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https://github.com/overdrivenpotato/rust-vst2

VST 2.4 API implementation in rust. Create plugins or hosts.
https://github.com/overdrivenpotato/rust-vst2

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VST 2.4 API implementation in rust. Create plugins or hosts.

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# rust-vst2
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A library to help facilitate creating VST plugins in rust.

This library is a work in progress and as such does not yet implement all
opcodes. It is enough to create basic VST plugins without an editor interface.

*Please note: This api may be subject to rapid changes and the current state of
this library is not final.*

## Library Documentation
* http://overdrivenpotato.github.io/rust-vst2

## TODO
- Implement all opcodes
- Proper editor support (possibly [conrod] + [sdl2]?)
- Write more tests
- Provide better examples

## Usage
To create a plugin, simply create a type which implements `plugin::Plugin` and
`std::default::Default`. Then call the macro `plugin_main!`, which will export
the necessary functions and handle dealing with the rest of the API.

## Example Plugin
A simple plugin that bears no functionality. The provided Cargo.toml has a
crate-type directive which builds a dynamic library, usable by any VST host.

`src/lib.rs`

```rust
#[macro_use]
extern crate vst2;

use vst2::plugin::{Info, Plugin};

#[derive(Default)]
struct BasicPlugin;

impl Plugin for BasicPlugin {
fn get_info(&self) -> Info {
Info {
name: "Basic Plugin".to_string(),
unique_id: 1357, // Used by hosts to differentiate between plugins.

..Default::default()
}
}
}

plugin_main!(BasicPlugin); // Important!
```

`Cargo.toml`

```toml
[package]
name = "basic_vst"
version = "0.0.1"
authors = ["Author "]

[dependencies]
vst2 = "0.0.1"

[lib]
name = "basicvst"
crate-type = ["dylib"]
```

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[crates-img]: https://img.shields.io/crates/v/vst2.svg
[crates-url]: https://crates.io/crates/vst2
[sdl2]: https://github.com/AngryLawyer/rust-sdl2
[conrod]: https://github.com/PistonDevelopers/conrod

#### Packaging on OS X

On OS X VST plugins are packaged inside of loadable bundles.
To package your VST as a loadable bundle you may use the `osx_vst_bundler.sh` script this library provides. 

Example: 

```
./osx_vst_bundler.sh Plugin target/release/plugin.dylib
Creates a Plugin.vst bundle
```