Prepare plugin-meta-data config-dir and files

libs/ardour/ardour/directory_names.h

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace ARDOUR {
 	LIBARDOUR_API extern const char* const peak_dir_name;
 	LIBARDOUR_API extern const char* const export_dir_name;
 	LIBARDOUR_API extern const char* const export_formats_dir_name;
+	LIBARDOUR_API extern const char* const plugin_metadata_dir_name;
 	LIBARDOUR_API extern const char* const templates_dir_name;
 	LIBARDOUR_API extern const char* const route_templates_dir_name;
 	LIBARDOUR_API extern const char* const surfaces_dir_name;

libs/ardour/ardour/plugin_manager.h

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API PluginManager : public boost::noncopyable {
 		Hidden
 	};
 
+	std::string user_plugin_metadata_dir () const;
 	void load_statuses ();
 	void save_statuses ();
 	void set_status (ARDOUR::PluginType type, std::string unique_id, PluginStatusType status);

libs/ardour/ardour/search_paths.h

@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ namespace ARDOUR {
 	 */
 	LIBARDOUR_API PBD::Searchpath panner_search_path ();
 
+	/**
+	 * return a Searchpath containing directories in which to look for
+	 * plugin metadata ( tags and favorite/hidden status ).
+	 */
+	LIBARDOUR_API PBD::Searchpath plugin_metadata_search_path ();
+
 	/**
 	 * return a Searchpath containing directories in which to look for
 	 * route templates.

libs/ardour/directory_names.cc

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const char* const interchange_dir_name = X_("interchange");
 const char* const export_dir_name = X_("export");
 const char* const export_formats_dir_name = X_("export");
 const char* const templates_dir_name = X_("templates");
+const char* const plugin_metadata_dir_name = X_("plugin_metadata");
 const char* const route_templates_dir_name = X_("route_templates");
 const char* const surfaces_dir_name = X_("surfaces");
 const char* const ladspa_dir_name = X_("ladspa");

libs/ardour/globals.cc

@@ -355,8 +355,17 @@ copy_configuration_files (string const & old_dir, string const & new_dir, int ol
 
 		/* presets */
 
-		old_name = Glib::build_filename (old_dir, X_("plugin_statuses"));
-		new_name = Glib::build_filename (new_dir, X_("plugin_statuses"));
+		old_name = Glib::build_filename (old_dir, X_("plugin_statuses")); /* until 6.0 */
+		new_name = Glib::build_filename (new_dir, plugin_metadata_dir_name, X_("plugin_statuses"));
+		copy_file (old_name, new_name); /* can fail silently */
+
+		old_name = Glib::build_filename (old_dir, plugin_metadata_dir_name, X_("plugin_statuses"));
+		copy_file (old_name, new_name);
+
+		/* plugin tags */
+
+		old_name = Glib::build_filename (old_dir, plugin_metadata_dir_name, X_("plugin_tags"));
+		new_name = Glib::build_filename (new_dir, plugin_metadata_dir_name, X_("plugin_tags"));
 
 		copy_file (old_name, new_name);
 

libs/ardour/plugin_manager.cc

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 #include "pbd/whitespace.h"
 #include "pbd/file_utils.h"
 
+#include "ardour/directory_names.h"
 #include "ardour/debug.h"
 #include "ardour/filesystem_paths.h"
 #include "ardour/ladspa.h"
@@ -1437,6 +1438,14 @@ PluginManager::set_status (PluginType t, string id, PluginStatusType status)
 	statuses.insert (ps);
 }
 
+std::string
+PluginManager::user_plugin_metadata_dir () const
+{
+	std::string dir = Glib::build_filename (user_config_directory(), plugin_metadata_dir_name);
+	g_mkdir_with_parents (dir.c_str(), 0744);
+	return dir;
+}
+
 const ARDOUR::PluginInfoList&
 PluginManager::windows_vst_plugin_info ()
 {

libs/ardour/search_paths.cc

@@ -166,6 +166,14 @@ template_search_path ()
 	return spath;
 }
 
+Searchpath
+plugin_metadata_search_path ()
+{
+	Searchpath spath (ardour_data_search_path());
+	spath.add_subdirectory_to_paths(plugin_metadata_dir_name);
+	return spath;
+}
+
 Searchpath
 route_template_search_path ()
 {

tools/linux_packaging/build

@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ Backends=$APPLIB/backends
 
 Themes=$Shared/themes
 Templates=$Shared/templates
+PluginMetadata=$Shared/plugin_metadata
 ExportFormats=$Shared/export
 Locale=$Shared/locale
 MidiMaps=$Shared/midi_maps
@@ -400,6 +401,9 @@ done
 #Session templates
 cp -av $BUILD_ROOT/../templates $Templates
 
+# PluginMetadata
+cp -av $BUILD_ROOT/../plugin_metadata $PluginMetadata
+
 # ExportFormats
 # got to be careful with names here
 for x in $BUILD_ROOT/../export/*.preset $BUILD_ROOT/../export/*.format ; do

tools/osx_packaging/osx_build

@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ Surfaces=$Frameworks/surfaces
 Panners=$Frameworks/panners
 Backends=$Frameworks/backends
 MidiMaps=$Shared/midi_maps
+PluginMetadata=$Shared/plugin_metadata
 ExportFormats=$Shared/export
 Templates=$Shared/templates
 PatchFiles=$Shared/patchfiles
@@ -347,6 +348,9 @@ done
 #Session templates
 cp -av $BUILD_ROOT/../templates $Templates
 
+# PluginMetadata
+cp -av $BUILD_ROOT/../plugin_metadata $PluginMetadata
+
 # MidiMaps
 # got to be careful with names here
 for x in $BUILD_ROOT/../midi_maps/*.map ; do