added ability not to update/draw fbo sources when they are not actively displayed

src/MediaServer/MediaServer.cpp

@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ void MediaServer::setup(){
 
 void MediaServer::update(){
 	for(int i = 0; i < fboSources.size(); ++i){
-		fboSources[i]->updateFbo();
+        if (fboSources[i]->isActive() || fboSources[i]->runsInBackground()) fboSources[i]->updateFbo();
 	}
 }
 
 void MediaServer::draw(){
 	for(int i = 0; i < fboSources.size(); ++i){
-		fboSources[i]->drawFbo();
+        if (fboSources[i]->isActive() || fboSources[i]->runsInBackground()) fboSources[i]->drawFbo();
 	}
 }
 

src/Sources/BaseSource.cpp

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace piMapper {
 BaseSource::BaseSource(){
 	//cout << "BaseSource" << endl;
 	init();
+    runInBackground = false;
 }
 
 BaseSource::BaseSource(ofTexture * newTexture){
@@ -49,6 +50,18 @@ void BaseSource::init(){
 	referenceCount = 1;   // We have one instance on init
 }
 
+void BaseSource::setActive(bool value){
+    displayed = value;
+}
+
+bool BaseSource::isActive(){
+    return displayed;
+}
+
+bool BaseSource::runsInBackground(){
+    return runInBackground;
+}
+
 void BaseSource::setNameFromPath(string & fullPath){
 	vector <string> pathParts;
 	//cout << "fullPath: " << fullPath << endl;
@@ -58,4 +71,4 @@ void BaseSource::setNameFromPath(string & fullPath){
 }
 
 } // namespace piMapper
-} // namespace ofx
+} // namespace ofx

src/Sources/BaseSource.h

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ class BaseSource {
 		string & getPath();
 		virtual void clear(){}
         virtual void togglePause(){}
+        bool isActive();
+        bool runsInBackground();
+        void setActive(bool);
 
         virtual void reset(){} // called by surfaceManager to optionally allow users to reset a source's variables
 
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ class BaseSource {
 		int referenceCount;
 
 	private:
-		void init();
+        void init();
 
 	protected:
 		void setNameFromPath(string & fullPath);
@@ -38,6 +41,8 @@ class BaseSource {
 		bool loadable; // If the source can be loaded from disk like image and video
 		bool loaded; // Is the source loaded?
 		SourceType type;
+        bool displayed;
+        bool runInBackground;
 };
 
 } // namespace piMapper

src/Surfaces/SurfaceManager.cpp

@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ bool SurfaceManager::loadXmlSettings(string fileName){
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 	bool success = SettingsLoader::instance()->load(*this, *mediaServer, fileName);
+
+    setPresetSourcesActiveState(_activePresetIndex, true);
 	return success;
 }
 
@@ -451,6 +453,14 @@ void SurfaceManager::setNextPreset(){
 	// TODO: Create command for this.
 }
 
+void SurfaceManager::setPresetSourcesActiveState(unsigned int presetIndex, bool state){
+    // tell sources associated with current preset that they are not displayed any more
+    // this is so that we can optionally update the buffers or not.
+    for (int j=0; j<_presets[presetIndex]->getSurfaces().size(); j++){
+        _presets[_activePresetIndex]->getSurfaces()[j]->getSource()->setActive(state);
+    }
+}
+
 void SurfaceManager::setPreset(unsigned int i){
 	if(_presets.size() <= 1){
 		throw runtime_error("ofxPiMapper: No presets to set.");
@@ -460,7 +470,13 @@ void SurfaceManager::setPreset(unsigned int i){
 		throw runtime_error("ofxPiMapper: Preset index out of bounds.");
 	}
 	
-	_activePresetIndex = i;
+    //let sources associated with OLD preset know that they are not being displayed any more
+    setPresetSourcesActiveState(_activePresetIndex, false);
+    //change preset
+    _activePresetIndex = i;
+    //let sources associated with NEW preset know that they are now being displayed
+    setPresetSourcesActiveState(_activePresetIndex, true);
+
 
     //when preset it changed, call reset on all sources, if it's defined
     for (int i=0; i<_presets[_activePresetIndex]->getSurfaces().size(); i++){

src/Surfaces/SurfaceManager.h

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class SurfaceManager {
 		void setPreset(unsigned int i);
 		void cloneActivePreset();
 		void eraseActivePreset();
+        void setPresetSourcesActiveState(unsigned int presetIndex, bool state);
 	
 	private:
 		BaseSurface * selectedSurface;
@@ -90,4 +91,4 @@ class SurfaceManager {
 };
 
 } // namespace piMapper
-} // namespace ofx
+} // namespace ofx