3. JavaScript command reference

Here are listed all the commands that MXW recognizes.

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The standard used to represent the available values for each command is:

FLOATS are represented with one decimal:

0.0 .. 1.0 → all float values between 0 and 1 included

INTEGERS are represented with numbers or descriptions:

1 .. 5 → all integers between 1 and 5 included ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 )
1 .. (MAX n layers) → all the integers between 1 and the maximum index of layers in MXW (e.g. if 6 layers are being used the values are integers between 1 and 6 included)

When only one number is indicated it means that only one option is given. This is found in addresses of buttons, checkboxes and in the options where "0" or "1" are the only significant values

STRINGS are represented between double quotation marks:

/mxw/set info

When “name” is contained in the available string variable, then the content is to be substituted with the actual name.

E.G. : to select and play a patch called “patch_one” from its name, the address /mxw/set with tokens "play" "name_of_patch" has to be used, resulting in this OSC command:

/mxw/set play patch_one

When OR is found it means that two options can deliver a similar result. One of the two formats has to be used at one time.

Set Reference

JS COMMAND	DESCRIPTION	EXAMPLE
mxw.millis	returns the amount of milliseconds passed since opening the software	print_console("current passed time is" + mxw.millis );
mxw.width	returns the current frame width in px	print_console("frame width is" + mxw.width );
mxw.height	returns the current frame height in px	print_console("frame height is" + mxw.height);
mxw.outwidth	returns current output width	print_console("frame height is" + mxw.height)
mxw.outheight	returns the current output height	print_console("frame height is" + mxw.height);
mxw.framecounter	returns the amount of frames rendered since opening the software	print_console("total number of frames rendered is" + mxw.framecounter);
mxw.dmx()	returns the DMX value received from the specified universe and channel	print_console("DMX value in u. 1, ch. 4 is" + mxw.dmx(1,4));
mxw.midi()	returns the MIDI value received from the specified device and channel	print_console("MIDI value in dev. 1, ch. 6 is" + mxw.midi(1,6));
/mxw/beatbutton	Send pulse to beat-button (BPM)	1
/mxw/playlist info	return information on the state of the playback of playlist	"info"