Plugin Host not showing AU's default interface

Hi,

I noticed that Juce’s Audio Plugin Host doesn’t display the default graphical interface of all the AudioUnits that don’t have a specific UI. Such as AURogerBeep or actually half of Apple’s AUs.
The window appears but is just empty:
[attachment=0]Screen Shot 2012-01-15 at 7.18.15 PM.png[/attachment]
When commenting out

#if JUCE_SUPPORT_CARBON // if (w == nullptr) // { // w = new AudioUnitPluginWindowCarbon (*this); // // if (! static_cast <AudioUnitPluginWindowCarbon*> (w.get())->isValid()) // w = nullptr; // } #endif
in AudioUnitPluginInstance::createEditor(), then I can finally see the AUGenericView.
Maybe the AudioUnitPluginWindowCarbon creation shouldn’t have succeeded in such cases?

I’m on Juce 2.0.15 on Xcode4.2, OSX 10.7.2.

I had the same problem on Lion and moved back to Snow Leopard but then experienced similar problems on Snow Leopard so I messed around with juce_AudioUnitPluginFormat.mm to see if I could fix it. Good news is that I made progress on it but bad news is that I don’t know exactly which change made the difference as I was attempting to improve support for Carbon views as well and got lost in the changes. I haven’t tested this on Lion, but you might want to give it a try. It’s not finalized but working is better than not working.

Replace your juce_AudioUnitPluginFormat.mm with the code below. Part of the changes made involved moving from the Component Manager to the Audio Component API’s which was motivated by this Apple technical q&a:

http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#qa/qa1645/_index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/DTS40009697

As mentioned there are other changes in the file and I’m not sure exactly what fixed it so this may not be necessary, but as a result, as it is the code may not be compatible with pre-Snow Leopard releases.

If I could spend some time on it I could narrow down the necessary parts but I’m stuck working on some other things at the moment.

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#if JUCE_PLUGINHOST_AU && JUCE_MAC

#include <AudioUnit/AudioUnit.h>
#include <AudioUnit/AUCocoaUIView.h>
#include <CoreAudioKit/AUGenericView.h>

#if JUCE_SUPPORT_CARBON
 #include <AudioToolbox/AudioUnitUtilities.h>
 #include <AudioUnit/AudioUnitCarbonView.h>
#endif

BEGIN_JUCE_NAMESPACE

#if JUCE_SUPPORT_CARBON
 #include "../../juce_gui_extra/native/juce_mac_CarbonViewWrapperComponent.h"
#endif

// Change this to disable logging of various activities
#ifndef AU_LOGGING
 #define AU_LOGGING 1
#endif

#if AU_LOGGING
 #define log(a) Logger::writeToLog(a);
#else
 #define log(a)
#endif

namespace AudioUnitFormatHelpers
{
    static int insideCallback = 0;

    String osTypeToString (OSType type)
    {
        const juce_wchar s[4] = { (juce_wchar) ((type >> 24) & 0xff),
                                  (juce_wchar) ((type >> 16) & 0xff),
                                  (juce_wchar) ((type >> 8) & 0xff),
                                  (juce_wchar) (type & 0xff) };
        return String (s, 4);
    }

    OSType stringToOSType (const String& s1)
    {
        const String s (s1 + "    ");

        return (((OSType) (unsigned char) s[0]) << 24)
             | (((OSType) (unsigned char) s[1]) << 16)
             | (((OSType) (unsigned char) s[2]) << 8)
             |  ((OSType) (unsigned char) s[3]);
    }

    static const char* auIdentifierPrefix = "AudioUnit:";

    String createAUPluginIdentifier (const AudioComponentDescription& desc)
    {
        jassert (osTypeToString ('abcd') == "abcd"); // agh, must have got the endianness wrong..
        jassert (stringToOSType ("abcd") == (OSType) 'abcd'); // ditto

        String s (auIdentifierPrefix);

        if (desc.componentType == kAudioUnitType_MusicDevice)
            s << "Synths/";
        else if (desc.componentType == kAudioUnitType_MusicEffect
                  || desc.componentType == kAudioUnitType_Effect)
            s << "Effects/";
        else if (desc.componentType == kAudioUnitType_Generator)
            s << "Generators/";
        else if (desc.componentType == kAudioUnitType_Panner)
            s << "Panners/";

        s << osTypeToString (desc.componentType) << ","
          << osTypeToString (desc.componentSubType) << ","
          << osTypeToString (desc.componentManufacturer);

        return s;
    }

    void getAUDetails (AudioComponent comp, String& name, String& manufacturer)
    {
        Handle componentNameHandle = NewHandle (sizeof (void*));
        Handle componentInfoHandle = NewHandle (sizeof (void*));

        if (componentNameHandle != 0 && componentInfoHandle != 0)
        {
            AudioComponentDescription desc;
			CFStringRef cfName;
			AudioComponentCopyName(comp, &cfName);
			String all = String::fromCFString(cfName);
			
			manufacturer = all.upToFirstOccurrenceOf (":", false, false).trim();
			name = all.fromFirstOccurrenceOf (":", false, false).trim();

			CFRelease(cfName);

            if (AudioComponentGetDescription (comp, &desc) == noErr)
            {
			//	manufacturer = desc.componentManufacturer;
				/*
				ConstStr255Param nameString = (ConstStr255Param) (*componentNameHandle);
                ConstStr255Param infoString = (ConstStr255Param) (*componentInfoHandle);

                if (nameString != 0 && nameString[0] != 0)
                {
                    const String all ((const char*) nameString + 1, nameString[0]);
                    DBG ("name: "+ all);

                    manufacturer = all.upToFirstOccurrenceOf (":", false, false).trim();
                    name = all.fromFirstOccurrenceOf (":", false, false).trim();
                }

                if (infoString != 0 && infoString[0] != 0)
                {
                    DBG ("info: " + String ((const char*) infoString + 1, infoString[0]));
                }

                if (name.isEmpty())
                    name = "<Unknown>";
				 */
            }

            //DisposeHandle (componentNameHandle);
            //DisposeHandle (componentInfoHandle);
        }
    }

    bool getComponentDescFromIdentifier (const String& fileOrIdentifier, AudioComponentDescription& desc,
                                         String& name, String& version, String& manufacturer)
    {
        zerostruct (desc);

        if (fileOrIdentifier.startsWithIgnoreCase (auIdentifierPrefix))
        {
            String s (fileOrIdentifier.substring (jmax (fileOrIdentifier.lastIndexOfChar (':'),
                                                        fileOrIdentifier.lastIndexOfChar ('/')) + 1));

            StringArray tokens;
            tokens.addTokens (s, ",", String::empty);
            tokens.trim();
            tokens.removeEmptyStrings();

            if (tokens.size() == 3)
            {
                desc.componentType = stringToOSType (tokens[0]);
                desc.componentSubType = stringToOSType (tokens[1]);
                desc.componentManufacturer = stringToOSType (tokens[2]);

