ *      
+ *      Copyright 2009 Thomas O Fredericks <tom@hp>
+ *      
+ *      This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *      it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *      the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *      (at your option) any later version.
+ *      
+ *      This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *      
+ *      You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *      along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *      Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ *      MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+
+#include "tof.h"
+#include "param.h"
+
+extern int sys_noloadbang;
+
+static t_class *param_class;
+static t_class *param_inlet2_class;
+struct _paramClass_inlet2;
+
+typedef struct _paramClass {
+  t_object                  	x_obj;
+  struct _paramClass_inlet2     *inlet2;
+  t_param*						param;
+  int 							noloadbang;
+  t_symbol*						selector;
+  int							alloc;
+  int 							ac;
+  t_atom*						av;
+  int							gac;  // gui options count
+  t_atom*						gav;  // gui options
+  t_outlet*						outlet;
+  t_symbol*						receive;
+  t_symbol*						send;
+  t_symbol*						set_s;
+} t_paramClass;
+
+typedef struct _paramClass_inlet2
+{
+  t_object       		 x_obj;
+  t_paramClass  		*p_owner;
+} t_paramClass_inlet2;
+
+
+
+static void paramClass_bang(t_paramClass *x)
+{
+	outlet_anything(x->outlet, x->selector, x->ac, x->av);
+	
+	if(x->selector != &s_bang ) tof_send_anything_prepend(x->send,x->selector,x->ac,x->av,x->set_s );
+   
+}
+
+static void paramClass_loadbang(t_paramClass *x)
+{
+    if (!sys_noloadbang && !x->noloadbang)
+        paramClass_bang(x);
+}
+
+static void paramClass_anything(t_paramClass *x, t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
+{
+ #ifdef PARAMDEBUG
+  post("RECEIVING SOMETHING");
+ #endif
+ if ( s == &s_bang || ac == 0 ) {
+		x->ac = 0;
+		x->selector = s;
+	} else {
+		if(ac > x->alloc) {	
+			x->av = resizebytes(x->av, x->alloc*sizeof(*(x->av)), 
+				(10 + ac)*sizeof(*(x->av)));
+			x->alloc = 10 + ac;
+		}
+		x->ac = ac;
+		x->selector = s;
+		tof_copy_atoms(av, x->av, ac);
+   }
+  
+  paramClass_bang(x);
+    
+}
+
+
+
+
+// SECOND INLET METHOD
+
+static void paramClass_inlet2_anything(t_paramClass_inlet2 *p, t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
+{
+  paramClass_anything(p->p_owner, s,ac,av);
+}  
+
+// DECONSTRUCTOR
+
+static void paramClass_free(t_paramClass *x)
+{
+	
+	if(x->inlet2) pd_free((t_pd *)x->inlet2);
+
+    if (x->receive) pd_unbind(&x->x_obj.ob_pd, x->receive);
+
+	if (x->param) param_unregister(x->param);
+	
+	freebytes(x->gav, x->gac * sizeof(*(x->gav)));
+	
+	freebytes(x->av, x->alloc * sizeof(*(x->av)));
+    
+}
+
+// SPECIAL PARAM GET FUNCTION
+static void paramClass_get(t_paramClass *x, t_symbol** s, int* ac, t_atom** av) {
+	*s = x->selector;
+	*ac = x->ac;
+	*av = x->av;
+}
+
+// SPECIAL PARAM SAVE FUNCTION
+static void paramClass_save(t_paramClass *x, t_binbuf* bb) {
+	//Put my data in binbuf
+	if ((x->selector != &s_bang)) {
+		int ac = x->ac + 2;
+		t_atom *av = getbytes(ac*sizeof(*av));	
+		tof_copy_atoms(x->av,av+2,x->ac);
+		SETSYMBOL(av, x->param->path);
+		SETSYMBOL(av+1, x->selector);
+		binbuf_add(bb, ac, av);
+		binbuf_addsemi(bb);
+		freebytes(av, ac*sizeof(*av));
+	}
+}
+
+// SPECIAL PARAM GUI FUNCTION
+static void paramClass_GUI(t_paramClass *x, int* ac, t_atom** av) {
+	*ac = x->gac;
+	*av = x->gav;
+}
+
+
+
+// CONSTRUCTOR
+static void* paramClass_new(t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
+{
+	t_paramClass *x = (t_paramClass *)pd_new(param_class);
+  
+       
+	// GET THE CURRENT CANVAS
+	t_canvas* canvas=tof_get_canvas();
+  
+	// GET THE NAME
+	t_symbol* name = param_get_name(ac,av);
+  
+	if (!name) return NULL;
+	  
+	t_symbol* path = param_get_path(canvas,name);
+	t_symbol* root = tof_get_dollarzero(tof_get_root_canvas(canvas));
+	  
+	x->param = param_register(x,root,path,\
+	(t_paramGetMethod) paramClass_get,\
+	(t_paramSaveMethod) paramClass_save,\
+	(t_paramGUIMethod) paramClass_GUI);
+	  
+	if (!x->param) return NULL;
+	 
+	// FIND PARAM VALUE
+	// A. In canvas' arguments
