• Arialis Majoris (8/8) Jan 02 2016 I have a rather large header file used to write plugins for
• Rikki Cattermole (3/9) Jan 02 2016 It's really quite simple.
• Arialis Majoris (4/19) Jan 03 2016 If that's the case, shouldn't there be an automated utility?
• Rikki Cattermole (4/21) Jan 03 2016 htod is pretty old at this point and is Windows only.
• Arialis Majoris (4/21) Jan 03 2016 Could you explain instead of telling me that? ;) It doesn't help
• Rikki Cattermole (28/48) Jan 03 2016 The reason I didn't go into it any further is because I don't want to

Arialis Majoris <ArialisMajoris gmail.com> writes:

I have a rather large header file used to write plugins for 
reaper:

http://pastebin.com/Eebv1e0M

This file, unfortunately may change quite often depending on the 
version of reaper. Reaper automatically generates the C++ file. 
Is there a way to automatically convert this without too much 
trouble?

Thanks

Rikki Cattermole <alphaglosined gmail.com> writes:

On 03/01/16 7:04 PM, Arialis Majoris wrote:
 I have a rather large header file used to write plugins for reaper:

 http://pastebin.com/Eebv1e0M

 This file, unfortunately may change quite often depending on the version
 of reaper. Reaper automatically generates the C++ file. Is there a way
 to automatically convert this without too much trouble?

 Thanks

It's really quite simple.
You would probably only need like 2 regex's to do it.

Arialis Majoris <ArialisMajoris gmail.com> writes:

On Sunday, 3 January 2016 at 06:07:09 UTC, Rikki Cattermole wrote:
 On 03/01/16 7:04 PM, Arialis Majoris wrote:
 I have a rather large header file used to write plugins for 
 reaper:

 http://pastebin.com/Eebv1e0M

 This file, unfortunately may change quite often depending on 
 the version
 of reaper. Reaper automatically generates the C++ file. Is 
 there a way
 to automatically convert this without too much trouble?

 Thanks

 It's really quite simple.
 You would probably only need like 2 regex's to do it.

If that's the case, shouldn't there be an automated utility? 
Seems like it would be more complex? I thought there was a D tool 
that converted C headers into D?

Rikki Cattermole <alphaglosined gmail.com> writes:

On 03/01/16 9:26 PM, Arialis Majoris wrote:
 On Sunday, 3 January 2016 at 06:07:09 UTC, Rikki Cattermole wrote:
 On 03/01/16 7:04 PM, Arialis Majoris wrote:
 I have a rather large header file used to write plugins for reaper:

 http://pastebin.com/Eebv1e0M

 This file, unfortunately may change quite often depending on the version
 of reaper. Reaper automatically generates the C++ file. Is there a way
 to automatically convert this without too much trouble?

 Thanks

 It's really quite simple.
 You would probably only need like 2 regex's to do it.

 If that's the case, shouldn't there be an automated utility? Seems like
 it would be more complex? I thought there was a D tool that converted C
 headers into D?

htod is pretty old at this point and is Windows only.

Most headers don't port well. This one will.
Its just so simple and constant the pattern.

Arialis Majoris <ArialisMajoris gmail.com> writes:

On Sunday, 3 January 2016 at 08:29:22 UTC, Rikki Cattermole wrote:
 On 03/01/16 9:26 PM, Arialis Majoris wrote:
 On Sunday, 3 January 2016 at 06:07:09 UTC, Rikki Cattermole 
 wrote:
 On 03/01/16 7:04 PM, Arialis Majoris wrote:
 [...]

 It's really quite simple.
 You would probably only need like 2 regex's to do it.

 If that's the case, shouldn't there be an automated utility? 
 Seems like
 it would be more complex? I thought there was a D tool that 
 converted C
 headers into D?

 htod is pretty old at this point and is Windows only.

 Most headers don't port well. This one will.
 Its just so simple and constant the pattern.

Could you explain instead of telling me that? ;) It doesn't help 
me if I don't know it too!

What won't convert well that I need to worry about?

Rikki Cattermole <alphaglosined gmail.com> writes:

On 04/01/16 12:42 AM, Arialis Majoris wrote:
 On Sunday, 3 January 2016 at 08:29:22 UTC, Rikki Cattermole wrote:
 On 03/01/16 9:26 PM, Arialis Majoris wrote:
 On Sunday, 3 January 2016 at 06:07:09 UTC, Rikki Cattermole wrote:
 On 03/01/16 7:04 PM, Arialis Majoris wrote:
 [...]

 It's really quite simple.
 You would probably only need like 2 regex's to do it.

 If that's the case, shouldn't there be an automated utility? Seems like
 it would be more complex? I thought there was a D tool that converted C
 headers into D?

 htod is pretty old at this point and is Windows only.

 Most headers don't port well. This one will.
 Its just so simple and constant the pattern.

 Could you explain instead of telling me that? ;) It doesn't help me if I
 don't know it too!

 What won't convert well that I need to worry about?

The reason I didn't go into it any further is because I don't want to 
(lazy).

You can safely remove the file guard #ifndef and #defines along with the 
last #endif.

Replace with regex:
- class ...; with struct ...;
- typedef ... ...; with alias ... = ...;
- #if defined(REAPERAPI_WANT___mergesort) || !defined(REAPERAPI_MINIMAL)
   with static if (__traits(compiles, REAPERAPI_WANT__mergesort) || 
!__traits(compiles, REAPERAPI_MINIMAL)) {
- #endif with }
- bool (*AddExtensionsMainMenu)(); with bool AddExtensionsMainMenu();
- REAPERAPI_DEF with (nothing)
-

Code like:

#ifdef REAPERAPI_DEF
#undef REAPERAPI_DEF
#endif
#ifdef REAPERAPI_IMPLEMENT
   #define REAPERAPI_DEF
#else
   #define REAPERAPI_DEF extern
#endif

Just remove it


You may need to be a bit carefil with those classes and changing them to 
structs. Worse case scenario have it alias'd to a pointer of the struct.

Overall its hacky but between e.g. awk and sed you'll get it done.