                AudioComponent comp = AudioComponentFindNext (0, &desc);

                if (comp != nullptr)
                {
                    getAUDetails (comp, name, manufacturer);
                    return true;
                }
            }
        }

        return false;
    }

    bool getComponentDescFromFile (const String& fileOrIdentifier, AudioComponentDescription& desc,
                                   String& name, String& version, String& manufacturer)
    {
        zerostruct (desc);

        if (getComponentDescFromIdentifier (fileOrIdentifier, desc, name, version, manufacturer))
            return true;

        const File file (fileOrIdentifier);
        if (! file.hasFileExtension (".component"))
            return false;

        const char* const utf8 = fileOrIdentifier.toUTF8();
        CFURLRef url = CFURLCreateFromFileSystemRepresentation (0, (const UInt8*) utf8,
                                                                strlen (utf8), file.isDirectory());
        if (url != 0)
        {
            CFBundleRef bundleRef = CFBundleCreate (kCFAllocatorDefault, url);
            CFRelease (url);

            if (bundleRef != 0)
            {
                CFTypeRef bundleName = CFBundleGetValueForInfoDictionaryKey (bundleRef, CFSTR("CFBundleName"));

                if (bundleName != 0 && CFGetTypeID (bundleName) == CFStringGetTypeID())
                    name = String::fromCFString ((CFStringRef) bundleName);

                if (name.isEmpty())
                    name = file.getFileNameWithoutExtension();

                CFTypeRef versionString = CFBundleGetValueForInfoDictionaryKey (bundleRef, CFSTR("CFBundleVersion"));

                if (versionString != 0 && CFGetTypeID (versionString) == CFStringGetTypeID())
                    version = String::fromCFString ((CFStringRef) versionString);

                CFTypeRef manuString = CFBundleGetValueForInfoDictionaryKey (bundleRef, CFSTR("CFBundleGetInfoString"));

                if (manuString != 0 && CFGetTypeID (manuString) == CFStringGetTypeID())
                    manufacturer = String::fromCFString ((CFStringRef) manuString);

                short resFileId = CFBundleOpenBundleResourceMap (bundleRef);
                UseResFile (resFileId);

                for (int i = 1; i <= Count1Resources ('thng'); ++i)
                {
                    Handle h = Get1IndResource ('thng', i);

                    if (h != 0)
                    {
                        HLock (h);
                        const uint32* const types = (const uint32*) *h;

                        if (types[0] == kAudioUnitType_MusicDevice
                             || types[0] == kAudioUnitType_MusicEffect
                             || types[0] == kAudioUnitType_Effect
                             || types[0] == kAudioUnitType_Generator
                             || types[0] == kAudioUnitType_Panner)
                        {
                            desc.componentType = types[0];
                            desc.componentSubType = types[1];
                            desc.componentManufacturer = types[2];
                            break;
                        }

                        HUnlock (h);
                        ReleaseResource (h);
                    }
                }

                CFBundleCloseBundleResourceMap (bundleRef, resFileId);
                CFRelease (bundleRef);
            }
        }

        return desc.componentType != 0 && desc.componentSubType != 0;
    }

    const char* getCategory (OSType type) noexcept
    {
        switch (type)
        {
            case kAudioUnitType_Effect:
            case kAudioUnitType_MusicEffect:    return "Effect";
            case kAudioUnitType_MusicDevice:    return "Synth";
            case kAudioUnitType_Generator:      return "Generator";
            case kAudioUnitType_Panner:         return "Panner";
            default: break;
        }

        return nullptr;
    }
}

//==============================================================================
class AudioUnitPluginWindowCarbon;
class AudioUnitPluginWindowCocoa;

//==============================================================================
class AudioUnitPluginInstance     : public AudioPluginInstance
{
public:
    AudioUnitPluginInstance (const String& fileOrIdentifier)
        : fileOrIdentifier (fileOrIdentifier),
          wantsMidiMessages (false), wasPlaying (false), prepared (false),
          currentBuffer (nullptr),
          numInputBusChannels (0),
          numOutputBusChannels (0),
          numInputBusses (0),
          numOutputBusses (0),
          audioUnit (0)
    {
        using namespace AudioUnitFormatHelpers;

        try
        {
            ++insideCallback;

            log ("Opening AU: " + fileOrIdentifier);

            if (getComponentDescFromFile (fileOrIdentifier, componentDesc, pluginName, version, manufacturer))
            {
                AudioComponent comp = AudioComponentFindNext(0, &componentDesc);
				AudioComponentInstanceNew(comp, &audioUnit);
                if (comp != nullptr)
                {
                    //audioUnit = (AudioUnit) OpenComponent (comp);

                    wantsMidiMessages = componentDesc.componentType == kAudioUnitType_MusicDevice
                        || componentDesc.componentType == kAudioUnitType_MusicEffect;
                }
            }

            --insideCallback;
        }
        catch (...)
        {
            --insideCallback;
        }
    }

    ~AudioUnitPluginInstance()
    {
        const ScopedLock sl (lock);

        jassert (AudioUnitFormatHelpers::insideCallback == 0);

        if (audioUnit != 0)
        {
            AudioUnitUninitialize (audioUnit);
            CloseComponent (audioUnit);
            audioUnit = 0;
        }
    }

    void initialise()
    {
        refreshParameterListFromPlugin();
        updateNumChannels();
        setPluginCallbacks();
        setPlayConfigDetails (numInputBusChannels * numInputBusses,
                              numOutputBusChannels * numOutputBusses, 0, 0);
        setLatencySamples (0);
    }

    //==============================================================================
    // AudioPluginInstance methods:

    void fillInPluginDescription (PluginDescription& desc) const
    {
        desc.name = pluginName;
        desc.descriptiveName = pluginName;
        desc.fileOrIdentifier = AudioUnitFormatHelpers::createAUPluginIdentifier (componentDesc);
        desc.uid = ((int) componentDesc.componentType)
                    ^ ((int) componentDesc.componentSubType)
                    ^ ((int) componentDesc.componentManufacturer);
        desc.lastFileModTime = Time();
        desc.pluginFormatName = "AudioUnit";
        desc.category = AudioUnitFormatHelpers::getCategory (componentDesc.componentType);
        desc.manufacturerName = manufacturer;
        desc.version = version;
        desc.numInputChannels = getNumInputChannels();
        desc.numOutputChannels = getNumOutputChannels();
        desc.isInstrument = (componentDesc.componentType == kAudioUnitType_MusicDevice);
    }

    void* getPlatformSpecificData()             { return audioUnit; }
    const String getName() const                { return pluginName; }
    bool acceptsMidi() const                    { return wantsMidiMessages; }
    bool producesMidi() const                   { return false; }

    //==============================================================================
    // AudioProcessor methods:

    void prepareToPlay (double sampleRate_, int estimatedSamplesPerBlock)
    {
        if (audioUnit != 0)
        {
            releaseResources();
            updateNumChannels();

