2 files changed, 20 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/NT/src/rotor.cpp b/NT/src/rotor.cpp
index 2678dd5..f13f700 100644
--- a/NT/src/rotor.cpp
+++ b/NT/src/rotor.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 #include "rotor.h"
 
+using namespace std;
+using namespace Rotor;
+
 int main(){
+	a_node a;
+	map<string,string> settings={{"p1","1"}, {"p2","2"}, {"p3","3"}};
+	a.init(settings);
 	printf("hello, world\n");
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NT/src/rotor.h b/NT/src/rotor.h
index 6e82e80..19e5d18 100644
--- a/NT/src/rotor.h
+++ b/NT/src/rotor.h
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 
 namespace Rotor {
 
+	template <class T> void from_string(T t,std::string s) {
+		std::istringstream cur(s);
+		cur >> t;
+	};
+
 	class Node;
 	class Frame_parameters;
 
@@ -19,21 +24,12 @@ namespace Rotor {
 	};
 	template <class T> class Variable_type : public Variable {
 		public:
+			void init(std::string s){
+				from_string(value,s);
+	    	};
 			T* get(Frame_parameters frame);
 			T value;
 	};
-	//type specialisations deal with string conversion
-	template <> class Variable_type <double> : public Variable {
-	    public:
-	    	void init(std::string s){
-	    		double x = 0;
-				std::istringstream cur(s);
-				cur >> x;
-				(*value)= x;
-	    	};
-			double* get(Frame_parameters frame);
-			double *value;
-	};
 
 
 	//what happens if we want to link an unlinked attribute at runtime
@@ -75,12 +71,16 @@ namespace Rotor {
 	class a_node: public Node_type<double> {
 		public:
 			a_node(){
-				delay=create_inlet<int>("delay");
+				p1=create_inlet<int>("p1");
+				p2=create_inlet<float>("p2");
+				p3=create_inlet<double>("p3");
 				//initialise the pointer to point at the instance variable
 				//how to delete the vars ???
 			};
 		private:
-			int *delay;
+			int *p1;
+			float *p2;
+			double *p3;
 	};
 
 }