+	// B. In object's arguments
+	// C. Defaults to a bang
+
+	int ac_p = 0;
+	t_atom* av_p = NULL;
+
+		  
+	// A. In canvas' arguments
+	int ac_c = 0;
+	t_atom* av_c = NULL;
+
+	t_canvas * before = tof_get_canvas_before_root(canvas);
+	tof_get_canvas_arguments(before,&ac_c , &av_c);
+	tof_find_tagged_argument('/',name, ac_c, av_c,&ac_p,&av_p);
+
+	// B. I object's arguments
+	if ( ac_p == 0  && ac > 1) {
+	int ac_a = 0;
+	t_atom* av_a = NULL;
+	tof_find_tagged_argument('/',name, ac, av,&ac_p,&av_p);
+	//tof_get_tagged_argument('/',ac,av,&start,&count);
+	//if (count > 1) {
+	//	ac_p = ac_a;
+	//	av_p = av_a + 1;
+	//}
+	}
+		  
+	 
+		  
+	// FIND THE NO LOADBANG TAG: /nlb
+	int i;
+	x->noloadbang = 0;
+
+	for ( i =0; i < ac; i++) {
+	  if ( IS_A_SYMBOL(av,i) && (strcmp("/nlb",atom_getsymbol(av+i)->s_name) == 0)) {
+		  x->noloadbang = 1;
+		  break;
+	  }
+	}
+
+	
+	  
+	 //FIND THE GUI OPTIONS: /g
+	 int ac_g = 0;
+	 t_atom* av_g = NULL;
+	 // There could be a problem if the the name is also /g
+	 tof_find_tagged_argument('/',gensym("/g"), ac, av,&ac_g,&av_g);
+	 x->gac = ac_g;
+	 x->gav = getbytes(x->gac * sizeof(*(x->gav)));
+	 tof_copy_atoms(av_g,x->gav,x->gac);	  
+	  
+	
+	  
+	  int l = strlen(path->s_name) + strlen(root->s_name) + 2;
+	  char* receiver = getbytes( l * sizeof(*receiver));
+	  strcat(receiver,root->s_name);
+	  strcat(receiver,path->s_name);
+	  x->receive = gensym(receiver);
+	  strcat(receiver,"_");
+	  x->send = gensym(receiver);
+	  freebytes(receiver,  l * sizeof(*receiver));
+	  #ifdef PARAMDEBUG
+			post("receive:%s",x->receive->s_name);
+			post("send:%s",x->send->s_name);
+	  #endif
+	  
+	  
+	  // BIND RECEIVER
+  	  pd_bind(&x->x_obj.ob_pd, x->receive );
+	  
+	  
+	  // Create memory space
+	  t_symbol* selector;
+	  tof_set_selector(&selector,&ac_p,&av_p);
+	  x->selector = selector;
+	  x->alloc = ac_p + 10;
+	  x->ac = ac_p;
+	  x->av = getbytes(x->alloc * sizeof(*(x->av)));
+	  tof_copy_atoms(av_p, x->av, x->ac);	  
+	  
+     
+    
+	x->set_s = gensym("set");
+  
+  // Set up second inlet proxy
+  t_paramClass_inlet2 *p = (t_paramClass_inlet2 *)pd_new(param_inlet2_class);
+  x->inlet2 = p;
+  p->p_owner = x;
+  
+   // CREATE INLETS AND OUTLETS
+      inlet_new((t_object *)x, (t_pd *)p, 0, 0);
+      x->outlet = outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_list);
+  
+  return (x);
+}
+
+void param_setup(void)
+{
+  param_class = class_new(gensym("param"),
+    (t_newmethod)paramClass_new, (t_method)paramClass_free,
+    sizeof(t_paramClass), 0, A_GIMME, 0);
+
+
+  class_addanything(param_class, paramClass_anything);
+  class_addbang(param_class, paramClass_bang);
+  
+  class_addmethod(param_class, (t_method)paramClass_loadbang, gensym("loadbang"), 0);
+  
+  param_inlet2_class = class_new(gensym("_param_inlet2"),
+    0, 0, sizeof(t_paramClass_inlet2), CLASS_PD | CLASS_NOINLET, 0);
+	
+  class_addanything(param_inlet2_class, paramClass_inlet2_anything);
+  
+}
diff --git a/test/param.h b/test/param.h
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+//#define PARAMDEBUG
+
+typedef void (*t_paramGetMethod)(void*,t_symbol**,int*,t_atom**);
+typedef void (*t_paramSaveMethod)(void*,t_binbuf*);
+typedef void (*t_paramGUIMethod)(void*,int*,t_atom**);
+
+char param_buf_temp_a[MAXPDSTRING];
+char param_buf_temp_b[MAXPDSTRING];
+char* param_separator = "/";
+
+//char PARAMECHO = 0;
+
+//struct _paramroot;
+
+typedef struct _param {
+   t_symbol*			root;
+   t_symbol* 			path; //Path(name) of the param
+   void*				x;
+   struct _param* 		next; //Next param
+   struct _param* 		previous; //Previous param
+   t_paramGetMethod		get; //Function to get current value
+   t_paramSaveMethod	save; //Function to save
+   t_paramGUIMethod		GUI;
+   //t_symbol*			send;
+   //t_symbol*			receive;
+} t_param;
+
+typedef struct _paramroot {
+	t_symbol*			root;
+	t_param* 			params; //param list
+	struct _paramroot* 	next; //Next paramroot
+    struct _paramroot* 	previous; //Previous paramroot
+} t_paramroot;
+
+t_paramroot* PARAMROOTS;
+
+
+static t_paramroot* param_get_root(t_symbol* root) {
+	
+	if (PARAMROOTS == NULL) {
+		#ifdef PARAMDEBUG
+		post("Could not get...not even one root created");
