Re: [Jsynthlib-devel] Re: [jsynthlib-dev] Interfaces

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Hi Hiroo,

Hiroo Hayashi wrote:
> Torsten,
> 
> Thank you for your reply.  I'm trying to understand what you wrote,
> but I could not yet.  I'm guessing you are thinking similar thing with
> me, and I could not express my intention well.  Let me try again.

Sorry for my bad english.

> First I'm not extending functionality at all.  I'm just trying to
> define a minimum set of methods which a synthdriver have to provide
> (in other words set of methods which core uses).

OK, my proposals are definitly extensions. Maybe we come back to these in  future.

> Now synth driver implements 3 classes
> 	Driver
> 	BankdDriver extends Driver (optional)
> 	Converter extends Driver (optional)
> 
> Many methods in Driver class does not required for BankDriver and
> Converter.  Extending Driver class is overkill for BankDriver and
> Converter.  Even Driver class itself has many methods which does not
> required by core.  For example Driver.calculateChecksum(IPatch, int,
> int, int) is a method only to implement
> Driver.calculateChecksum(IPatch).  We don't have to implement
> Driver.calculateChecksum(IPatch, int, int, int).
> 
> We need to make clear what a developer of synth driver has to
> implement.

I agree and start to understand your intention.
You mean what a developer has to implement therewith JSynthLib.core is working properly.
Which other methods the drivers need is the question of synthdrivers developer.

Bye
Torsten