From b7a5a477b8ff4d4e3028b9dfb9a9df0a41463f92 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Redfern <tim@eclectronics.org>
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2013 15:47:10 +0000
Subject: making template connection logic

---
 NT/src/rotor.cpp | 4 ++++
 NT/src/rotor.h   | 9 +++++++--
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/NT/src/rotor.cpp b/NT/src/rotor.cpp
index 9a0bc5d..056736d 100644
--- a/NT/src/rotor.cpp
+++ b/NT/src/rotor.cpp
@@ -12,4 +12,8 @@ int main(){
 	m.init(settings);
 	if (m.connect("inlet",&t)) printf("connected!\n");
 	else printf("not connected...\n");
+	for (double t=0;t<10.0;t+=0.765){
+		Frame_parameters f=Frame_parameters(t,25.0,10.0,640,360);
+		printf()	
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NT/src/rotor.h b/NT/src/rotor.h
index 93b6865..1451a1b 100644
--- a/NT/src/rotor.h
+++ b/NT/src/rotor.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Rotor {
 			double duration;
 			Audio_frame *audio;
 	};
-	class Variable { //base type for variable pointers
+	class Variable { //pure virtual base type for variable pointers
 		public:
 			virtual void init(std::string s)=0;
 			virtual ~Variable(){};
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ namespace Rotor {
 	};
 	template <class T> class Variable_type : public Variable {
 		public:
+			Variable_type(bool _c){connectable=_c;};
 			void init(std::string s){
 				std::istringstream cur(s);
 				cur >> value;
@@ -108,7 +109,11 @@ namespace Rotor {
 				return false;
 			}
 			template <class IT> IT* create_inlet(std::string name){
-				vars[name]=new Variable_type<IT>();
+				vars[name]=new Variable_type<IT>(true);
+				return &((dynamic_cast<Variable_type<IT>*>(vars[name]))->value);
+			}
+			template <class IT> IT* create_attribute(std::string name){
+				vars[name]=new Variable_type<IT>(false);
 				return &((dynamic_cast<Variable_type<IT>*>(vars[name]))->value);
 			}
 	};
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