+		#endif
+		return NULL;
+	 }
+	
+	
+	// Pointer to the start of paramroots
+	t_paramroot* branch = PARAMROOTS;
+		
+		while( branch ) {
+			if ( branch->root == root) {
+				#ifdef PARAMDEBUG
+				  post("Found root:%s",root->s_name);
+				#endif
+				
+				return branch;
+			}
+			branch = branch->next; 
+		}
+	#ifdef PARAMDEBUG
+		post("Could not find root");
+	#endif
+	return branch;
+	
+}
+
+
+static t_paramroot* param_root_attach(t_symbol* root){
+		
+		// Pointer to the start of paramroots
+		t_paramroot* branch = PARAMROOTS;
+		
+		while( branch ) {
+			if ( branch->root == root) {
+				#ifdef PARAMDEBUG
+				  post("Found root:%s",root->s_name);
+				#endif
+				
+				return branch;
+			}
+			if ( branch->next == NULL ) break;
+			branch = branch->next; 
+		}
+		
+		// we did not find a paramroot linked to this root canvas
+		// so we create it
+		#ifdef PARAMDEBUG
+			 post("Creating root:%s",root->s_name);
+		#endif
+		
+		// Create and add paramroot to the end
+		t_paramroot* newbranch = getbytes(sizeof(*newbranch));
+		newbranch->root = root;
+		newbranch->next = NULL;
+		newbranch->params = NULL;
+		
+		if (branch) {
+			#ifdef PARAMDEBUG
+			  post("Appending it to previous roots");
+			#endif
+			newbranch->previous = branch;
+			branch->next = newbranch;
+		} else {
+			#ifdef PARAMDEBUG
+				post("Creating first root");
+			#endif
+			newbranch->previous = NULL;
+			PARAMROOTS = newbranch;
+		}
+		
+		
+		return newbranch;
+	
+}
+
+
+
+static t_param* get_param_list(t_symbol* root) {
+	
+	
+	t_paramroot* branch = param_get_root(root);
+	if (branch) {
+		
+	#ifdef PARAMDEBUG
+		post("Getting params from %s",branch->root->s_name);
+		if (!branch->params) post("Root contains no params");
+	#endif
+		return branch->params;
+	} 
+	
+	return NULL;
+    
+}
+
+
+static t_symbol* param_get_name ( int ac, t_atom* av  ) {
+	
+	if (ac  && IS_A_SYMBOL(av, 0)) {
+		char* name =  atom_getsymbol(av)->s_name;
+		if (*name == *param_separator ) {
+			int length = strlen(name);
+			if (name[length-1] != '_') return atom_getsymbol(av);
+		 }
+	} 
+	post("param names must start with a \"/\" and can not end with a \"_\"!");
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+
+static t_symbol* param_get_path( t_canvas* i_canvas,  t_symbol* name) {
+	
+	char* sbuf_name = param_buf_temp_a;
+	char* sbuf_temp = param_buf_temp_b;
+	sbuf_name[0] = '\0';
+	sbuf_temp[0] = '\0';
+	//char* separator = "/";
+	
+	
+	t_symbol* id_s = gensym("/id"); // symbol that points to "/id" symbol
+	   
+    // arguments of the current canvas being analyzed
+    int i_ac;
+    t_atom * i_av;
+	
+	// temp pointer to the current id being added to the path
+	t_symbol* id_temp;
+	
+	/* FIND ID AND BASEPATH  */
+   while( i_canvas->gl_owner) {
+	   // Ignore all supatches
+	   if ( tof_canvas_is_not_subpatch(i_canvas) ) {
+		tof_get_canvas_arguments(i_canvas,&i_ac, &i_av);
+		id_temp=NULL;
+		//id_temp= canvas_realizedollar(i_canvas, gensym("$0"));
+		int ac_a = 0;
+		t_atom* av_a = NULL;
+		int iter = 0;
+		//found_id_flag = 0;
+		
+		while( tof_next_tagged_argument(*param_separator,i_ac,i_av,&ac_a,&av_a,&iter) ) {
+			
+			if ( IS_A_SYMBOL(av_a,0)
+			   && (id_s == av_a->a_w.w_symbol) 
+			   && (ac_a > 1) ) {  
+	           	id_temp = atom_getsymbol(av_a+1);
+	           	//id_canvas = i_canvas;
+				//found_id_flag = 1;
+	           	break;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		if (id_temp == NULL) {
+			
+			id_temp = tof_remove_extension(tof_get_canvas_name(i_canvas));	    
+		}    
+        // if ever an /id is missing, this param is not saveable
+        //if (found_id_flag == 0)  saveable = 0;
+        
+	   // Prepend newly found ID
+		   strcpy(sbuf_temp,sbuf_name);
+		   strcpy(sbuf_name, param_separator);
+		   strcat(sbuf_name, id_temp->s_name);
+		   strcat(sbuf_name,sbuf_temp);  
+		}
+        i_canvas = i_canvas->gl_owner;
+    } 
+  //strcat(sbuf_name,separator);
+  if ( name != NULL) {
+	  strcat(sbuf_name,name->s_name);
+  } else {
+	  strcat(sbuf_name, param_separator);
+  }
+  
+  return gensym(sbuf_name);
+	
+}
+
+
+
+// root, path, ac, av, ac_g, av_g
+// From there, deduct id, path_, etc...
