got shaders playing crudely and openframeworks being run from python

actions.py

@@ -287,6 +287,28 @@ class Actions(object):
                     print('it is not in !')
                     self.data.update_setting_value('other','DEV_MODE_RESET', 'off')
 
+    def check_if_should_start_openframeworks(self):
+        if self.data.settings['other']['VIDEO_BACKEND']['value'] == 'openframeworks':
+            pass
+            subprocess.Popen(["make run --directory=~/openFrameworks/apps/myApps/c_o_n_j_u_r" ], shell=True)
+
+    def exit_openframeworks(self):
+        self.video_driver.osc_client.send_message("/exit", True)
+
+    def toggle_of_screen_size(self, value):
+        if value == 'dev':
+            self.video_driver.osc_client.send_message("/dev_mode", True)
+        else:
+            self.video_driver.osc_client.send_message("/dev_mode", False)
+
+    def switch_video_backend(self, state):
+        if state == 'openframeworks':
+            self.check_if_should_start_openframeworks()
+        elif state == 'omxplayer':
+            self.exit_openframeworks()
+        self.video_driver.reset_all_players()
+        
+
     def change_composite_setting(self, setting_value):
         if setting_value == 'composite':
             mode = self.data.settings['video']['COMPOSITE_TYPE']['value']
@@ -365,6 +387,7 @@ class Actions(object):
 
     def quit_the_program(self):
         self.video_driver.exit_all_players()
+        self.exit_openframeworks()
         self.exit_osc_server('','')
         self.toggle_x_autorepeat()
         self.tk.destroy()

json_objects/settings_default.json

@@ -123,8 +123,16 @@
             ],
             "value": "off"
         },
+        "OF_SCREEN_SIZE": {
+            "action": "toggle_of_screen_size",
+            "options": [
+                "full",
+                "dev"
+            ],
+            "value": "dev"
+        },
         "VIDEO_BACKEND": {
-            "action": null,
+            "action": "switch_video_backend",
             "options": [
                 "omxplayer",
                 "openframeworks"

r_e_c_u_r.py

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ analog_input = AnalogInput(tk, message_handler, display, actions, data)
 
 actions.check_and_set_output_mode_on_boot()
 actions.check_dev_mode()
+actions.check_if_should_start_openframeworks()
 actions.toggle_x_autorepeat()
 
 frame.pack()

shader_experiments/flowing_colours.frag

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// copied from http://glslsandbox.com/e#47821.0
+#ifdef GL_ES
+precision mediump float;
+#endif
+
+#extension GL_OES_standard_derivatives : enable
+
+uniform float u_time;
+uniform vec2 u_mouse;
+uniform vec2 u_resolution;
+
+void main( void ) {
+
+	vec2 position = ( gl_FragCoord.xy / u_resolution.xy ) + u_mouse / 4.0;
+
+	float color = 0.0;
+	color += sin( position.x * cos( u_time / 15.0 ) * 80.0 ) + cos( position.y * cos( u_time / 15.0 ) * 10.0 );
+	color += sin( position.y * sin( u_time / 10.0 ) * 40.0 ) + cos( position.x * sin( u_time / 25.0 ) * 40.0 );
+	color += sin( position.x * sin( u_time / 5.0 ) * 10.0 ) + sin( position.y * sin( u_time / 35.0 ) * 80.0 );
+	color *= sin( u_time / 10.0 ) * 0.8;
+
+	gl_FragColor = vec4( vec3( color, color * 0.5, sin( color + u_time / 3.0 ) * 0.75 ), 1.0 );
+}

video_centre/video_driver.py

@@ -17,14 +17,10 @@ class VideoDriver(object):
         
         self.layer = self.MAX_LAYER
 
-        if(self.data.settings['other']['VIDEO_BACKEND']['value'] == 'openframeworks'):
-            self.last_player = AltVideoPlayer(self.root, self.message_handler, self.data, self.osc_client, 'a.a')
-            self.current_player = AltVideoPlayer(self.root,self.message_handler, self.data, self.osc_client, 'b.b')
-            self.next_player = AltVideoPlayer(self.root, self.message_handler, self.data, self.osc_client, 'c.c')
-        else:
-            self.last_player = VideoPlayer(self.root, self.message_handler, self.data, 'a.a')
-            self.current_player = VideoPlayer(self.root,self.message_handler, self.data, 'b.b')
-            self.next_player = VideoPlayer(self.root, self.message_handler, self.data, 'c.c')
+        self.last_player = None
+        self.current_player = None
+        self.next_player = None
+        self.reset_all_players()
         
         self.root.after(self.delay, self.begin_playing)
         self.print_status()
@@ -117,8 +113,24 @@ class VideoDriver(object):
             return self.next_player.start, self.next_player.end, self.next_player.get_position()
 
     def exit_all_players(self):
-        self.next_player.exit()
-        self.current_player.exit()
+        if self.next_player:
+            self.next_player.exit()
+        if self.current_player:
+            self.current_player.exit()  
+        if self. last_player:
+            self.last_player.exit()
+
+    def reset_all_players(self):
+        self.exit_all_players()
+
+        if(self.data.settings['other']['VIDEO_BACKEND']['value'] == 'openframeworks'):
+            self.last_player = AltVideoPlayer(self.root, self.message_handler, self.data, self.osc_client, 'a.a')
+            self.current_player = AltVideoPlayer(self.root,self.message_handler, self.data, self.osc_client, 'b.b')
+            self.next_player = AltVideoPlayer(self.root, self.message_handler, self.data, self.osc_client, 'c.c')
+        else:
+            self.last_player = VideoPlayer(self.root, self.message_handler, self.data, 'a.a')
+            self.current_player = VideoPlayer(self.root,self.message_handler, self.data, 'b.b')
+            self.next_player = VideoPlayer(self.root, self.message_handler, self.data, 'c.c')
 
     def reload_next_player(self):
         self.next_player.reload(self.get_next_layer_value())