DimpleThing

Base class to represent various things in dimple

Inherits from:: Object

DimpleThing is a base class to represent various things in Dimple. Subclasses are DimpleWorld, DimpleCamera, DimpleObject and DimpleConstraint. This class is not used directly.

Accessing Instance and Class Variables

set(property,val)

Set a property to a value.

val

The value to set it to.

property

The property name.

get(property,interval)

Get a property of this object from dimple.

property

The property name

interval

The interval at which to get the property, in milliseconds. If nil, then the property is only retrieved once. If set to 0, the previously set interval is removed and no more messages will be received.

doesNotUnderstand(selector,args)

This forwards any unknown method to a set or a get method for a property with the same name as the attempted method. For example if 'a' is a DimpleObject, you can do a.position_(x,y,z), instead of a.set('position',[x,y,z]);

addAction(property,func)

Add an action to be done when the property is received.

property

The property name

func

The function to be performed. The argument is an array with the value(s).

removeAction(property)

Remove the action for this property.

verbose

verbose_

Set the verbosity level. If larger than 0, all incoming OSC messages for this thing are posted.

properties

IdentityDictionary holding all properties of the thing.

actions

IdentityDictionary holding all actions which should be performed as a property value is received from dimple.

responders

The OSCresponders for this thing.

addResponders

Add all OSCresponders

removeResponders

Remove all OSCresponders. Called when a thing is removed.

name_

name

The name of the thing. This is set automatically upon creation and is unique. It is used in determining the format of the OSC tags. Do not change this manually.

dimple_

dimple

The instance of Dimple that this instance is part of.

oscPath(property)

Creates a base osc tag for the property and this thing (used internally).

addOSCresponder(property)

Add an OSCresponder for this property (used internally).

initProps

Initialises the properties, actions and responders.

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