Javascript components

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I don’t see anymore the possibility to develop nodes in Javascript in the roadmap. Is this feature postponed?

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Seconded. Or Python, while we’re at it.

Same for a ‘Mathematical Expression’ patch, which I would prioritise first.

  • Simpler in scope
  • Native execution (ie. no performance penalty over individual nodes).

I remember a ‘feature request’ page with voting etc.? It doesn’t seem to be in the menu, and searching for that doesn’t come up?

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@steamboy: Support for JavaScript (and other languages) is planned but not yet scheduled. I updated the roadmap to reflect that — it’s now listed at the bottom.

@tobyspark: Support for arbitrary math expressions is coming in Vuo 0.5.6 — it’s part of the work on nodes for numeric operations mentioned on the roadmap (I just edited the roadmap to clarify).

We’re working on adding Feature Request support to the website. Coming in the next few weeks.

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Wasn’t there something in a communiqué about node creation, which I read as creating instances on the graph of existing nodes not writing the code for new node types?

MathExpression is my favourite QC patch (and Smokris’ too IIRC so surprised that’s still coming).

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i.e. Scriptable Editor commands

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@useful_design:

Wasn’t there something in a communiqué about node creation, which I read as creating instances on the graph of existing nodes not writing the code for new node types?

In Vuo, creating a unique node (whether implemented in JavaScript or otherwise) implies creating a new node type (which you will later be able to do seamlessly within Vuo Editor).

MathExpression is my favourite QC patch (and Smokris’ too IIRC so surprised that’s still coming).

My preferences alone do not dictate Vuo’s direction; it’s a collaborative effort between all of Team Vuo and the Vuo Community.

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For what it’s worth, MathExpression is also my favourite QC patch. Makes compositions much more readable: cuts down noodling, names ports, writes what it does into the title.

Javascript is a close second - I find myself doing a lot of manipulation of structures and metadata that get rendered in iterators.

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For what it’s worth, MathExpression is also my favourite QC patch. Makes compositions much more readable: cuts down noodling, names ports, writes what it does into the title.

Javascript is a close second - I find myself doing a lot of manipulation of structures and metadata that get rendered in iterators.

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