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EditAddIn

An EditAddIn panel is a persistent, non-blocking UI strip that's auto-docked in Studio Pro's panel area, beneath the main or editor surface toolbar. Its open/closed state persists in saved files.

How It Connects​

  1. classfactory.xml — declares the script as category="EditAddIn" with subCategory matching the intended context and groupName for panel location.
  2. skin/skin.xml — a <Form> defines the panel controls, referenced by the formName attribute.
  3. scriptname.js — implements IComponent with initialize() and terminate() callbacks.

classfactory.xml​

<ScriptClass
    classID="{XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX}"
    metaClassID="{XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX}"
    category="EditAddIn"
    subCategory="Engine"
    name="My Panel"
    sourceFile="main.js"
    functionName="createInstance">
    <Attribute id="groupName" value="Song.AddInPanel"/>
    <Attribute id="formName" value="MyPanelForm"/>
</ScriptClass>

<ScriptMetaClass classID="{XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX}">
    <ScriptClassResource id="Class:ImageResource" url="theme://$package/ToolbarIcon"/>
</ScriptMetaClass>
  • subCategory specifies the Studio Pro environment context: Engine (Song), Project, Show.
  • groupName controls docking location. Values: "Song.AddInPanel", "Project.AddInPanel", "Show.AddInPanel", "MusicOnly.AddInPanel", "AudioOnly.AddInPanel", "SongOnly.AddInPanel".
  • formName references a <Form name="MyPanelForm"> in skin.xml.
  • metaClassID and ScriptMetaClass bind an icon to the script for a toolbar button. See classfactory.xml - ScriptMetaClass for icon resource details.

skin.xml​

<Form name="MyPanelForm" attach="all fitsize" windowstyle="panelstyle">
    <!-- panel controls here -->
</Form>

scriptname.js​

function MyPanel()
{
    this.interfaces = [
        Host.Interfaces.IComponent  // Required for EditAddIn lifecycle
    ]

    this.initialize = function(context)
    {
    }

    this.terminate = function()
    {
    }
}

// Function name matches classfactory.xml functionName.
function createInstance() {
    return new MyPanel()
}