public Status Effect(ElementEffect effect)
{
return ElementsHelper.Effect(effect);
}
/// <summary>
/// Experimental method to attempt to execute any type of effect. Unused at the moment and needs work.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="elementEffect"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Status Effect(ElementEffect elementEffect)
{
if (elementEffect == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("elementEffect");
}
ElementNode node = VixenSystem.Nodes.GetElementNode(elementEffect.Id);
if ( node == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException(@"Invalid element id", @"elementEffect");
}
var status = new Status();
IModuleDescriptor effectDescriptor = ApplicationServices.GetModuleDescriptors<IEffectModuleInstance>().Cast<IEffectModuleDescriptor>().FirstOrDefault(x => x.EffectName.Equals(elementEffect.EffectName));
if (effectDescriptor != null)
{
var effect = ApplicationServices.Get<IEffectModuleInstance>(effectDescriptor.TypeId);
EffectNode effectNode = CreateEffectNode(effect, node, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(elementEffect.Duration));
Object[] newValues = effectNode.Effect.ParameterValues;
int index = 0;
foreach (var sig in effectNode.Effect.Parameters)
{
if (sig.Type == typeof(Color))
{
newValues[index] = ColorTranslator.FromHtml(elementEffect.Color.First().Key);
}
else
{
if (sig.Type == typeof(ColorGradient))
{
var cg = new ColorGradient();
cg.Colors.Clear();
foreach (var d in elementEffect.Color)
{
cg.Colors.Add(new ColorPoint(ColorTranslator.FromHtml(d.Key), d.Value));
}
newValues[index] = cg;
}
else
{
if (sig.Type == typeof(Curve))
{
var pointPairList = new PointPairList();
foreach (KeyValuePair<double, double> keyValuePair in elementEffect.LevelCurve)
{
pointPairList.Add(keyValuePair.Key, keyValuePair.Value);
}
var curve = new Curve(pointPairList);
newValues[index] = curve;
}
}
}
index++;
}
effectNode.Effect.ParameterValues = newValues;
ApplyOptionParameters(effectNode, elementEffect.Options);
Module.LiveContext.Execute(effectNode);
status.Message = string.Format("{0} element(s) turned effect {1} for {2} milliseconds.",
VixenSystem.Nodes.GetElementNode(elementEffect.Id).Name, elementEffect.EffectName, elementEffect.Duration);
}
return status;
}