/// <summary>
/// Send Blender updated state/settings information from Unity.
/// We expect an <see cref="RpcRequest.UpdateBlenderState"/> in response.
/// </summary>
public void SendUnityState()
{
if (IsConnected)
{
messages.Queue(RpcRequest.UpdateUnityState, Application.unityVersion, ref unityState);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Connect to a shared memory space hosted by Unity and sync scene data
/// </summary>
/// <param name="connectionName">Common name for the shared memory space between Blender and Unity</param>
public bool Connect(string connectionName, string versionInfo)
{
blenderState = new InteropBlenderState
{
version = versionInfo
};
try
{
InteropLogger.Debug($"Connecting to `{connectionName + VIEWPORT_IMAGE_BUFFER}`");
// Buffer for render data coming from Unity (consume-only)
pixelsConsumer = new CircularBuffer(connectionName + VIEWPORT_IMAGE_BUFFER);
InteropLogger.Debug($"Connecting to `{connectionName + UNITY_MESSAGES_BUFFER}` and `{connectionName + BLENDER_MESSAGES_BUFFER}`");
// Two-way channel between Blender and Unity
messages = new InteropMessenger();
messages.ConnectAsSlave(
connectionName + UNITY_MESSAGES_BUFFER,
connectionName + BLENDER_MESSAGES_BUFFER
);
}
catch (System.IO.FileNotFoundException)
{
// Shared memory space is not valid - Unity may not have started it.
// This is an error that should be gracefully handled by the UI.
IsConnectedToSharedMemory = false;
return(false);
}
IsConnectedToSharedMemory = true;
// Send an initial connect message to let Unity know we're in
messages.Queue(RpcRequest.Connect, versionInfo, ref blenderState);
return(true);
}
