[stash/hub] + [stash]

Puredata (Pd) abstractions for preset management, based on central [stash/hub] and small [stash] plugin objects

Requirements

• requires iemguts library (available via Deken)

Usage

• connect [stash] objects to any number of objects to store and restore their values (connections are made via "cross-connecting" - inlet->outlet, outlet->inlet)
• create a central [stash/hub] to control presets (store, restore, record, stop, save, load, ease, fade, etc.)
• an additional [stash/arr <array_name>] object can be used to store and restore array values

Features

• handles all objects that output their state on bang input
• save / load preset files
• store (and restore) arbitrary amount of preset states
• ease states with a variety of ease functions
• morph between states with float input (0..1 or 1..0 - depending on start value)
• record and play back value changes
• additional helper object [stash/arr] facilitates management of array values
• optional -color flag to set the color:
  • color will be generated based on the id if no argument is given
  • -color black will create a black object (this can also be achieved by just setting the -black flag)
  • you can set any hexadecimal value - e.g. -color #ddff22
• manually set id via -id <number> flag or simply by adding a float argument
• avoid easing of values by adding -noease flag

see help of [stash] object for example application.

Mechanism

• when creating a [stash] object, it will self-assign its id and then check among other [stash] objects in the patch whether the id is unique. it will repeat this process with random ids in a range of 0..999'999 until it finds a unique id (which in most cases should be instantly)
• when storing a preset with [stash/hub], all [stash] objects get a store message, output a bang on their outlet and send back the numbers they receive from their inlet to [stash/hub] together with their id
• easing and morphing are handled in the [stash] objects based on the messages they receive