// yabridge: a Wine VST bridge
// Copyright (C) 2020 Robbert van der Helm
//
// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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//
// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
// GNU General Public License for more details.
//
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// along with this program. If not, see .
#include "wine-bridge.h"
#include
#include
#include "../common/communication.h"
#include "../common/events.h"
namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
/**
* A function pointer to what should be the entry point of a VST plugin.
*/
using VstEntryPoint = AEffect*(VST_CALL_CONV*)(audioMasterCallback);
/**
* This ugly global is needed so we can get the instance of a `Brdige` class
* from an `AEffect` when it performs a host callback during its initialization.
*/
WineBridge* current_bridge_instance = nullptr;
intptr_t VST_CALL_CONV
host_callback_proxy(AEffect*, int, int, intptr_t, void*, float);
// We need to use the `CreateThread` WinAPI functions instead of `std::thread`
// to use the correct calling conventions within threads. Otherwise we'll get
// some rare and impossible to debug data races in some particular plugins.
uint32_t WINAPI handle_dispatch_midi_events_proxy(void*);
uint32_t WINAPI handle_parameters_proxy(void*);
uint32_t WINAPI handle_process_replacing_proxy(void*);
/**
* Fetch the WineBridge instance stored in one of the two pointers reserved
* for the host of the hosted VST plugin. This is sadly needed as a workaround
* to avoid using globals since we need free function pointers to interface with
* the VST C API.
*/
WineBridge& get_bridge_instance(const AEffect* plugin) {
// This is needed during the initialization of the plugin since we can only
// add our own pointer after it's done initializing
if (current_bridge_instance != nullptr) {
// This should only be used during initialization
assert(plugin == nullptr || plugin->ptr1 == nullptr);
return *current_bridge_instance;
}
return *static_cast(plugin->ptr1);
}
WineBridge::WineBridge(std::string plugin_dll_path,
std::string socket_endpoint_path)
: plugin_handle(LoadLibrary(plugin_dll_path.c_str()), FreeLibrary),
io_context(),
socket_endpoint(socket_endpoint_path),
host_vst_dispatch(io_context),
host_vst_dispatch_midi_events(io_context),
vst_host_callback(io_context),
host_vst_parameters(io_context),
host_vst_process_replacing(io_context),
vst_host_aeffect(io_context) {
// Got to love these C APIs
if (plugin_handle == nullptr) {
throw std::runtime_error("Could not load the Windows .dll file at '" +
plugin_dll_path + "'");
}
// VST plugin entry point functions should be called `VSTPluginMain`, but
// there are some older deprecated names that legacy plugins may still use
VstEntryPoint vst_entry_point = nullptr;
for (auto name : {"VSTPluginMain", "main_plugin", "main"}) {
vst_entry_point =
reinterpret_cast(reinterpret_cast(
GetProcAddress(plugin_handle.get(), name)));
if (vst_entry_point != nullptr) {
break;
}
}
if (vst_entry_point == nullptr) {
throw std::runtime_error(
"Could not find a valid VST entry point for '" + plugin_dll_path +
"'.");
}
// It's very important that these sockets are accepted to in the same order
// in the Linux plugin
host_vst_dispatch.connect(socket_endpoint);
host_vst_dispatch_midi_events.connect(socket_endpoint);
vst_host_callback.connect(socket_endpoint);
host_vst_parameters.connect(socket_endpoint);
host_vst_process_replacing.connect(socket_endpoint);
vst_host_aeffect.connect(socket_endpoint);
// Initialize after communication has been set up
// We'll try to do the same `get_bridge_isntance` trick as in
// `plugin/plugin.cpp`, but since the plugin will probably call the host
// callback while it's initializing we sadly have to use a global here.
current_bridge_instance = this;
plugin = vst_entry_point(host_callback_proxy);
if (plugin == nullptr) {
throw std::runtime_error("VST plugin at '" + plugin_dll_path +
"' failed to initialize.");
}
// We only needed this little hack during initialization
current_bridge_instance = nullptr;
plugin->ptr1 = this;
// Send the plugin's information to the Linux VST plugin. Any updates during
// runtime are handled using the `audioMasterIOChanged` host callback.
write_object(vst_host_aeffect, *plugin);
// This works functionally identically to the `handle_dispatch()` function
// below, but this socket will only handle MIDI events. This is needed
// because of Win32 API limitations.