            Float64 sampleRateIn = 0, sampleRateOut = 0;
            UInt32 sampleRateSize = sizeof (sampleRateIn);
            const Float64 sr = sampleRate_;

            for (int i = 0; i < numInputBusses; ++i)
            {
                AudioUnitGetProperty (audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_SampleRate, kAudioUnitScope_Input, i, &sampleRateIn, &sampleRateSize);

                if (sampleRateIn != sr)
                    AudioUnitSetProperty (audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_SampleRate, kAudioUnitScope_Input, i, &sr, sizeof (sr));
            }

            for (int i = 0; i < numOutputBusses; ++i)
            {
                AudioUnitGetProperty (audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_SampleRate, kAudioUnitScope_Output, i, &sampleRateOut, &sampleRateSize);

                if (sampleRateOut != sr)
                    AudioUnitSetProperty (audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_SampleRate, kAudioUnitScope_Output, i, &sr, sizeof (sr));
            }

            setPlayConfigDetails (numInputBusChannels * numInputBusses,
                                  numOutputBusChannels * numOutputBusses,
                                  sampleRate_, estimatedSamplesPerBlock);

            Float64 latencySecs = 0.0;
            UInt32 latencySize = sizeof (latencySecs);
            AudioUnitGetProperty (audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_Latency, kAudioUnitScope_Global,
                                  0, &latencySecs, &latencySize);

            setLatencySamples (roundToInt (latencySecs * sampleRate_));

            for (int i = 0; i < numInputBusses; ++i)   AudioUnitReset (audioUnit, kAudioUnitScope_Input, i);
            for (int i = 0; i < numOutputBusses; ++i)  AudioUnitReset (audioUnit, kAudioUnitScope_Output, i);

            AudioUnitReset (audioUnit, kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0);

            {
                AudioStreamBasicDescription stream = { 0 };
                stream.mSampleRate       = sampleRate_;
                stream.mFormatID         = kAudioFormatLinearPCM;
                stream.mFormatFlags      = kAudioFormatFlagsNativeFloatPacked | kAudioFormatFlagIsNonInterleaved | kAudioFormatFlagsNativeEndian;
                stream.mFramesPerPacket  = 1;
                stream.mBytesPerPacket   = 4;
                stream.mBytesPerFrame    = 4;
                stream.mBitsPerChannel   = 32;
                stream.mChannelsPerFrame = numInputBusChannels;

                for (int i = 0; i < numInputBusses; ++i)
                    AudioUnitSetProperty (audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_StreamFormat,
                                          kAudioUnitScope_Input, i, &stream, sizeof (stream));

                stream.mChannelsPerFrame = numOutputBusChannels;

                for (int i = 0; i < numOutputBusses; ++i)
                    AudioUnitSetProperty (audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_StreamFormat,
                                          kAudioUnitScope_Output, i, &stream, sizeof (stream));
            }

            if (numOutputBusses != 0 && numOutputBusChannels != 0)
                outputBufferList.calloc (numOutputBusses, getAudioBufferSizeInBytes());

            zerostruct (timeStamp);
            timeStamp.mSampleTime = 0;
            timeStamp.mHostTime = AudioGetCurrentHostTime();
            timeStamp.mFlags = kAudioTimeStampSampleTimeValid | kAudioTimeStampHostTimeValid;

            currentBuffer = nullptr;
            wasPlaying = false;

            prepared = (AudioUnitInitialize (audioUnit) == noErr);
        }
    }

    void releaseResources()
    {
        if (prepared)
        {
            AudioUnitUninitialize (audioUnit);

            for (int i = 0; i < numInputBusses; ++i)   AudioUnitReset (audioUnit, kAudioUnitScope_Input, i);
            for (int i = 0; i < numOutputBusses; ++i)  AudioUnitReset (audioUnit, kAudioUnitScope_Output, i);

            AudioUnitReset (audioUnit, kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0);

            outputBufferList.free();
            currentBuffer = nullptr;
            prepared = false;
        }
    }

    void processBlock (AudioSampleBuffer& buffer, MidiBuffer& midiMessages)
    {
        const int numSamples = buffer.getNumSamples();

        if (prepared)
        {
            timeStamp.mHostTime = AudioGetCurrentHostTime();

            for (int i = 0; i < numOutputBusses; ++i)
            {
                AudioBufferList* const abl = getAudioBufferListForBus(i);
                abl->mNumberBuffers = numOutputBusChannels;

                for (int j = 0; j < numOutputBusChannels; ++j)
                {
                    abl->mBuffers[j].mNumberChannels = 1;
                    abl->mBuffers[j].mDataByteSize = sizeof (float) * numSamples;
                    abl->mBuffers[j].mData = buffer.getSampleData (i * numOutputBusChannels + j, 0);
                }
            }

            currentBuffer = &buffer;

            if (wantsMidiMessages)
            {
                const uint8* midiEventData;
                int midiEventSize, midiEventPosition;
                MidiBuffer::Iterator i (midiMessages);

                while (i.getNextEvent (midiEventData, midiEventSize, midiEventPosition))
                {
                    if (midiEventSize <= 3)
                        MusicDeviceMIDIEvent (audioUnit,
                                              midiEventData[0], midiEventData[1], midiEventData[2],
                                              midiEventPosition);
                    else
                        MusicDeviceSysEx (audioUnit, midiEventData, midiEventSize);
                }

                midiMessages.clear();
            }

            AudioUnitRenderActionFlags flags = 0;

            for (int i = 0; i < numOutputBusses; ++i)
                AudioUnitRender (audioUnit, &flags, &timeStamp, i, numSamples, getAudioBufferListForBus (i));

            timeStamp.mSampleTime += numSamples;
        }
        else
        {
            // Plugin not working correctly, so just bypass..
            for (int i = 0; i < getNumOutputChannels(); ++i)
                buffer.clear (i, 0, buffer.getNumSamples());
        }
    }

    //==============================================================================
    bool hasEditor() const                  { return true; }
    AudioProcessorEditor* createEditor();

    //==============================================================================
    const String getInputChannelName (int index) const
    {
        if (isPositiveAndBelow (index, getNumInputChannels()))
            return "Input " + String (index + 1);

        return String::empty;
    }

    const String getOutputChannelName (int index) const
    {
        if (isPositiveAndBelow (index, getNumOutputChannels()))
            return "Output " + String (index + 1);

        return String::empty;
    }

    bool isInputChannelStereoPair (int index) const    { return isPositiveAndBelow (index, getNumInputChannels()); }
    bool isOutputChannelStereoPair (int index) const   { return isPositiveAndBelow (index, getNumOutputChannels()); }

    //==============================================================================
    int getNumParameters()              { return parameterIds.size(); }

    float getParameter (int index)
    {
        const ScopedLock sl (lock);

