import { type Editor } from "../main"; import { key_shortcut, makeExampleFactory } from "../Documentation"; export const bonus = (application: Editor): string => { const makeExample = makeExampleFactory(application); return ` # Bonus features Some features are here "just for fun" or "just because I can". They are not very interesting per se but are still available nonetheless. They mostly gravitate towards manipulating visuals or patterning other multimedia formats. ## Hydra Visual Live Coding
⚠️ This feature can generate flashing images that could trigger photosensitivity or epileptic seizures. ⚠️
[Hydra](https://hydra.ojack.xyz/?sketch_id=mahalia_1) is a popular live-codable video synthesizer developed by [Olivia Jack](https://ojack.xyz/) and other contributors. It follows the metaphor of analog synthesizer patching to allow its user to create complex live visuals from a web browser window. Being very easy to use, extremely powerful and also very rewarding to use, Hydra has become a popular choice for adding visuals into a live code performance. Topos provides a simple way to integrate Hydra into a live coding session and to blend it with regular Topos code. ${makeExample( "Hydra integration", `beat(4) :: app.hydra.osc(3, 0.5, 2).out()`, true )} You may feel like it's doing nothing! Press ${key_shortcut( "Ctrl+D" )} to close the documentation. **Boom, all shiny!** Be careful not to call app.hydra too often as it can impact performances. You can use any rhythmical function like mod() function to limit the number of function calls. You can write any Topos code like [1,2,3].beat() to bring some life and movement in your Hydra sketches. Stopping **Hydra** is simple: ${makeExample( "Stopping Hydra", ` beat(4) :: stop_hydra() // this one beat(4) :: app.hydra.hush() // or this one `, true )} I won't teach you how to play with Hydra. You can find some great resources on the [Hydra website](https://hydra.ojack.xyz/): - [Hydra interactive documentation](https://hydra.ojack.xyz/docs/) - [List of Hydra Functions](https://hydra.ojack.xyz/api/) - [Source code on GitHub](https://github.com/hydra-synth/hydra) ## GIF player Topos embeds a small .gif picture player with a small API. GIFs are automatically fading out after the given duration. Look at the following example: ${makeExample( "Playing many gifs", ` beat(0.25)::gif({ url:v('gif')[$(1)%6], // Any URL will do! opacity: r(0.5, 1), // Opacity (0-1) size:"300px", // CSS size property center:false, // Centering on the screen? filter:'none', // CSS Filter dur: 2, // In beats (Topos unit) rotation: ir(1, 360), // Rotation (in degrees) posX: ir(1,1200), // CSS Horizontal Position posY: ir(1, 800), // CSS Vertical Position `, true )} `; };