dispatch_midi_events_handler =
Win32Thread(handle_dispatch_midi_events_proxy, this);
parameters_handler = Win32Thread(handle_parameters_proxy, this);
process_replacing_handler =
Win32Thread(handle_process_replacing_proxy, this);
}
void WineBridge::handle_dispatch() {
using namespace std::placeholders;
// For our communication we use simple threads and blocking operations
// instead of asynchronous IO since communication has to be handled in
// lockstep anyway
try {
while (true) {
receive_event(host_vst_dispatch, std::nullopt,
passthrough_event(
plugin, std::bind(&WineBridge::dispatch_wrapper,
this, _1, _2, _3, _4, _5, _6)));
// Because of the way the Win32 API works we have to process events
// on the same thread as the one the window was created on, and that
// thread is the thread that's handling dispatcher calls.
if (editor.has_value()) {
// This will handle Win32 events similar to the loop below, and
// it will also handle any X11 events.
editor->handle_events();
} else {
MSG msg;
// Since some plugins rely on the Win32 message API even for
// non-editor related tasks (such as deferring the loading of
// presets using a timer), we have to run a message loop even
// when the editor is closed.
while (PeekMessage(&msg, nullptr, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE)) {
TranslateMessage(&msg);
DispatchMessage(&msg);
}
}
}
} catch (const boost::system::system_error&) {
// The plugin has cut off communications, so we can shut down this host
// application
}
}
[[noreturn]] void WineBridge::handle_dispatch_midi_events() {
while (true) {
receive_event(
host_vst_dispatch_midi_events, std::nullopt, [&](Event& event) {
if (BOOST_LIKELY(event.opcode == effProcessEvents)) {
// For 99% of the plugins we can just call
// `effProcessReplacing()` and be done with it, but a select
// few plugins (I could only find Kontakt that does this)
// don't actually make copies of the events they receive and
// only store pointers, meaning that they have to live at
// least until the next audio buffer gets processed. We're
// not using `passhtourhg_events()` here directly because we
// need to store a copy of the `DynamicVstEvents` struct
// before passing the generated `VstEvents` object to the
// plugin.
std::lock_guard lock(next_buffer_midi_events_mutex);
next_audio_buffer_midi_events.push_back(
std::get(event.payload));
DynamicVstEvents& events =
next_audio_buffer_midi_events.back();
// Exact same handling as in `passthrough_event`, apart from
// making a copy of the events first
const intptr_t return_value = plugin->dispatcher(
plugin, event.opcode, event.index, event.value,
&events.as_c_events(), event.option);
EventResult response{return_value, nullptr, std::nullopt};
return response;
} else {
using namespace std::placeholders;
std::cerr << "[Warning] Received non-MIDI "
"event on MIDI processing thread"
<< std::endl;
// Maybe this should just be a hard error instead, since it
// should never happen
return passthrough_event(
plugin, std::bind(&WineBridge::dispatch_wrapper, this,
_1, _2, _3, _4, _5, _6))(event);
}
});
}
}
[[noreturn]] void WineBridge::handle_parameters() {
while (true) {
// Both `getParameter` and `setParameter` functions are passed
// through on this socket since they have a lot of overlap. The
// presence of the `value` field tells us which one we're dealing
// with.
auto request = read_object(host_vst_parameters);
if (request.value.has_value()) {
// `setParameter`
plugin->setParameter(plugin, request.index, request.value.value());
ParameterResult response{std::nullopt};
write_object(host_vst_parameters, response);
} else {
// `getParameter`
float value = plugin->getParameter(plugin, request.index);
ParameterResult response{value};
write_object(host_vst_parameters, response);
}
}
}
[[noreturn]] void WineBridge::handle_process_replacing() {
std::vector> output_buffers(plugin->numOutputs);
while (true) {
auto request = read_object(host_vst_process_replacing,
process_buffer);
// The process functions expect a `float**` for their inputs and
// their outputs
std::vector inputs;
for (auto& buffer : request.buffers) {
inputs.push_back(buffer.data());
}
// We reuse the buffers to avoid some unnecessary heap allocations,
// so we need to make sure the buffers are large enough since
// plugins can change their output configuration
std::vector outputs;
output_buffers.resize(plugin->numOutputs);
for (auto& buffer : output_buffers) {
buffer.resize(request.sample_frames);
outputs.push_back(buffer.data());
}
// Let the plugin process the MIDI events that were received since the
// last buffer, and then clean up those events. This approach should not
// be needed but Kontakt only stores pointers to rather than copies of
// the events.