+
+//static struct param* register_param( t_canvas* canvas, int o_ac, t_atom* o_av) {
+
+static t_param* param_register(void* x,t_symbol* root, t_symbol* path,\
+ t_paramGetMethod get, t_paramSaveMethod save, t_paramGUIMethod GUI) {
+	
+			
+     //char *separator = "/";
+		
+		/* GET POINTER TO PARAMLIST FOR THAT ROOT  */
+		t_paramroot* branch = param_root_attach(root);
+        t_param* last = branch->params;
+		
+		// Search for param with same path
+		while( last ) {
+			if ( last->path == path) {
+				
+				  pd_error(x,"Found param with same name: %s", path->s_name);
+				
+				return NULL;
+			}
+			if ( last->next == NULL ) break;
+			last = last->next; 
+		}
+		
+		// Create and add param to the end
+		
+		t_param* p = getbytes(sizeof(*p));
+		p->root = root;
+		//p->alloc = 0;
+		p->path = path;
+		
+		// Create receive and send symbols: $0/path
+		//strcpy(param_buf_temp_a,p->root->s_name);  
+		//strcat(param_buf_temp_a,separator);
+		//strcat(param_buf_temp_a,p->path->s_name);
+		//p->receive = gensym(param_buf_temp_a);
+		//strcat(param_buf_temp_a,"_");  
+		//p->send = gensym(param_buf_temp_a);
+		
+		p->next = NULL;
+		p->x = x;
+		p->get = get;
+		p->save = save;
+		p->GUI = GUI;
+		//p->id = id;
+		//set_param( p, ac, av);
+		//p->ac_g = ac_g;
+		//p->av_g = getbytes(ac_g*sizeof(*(p->av_g)));
+		//tof_copy_atoms(av_g,p->av_g,ac_g);
+		if (last) {
+			#ifdef PARAMDEBUG
+			  post("Appending param");
+			#endif
+			p->previous = last;
+			last->next = p;
+		} else {
+			#ifdef PARAMDEBUG
+				post("Creating first param");
+			#endif
+			p->previous = NULL;
+			branch->params = p;
+		}
+		
+		
+		return p;
+   
+}
+
+static void param_unregister(t_param* p) {
+	
+	//post("unregistering %s", p->path->s_name);
+	t_paramroot* branch = param_get_root(p->root);
+	t_param* paramlist = branch->params;
+	
+	if ( paramlist) {
+
+		//p->users = p->users - 1;
+		//if ( p->users == 0 ) {
+			// Remove param
+			//post("Removing last param of this name");
+			if (p->previous) {
+				p->previous->next = p->next;
+				if (p->next) p->next->previous = p->previous;
+				/*
+				if (p->next == NULL) {
+					p->previous->next = NULL;
+				} else {
+					p->previous->next = p->next;
+				}
+				*/
+			} else {
+				paramlist = p->next;
+				if ( p->next != NULL) p->next->previous = NULL;
+			}
+			//freebytes(p->av, p->alloc * sizeof *(p->av) );
+			//freebytes(p->av_g, p->ac_g * sizeof *(p->av_g) );
+			freebytes(p, sizeof *p);
+		//}
+		
+		// Update the params for that root
+		if (paramlist == NULL) {
+			if (branch->previous) {
+				branch->previous->next = branch->next;
+					if (branch->next) branch->next->previous = branch->previous;
+			} else {
+				PARAMROOTS = branch->next;
+				if ( branch->next != NULL) branch->next->previous = NULL;
+			}
+			#ifdef PARAMDEBUG
+			  post("Removing root:%s",branch->root->s_name);
+			#endif
+			freebytes(branch, sizeof *branch);
+		} else {
+			branch->params = paramlist;
+		}
+		
+	} else {
+		post("Euh... no params found!");
+	}
+	
+	
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/test/paramCustom.c b/test/paramCustom.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..834b32f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/paramCustom.c
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+
+
+#include "tof.h"
+#include "param.h"
+
+static t_class *paramCustom_class;
+static t_class *paramCustom_receive_class;
+struct _paramCustom_receive;
+
+typedef struct _paramCustom {
+  t_object                  	x_obj;
+  t_param*						param;
+  t_outlet*						outlet;
+  t_outlet*						outlet2;
+  t_binbuf*						bb;
+  t_symbol*						receive;
+  struct _paramCustom_receive*  r;
+} t_paramCustom;
+
+typedef struct _paramCustom_receive
+{
+  t_object       		 x_obj;
+  t_paramCustom 		*owner;
+} t_paramCustom_receive;
+
+
+
+static void paramCustom_bang(t_paramCustom *x)
+{
+	/*
+	outlet_anything(x->outlet, x->selector, x->ac, x->av);
+	
+	if(x->selector != &s_bang ) tof_send_anything_prepend(x->send,x->selector,x->ac,x->av,x->set_s );
+   */
+}
+/*
+
+static void paramClass_loadbang(t_paramClass *x)
+{
+    if (!sys_noloadbang && !x->noloadbang)
+        paramClass_bang(x);
+}
+*/
+
+static void paramCustom_anything(t_paramCustom *x, t_symbol *selector, int argc, t_atom *argv)
+{
+	if (x->bb) {
+		if ((selector != &s_bang)) {
+			int ac = argc + 2;
+			t_atom *av = getbytes(ac*sizeof(*av));	
+			tof_copy_atoms(argv,av+2,argc);
+			SETSYMBOL(av, x->param->path);
+			SETSYMBOL(av+1, selector);
+			binbuf_add(x->bb, ac, av);
+			binbuf_addsemi(x->bb);
+			freebytes(av, ac*sizeof(*av));
+		}
+	} else {
+		pd_error(x,"No save triggered");
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+
+// DECONSTRUCTOR
+
+static void paramCustom_free(t_paramCustom *x)
+{
+	
+	if (x->receive)  pd_unbind(&x->r->x_obj.ob_pd, x->receive);
+