        Float32 value = 0.0f;

        if (audioUnit != 0 && isPositiveAndBelow (index, parameterIds.size()))
            AudioUnitGetParameter (audioUnit,
                                   (UInt32) parameterIds.getUnchecked (index),
                                   kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0,
                                   &value);

        return value;
    }

    void setParameter (int index, float newValue)
    {
        const ScopedLock sl (lock);

        if (audioUnit != 0 && isPositiveAndBelow (index, parameterIds.size()))
            AudioUnitSetParameter (audioUnit,
                                   (UInt32) parameterIds.getUnchecked (index),
                                   kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0,
                                   newValue, 0);
    }

    const String getParameterName (int index)
    {
        AudioUnitParameterInfo info = { 0 };
        UInt32 sz = sizeof (info);
        String name;

        if (AudioUnitGetProperty (audioUnit,
                                  kAudioUnitProperty_ParameterInfo,
                                  kAudioUnitScope_Global,
                                  parameterIds [index], &info, &sz) == noErr)
        {
            if ((info.flags & kAudioUnitParameterFlag_HasCFNameString) != 0)
                name = String::fromCFString (info.cfNameString);
            else
                name = String (info.name, sizeof (info.name));
        }

        return name;
    }

    const String getParameterText (int index)   { return String (getParameter (index)); }

    bool isParameterAutomatable (int index) const
    {
        AudioUnitParameterInfo info;
        UInt32 sz = sizeof (info);

        if (AudioUnitGetProperty (audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_ParameterInfo,
                                  kAudioUnitScope_Global, parameterIds [index], &info, &sz) == noErr)
        {
            return (info.flags & kAudioUnitParameterFlag_NonRealTime) == 0;
        }

        return true;
    }

    //==============================================================================
    int getNumPrograms()
    {
        CFArrayRef presets;
        UInt32 sz = sizeof (CFArrayRef);
        int num = 0;

        if (AudioUnitGetProperty (audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_FactoryPresets,
                                  kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0, &presets, &sz) == noErr)
        {
            num = (int) CFArrayGetCount (presets);
            CFRelease (presets);
        }

        return num;
    }

    int getCurrentProgram()
    {
        AUPreset current;
        current.presetNumber = 0;
        UInt32 sz = sizeof (AUPreset);

        AudioUnitGetProperty (audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_PresentPreset,
                              kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0, &current, &sz);

        return current.presetNumber;
    }

    void setCurrentProgram (int newIndex)
    {
        AUPreset current;
        current.presetNumber = newIndex;
        current.presetName = CFSTR("");

        AudioUnitSetProperty (audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_PresentPreset,
                              kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0, &current, sizeof (AUPreset));
    }

    const String getProgramName (int index)
    {
        String s;
        CFArrayRef presets;
        UInt32 sz = sizeof (CFArrayRef);

        if (AudioUnitGetProperty (audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_FactoryPresets,
                                  kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0, &presets, &sz) == noErr)
        {
            for (CFIndex i = 0; i < CFArrayGetCount (presets); ++i)
            {
                const AUPreset* p = (const AUPreset*) CFArrayGetValueAtIndex (presets, i);

                if (p != nullptr && p->presetNumber == index)
                {
                    s = String::fromCFString (p->presetName);
                    break;
                }
            }

            CFRelease (presets);
        }

        return s;
    }

    void changeProgramName (int index, const String& newName)
    {
        jassertfalse; // xxx not implemented!
    }

    //==============================================================================
    void getStateInformation (MemoryBlock& destData)
    {
        getCurrentProgramStateInformation (destData);
    }

    void getCurrentProgramStateInformation (MemoryBlock& destData)
    {
        CFPropertyListRef propertyList = 0;
        UInt32 sz = sizeof (CFPropertyListRef);

        if (AudioUnitGetProperty (audioUnit,
                                  kAudioUnitProperty_ClassInfo,
                                  kAudioUnitScope_Global,
                                  0, &propertyList, &sz) == noErr)
        {
            CFWriteStreamRef stream = CFWriteStreamCreateWithAllocatedBuffers (kCFAllocatorDefault, kCFAllocatorDefault);
            CFWriteStreamOpen (stream);

            CFIndex bytesWritten = CFPropertyListWriteToStream (propertyList, stream, kCFPropertyListBinaryFormat_v1_0, 0);
            CFWriteStreamClose (stream);

            CFDataRef data = (CFDataRef) CFWriteStreamCopyProperty (stream, kCFStreamPropertyDataWritten);

            destData.setSize (bytesWritten);
            destData.copyFrom (CFDataGetBytePtr (data), 0, destData.getSize());
            CFRelease (data);

            CFRelease (stream);
            CFRelease (propertyList);
        }
    }

    void setStateInformation (const void* data, int sizeInBytes)
    {
        setCurrentProgramStateInformation (data, sizeInBytes);
    }

    void setCurrentProgramStateInformation (const void* data, int sizeInBytes)
    {
        CFReadStreamRef stream = CFReadStreamCreateWithBytesNoCopy (kCFAllocatorDefault,
                                                                    (const UInt8*) data,
                                                                    sizeInBytes,
                                                                    kCFAllocatorNull);
        CFReadStreamOpen (stream);

        CFPropertyListFormat format = kCFPropertyListBinaryFormat_v1_0;
        CFPropertyListRef propertyList = CFPropertyListCreateFromStream (kCFAllocatorDefault,
                                                                         stream,
                                                                         0,
                                                                         kCFPropertyListImmutable,
                                                                         &format,
                                                                         0);
        CFRelease (stream);

        if (propertyList != 0)
            AudioUnitSetProperty (audioUnit,
                                  kAudioUnitProperty_ClassInfo,
                                  kAudioUnitScope_Global,
                                  0, &propertyList, sizeof (propertyList));
    }

    void refreshParameterListFromPlugin()
    {
        parameterIds.clear();

        if (audioUnit != 0)
        {
            UInt32 paramListSize = 0;
            AudioUnitGetProperty (audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_ParameterList, kAudioUnitScope_Global,
                                  0, 0, &paramListSize);

            if (paramListSize > 0)
            {
                parameterIds.insertMultiple (0, 0, paramListSize / sizeof (int));

                AudioUnitGetProperty (audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_ParameterList, kAudioUnitScope_Global,
                                      0, parameterIds.getRawDataPointer(), &paramListSize);
            }
        }
    }

private:
    //==============================================================================
    friend class AudioUnitPluginWindowCarbon;
    friend class AudioUnitPluginWindowCocoa;
    friend class AudioUnitPluginFormat;

    AudioComponentDescription componentDesc;
    String pluginName, manufacturer, version;
    String fileOrIdentifier;
    CriticalSection lock;
    bool wantsMidiMessages, wasPlaying, prepared;

    HeapBlock <AudioBufferList> outputBufferList;
    AudioTimeStamp timeStamp;
    AudioSampleBuffer* currentBuffer;
    int numInputBusChannels, numOutputBusChannels, numInputBusses, numOutputBusses;