{
std::lock_guard lock(next_buffer_midi_events_mutex);
// Any plugin made in the last fifteen years or so should support
// `processReplacing`. In the off chance it does not we can just
// emulate this behavior ourselves.
if (plugin->processReplacing != nullptr) {
plugin->processReplacing(plugin, inputs.data(), outputs.data(),
request.sample_frames);
} else {
// If we zero out this buffer then the behavior is the same as
// `processReplacing``
for (std::vector& buffer : output_buffers) {
std::fill(buffer.begin(), buffer.end(), 0.0);
}
plugin->process(plugin, inputs.data(), outputs.data(),
request.sample_frames);
}
next_audio_buffer_midi_events.clear();
}
AudioBuffers response{output_buffers, request.sample_frames};
write_object(host_vst_process_replacing, response, process_buffer);
}
}
intptr_t WineBridge::dispatch_wrapper(AEffect* plugin,
int opcode,
int index,
intptr_t value,
void* data,
float option) {
// We have to intercept GUI open calls since we can't use
// the X11 window handle passed by the host
switch (opcode) {
case effEditOpen: {
// Create a Win32 window through Wine, embed it into the window
// provided by the host, and let the plugin embed itself into the
// Wine window
const auto x11_handle = reinterpret_cast(data);
editor.emplace("yabridge plugin", plugin, x11_handle);
return plugin->dispatcher(plugin, opcode, index, value,
editor->win32_handle.get(), option);
} break;
case effEditClose: {
const intptr_t return_value =
plugin->dispatcher(plugin, opcode, index, value, data, option);
// Cleanup is handled through RAII
editor = std::nullopt;
return return_value;
} break;
default:
return plugin->dispatcher(plugin, opcode, index, value, data,
option);
break;
}
}
class HostCallbackDataConverter : DefaultDataConverter {
public:
HostCallbackDataConverter(AEffect* plugin,
std::optional& time_info)
: plugin(plugin), time_info(time_info) {}
EventPayload read(const int opcode,
const int index,
const intptr_t value,
const void* data) {
switch (opcode) {
case audioMasterGetTime:
return WantsVstTimeInfo{};
break;
case audioMasterIOChanged:
// This is a helpful event that indicates that the VST plugin's
// `AEffect` struct has changed. Writing these results back is
// done inside of `passthrough_event`.
return AEffect(*plugin);
break;
case audioMasterProcessEvents:
return DynamicVstEvents(*static_cast(data));
break;
// We detect whether an opcode should return a string by checking
// whether there's a zeroed out buffer behind the void pointer. This
// works for any host, but not all plugins zero out their buffers.
case audioMasterGetVendorString:
case audioMasterGetProductString:
return WantsString{};
break;
default:
return DefaultDataConverter::read(opcode, index, value, data);
break;
}
}
std::optional read_value(const int opcode,
const intptr_t value) {
return DefaultDataConverter::read_value(opcode, value);
}
void write(const int opcode, void* data, const EventResult& response) {
switch (opcode) {
case audioMasterGetTime:
// Write the returned `VstTimeInfo` struct into a field and make
// the function return a poitner to it in the function below.
// Depending on whether the host supported the requested time
// information this operations returns either a null pointer or
// a pointer to a `VstTimeInfo` object.
if (std::holds_alternative(response.payload)) {
time_info = std::nullopt;
} else {
time_info = std::get(response.payload);
}
break;
default:
DefaultDataConverter::write(opcode, data, response);
break;
}
}
intptr_t return_value(const int opcode, const intptr_t original) {
switch (opcode) {
case audioMasterGetTime: {
// Return a pointer to the `VstTimeInfo` object written in the
// function above
VstTimeInfo* time_info_pointer = nullptr;
if (time_info.has_value()) {
time_info_pointer = &time_info.value();
}
return reinterpret_cast(time_info_pointer);
} break;
default:
return DefaultDataConverter::return_value(opcode, original);
break;
}
}
void write_value(const int opcode,
intptr_t value,
const EventResult& response) {
return DefaultDataConverter::write_value(opcode, value, response);
}
private:
AEffect* plugin;
std::optional& time_info;
};
intptr_t WineBridge::host_callback(AEffect* effect,
int opcode,
int index,
intptr_t value,
void* data,
float option) {
HostCallbackDataConverter converter(effect, time_info);
return send_event(vst_host_callback, host_callback_mutex, converter,
std::nullopt, opcode, index, value, data, option);
}
intptr_t VST_CALL_CONV host_callback_proxy(AEffect* effect,
int opcode,
int index,
intptr_t value,
void* data,
float option) {
return get_bridge_instance(effect).host_callback(effect, opcode, index,
value, data, option);
}
uint32_t WINAPI handle_dispatch_midi_events_proxy(void* instance) {
static_cast(instance)->handle_dispatch_midi_events();
}
uint32_t WINAPI handle_parameters_proxy(void* instance) {
static_cast(instance)->handle_parameters();
}
uint32_t WINAPI handle_process_replacing_proxy(void* instance) {
static_cast(instance)->handle_process_replacing();
}