[Scripting]

On 3/24/2023 at 8:05 AM, Tim France said:

Hi folks,

I thought I'd give you a quick progress update and let you see some of things we've been working on at Serif Labs.  We now have a scripting core that we're reasonably happy with and have put together a little test area where we can run Javascript code, so I thought I'd show you some of that. Things to note:

1. This is all VERY early, like pre-pre-pre-alpha.
2. The JS API is extremely fluid and is constantly changing.
3. This is not how the Affinity suite will run scripts and plugins; it is just a sandbox window for internal testing.
4. There is still a huge amount of work to be done. I can't provide any timescales for when scripting will be publicly released, for Beta or Retail.
5. Constructive feedback is welcomed, but I won't be able to answer all questions - see previous points.
6. I'm not claiming any of these examples are particularly useful on their own; they're just to demonstrate some basic scripting functionality.
7. Re Javascript async - yes, we support it, I've just not recorded anything yet. The sleep calls are there for screen-recording purposes only.

Here are some demos as low-res gifs. If you want to take a closer look, movs are attached.

Create a Mandelbrot image

Some dodgy physics

Insert a dragon curve

"Emojification" (translation?) of text

Create a grid of colours

 

Select and hide based on hue

Replay a document's edit history

mandelbrot.mov 13.35 MB · 41 downloads

balls.mov 6.73 MB · 21 downloads

dragon.mov 3.34 MB · 18 downloads

grid.mov 5.37 MB · 22 downloads

hue.mov 2.1 MB · 22 downloads

replay.mov 9.03 MB · 22 downloads

emoji.mov 2.64 MB · 21 downloads

This is GREAT NEWS !!

Please, please, please ....