    AudioUnit audioUnit;
    Array <int> parameterIds;

    void setPluginCallbacks()
    {
        if (audioUnit != 0)
        {
            {
                AURenderCallbackStruct info = { 0 };
                info.inputProcRefCon = this;
                info.inputProc = renderGetInputCallback;

                for (int i = 0; i < numInputBusses; ++i)
                    AudioUnitSetProperty (audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_SetRenderCallback,
                                          kAudioUnitScope_Input, i, &info, sizeof (info));
            }

            {
                HostCallbackInfo info = { 0 };
                info.hostUserData = this;
                info.beatAndTempoProc = getBeatAndTempoCallback;
                info.musicalTimeLocationProc = getMusicalTimeLocationCallback;
                info.transportStateProc = getTransportStateCallback;

                AudioUnitSetProperty (audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_HostCallbacks, kAudioUnitScope_Global,
                                      0, &info, sizeof (info));
            }
        }
    }


    //==============================================================================
    OSStatus renderGetInput (AudioUnitRenderActionFlags* ioActionFlags,
                             const AudioTimeStamp* inTimeStamp,
                             UInt32 inBusNumber,
                             UInt32 inNumberFrames,
                             AudioBufferList* ioData) const
    {
        if (currentBuffer != nullptr)
        {
            jassert (inNumberFrames == currentBuffer->getNumSamples()); // if this ever happens, might need to add extra handling

            for (int i = 0; i < ioData->mNumberBuffers; ++i)
            {
                const int bufferChannel = inBusNumber * numInputBusChannels + i;

                if (bufferChannel < currentBuffer->getNumChannels())
                {
                    memcpy (ioData->mBuffers[i].mData,
                            currentBuffer->getSampleData (bufferChannel, 0),
                            sizeof (float) * inNumberFrames);
                }
                else
                {
                    zeromem (ioData->mBuffers[i].mData,
                             sizeof (float) * inNumberFrames);
                }
            }
        }

        return noErr;
    }

    OSStatus getBeatAndTempo (Float64* outCurrentBeat, Float64* outCurrentTempo) const
    {
        AudioPlayHead* const ph = getPlayHead();
        AudioPlayHead::CurrentPositionInfo result;

        if (ph != nullptr && ph->getCurrentPosition (result))
        {
            if (outCurrentBeat  != nullptr)    *outCurrentBeat  = result.ppqPosition;
            if (outCurrentTempo != nullptr)    *outCurrentTempo = result.bpm;
        }
        else
        {
            if (outCurrentBeat  != nullptr)    *outCurrentBeat  = 0;
            if (outCurrentTempo != nullptr)    *outCurrentTempo = 120.0;
        }

        return noErr;
    }

    OSStatus getMusicalTimeLocation (UInt32* outDeltaSampleOffsetToNextBeat, Float32* outTimeSig_Numerator,
                                     UInt32* outTimeSig_Denominator, Float64* outCurrentMeasureDownBeat) const
    {
        AudioPlayHead* const ph = getPlayHead();
        AudioPlayHead::CurrentPositionInfo result;

        if (ph != nullptr && ph->getCurrentPosition (result))
        {
            if (outTimeSig_Numerator != nullptr)            *outTimeSig_Numerator   = result.timeSigNumerator;
            if (outTimeSig_Denominator != nullptr)          *outTimeSig_Denominator = result.timeSigDenominator;
            if (outDeltaSampleOffsetToNextBeat != nullptr)  *outDeltaSampleOffsetToNextBeat = 0; //xxx
            if (outCurrentMeasureDownBeat != nullptr)       *outCurrentMeasureDownBeat = result.ppqPositionOfLastBarStart; //xxx wrong
        }
        else
        {
            if (outDeltaSampleOffsetToNextBeat != nullptr)  *outDeltaSampleOffsetToNextBeat = 0;
            if (outTimeSig_Numerator != nullptr)            *outTimeSig_Numerator = 4;
            if (outTimeSig_Denominator != nullptr)          *outTimeSig_Denominator = 4;
            if (outCurrentMeasureDownBeat != nullptr)       *outCurrentMeasureDownBeat = 0;
        }

        return noErr;
    }

    OSStatus getTransportState (Boolean* outIsPlaying, Boolean* outTransportStateChanged,
                                Float64* outCurrentSampleInTimeLine, Boolean* outIsCycling,
                                Float64* outCycleStartBeat, Float64* outCycleEndBeat)
    {
        AudioPlayHead* const ph = getPlayHead();
        AudioPlayHead::CurrentPositionInfo result;

        if (ph != nullptr && ph->getCurrentPosition (result))
        {
            if (outIsPlaying != nullptr)
                *outIsPlaying = result.isPlaying;

            if (outTransportStateChanged != nullptr)
            {
                *outTransportStateChanged = result.isPlaying != wasPlaying;
                wasPlaying = result.isPlaying;
            }

            if (outCurrentSampleInTimeLine != nullptr)
                *outCurrentSampleInTimeLine = roundToInt (result.timeInSeconds * getSampleRate());

            if (outIsCycling != nullptr)        *outIsCycling = false;
            if (outCycleStartBeat != nullptr)   *outCycleStartBeat = 0;
            if (outCycleEndBeat != nullptr)     *outCycleEndBeat = 0;
        }
        else
        {
            if (outIsPlaying != nullptr)                *outIsPlaying = false;
            if (outTransportStateChanged != nullptr)    *outTransportStateChanged = false;
            if (outCurrentSampleInTimeLine != nullptr)  *outCurrentSampleInTimeLine = 0;
            if (outIsCycling != nullptr)                *outIsCycling = false;
            if (outCycleStartBeat != nullptr)           *outCycleStartBeat = 0;
            if (outCycleEndBeat != nullptr)             *outCycleEndBeat = 0;
        }

        return noErr;
    }

    //==============================================================================
    static OSStatus renderGetInputCallback (void* inRefCon, AudioUnitRenderActionFlags* ioActionFlags,
                                            const AudioTimeStamp* inTimeStamp, UInt32 inBusNumber,
                                            UInt32 inNumberFrames, AudioBufferList* ioData)
    {
        return static_cast <AudioUnitPluginInstance*> (inRefCon)
                    ->renderGetInput (ioActionFlags, inTimeStamp, inBusNumber, inNumberFrames, ioData);
    }

    static OSStatus getBeatAndTempoCallback (void* inHostUserData, Float64* outCurrentBeat, Float64* outCurrentTempo)
    {
        return static_cast <AudioUnitPluginInstance*> (inHostUserData)
                    ->getBeatAndTempo (outCurrentBeat, outCurrentTempo);
    }

    static OSStatus getMusicalTimeLocationCallback (void* inHostUserData, UInt32* outDeltaSampleOffsetToNextBeat,
                                                    Float32* outTimeSig_Numerator, UInt32* outTimeSig_Denominator,
                                                    Float64* outCurrentMeasureDownBeat)
    {
        return static_cast <AudioUnitPluginInstance*> (inHostUserData)
                    ->getMusicalTimeLocation (outDeltaSampleOffsetToNextBeat, outTimeSig_Numerator,
                                              outTimeSig_Denominator, outCurrentMeasureDownBeat);
    }

    static OSStatus getTransportStateCallback (void* inHostUserData, Boolean* outIsPlaying, Boolean* outTransportStateChanged,
                                               Float64* outCurrentSampleInTimeLine, Boolean* outIsCycling,
                                               Float64* outCycleStartBeat, Float64* outCycleEndBeat)
    {
        return static_cast <AudioUnitPluginInstance*> (inHostUserData)
                    ->getTransportState (outIsPlaying, outTransportStateChanged, outCurrentSampleInTimeLine,
                                         outIsCycling, outCycleStartBeat, outCycleEndBeat);
    }