+	if (x->param) param_unregister(x->param);
+	
+    
+}
+
+// SPECIAL PARAM GET FUNCTION
+/*
+static void paramClass_get(t_paramClass *x, t_symbol** s, int* ac, t_atom** av) {
+	*s = x->selector;
+	*ac = x->ac;
+	*av = x->av;
+}
+*/
+
+// SPECIAL PARAM SAVE FUNCTION
+static void paramCustom_save(t_paramCustom *x, t_binbuf* bb) {
+	
+	
+	if ( !x->bb ) {
+	
+	x->bb = bb;
+	// TRIGGER OUTPUT
+	outlet_bang(x->outlet2);
+	x->bb = NULL;
+	
+	} else {
+		pd_error(x,"paramCustom is already saving");
+	}
+	/*
+	if ((x->selector != &s_bang)) {
+		int ac = x->ac + 2;
+		t_atom *av = getbytes(ac*sizeof(*av));	
+		tof_copy_atoms(x->av,av+2,x->ac);
+		SETSYMBOL(av, x->param->path);
+		SETSYMBOL(av+1, x->selector);
+		binbuf_add(bb, ac, av);
+		binbuf_addsemi(bb);
+		freebytes(av, ac*sizeof(*av));
+	}
+	*/
+}
+
+// SPECIAL PARAM GUI FUNCTION
+/*
+static void paramClass_GUI(t_paramClass *x, int* ac, t_atom** av) {
+	*ac = x->gac;
+	*av = x->gav;
+}
+*/
+
+static void paramCustom_receive_anything(t_paramCustom_receive *r, t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av){
+	
+	outlet_anything(r->owner->outlet,s,ac,av);
+	
+	
+}
+
+
+
+// CONSTRUCTOR
+static void* paramCustom_new(t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
+{
+	t_paramCustom *x = (t_paramCustom *)pd_new(paramCustom_class);
+  
+       
+	// GET THE CURRENT CANVAS
+	t_canvas* canvas=tof_get_canvas();
+  
+	// GET THE NAME
+	t_symbol* name = param_get_name(ac,av);
+  
+	if (!name) return NULL;
+	  
+	t_symbol* path = param_get_path(canvas,name);
+	t_symbol* root = tof_get_dollarzero(tof_get_root_canvas(canvas));
+	  
+	x->param = param_register(x,root,path,\
+	NULL,\
+	(t_paramSaveMethod) paramCustom_save,\
+	NULL);
+	  
+	if (!x->param) return NULL;
+	 
+		
+	  
+	  int l = strlen(path->s_name) + strlen(root->s_name) + 2;
+	  char* receiver = getbytes( l * sizeof(*receiver));
+	  strcat(receiver,root->s_name);
+	  strcat(receiver,path->s_name);
+	  x->receive = gensym(receiver);
+	  //strcat(receiver,"_");
+	 // x->send = gensym(receiver);
+	  freebytes(receiver,  l * sizeof(*receiver));
+	  
+	  #ifdef PARAMDEBUG
+			post("receive:%s",x->receive->s_name);
+			//post("send:%s",x->send->s_name);
+	  #endif
+	  
+	  
+	  x->bb = NULL;
+	  
+	  
+	   // Set up receive proxy
+		t_paramCustom_receive *r = (t_paramCustom_receive *)pd_new(paramCustom_receive_class);
+		x->r = r;
+		r->owner = x;
+	  
+		// BIND RECEIVER
+		pd_bind(&r->x_obj.ob_pd, x->receive );
+	  
+	  
+
+  
+	// CREATE INLETS AND OUTLETS
+      //inlet_new((t_object *)x, (t_pd *)p, 0, 0);
+      x->outlet = outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_list);
+	  x->outlet2 = outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_list);
+  
+  return (x);
+}
+
+void paramCustom_setup(void)
+{
+  paramCustom_class = class_new(gensym("paramCustom"),
+    (t_newmethod)paramCustom_new, (t_method)paramCustom_free,
+    sizeof(t_paramCustom), 0, A_GIMME, 0);
+
+
+  class_addanything(paramCustom_class, paramCustom_anything);
+  class_addbang(paramCustom_class, paramCustom_bang);
+  
+  //class_addmethod(param_class, (t_method)paramClass_loadbang, gensym("loadbang"), 0);
+  
+  paramCustom_receive_class = class_new(gensym("_paramCustom_receive"),
+    0, 0, sizeof(t_paramCustom_receive), CLASS_PD | CLASS_NOINLET, 0);
+	
+  class_addanything(paramCustom_receive_class, paramCustom_receive_anything);
+  
+}
diff --git a/test/paramDump.c b/test/paramDump.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9f73b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/paramDump.c
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+ *      paramDump.c
+ *      
+ *      Copyright 2009 Thomas O Fredericks <tom@hp>
+ *      
+ *      This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *      it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *      the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *      (at your option) any later version.
+ *      
+ *      This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *      
+ *      You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *      along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *      Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ *      MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+
+#include "tof.h"
+#include "param.h"
+
+
+static t_class *paramDump_class;
+ 
+
+typedef struct _paramDump
+{
+  t_object                    x_obj;
+  t_outlet*			          outlet;
+  //t_symbol*						s_set;
+  t_symbol*					root;
+} t_paramDump;
+
+
+
+static void paramDump_guis(t_paramDump *x, t_symbol* s) {
+	
+	
+		
+		t_param* p = get_param_list(x->root);
+		int ac;
+		t_atom* av;
+		
+		while (p) {
+			if (p->GUI ) {
+				p->GUI(p->x,&ac,&av);
+				outlet_anything(x->outlet,p->path,ac,av);
+				
+			}
+		p = p->next;
+		}
+		
+}
+
+
+// Dump out everything (OR THE ID'S OR JUST THE NAMES?)
