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Wwise SDK 2019.1.11
C# WaapiClient - WAMP

Initializing the project

Note: This example requires Visual Studio 2015+ with C# support and the NuGet package manager extension.

To install dependencies, open the sample project <Wwise installation path>/SDK/samples/WwiseAuthoringAPI/cs/WaapiCS/WaapiClientCs.sln in Visual Studio. Install dependencies by right-clicking on the solution and selecting Restore NuGet Packages.

Project Code

Locate the sample file <Wwise installation path>/SDK/samples/WwiseAuthoringAPI/cs/WaapiClientSample/Program.cs.

This file contains the following code, which allows you to connect to the Wwise Authoring API.

/******************************************************************************
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released in source code form as part of the SDK installer package.
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may use this file in accordance with the end user license agreement provided
with the software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in a
written agreement between you and Audiokinetic Inc.
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Alternatively, this file may be used under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
"Apache License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
Apache License. You may obtain a copy of the Apache License at
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the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
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*******************************************************************************/
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace AK.Wwise.Waapi
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
_Main().Wait();
}
static async Task _Main()
{
try
{
AK.Wwise.Waapi.JsonClient client = new AK.Wwise.Waapi.JsonClient();
// Try to connect to running instance of Wwise on localhost, default port
await client.Connect();
// Register for connection lost event
client.Disconnected += () =>
{
System.Console.WriteLine("We lost connection!");
};
// Simple RPC call
JObject info = await client.Call(ak.wwise.core.getInfo, null, null);
System.Console.WriteLine(info);
// Create an object for our tests, using C# anonymous types
var testObj = await client.Call(
ak.wwise.core.@object.create,
new
{
name = "WaapiObject",
parent = @"\Actor-Mixer Hierarchy\Default Work Unit",
type = "ActorMixer",
onNameConflict = "rename"
}, null);
System.Console.WriteLine(testObj["id"]);
// Subscribe to name changes
int nameSubscriptionId = await client.Subscribe(
ak.wwise.core.@object.nameChanged,
null,
(JObject publication) =>
{
System.Console.WriteLine($"Name changed: {publication}");
});
// Subscribe to property changes
int propertySubscriptionId = await client.Subscribe(
ak.wwise.core.@object.propertyChanged,
new JObject(
new JProperty("property", "Volume"),
new JProperty("object", testObj["id"])),
(JObject publication) =>
{
System.Console.WriteLine($"Property '{publication["property"]}' changed: {publication["new"]}");
});
// Set name using C# anonymous types
try
{
await client.Call(
ak.wwise.core.@object.setName,
new
{
@object = testObj["id"],
value = "NewName"
}, null);
// Undo the set name, using JObject constructor
await client.Call(
ak.wwise.ui.commands.execute,
new JObject(new JProperty("command", "Undo")), null);
}
catch (AK.Wwise.Waapi.Wamp.ErrorException e)
{
System.Console.Write(e.Message);
// Ignore the error, it is possible we have a name conflict
}
// Set property using anonymous type
await client.Call(
ak.wwise.core.@object.setProperty,
new
{
@property = "Volume",
@object = testObj["id"],
value = 6
}, null);
// Setting a property using dynamic types
{
dynamic args = new JObject();
args.property = "Volume";
args.@object = testObj["id"];
args.value = 9;
// Set property with JObject
await client.Call(ak.wwise.core.@object.setProperty, args, null);
}
// Setting a property using JObject constructor
await client.Call(ak.wwise.core.@object.setProperty,
new JObject(
new JProperty("property", "Volume"),
new JProperty("object", testObj["id"]),
new JProperty("value", 10)),
null);
{
// Query the volume, using JObject constructor
var query = new JObject(
new JProperty("from", new JObject(
new JProperty("id", new JArray(new string[] { testObj["id"].ToString() })))));
var options = new JObject(
new JProperty("return", new string[] { "name", "id", "@Volume" }));
JObject result = await client.Call(ak.wwise.core.@object.get, query, options);
System.Console.WriteLine(result["return"][0]["@Volume"]);
}
{
// Query the project using anonymous objects
var query = new
{
from = new
{
id = new string[] { testObj["id"].ToString() }
}
};
var options = new
{
@return = new string[] { "name", "id", "@Volume", "path" }
};
JObject jresult = await client.Call(ak.wwise.core.@object.get, query, options);
System.Console.WriteLine(jresult["return"][0]["@Volume"]);
}
// Clean up the created objects!
await client.Call(
ak.wwise.core.@object.delete,
new JObject(new JProperty("object", testObj["id"])), null);
await client.Unsubscribe(nameSubscriptionId);
await client.Unsubscribe(propertySubscriptionId);
await client.Close();
System.Console.WriteLine("done");
}
catch (Exception e)
{
System.Console.Error.WriteLine(e.Message);
}
}
}
}

Running the project

Build the solution (Ctrl+Shift+B) and run the sample using Visual Studio (F5).

Observe messages printed in the output console.

Audiokinetic namespace.

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