    //==============================================================================
    size_t getAudioBufferSizeInBytes() const noexcept
    {
        return offsetof (AudioBufferList, mBuffers) + (sizeof (AudioBuffer) * numOutputBusChannels);
    }

    AudioBufferList* getAudioBufferListForBus (int busIndex) const noexcept
    {
        return addBytesToPointer (outputBufferList.getData(), getAudioBufferSizeInBytes() * busIndex);
    }

    int getElementCount (AudioUnitScope scope) const noexcept
    {
        UInt32 count;
        UInt32 countSize = sizeof (count);

        if (AudioUnitGetProperty (audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_ElementCount, scope, 0, &count, &countSize) != noErr
             || countSize == 0)
            count = 1;

        return (int) count;
    }

    void updateNumChannels()
    {
        numInputBusses = getElementCount (kAudioUnitScope_Input);
        numOutputBusses = getElementCount (kAudioUnitScope_Output);

        AUChannelInfo supportedChannels [128];
        UInt32 supportedChannelsSize = sizeof (supportedChannels);

        if (AudioUnitGetProperty (audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_SupportedNumChannels, kAudioUnitScope_Global,
                                  0, supportedChannels, &supportedChannelsSize) == noErr
             && supportedChannelsSize > 0)
        {
            int explicitNumIns = 0;
            int explicitNumOuts = 0;
            int maximumNumIns = 0;
            int maximumNumOuts = 0;

            for (int i = 0; i < supportedChannelsSize / sizeof (AUChannelInfo); ++i)
            {
                const int inChannels  = (int) supportedChannels[i].inChannels;
                const int outChannels = (int) supportedChannels[i].outChannels;

                if (inChannels < 0)
                    maximumNumIns  = jmin (maximumNumIns, inChannels);
                else
                    explicitNumIns = jmax (explicitNumIns, inChannels);

                if (outChannels < 0)
                    maximumNumOuts  = jmin (maximumNumOuts, outChannels);
                else
                    explicitNumOuts = jmax (explicitNumOuts, outChannels);
            }

            if ((maximumNumIns == -1 && maximumNumOuts == -1)  // (special meaning: any number of ins/outs, as long as they match)
                || (maximumNumIns == -2 && maximumNumOuts == -1) // (special meaning: any number of ins/outs, even if they don't match)
                || (maximumNumIns == -1 && maximumNumOuts == -2))
            {
                numInputBusChannels = numOutputBusChannels = 2;
            }
            else
            {
                numInputBusChannels = explicitNumIns;
                numOutputBusChannels = explicitNumOuts;

                if (maximumNumIns == -1 || (maximumNumIns < 0 && explicitNumIns <= -maximumNumIns))
                    numInputBusChannels = 2;

                if (maximumNumOuts == -1 || (maximumNumOuts < 0 && explicitNumOuts <= -maximumNumOuts))
                    numOutputBusChannels = 2;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            // (this really means the plugin will take any number of ins/outs as long
            // as they are the same)
            numInputBusChannels = numOutputBusChannels = 2;
        }
    }

    JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (AudioUnitPluginInstance);
};

//==============================================================================
class AudioUnitPluginWindowCocoa    : public AudioProcessorEditor,
                                      public Timer
{
public:
    AudioUnitPluginWindowCocoa (AudioUnitPluginInstance& plugin_, const bool createGenericViewIfNeeded)
        : AudioProcessorEditor (&plugin_),
          plugin (plugin_)
    {
        addAndMakeVisible (&wrapper);

        setOpaque (true);
        setVisible (true);
        setSize (100, 100);

        createView (createGenericViewIfNeeded);
    }

    ~AudioUnitPluginWindowCocoa()
    {
        const bool wasValid = isValid();

        wrapper.setVisible (false);
        removeChildComponent (&wrapper);
        wrapper.setView (nil);

        if (wasValid)
            plugin.editorBeingDeleted (this);
    }

    bool isValid() const        { return wrapper.getView() != nil; }

    void paint (Graphics& g)
    {
        g.fillAll (Colours::white);
    }

    void resized()
    {
        wrapper.setSize (getWidth(), getHeight());
    }

    void timerCallback()
    {
        wrapper.resizeToFitView();
        startTimer (jmin (713, getTimerInterval() + 51));
    }

    void childBoundsChanged (Component* child)
    {
        setSize (wrapper.getWidth(), wrapper.getHeight());
        startTimer (70);
    }

private:
    AudioUnitPluginInstance& plugin;
    NSViewComponent wrapper;

    bool createView (const bool createGenericViewIfNeeded)
    {
        NSView* pluginView = nil;
        UInt32 dataSize = 0;
        Boolean isWritable = false;

        AudioUnitInitialize (plugin.audioUnit);

        if (AudioUnitGetPropertyInfo (plugin.audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_CocoaUI, kAudioUnitScope_Global,
                                      0, &dataSize, &isWritable) == noErr
             && dataSize != 0
             && AudioUnitGetPropertyInfo (plugin.audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_CocoaUI, kAudioUnitScope_Global,
                                          0, &dataSize, &isWritable) == noErr)
        {
            HeapBlock <AudioUnitCocoaViewInfo> info;
            info.calloc (dataSize, 1);

            if (AudioUnitGetProperty (plugin.audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_CocoaUI, kAudioUnitScope_Global,
                                      0, info, &dataSize) == noErr)
            {
                NSString* viewClassName = (NSString*) (info->mCocoaAUViewClass[0]);
                CFStringRef path = CFURLCopyPath (info->mCocoaAUViewBundleLocation);
                NSString* unescapedPath = (NSString*) CFURLCreateStringByReplacingPercentEscapes (0, path, CFSTR (""));
                CFRelease (path);
                NSBundle* viewBundle = [NSBundle bundleWithPath: [unescapedPath autorelease]];
                Class viewClass = [viewBundle classNamed: viewClassName];

                if ([viewClass conformsToProtocol: @protocol (AUCocoaUIBase)]
                     && [viewClass instancesRespondToSelector: @selector (interfaceVersion)]
                     && [viewClass instancesRespondToSelector: @selector (uiViewForAudioUnit: withSize:)])
                {
                    id factory = [[[viewClass alloc] init] autorelease];
                    pluginView = [factory uiViewForAudioUnit: plugin.audioUnit
                                                    withSize: NSMakeSize (getWidth(), getHeight())];
                }

                for (int i = (dataSize - sizeof (CFURLRef)) / sizeof (CFStringRef); --i >= 0;)
                    CFRelease (info->mCocoaAUViewClass[i]);

