External interface / plugins

[jeremiasz]

I would really love Algadoo to expose its objects to external plugins (DLLs/SOs).
We could write plugins to enable things like:

• file access
• saving the simulation results
• feeding the simulation with measured/precalculated stimuli
• network access
• sound
• real-world devices like joysticks
• controllers
• wizards to create objects
• interfaces for external languages like Ruby or Python
• ... and anything you can think of!

Of course it is a major work item... But then several features requested here can be added by the community.
Most of great software is user-extendable, Firefox, Total Commander and Visual Studio being the first that come to my mind.

Basically the whole Thyme object model would need to be exposed in form of SDK (C++ .hpp/.lib), including callbacks onCollide / onSimStep, things like getObjectById and so on.

If help is needed I vounteer immediately.

[Chronos]

This has been suggested, I think, and from what I recall, Algoryx said no. I think it was because Algodoo isn't open-source, or maybe that was something else...

[electronicboy]

a program does not have to be open-source for example
internet explorer with ie pro

[Chronos]

I'm still pretty sure they said no.

[Mystery]

I think they don't want mods
Which is weird because if history serves (Which it does) the most successful games have had a large online modding community.
Who would buy G-Mod is there were no mods?

[KarateBrot]

Who would buy G-Mod is there were no mods?

Without mods you couldn't even buy G-Mod because it's a mod, too

[RA2lover]

win.

btw, they said no because with open source someone could make a plugin to enable lasers in phun edition or something like that.

also, algodoo is focused to schools, so there is no need for this.

[Mystery]

Aye it is focused towards school but there is a community that use it for fun. It's not even too difficult to make Algodoo more mod friendly. even if 10% of the community uses Algodoo for fun and Algodoo makes $1000 (All of this is hypothetical) they made $100 from that 10%