1 files changed, 42 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/rotord/src/rotor.h b/rotord/src/rotor.h
index a2c33d2..1c8e992 100644
--- a/rotord/src/rotor.h
+++ b/rotord/src/rotor.h
@@ -209,9 +209,24 @@ namespace Rotor {
 			float get(const Time_spec& time);
 			string type;
 	};
+	/*
+	tributes want to be extended beyond the original vision of a string that can be interpreted in different ways
+	could be a template?
+	typedef attribute<int32_t> intattribute;
+	could be a subclass ie
+	attributes=vector<attribute*>
+	class lyrics_attribute : public attribut
+	if(<dynamic_cast>(lyrics_attribute)attributes["lyrics"]) {
+		thislyric=(lyrics_attribute)attributes["lyrics"].findkey(1);
+	}
+	
+	1) generic way to define and use attributes of different types
+
+	*/
 	class Attribute{ //description of a static attribute which can be an enumerated string array
 		public:
 			virtual ~Attribute(){};
+			Attribute(){};
 			Attribute(const string &_desc,const string &_title,const string &_value,std::vector<std::string> _vals={},std::string _type="string"): description(_desc),title(_title),value(_value),intVal(0),type(_type){
 				vals=_vals;
 				init(_value);
@@ -236,6 +251,27 @@ namespace Rotor {
 			std::vector<std::string> vals;
 
 	};
+	class Lyrics_attribute: public Attribute{ //description of a static attribute which can be an enumerated string array
+		public:
+			virtual ~Lyrics_attribute(){};
+			Lyrics_attribute(const string &_desc,const string &_title){
+				description=_desc;
+				title=_title;
+				type="lyrics";
+			};
+			void init(const std::map<float,std::pair<string,float> > _lyrics){
+				lyrics=_lyrics;
+				for (auto l:lyrics){
+					cerr<<l.first<<":"<<l.second.first<<" ("<<l.second.second<<")"<<endl;
+				}
+			}
+			const string &get_lyric(const Time_spec &time){
+
+			}
+		private:
+			std::map<float,std::pair<string,float> > lyrics;
+
+	};
 	class Node{
 		public:
 			Node(){duplicate_inputs=false;};
@@ -258,6 +294,11 @@ namespace Rotor {
 				if (_vals.size()&&_type!="array") _type="enum"; //hack for incomplete attribute types
 				attributes[_attr]=new Attribute(_desc,_title,_value,_vals,_type);
 			};
+			void create_empty_attribute(const string &_attr,const string &_desc,const string &_title,const string &_type="string") {
+				//initialiser without initialisation
+				if (_type=="lyrics") attributes[_attr]=new Lyrics_attribute(_desc,_title);
+				else attributes[_attr]=new Attribute(_desc,_title,"",{},_type);
+			};
 			void create_attribute(string *alias,const string &_attr,const string &_desc,const string &_title,const string &_value,std::vector<std::string> _vals={},std::string _type="string") {
 				create_attribute(_attr,_desc,_title,_value,_vals,_type);
 				alias=&(attributes[_attr]->value);
@@ -396,7 +437,7 @@ namespace Rotor {
 			Video_cycler(){
 				create_image_input("Image input","Image input");
 				create_signal_input("Selector","Selector input");
-				create_attribute("mode","Cycling mode {cut|mix}","Mode","cut",{"cut","mix"});
+				create_attribute("mode","Cycling mode","Mode","cut",{"cut","mix"});
 				create_attribute("length_mode","Transition length mode","Length mode","seconds",{"seconds","fraction"});
 				create_attribute("time_mode","Time mode","time mode","absolute",{"absolute","relative"});
 				create_parameter("transition_length","number","transition length","Transition length",-1.0f,0.0f,0.0f);