                CFRelease (info->mCocoaAUViewBundleLocation);
            }
        }

        if (createGenericViewIfNeeded && (pluginView == 0))
        {
            {
                // This forces CoreAudio.component to be loaded, otherwise the AUGenericView will assert
                AudioComponentDescription desc;
                String name, version, manufacturer;
                AudioUnitFormatHelpers::getComponentDescFromIdentifier ("AudioUnit:Output/auou,genr,appl",
                                                                        desc, name, version, manufacturer);
            }

            pluginView = [[AUGenericView alloc] initWithAudioUnit: plugin.audioUnit];
        }

        wrapper.setView (pluginView);

        if (pluginView != nil)
        {
            timerCallback();
            startTimer (70);
        }

        return pluginView != nil;
    }
};

#if JUCE_SUPPORT_CARBON

//==============================================================================
class AudioUnitPluginWindowCarbon   : public AudioProcessorEditor
{
public:
    AudioUnitPluginWindowCarbon (AudioUnitPluginInstance& plugin_)
        : AudioProcessorEditor (&plugin_),
          plugin (plugin_),
          viewComponent (0)
    {
		/*
        addAndMakeVisible (innerWrapper = new InnerWrapperComponent (*this));

        setOpaque (true);
        setVisible (true);
        setSize (400, 300);

        ComponentDescription viewList [16] = { 0 };
        UInt32 viewListSize = sizeof (viewList);
        AudioUnitGetProperty (plugin.audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_GetUIComponentList, kAudioUnitScope_Global,
                              0, &viewList, &viewListSize);

        componentRecord = FindNextComponent (0, &viewList[0]);
		 */
		/*
		 addAndMakeVisible (innerWrapper = new InnerWrapperComponent (*this));
		 
		 setOpaque (true);
		 setVisible (true);
		 setSize (400, 300);
		 
		 ComponentDescription viewList [16] = { 0 };
		 UInt32 viewListSize = sizeof (viewList);
		 AudioUnitGetProperty (plugin.audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_GetUIComponentList, kAudioUnitScope_Global,
		 0, &viewList, &viewListSize);
		 
		 componentRecord = FindNextComponent (0, &viewList[0]);
		 */
		
		
		innerWrapper = new InnerWrapperComponent (*this);
		this->addAndMakeVisible(innerWrapper);
		
        setOpaque (true);
        setVisible (true);
        setSize (400, 300);
		
        ComponentDescription viewList;
		OSStatus err;
		
		// ask the AU for its first editor component
		UInt32 propertySize;
		err = AudioUnitGetPropertyInfo(plugin.audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_GetUIComponentList, kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0, &propertySize, NULL);
		if (!err) {
			int nEditors = propertySize / sizeof(ComponentDescription);
			ComponentDescription *editors = new ComponentDescription[nEditors];
			err = AudioUnitGetProperty(plugin.audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_GetUIComponentList, kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0, editors, &propertySize);
			if (!err) {
				// just pick the first one for now
				viewList = editors[0];
			}
			delete[] editors;
		}
		
		componentRecord = FindNextComponent (0, &viewList);
		
    }

    ~AudioUnitPluginWindowCarbon()
    {
        innerWrapper = nullptr;

        if (isValid())
            plugin.editorBeingDeleted (this);
    }

    bool isValid() const noexcept           { return componentRecord != nullptr; }

    //==============================================================================
    void paint (Graphics& g)
    {
        g.fillAll (Colours::black);
    }

    void resized()
    {
        if (innerWrapper != nullptr)
            innerWrapper->setSize (getWidth(), getHeight());
    }

    //==============================================================================
    bool keyStateChanged (bool)         { return false; }
    bool keyPressed (const KeyPress&)   { return false; }

    //==============================================================================
    AudioUnit getAudioUnit() const      { return plugin.audioUnit; }

    AudioUnitCarbonView getViewComponent()
    {
        if (viewComponent == 0 && componentRecord != nullptr)
            viewComponent = (AudioUnitCarbonView) OpenComponent (componentRecord);

        return viewComponent;
    }

    void closeViewComponent()
    {
        if (viewComponent != 0)
        {
            log ("Closing AU GUI: " + plugin.getName());

            CloseComponent (viewComponent);
            viewComponent = 0;
        }
    }

private:
    //==============================================================================
    AudioUnitPluginInstance& plugin;
    ComponentRecord* componentRecord;
    AudioUnitCarbonView viewComponent;

    //==============================================================================
    class InnerWrapperComponent   : public CarbonViewWrapperComponent
    {
    public:
        InnerWrapperComponent (AudioUnitPluginWindowCarbon& owner_)
            : owner (owner_)
        {
        }

        ~InnerWrapperComponent()
        {
            deleteWindow();
        }

        HIViewRef attachView (WindowRef windowRef, HIViewRef rootView)
        {
            log ("Opening AU GUI: " + owner.plugin.getName());

            AudioUnitCarbonView viewComponent = owner.getViewComponent();

            if (viewComponent == 0)
                return 0;

            Float32Point pos = { 0, 0 };
            Float32Point size = { 0, 0 };

            HIViewRef pluginView = 0;

            AudioUnitCarbonViewCreate (viewComponent,
                                       owner.getAudioUnit(),
                                       windowRef,
                                       rootView,
                                       &pos,
                                       &size,
                                       (ControlRef*) &pluginView);

            return pluginView;
        }

        void removeView (HIViewRef)
        {
            owner.closeViewComponent();
        }

    private:
        AudioUnitPluginWindowCarbon& owner;

        JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (InnerWrapperComponent);
    };

    friend class InnerWrapperComponent;
    ScopedPointer<InnerWrapperComponent> innerWrapper;

    JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (AudioUnitPluginWindowCarbon);
};

#endif

//==============================================================================
AudioProcessorEditor* AudioUnitPluginInstance::createEditor()
{
    ScopedPointer<AudioProcessorEditor> w (new AudioUnitPluginWindowCocoa (*this, false));

    if (! static_cast <AudioUnitPluginWindowCocoa*> (w.get())->isValid())
        w = nullptr;

   #if JUCE_SUPPORT_CARBON
    if (w == nullptr)
    {
		w = new AudioUnitPluginWindowCarbon (*this);

		if (! static_cast <AudioUnitPluginWindowCarbon*> (w.get())->isValid())
			w = nullptr;
	}
   #endif

    if (w == nullptr)
        w = new AudioUnitPluginWindowCocoa (*this, true); // use AUGenericView as a fallback

    return w.release();
}


//==============================================================================
//==============================================================================
AudioUnitPluginFormat::AudioUnitPluginFormat()
{
}

