Where to begin with API that trigger Alertbox

[danielrdrigues]

Hi, I'm new to OBS dev, I would like to know if I have to make a plugin or a script, which one is easier? Is even possible to do this by script? I haven't seen anything yet, just asking to save time, I'll start to read Getting Started with OBS Development etc...

 

[Lain]

It depends on what you want to do. If you want more freedom/power/etc, C/C++ plugin is the way to go. If what you want to do is fairly simple and can work within the script restrictions, a python script should be able to cover most cases. That being said, I generally recommend using C/C++ when possible. Although the scripting subsystem can do a lot of advanced things, most of the bindings require manual frees/releases, which makes it a pain for script writing, and debugging scripts. But I mean, I'm a C/C++ developer so it's easier for me I guess.