Create Custom BlockDescriptor for Block with Plugin

[Halola]

I need to create block with parameters with dropdown list like this with it has to load its data from external source like json file.

I found some example how to use BlockDescriptor in DescriptorsRepository and HttpRequestBlockDescriptor, but I can’t make it work without rebuild OB2 edit this file DescriptorsRepository.

Ex:

example_data.zip (564 Bytes)

Can we create a custom BlockDescriptor for Blocks in Plugin and load it without rebuild the source?

Thank you for reading!

[Ruri]

Hi, all the blocks created via plugin use the AutoBlockDescriptor. You cannot add any blocks with a custom descriptor without recompiling OB2’s code. For the dropdown you can simply use an enum

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[Halola]

Thanks Ruri for your response, I know we can add a dropdown list like that just with using an enum type, but currently I have two problem with using enum:

1. I have to manually add it like this

    public enum ScreenResolutionInfo
    {
        [EnumMember(Value = "1920x1080")]
        FullHD,
        [EnumMember(Value = "1600x900")]
        HD,
        [EnumMember(Value = "1366x768")]
        Standard
    }

    public enum FULLHD {Width = 1920,Height = 1080, AvailWidth = 1920, AvailHeight = 937}

    public enum HD{

        Width = 1600,
        Height = 900,
        AvailWidth = 1600,
        AvailHeight = 757
    }

    public enum Standard
    {
        Width = 1366,
        Height = 768,
        AvailWidth = 1366,
        AvailHeight = 625
    }

2. I can’t have enum property started with number like this

[Halola]

Can we make RuriLib read enum and and show it as Description or Value like this?

[Ruri]

Yes I can add an attribute to do this, please open an issue on github and I will add it (if not too hard to implement, it will be included in 0.2.2). Just a question though, why can’t you just add an underscore in front? It doesn’t look that bad in my opinion.

public enum ScreenResolutionInfo
{
    _1920x1080,
    _1600x900,
    _1366x768
}

UPDATE Ok nevermind don’t open the issue I already did it You can use the Description attribute as in the link you posted and it will render the pretty name now.

Added support for using Description in enums

[Halola]

@Ruri

why can’t you just add an underscore in front? It doesn’t look that bad in my opinion

I know we can put underscore in front to make like others enum, but I think its pretty lame when you open monitor settings or Display resolution in Windows Settings like this

and there’s underscore before every pre-set resolution, and it makes me wonder why they have to put underscore like that ??

Maybe I am not an easy going for design like this, anyways appreciate for your support and how fast you do it.

[Halola]

@Halola

I have to manually add it like this

About this, is there a way I can import data from external source to display as dropdown list like this without manually set like

@Halola

public enum ScreenResolutionInfo
    {
        [EnumMember(Value = "1920x1080")]
        FullHD,
        [EnumMember(Value = "1600x900")]
        HD,
        [EnumMember(Value = "1366x768")]
        Standard
    }

    public enum FULLHD {Width = 1920,Height = 1080, AvailWidth = 1920, AvailHeight = 937}

    public enum HD{

        Width = 1600,
        Height = 900,
        AvailWidth = 1600,
        AvailHeight = 757
    }

With data like this, its okay…

@Halola

But not with this one,

[Ruri]

That would not be an actual enum type then, it would simply be a string with a set of predefined values. I guess this is possible to do as well, even though a bit harder than the other one. Open an issue on github and I will implement it when I have some free time.

[Halola]

Appreciate your considers. I opened issue, I’m trying to do a pull request for this as well

[Ruri]

Please discuss with me the approach you would take and what you would change before opening a PR, to make sure we’re on the same page before you start coding, thank you!

[Halola]

of course, we’ll discuss about it here or on github issue