1 files changed, 9 insertions, 34 deletions

diff --git a/NT/src/rotor.h b/NT/src/rotor.h
index 0138191..9228388 100644
--- a/NT/src/rotor.h
+++ b/NT/src/rotor.h
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ namespace Rotor {
 	class Variable { //pure virtual base type for variable pointers
 		public:
 			Variable(){connection=nullptr;};
-			virtual void init(std::string s)=0;
-			virtual void init(Json::Value s)=0;
 			virtual ~Variable(){};
+			virtual Json::Value to_json()=0;
+			virtual void init(Json::Value s)=0;
 			virtual bool connect(Node* target)=0;
 	    		virtual std::string get_type()=0;
 			Node* connection;
@@ -89,16 +89,13 @@ namespace Rotor {
 	};
 	template <class T> class Variable_type : public Variable {
 		public:
-			Variable_type(std::string n,bool _c){name=n;connectable=_c;};
-			void init(std::string s){
-				std::istringstream cur(s);
-				cur >> value;
-			}
+			Variable_type(std::string _name,bool _connectable){name=_name;connectable=_connectable;};
 			void init(Json::Value s){
 				std::istringstream cur(s["value"].asString());
 				cur >> value;
 				name=s["name"].asString();
 			}
+			Json::Value to_json();
 	    		std::string get_type(){ //need this to output node templates
 	    	    		return TypeName<T>::Get();
 	    		}
@@ -128,15 +125,12 @@ namespace Rotor {
 	template <class T> class Variable_array_type: public Variable_array {
 		public:
 			Variable_array_type(std::string n){name=n;connectable=true;};
-			void init(std::string s){
-				std::istringstream cur(s);
-				cur >> value;
-			}
 			void init(Json::Value s){
 				std::istringstream cur(s["value"].asString());
 				cur >> value;
 				name=s["name"].asString();
 			}
+			Json::Value to_json();
 	    		std::string get_type(){ //need this to output node templates
 	    	    		return TypeName<T>::Get();
 	    		}
@@ -193,8 +187,8 @@ namespace Rotor {
 				}
 				return false;
 			}
-			Json::Value list_json();
-			virtual Node* clone(std::map<std::string,std::string> &_settings)=0;
+			Json::Value to_json();
+			virtual Node* clone(Json::Value &_settings)=0;
 			virtual std::string output_type()=0;
 			std::string type;
 			std::string id;
@@ -207,32 +201,13 @@ namespace Rotor {
 	template <class NT> class Node_type : public Node {
 		public:
 			virtual const NT& get_output(const Frame_parameters &frame)=0;
-			void init(std::map<std::string,std::string> settings){
-				for (auto s:settings) {
-					if (vars.find(s.first)!=vars.end()){
-						vars[s.first]->init(s.second);
-						//printf("set %s to %s\n",s.first.c_str(),s.second.c_str());
-					}
-				}
-			}
 			void init(Json::Value settings){ 
-				if (settings["vars"]){
+				if (settings["vars"]!=nullptr){
 					for ( uint32_t i = 0; i < settings["vars"].size(); ++i ) {
 						vars[settings["vars"][i]["name"].asString()]->init(settings["vars"][i]);
 					}
 				}
-
-				/*
-
-
-				for (auto s:settings["input"].Members) {
-					if (vars.find(s.first)!=vars.end()){
-						vars[s.first]->init(s.second);
-						//printf("set %s to %s\n",s.first.c_str(),s.second.c_str());
-					}
-				}
-				*/
-				if (settings["id"]) id=settings["id"];
+				if (settings["id"]!=nullptr) id=settings["id"].asString();
 			}
 			std::string output_type(){return TypeName<NT>::Get();};
 			template <class IT> Variable_type<IT>* create_inlet(std::string name){