+static void paramDump_bang(t_paramDump *x) {
+	
+	t_param* p = get_param_list(x->root);
+	#ifdef PARAMDEBUG
+	if (p == NULL) {
+		post("No params found");
+	} else {
+		post("Found params");
+	}
+	#endif
+	
+	t_symbol* selector;
+	int ac;
+	t_atom* av;
+	
+	while (p) {
+		if ( p->get ) {
+			p->get(p->x, &selector, &ac, &av);
+			tof_outlet_anything_prepend(x->outlet,selector,ac,av,p->path);
+		}
+		p = p->next;
+	}
+	
+    
+}
+
+
+
+static void paramDump_free(t_paramDump *x)
+{
+	
+	
+}
+
+
+static void *paramDump_new(t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av) {
+  t_paramDump *x = (t_paramDump *)pd_new(paramDump_class);
+  
+  x->root = tof_get_dollarzero(tof_get_root_canvas(tof_get_canvas()));
+  
+  
+    //x->s_set = gensym("set");
+	
+    x->outlet = outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_list);
+    
+  return (x);
+}
+
+void paramDump_setup(void) {
+  paramDump_class = class_new(gensym("paramDump"),
+    (t_newmethod)paramDump_new, (t_method)paramDump_free,
+    sizeof(t_paramDump), 0, A_GIMME, 0);
+
+ class_addbang(paramDump_class, paramDump_bang);
+ 
+ //class_addmethod(paramDump_class, (t_method) paramDump_values, gensym("values"), A_DEFSYMBOL,0);
+ 
+ class_addmethod(paramDump_class, (t_method) paramDump_guis, gensym("guis"), A_DEFSYMBOL,0);
+ //class_addmethod(paramDump_class, (t_method) paramDump_update_guis, gensym("update"), A_DEFSYMBOL,0);
+
+}
diff --git a/test/paramFile.c b/test/paramFile.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db9b28d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/paramFile.c
@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+
+#include "tof.h"
+#include "param.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+
+
+static t_class *paramFile_class;
+static t_class *paramFile_inlet2_class;
+struct _paramFile_inlet2;
+
+typedef struct _paramFile
+{
+  t_object                    	x_obj;
+  t_canvas			          	*canvas;
+  t_symbol*						basename;
+  t_symbol*						root;
+  struct _paramFile_inlet2	   *inlet2;
+  int 							working;
+} t_paramFile;
+
+
+typedef struct _paramFile_inlet2 {
+	t_object                    x_obj;
+	t_paramFile					*x;
+} t_paramFile_inlet2;
+
+static t_symbol* paramFile_makefilename(t_paramFile* x, t_float f) {
+	
+	if (f < 0) f = 0;
+	if ( f > 127) f = 127;
+	
+	int i = (int) f;
+	int length = strlen(x->basename->s_name)+11;
+	char* buf = getbytes( length * sizeof (*buf));	
+	sprintf(buf,"%s-%03d.param",x->basename->s_name,i);
+	t_symbol* filename = gensym(buf);
+	freebytes(buf, length * sizeof (*buf));
+	return filename;
+}
+
+
+
+static void paramFile_write(t_paramFile* x, int f) {
+	
+	if ( x->working ) {
+		pd_error(x,"paramFile can only save or load to one file at a time");
+		return;
+	}
+	x->working = 1;
+	
+	t_symbol* filename = paramFile_makefilename(x,f);
+	post("Writing: %s",filename->s_name);
+	
+	int w_error;
+			
+	t_binbuf *bbuf = binbuf_new();
+	
+	t_param *p = get_param_list(x->root);
+	
+	while(p) {
+		
+		if ( p->save ) p->save(p->x,bbuf);
+		
+		p = p->next;
+	}
+	
+	
+    char buf[MAXPDSTRING];
+    canvas_makefilename(x->canvas, filename->s_name,buf, MAXPDSTRING);
+		
+	
+    w_error = (binbuf_write(bbuf, buf, "", 0));
+ 
+			
+	binbuf_free(bbuf);
+	
+	if (w_error) pd_error(x,"%s: write failed", filename->s_name);
+    
+	
+	x->working = 0;
+}
+
+static void paramFile_read(t_paramFile* x, int f)
+{
+	
+	if ( x->working ) {
+		pd_error(x,"paramFile can only save or load to one file at a time");
+		return;
+	}
+	x->working = 1;
+	
+	t_symbol* filename = paramFile_makefilename(x,f);
+	post("Reading: %s",filename->s_name);
+	
+	int r_error;
+	
+	//t_symbol* filename = param_makefilename(basename, n);
+	
+	t_binbuf *bbuf = binbuf_new();
+	
+    r_error= (binbuf_read_via_canvas(bbuf, filename->s_name, x->canvas, 0));
+            //pd_error(x, "%s: read failed", filename->s_name);
+			
+    t_symbol* root = x->root;
+	
+	int bb_ac = binbuf_getnatom(bbuf);
+	int ac = 0;
+    t_atom *bb_av = binbuf_getvec(bbuf);
+    t_atom *av = bb_av;
+	
+	  while (bb_ac--) {
+		if (bb_av->a_type == A_SEMI) {
+			if ( IS_A_SYMBOL(av,0) && ac > 1) {
+				t_symbol* path = atom_getsymbol(av);
+				strcpy(param_buf_temp_a,root->s_name);
+				strcat(param_buf_temp_a,path->s_name);
+			   t_symbol* s = gensym(param_buf_temp_a);
+			   #ifdef PARAMDEBUG
+				post("Restoring:%s",s->s_name);
+			   #endif
+			   
+			   // STUPID SYMBOL WITH SPACES MANAGEMENT
+			   if ( s->s_thing && ac > 3 && IS_A_SYMBOL(av,1) &&  atom_getsymbol(av+1) == &s_symbol) {
+				   // This whole block is simply to convert symbols saved with spaces to complete symbols
+				   
+				   t_binbuf *bbuf_stupid = binbuf_new();
+				   binbuf_add(bbuf_stupid, ac-2, av+2);
+				   
