How to create Plugins

Gigus · **Thanked:** 1 time(s) **Posted:** Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:45 am

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Please read below for updated info.

http://www.blueeye-macro.com/viewtopic.php?f=123&t=24&p=5256#p5256

Bams · **Thanked:** 0 time(s) **Posted:** Wed Apr 07, 2010 2:46 pm

I've been watching all your videos on the website, and I must say; This plugin system seems like a very powerful feature. I have some programming skills myself so these plugins can definately come in handy.

I have not had the time to deal with making some macroes myself yet, but until then im hoping for more videos

Good job, Gigus.

Gigus · **Thanked:** 0 time(s) **Posted:** Wed Apr 07, 2010 3:26 pm

Bams wrote:

I've been watching all your videos on the website, and I must say; This plugin system seems like a very powerful feature. I have some programming skills myself so these plugins can definately come in handy.

I have not had the time to deal with making some macroes myself yet, but until then im hoping for more videos

Good job, Gigus.

Thank you Bams.

I'm happy you find my videos useful.

And yes, the plugin functions can be very powerful, considering if (and i'm sure there is) a functions you need to complete a specific task, is not available in BE, you can with a bit of coding skills, create your own plugin, to interact with all the build in functions of BE or simply use the trigger system, to launch it.

I'll try to come up with more videos, but i'm more than open to suggestions, as to what sort of videos you would like to see...

More How To's? (and what sort of BE functions?)
More Game Cheats?
Work related scenarios?

or perhaps something completely new?

I'm hoping to receive some more feedback from you guys.

bias · **Thanked:** 0 time(s) **Posted:** Sat May 14, 2011 12:18 am

how do you return values into blue eye from the plugin?

Gigus · **Thanked:** 0 time(s) **Posted:** Sat May 14, 2011 8:45 am

Just raise the SetVariable event.

I am planning for some changes in the plugin system for the next version, making it a lot easier to create plugins.

Check out this plugin:
viewtopic.php?f=175&t=775

It performs a web request, and extracts some information from the html based on a regular expression, the result is saved to a variable using the SetVariable event.

nisse099 · **Thanked:** 0 time(s) **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:04 pm

Thanks a lot! Great tutorial :]

Guest · **Thanked:** 0 time(s) **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:08 am

I am using visual studio 2010 it gives an error
"The type or namespace name 'IPluginArgument' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)"
What am I doing wrong?

ssurfer · **Thanked:** 0 time(s) **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:10 am

I am using visual studio 2010 it gives an error
"The type or namespace name 'IPluginArgument' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)"
What am I doing wrong?

Gigus · **Thanked:** 1 time(s) **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:43 am

IPluginArgument is no longer used, simply use "PluginArgument" instead.
In BE version 2.5 the plugin system has been changed, to make it easier creating plugins.

To create a plugin in BE version 2.5 and later, follow these simple steps:

First of all, make sure to create a new project of type Class Library - select target framework to be .NET 3.5.

Add a reference to: C:\Program Files (x86)\Blue Eye Macro\Plugin.dll

Mark your class as Serializable.

Create your plugin inheriting from BaseInstruction / BaseCriterion.

Here is an example of two plugins, an instruction which which will simply save a variable and a criterion which will always return true.

C# Plugin

Code:

using System;
using Plugin.BaseClasses;
using Plugin.Classes;

namespace MyFirstCoupleOfPlugins
{
   [Serializable]
   public class MyPluginInstruction : BaseInstruction
   {
      public override void InitArguments()
      {
         AddArguments(
            new PluginArgument(PluginArgument.ArgumentType.Text, 100, "Variable Name", "The variable to set"),
            new PluginArgument(PluginArgument.ArgumentType.Text, 100, "Text", "The text to save"));
      }

      public override void Execute()
      {
         SetVariable(Arguments[0].Value.ToString(), Arguments[1].Value.ToString());
      }

      public override string Name
      {
         get { return "Set variable"; }
      }
   }

   [Serializable]
   public class MyPluginCriterion: BaseCriterion
   {
      public override void InitArguments(){}

      public override bool IsSatisfied()
      {
         return true;
      }

      public override string Name
      {
         get { return "Always true"; }
      }
   }
}

Compile it, and copy your new dll to the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Blue Eye Macro\Plugins" folder.

Compiled dll:

Attachment:

MyFirstCoupleOfPlugins.dll [5 KiB]
Downloaded 1062 times

Launch BE, and your all set.

Now you can use your new instruction and criterion like this inside BE:

Code:

 begin
     Plugins.Set variable("var", "It works!")
     if  Plugins.Always true()
          begin
               Window.Display message box("{var}", "yes")
          end
 end

I hope that helps, have fun creating your own building blocks

ssurfer · **Thanked:** 0 time(s) **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:09 pm

Thanks, selecting target framework .NET 3.5 solved the problem.