New release: v0.2.2 & sonic-pi-js-api

[SunderB]

ℹ️ Note: This post was originally about v0.2.1, but it had a critical bug which prevented the package from running. I've released v0.2.2 as a hotfix - please use that instead.

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This is an update which adds some extra options and improves shutdown handling. However, there's also an announcement for a new npm package to interact with sonic pi!

Changelog

New Features ✨

• New audio, IO and logging options (these should do the same things as they do in Sonic Pi):
  • Audio
    • Enable external synths
    • Enforce timing guarantees
    • Check args
  • IO
    • Default Midi Channel
  • Logging
    • Log Synths
    • Log Cues

Bug Fixes 🐛

• The shutdown-server command didn't properly shut down the server and left zombie instances running! This should now be fixed - no need to worry about any more zombie invasions.

sonic-pi-js-api

The 'API' code to interact with the server has be split off into a separate npm package: @sunderb/sonic-pi-js-api. This is so that other extensions and programs that interact with Sonic Pi can use it (e.g. vscode extensions, command-line interfaces). It also means that even if sb-atom-sonic-pi stops being updated then the API code can still be useful.

This package is somewhat experimental, so expect it to change over time! Also there's no guarantee that I'll be able to maintain it, but I hope it is useful. :)

Found any bugs?

If you find any bugs, I'd appreciate it if you could report them by creating an issue. It helps make the package better :)

Getting the update

Due to technical issues, the update is not yet published to atom.io. In the mean time, you can install the latest version manually via the apm command.