Scripting: Don't limit precision of values from GetInfo:
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- C++
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Description
### Your idea
Currently, numeric values from GetInfo are rounded to a maximum of 4 decimal places.
While it may be convenient to limit the number of digits when displaying values from "Extra menu > Scriptables II > GetInfo", this (arbitrary) limitation prevents sample accurate editing via (mod-script-pipe) scripting or Nyquist.
This proposal is to return higher precision values when returned from Python / Nyquist scripting commands. Ideally double-precision floating-point format, or at least 32-bit float. (Nyquist uses 32-bit float, while Python's built-in float type has double precision).
### Problem to be solved
- Pasting audio clips based on GetInfo clip positions may cause the destination to overlap another clip due to rounding.
- The first / last samples of a clip may be missed when applying an effect.
- Label placements may be off by a few samples if based on GetInfo data.
- And similar issues
### Prior art
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start at the GetInfo entry point used by mod-script-pipe, Python, and Nyquist scripting; the issue does not identify a source file or test. Trace where numeric values are rounded and determine how scripting responses are formatted. Done means scripting clients receive sufficient precision to preserve sample-accurate clip positions, effects, and label placements.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, python
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100