+				   char *char_buf;
+				   int char_length;
+				   binbuf_gettext(bbuf_stupid, &char_buf, &char_length);
+				   char_buf = resizebytes(char_buf, char_length, char_length+1);
+				   char_buf[char_length] = 0;
+				   t_symbol* stupid_symbol = gensym(char_buf);
+				   //post("STUPID: %s",stupid_symbol->s_name);
+				   freebytes(char_buf, char_length+1);
+				   binbuf_free(bbuf_stupid);
+				   t_atom* stupid_atom = getbytes(sizeof(*stupid_atom));
+				   SETSYMBOL(stupid_atom, stupid_symbol);
+				   pd_typedmess(s->s_thing, &s_symbol, 1, stupid_atom);
+				   freebytes(stupid_atom, sizeof(*stupid_atom));
+				   
+			   } else {
+					if ( s->s_thing) pd_forwardmess(s->s_thing, ac-1, av+1);
+				}
+		    }
+		  
+		  ac = 0;
+		  av = bb_av + 1;
+		} else {
+		  
+		  ac = ac + 1;
+		}
+		bb_av++;
+	  }
+	
+	binbuf_free(bbuf);
+	
+	if ( r_error) pd_error(x, "%s: read failed", filename->s_name);
+	
+	x->working = 0;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+/*
+static void paramFile_write(t_paramFile *x, t_float f) {
+	
+	
+	t_symbol* filename = paramFile_makefilename(x->basename,f);
+	post("Writing: %s",filename->s_name);
+	if ( param_write(x->canvas,filename) ) pd_error(x,"%s: write failed", filename->s_name);
+
+}
+*/
+/*
+static void paramFile_read(t_paramFile *x, t_float f) {
+	
+	
+	t_symbol* filename = paramFile_makefilename(x,f);
+	post("Reading: %s",filename->s_name);
+	if (param_read(x->canvas, filename)) pd_error(x, "%s: read failed", filename->s_name);
+
+	
+}
+*/
+
+
+static void paramFile_bang(t_paramFile *x) {
+	
+	paramFile_write(x,0);	
+}
+
+
+static void paramFile_float(t_paramFile *x, t_float f) {
+	
+	paramFile_write(x,f);
+		
+}
+
+
+static void paramFile_inlet2_bang(t_paramFile_inlet2 *inlet2) {
+	
+	paramFile_read(inlet2->x,0);
+	
+}
+
+static void paramFile_inlet2_float(t_paramFile_inlet2 *inlet2,t_float f) {
+	
+	paramFile_read(inlet2->x,f);
+	
+}
+
+static void paramFile_free(t_paramFile *x)
+{
+	
+	if(x->inlet2) pd_free((t_pd *)x->inlet2);
+	
+ 
+}
+
+
+static void* paramFile_new(t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av) {
+  t_paramFile *x = (t_paramFile *)pd_new(paramFile_class);
+  t_paramFile_inlet2 *inlet2 = (t_paramFile_inlet2 *)pd_new(paramFile_inlet2_class);
+  
+  inlet2->x = x;
+  x->inlet2 = inlet2;
+  
+  t_canvas* canvas = tof_get_canvas();
+  x->canvas = tof_get_root_canvas(canvas);
+  t_symbol* canvasname = tof_get_canvas_name(x->canvas);
+  
+  // remove the .pd (actually removes everything after the .)
+  x->basename = tof_remove_extension(canvasname);
+  
+  x->working = 0;
+  
+  x->root = tof_get_dollarzero(x->canvas);
+  
+   //x->outlet = outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_list);
+   
+   inlet_new((t_object *)x, (t_pd *)inlet2, 0, 0);
+   
+  return (x);
+  
+}
+
+
+void paramFile_setup(void) {
+  paramFile_class = class_new(gensym("paramFile"),
+    (t_newmethod)paramFile_new, (t_method)paramFile_free,
+    sizeof(t_paramFile), 0, A_GIMME, 0);
+  
+ class_addbang(paramFile_class, paramFile_bang);
+ class_addfloat(paramFile_class, paramFile_float);
+ 
+ paramFile_inlet2_class = class_new(gensym("paramFile_inlet2"),
+    0, 0, sizeof(t_paramFile_inlet2), CLASS_PD | CLASS_NOINLET, 0);
+ 
+ class_addbang(paramFile_inlet2_class, paramFile_inlet2_bang);
+ class_addfloat(paramFile_inlet2_class, paramFile_inlet2_float);
+ 
+ class_addmethod(paramFile_class, (t_method) paramFile_read, gensym("load"), A_DEFFLOAT,0);
+ class_addmethod(paramFile_class, (t_method) paramFile_write, gensym("save"), A_DEFFLOAT,0);
+ 
+}
+
+
diff --git a/test/paramId.c b/test/paramId.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbd3d29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/paramId.c
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+
+/*
+ *      paramId.c
+ *      
+ *      Copyright 2009 Thomas O Fredericks <tom@hp>
+ *      
+ *      This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *      it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *      the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *      (at your option) any later version.
+ *      
+ *      This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *      
+ *      You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *      along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *      Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ *      MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+
+#include "tof.h"
+#include "param.h"
+
+
+static t_class *paramId_class;
+ 
+
+typedef struct _paramId
+{
+  t_object                    x_obj;
+  t_outlet*			          outlet;
+  t_symbol*						path;
+  //t_symbol*					root;
+} t_paramId;
+
+
+
+// Dump out everything (OR THE ID'S OR JUST THE NAMES?)
