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66 lines
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# LMathPluginAPI
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This is a documentation-ish for the `LMathPluginAPI` object, revealed to plugins at the init phase.
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## Common
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These methods and variables are available on both the backend part and the frontend part.
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### api.getLogger()
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Returns the `log4js` logger.
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### api.getVersion()
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Returns current L'Math version.
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### api.getSettings()
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Returns the settings object. If you need to modify settings, please see ___ (WIP).
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### api.getUserSetting()
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Returns the user settings object. If you need to modify settings, please see ___ (WIP).
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----
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### api.events
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The event-specific API
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#### events.on(eventName, callback)
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Allows you to listen to L'Math-specific events.
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#### events.fire(eventName, eventData)
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Allows you to fire a custom-named event. The data will be passed as
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----
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### api.messages
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The messaging-specific API
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#### messages.on(messageName, callback)
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Allows you to listen to plugin-specific IPC messages between the backend and the frontend.
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Any data sent will be passed as an argument to the callback function.
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**Just like with regular ipc messaging, you can't send functions or other non-json types.**
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#### messages.send(messageName, messageData)
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Allows you to send plugin-specific IPC messages between the backend and the frontend.
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The messageData object will be converted to JSON and passed as a parsed object to any listeners on the other process.
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**Just like with regular ipc messaging, you can't send functions or other non-json types.**
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## Backend
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### events
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* `fileOpened`
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* Called when a file has been succesfully opened
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* Event data:
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* `file` - the absolute path to the file
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* `content` - a brief content description of the file
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* `fileSaved`
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* Called when a file has been succesfully saved
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* Event data:
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* `file` - the absolute path to the file
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## Frontend
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### events
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* `formulaRender`
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* Called when a formula is sent to the renderer
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* Event data:
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* `latex` - the LaTeX input, **can be modified**
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