AudioUnitPluginFormat::~AudioUnitPluginFormat()
{
}

void AudioUnitPluginFormat::findAllTypesForFile (OwnedArray <PluginDescription>& results,
                                                 const String& fileOrIdentifier)
{
    if (! fileMightContainThisPluginType (fileOrIdentifier))
        return;

    PluginDescription desc;
    desc.fileOrIdentifier = fileOrIdentifier;
    desc.uid = 0;

    try
    {
        ScopedPointer <AudioPluginInstance> createdInstance (createInstanceFromDescription (desc));
        AudioUnitPluginInstance* const auInstance = dynamic_cast <AudioUnitPluginInstance*> ((AudioPluginInstance*) createdInstance);

        if (auInstance != nullptr)
        {
            auInstance->fillInPluginDescription (desc);
            results.add (new PluginDescription (desc));
        }
    }
    catch (...)
    {
        // crashed while loading...
    }
}

AudioPluginInstance* AudioUnitPluginFormat::createInstanceFromDescription (const PluginDescription& desc)
{
    if (fileMightContainThisPluginType (desc.fileOrIdentifier))
    {
        ScopedPointer <AudioUnitPluginInstance> result (new AudioUnitPluginInstance (desc.fileOrIdentifier));

        if (result->audioUnit != 0)
        {
            result->initialise();
            return result.release();
        }
    }

    return nullptr;
}

StringArray AudioUnitPluginFormat::searchPathsForPlugins (const FileSearchPath& /*directoriesToSearch*/,
                                                          const bool /*recursive*/)
{
    StringArray result;
    AudioComponent comp = nullptr;

    for (;;)
    {
        AudioComponentDescription desc = { 0 };
        comp = AudioComponentFindNext (comp, &desc);

        if (comp == 0)
            break;

        AudioComponentGetDescription (comp, &desc);

        if (desc.componentType == kAudioUnitType_MusicDevice
             || desc.componentType == kAudioUnitType_MusicEffect
             || desc.componentType == kAudioUnitType_Effect
             || desc.componentType == kAudioUnitType_Generator
             || desc.componentType == kAudioUnitType_Panner)
        {
            const String s (AudioUnitFormatHelpers::createAUPluginIdentifier (desc));
            DBG (s);
            result.add (s);
        }
    }

    return result;
}

bool AudioUnitPluginFormat::fileMightContainThisPluginType (const String& fileOrIdentifier)
{
    AudioComponentDescription desc;

    String name, version, manufacturer;
    if (AudioUnitFormatHelpers::getComponentDescFromIdentifier (fileOrIdentifier, desc, name, version, manufacturer))
        return AudioComponentFindNext(0, &desc) != 0;

    const File f (fileOrIdentifier);

    return f.hasFileExtension (".component")
             && f.isDirectory();
}

String AudioUnitPluginFormat::getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String& fileOrIdentifier)
{
    AudioComponentDescription desc;
    String name, version, manufacturer;
    AudioUnitFormatHelpers::getComponentDescFromIdentifier (fileOrIdentifier, desc, name, version, manufacturer);

    if (name.isEmpty())
        name = fileOrIdentifier;

    return name;
}

bool AudioUnitPluginFormat::doesPluginStillExist (const PluginDescription& desc)
{
    if (desc.fileOrIdentifier.startsWithIgnoreCase (AudioUnitFormatHelpers::auIdentifierPrefix))
        return fileMightContainThisPluginType (desc.fileOrIdentifier);
    else
        return File (desc.fileOrIdentifier).exists();
}

FileSearchPath AudioUnitPluginFormat::getDefaultLocationsToSearch()
{
    return FileSearchPath ("/(Default AudioUnit locations)");
}

END_JUCE_NAMESPACE

#undef log

#endif

Well now that I’m thinking about it again I might as well look into it a bit more. I’ll post something up when I get things narrowed down.

The only change that needs to be made is in AudioUnitPluginWindowCarbon’s constructor.

The problem is that the constructor for AudioUnitPluginWindowCarbon doesn’t initialize componentRecord to 0 (or maybe nullptr is better) and also calls FindNextComponent regardless of whether the plugin provides custom views or not which sets componentRecord to an invalid value. Because of this, isValid() returns true and the fallback code to create a default cocoa window is never called. The updated code for AudioUnitPluginWindowCarbon’s constructor is below.

I’m not testing this on Lion but I suspect this should fix it there too. As an aside, note that this fix doesn’t mean that AUMatrixReverb effect will work. For me the UI shows, but the effect does not playback. There have been times that it has but it is unreliable at best. I believe it has to do with vector aligned buffers which I know very little about.

Jules, can you add these changes into the codebase?

    AudioUnitPluginWindowCarbon (AudioUnitPluginInstance& plugin_)
        : AudioProcessorEditor (&plugin_),
          plugin (plugin_),
		  componentRecord(0),
          viewComponent (0)

    {
        addAndMakeVisible (innerWrapper = new InnerWrapperComponent (*this));

        setOpaque (true);
        setVisible (true);
        setSize (400, 300);
		
		ComponentDescription viewList;
		OSStatus result;
		UInt32 propSize;
		result = AudioUnitGetPropertyInfo(plugin.audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_GetUIComponentList, kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0, &propSize, NULL);
		
		if (!result) {
			int numViews = propSize / sizeof(ComponentDescription);
			ComponentDescription *views = new ComponentDescription[numViews];
			result = AudioUnitGetProperty(plugin.audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_GetUIComponentList, kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0, views, &propSize);
			
			if (!result) {
				viewList = views[0];
				componentRecord = FindNextComponent (0, &viewList);

			}
			
			delete[] views;
			
		}
				
    }

I can confirm this is working on Lion as well. AUMatrixReverb was just an example amongst plenty of others. MDA plugins for instance all rely on a generic UI.

I cleaned up a bit what you wrote:

[code]AudioUnitPluginWindowCarbon (AudioUnitPluginInstance& plugin_)
: AudioProcessorEditor (&plugin_),
plugin (plugin_),
componentRecord(nullptr),
viewComponent (0)
{
addAndMakeVisible (innerWrapper = new InnerWrapperComponent (*this));

setOpaque (true);
setVisible (true);
setSize (400, 300);

UInt32 propSize;     
if( ! AudioUnitGetPropertyInfo(plugin.audioUnit,
                               kAudioUnitProperty_GetUIComponentList,
                               kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0, &propSize, NULL) )
{
  int numViews = propSize / sizeof(ComponentDescription);
  ComponentDescription views[numViews];
  
  if( ! AudioUnitGetProperty(plugin.audioUnit,
                             kAudioUnitProperty_GetUIComponentList,
                             kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0, &views[0], &propSize) )
  {
    componentRecord = FindNextComponent(0, &views[0]);
  }
}

}[/code]
Thanks a lot for your investigation Graeme!

Cool, thanks guys, I’ll take a look through that and add something to the codebase! Cheers!