+static void paramId_bang(t_paramId *x) {
+	
+	outlet_symbol(x->outlet,x->path);
+	
+    
+}
+
+
+
+static void paramId_free(t_paramId *x)
+{
+	
+	
+}
+
+
+static void *paramId_new(t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av) {
+  t_paramId *x = (t_paramId *)pd_new(paramId_class);
+  
+  //x->root = tof_get_dollarzero(tof_get_root_canvas(tof_get_canvas()));
+   t_canvas* canvas = tof_get_canvas();
+	x->path = param_get_path(canvas,NULL);
+	
+    x->outlet = outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_list);
+    
+  return (x);
+}
+
+void paramId_setup(void) {
+  paramId_class = class_new(gensym("paramId"),
+    (t_newmethod)paramId_new, (t_method)paramId_free,
+    sizeof(t_paramId), 0, A_GIMME, 0);
+
+ class_addbang(paramId_class, paramId_bang);
+ 
+}
diff --git a/test/paramRoute.c b/test/paramRoute.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44db9e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/paramRoute.c
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/*
+ *      paramRoute.c
+ *      
+ *      Copyright 2009 Thomas O Fredericks <tom@hp>
+ *      
+ *      This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *      it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *      the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *      (at your option) any later version.
+ *      
+ *      This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *      
+ *      You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *      along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *      Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ *      MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+
+
+
+#include "tof.h"
+#include "param.h"
+
+
+static t_class *paramRoute_class;
+
+typedef struct _paramRoute
+{
+  t_object                    x_obj;
+  t_symbol                    *path;
+  t_outlet					  *x_outlet;
+  t_symbol 					*s_save;
+  t_symbol 					*s_load;
+  t_symbol*					s_empty;
+  t_canvas*					canvas;
+  t_symbol*					root;
+ 
+} t_paramRoute;
+
+
+static void paramRoute_anything(t_paramRoute *x, t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av) { 
+  
+  //I DEACTIVATED THE SAVE & LOAD FEATURES UNTIL I BETTER DEFINE PARAMROUTE'S STATE SAVING
+  
+  if (s == x->s_save) { // Save
+  
+	//~ if (x->id) {
+      //~ int n = 0;
+	  //~ if ( ac  ) n = atom_getfloat(av);
+	  //~ t_symbol* filename = paramRoute_makefilename(x->id,n);
+	  //~ if ( param_write(x->canvas,filename, x->id) ) 
+		//~ pd_error("[paramRoute] could not write %s",filename->s_name);
+	//~ } else {
+		//~ pd_error(x,"[paramRoute] requires an /id");
+	//~ }
+  } else if ( s == x->s_load) { // Load
+	//~ if (x->id) {
+	  //~ int n = 0;
+	  //~ if ( ac  ) n = atom_getfloat(av);
+	  //~ t_symbol* filename = paramRoute_makefilename(x->id,n);
+	  //~ if ( param_read(x->canvas,  paramRoute_makefilename(x->id,n)) )
+		//~ pd_error("[paramRoute] could not read %s",filename->s_name);;
+	//~ } else {
+		//~ pd_error(x,"[paramRoute] requires an /id");
+	//~ }
+  } else { // Try to send
+	  
+	  if (ac) {
+		//int sendBufLength = strlen(x->path->s_name) + strlen(s->s_name) + 1;
+		//char *sendBuf = (char*)getbytes((sendBufLength)*sizeof(char));
+	   if ( s->s_name[0] == '/' && strlen(s->s_name) > 1) {
+	    strcpy(param_buf_temp_a, x->root->s_name);
+		strcpy(param_buf_temp_b, x->path->s_name);
+		
+		strcat(param_buf_temp_b, s->s_name + 1);
+		t_symbol* path = gensym(param_buf_temp_b);
+		strcat(param_buf_temp_a, param_buf_temp_b);
+		t_symbol* target = gensym(param_buf_temp_a);
+		//freebytes(sendBuf, (sendBufLength)*sizeof(char));
+		//post("target:%s",target->s_name);
+		if (target->s_thing) {
+			pd_forwardmess(target->s_thing, ac, av);
+		   } else {
+			 outlet_anything(x->x_outlet,path,ac,av);
+		   }
+		} else {
+			pd_error(x,"Target name must start with a \"/\"");
+		}
+	  }
+	
+	  }
+	
+}
+
+// DECONSTRUCTOR
+static void paramRoute_free(t_paramRoute*x)
+{
+	
+}
+
+// CONSTRUCTOR
+static void *paramRoute_new(t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av) {
+ t_paramRoute *x = (t_paramRoute *)pd_new(paramRoute_class);
+
+     x->s_save = gensym("save");
+	 x->s_load = gensym("load");
+     x->s_empty = gensym("");
+
+	
+	// GET THE CURRENT CANVAS
+    t_canvas *canvas=tof_get_canvas();
+   
+   // Get the root  canvas
+   x->canvas = tof_get_root_canvas(canvas);
+   
+   x->root = tof_get_dollarzero(x->canvas);
+   
+   x->path = param_get_path(canvas,NULL);
+   
+    // INLETS AND OUTLETS
+    x->x_outlet = outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_list);
+  return (x);
+}
+
+void paramRoute_setup(void) {
+  paramRoute_class = class_new(gensym("paramRoute"),
+    (t_newmethod)paramRoute_new, (t_method)paramRoute_free,
+    sizeof(t_paramRoute), 0, A_GIMME, 0);
+
+ class_addanything(paramRoute_class, paramRoute_anything);
+ 
+}