#

# This example demonstrates how to create a completely bogus shader 

# definition on the fly (ie., not to be persisted) and then how to

# instantiate it on a scene object

#

from win32com.client import constants as si

app = Application

app.NewScene("", False)

# This function creates a bogus shader definition on the fly and returns its ProgID

def CreateDefOnTheFly () :

	otmpShaderDef = XSIFactory.CreateShaderDef("NoParser", "Nunce", 1, 0)

	otmpShaderDef.Category = "Test Shaders"

	# family

	otmpShaderDef.AddShaderFamily("mrTexture")

	# paramdef options (in)

	otmpShadPDefOpts = XSIFactory.CreateShaderParamDefOptions()

	otmpShadPDefOpts.SetTexturable(True)

	otmpShadPDefOpts.SetShortName("squelch")

	# paramdef (in)

	otmpInParams = otmpShaderDef.InputParamDefs

	otmpInParams.AddParamDef2("west", si.siColorParameterType, otmpShadPDefOpts)

	# paramdef options (out)

	otmpShadPDefOpts = XSIFactory.CreateShaderParamDefOptions()

	otmpShadPDefOpts.SetTexturable(True)

	otmpShadPDefOpts.SetShortName("splosh")

	# paramdef (out)

	otmpOutParams = otmpShaderDef.OutputParamDefs

	otmpOutParams.AddParamDef2("east", si.siColorParameterType, otmpShadPDefOpts)

	# renderer

	otmpRendDef = otmpShaderDef.AddRendererDef("whoops")

	otmpRendOpts = otmpRendDef.RendererOptions

	otmpRendOpts.Set("plain", False)

	# attributes

	otmpAttrs = otmpShaderDef.Attributes

	otmpAttrs.Set("chuckle", "on")

	otmpAttrs.Set("nbr", 456123)

	# return the ProgID of the new shader

	return otmpShaderDef.ProgID

# This function tests to see whether the specified parser name is 

# a registered parser name already (if it is, the script will not

# attempt to create a definition on the fly (to avoid errors)

def IsNotRegistered( in_name ) :

	oPC = Application.Plugins

	for p in oPC :

		for pi in p.Items :

			if pi.Type == "Shader Language Parser" :

				if pi.Name == in_name :

					return False

	# If no match is found, return true

	return True

# First check to make sure the parser name isn't already registered

if IsNotRegistered("NoParser"):

	# Create the shader definition on the fly and get its ProgID

	sProgID = CreateDefOnTheFly()

	# Now create a cube and instantiate this shader on it

	oCube = app.CreatePrim("Cube", "MeshSurface")

	app.CreateShaderFromProgID(sProgID, "Sources.Materials.DefaultLib.Scene_Material")

	app.SIConnectShaderToCnxPoint("Sources.Materials.DefaultLib.Scene_Material.Nunce.east", 

		"Sources.Materials.DefaultLib.Scene_Material.Phong.ambient", False)

	# Finally, remove it (we don't want to clutter up the system)

	oRemoveMe = app.ShaderDefinitions(sProgID)

	if oRemoveMe :

		XSIFactory.RemoveShaderDef(oRemoveMe)

else :

	app.LogMessage("Parser name is already registered.")