# Livi
[](https://crates.io/crates/livi)
[](https://docs.rs/livi)
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A library for hosting LV2 plugins.
Note: This is a work in progress and has not yet been full tested.
## Quickstart
Below is an example on how to run the mda EPiano plugin.
```rust
use livi;
let mut world = livi::World::new();
const MIN_BLOCK_SIZE: usize = 1;
const MAX_BLOCK_SIZE: usize = 256;
const SAMPLE_RATE: f64 = 44100.0;
world
.initialize_block_length(MIN_BLOCK_SIZE, MAX_BLOCK_SIZE)
.unwrap();
let plugin = world
// This is the URI for mda EPiano. You can use the `lv2ls` command line
// utility to see all available LV2 plugins.
.plugin_by_uri("http://drobilla.net/plugins/mda/EPiano")
.expect("Plugin not found.");
let mut instance = unsafe {
plugin
.instantiate(SAMPLE_RATE)
.expect("Could not instantiate plugin.")
};
// Where midi events will be read from.
let input = {
let mut s = livi::event::LV2AtomSequence::new(1024);
let play_note_data = [0x90, 0x40, 0x7f];
s.push_midi_event::<3>(1, world.midi_urid(), &play_note_data)
.unwrap();
s
};
// Where parameters can be set. We initialize to the plugin's default values.
let params: Vec<f32> = plugin
.ports_with_type(livi::PortType::ControlInput)
.map(|p| p.default_value)
.collect();
// This is where the audio data will be stored.
let mut outputs = [
vec![0.0; MAX_BLOCK_SIZE], // For mda EPiano, this is the left channel.
vec![0.0; MAX_BLOCK_SIZE], // For mda EPiano, this is the right channel.
];
// Set up the port configuration and run the plugin!
// The results will be stored in `outputs`.
let ports = EmptyPortConnections::new(MAX_BLOCK_SIZE)
.with_atom_sequence_inputs(std::iter::once(&input))
.with_audio_outputs(outputs.iter_mut().map(|output| output.as_mut_slice()))
.with_control_inputs(params.iter());
unsafe { instance.run(ports).unwrap() };
```
## Supported LV2 Features
LV2 has a simple core interface but is accompanied by extensions that can add
lots of functionality. This library aims to support as many features as possible
out of the box.
- [`http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/urid#map`](http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/urid#map)
- [`http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/urid#unmap`](http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/urid#unmap)
- [`http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/options#options`](http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/options#options])
- [`http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/buf-size#boundedBlockLength`](http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/buf-size#boundedBlockLength)