v2.11.2 --- hotfixes

FNSTools v3 is out, for TouchDesigner 2025 and newer. It is installed from functionstore.tools and is not published as a GitHub release, so this toolkit's updater will not offer it. Moving a project over: Moving from v2. v2.11.2 stays here for TouchDesigner 2023.

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Have noticed some degradation in performance of the toolkit, which comes from OpFind DATs.
Therefore: replace usage of opfind in ResetPLS with usage of findChildren for optimization.

Also fixed placement of IOFilter in OpMenu.

Check previous release notes for more: https://github.com/function-store/FunctionStore_tools/releases/tag/v2.11.0

v2.11.1 --- ResetPLS hotfix

Have noticed some degradation in performance of the toolkit, which comes from OpFind DATs.
Therefore: replace usage of opfind in ResetPLS with usage of findChildren for optimization.

Check previous release notes for more: https://github.com/function-store/FunctionStore_tools/releases/tag/v2.11.0

v2.11.0 - fixes, compatibility, some new features

✨ New

CustomParPromoter

• GLSL uniform support: promoting a vecN value parameter from a GLSL TOP/MAT's Vectors page now uses the uniform name (vecN name) as the promoted parameter's name and label — you get uColor instead of Vec0value. Shader-style names (uColor, iCounter) keep their casing in the label.
• Promote All on a GLSL Vectors page promotes one parameter per uniform, named after the uniform, and skips the uniform-name string parameters.

Script Externalizer

• Smarter file extensions: respects the DAT's language setting, and when that's non-specific it detects content — GLSL shaders (.vert/.frag/.glsl), JSON, YAML, XML and HTML all get their proper extension instead of defaulting to .py.
• Now also available as a standalone release module (ScriptSyncFile.tox).

MidiMapper / OSC

• Added Active toggles for MIDI and OSC mapping.

QuickExt

• New extensions automatically enable Init Extensions On Start on the target COMP.
• The toolset is now tagged tdn_exclude, so TDN-based externalization (Embody) skips FunctionStore_tools components instead of exporting them with your project.

🐛 Fixes

• CustomParPromoter: dropping a single member of a parameter group (e.g. just the x of an XYZ) no longer promotes the entire group — only the dropped component is created and bound. Works for all parameter styles.
• QuickExt: creating an extension no longer breaks TD autocomplete in VS Code. Project typings now extend TD's shipped interface library (from tdi import *) instead of replacing it, with helper stubs namespaced under typings/custom_typings/QuickExt/. (Autocomplete via tdi needs TD 2025.32820+.)
• QuickExt on macOS: stub files are written to the project folder instead of a stray typings/ folder in the app's working directory.
• VSCodeTools: opening VS Code no longer auto-writes parameter.py/parameterTypes.py (wrong location on macOS; unnecessary now that typings ship with the project).
• NavBar: fixed Parent Hierarchy error on newer TD builds (dependable-list indexing changed); works on old and new builds alike.
• ParRandomizer: fixed an error when triggering parameter reset with no parameter under the cursor.
• OpMenu: fixed an error and tidied the I/O filter row placement.

v2.10.4

Release Notes: v2.10.4

• Fixed annoying warning
• Fixed version number

Release Notes: v2.10.3

🐛 Bug Fixes & Compatibility

• TD2025 Support: Fixed olib functionality not working properly in TouchDesigner 2025 versions
• ParentHierarchy: Compatibility fix for improved stability
• QuickExt: Reverted to explicitly setting parent references to resolve issues

🧹 Maintenance

• Cleanup: Removed unwanted automatic "logs" folder creation
• Project Updates: Updated FNS_TDDefault_2023.toe with latest changes

📦 Technical Details

• Commits: 6 commits since v2.10.2
• Focus: Bug fixes and TouchDesigner 2025 compatibility improvements

This patch release addresses several compatibility issues and cleans up unwanted behavior, ensuring smoother operation across TouchDesigner versions.

v2.10.3 --- more 2025 compatibility fixes

Release Notes: v2.10.3

🐛 Bug Fixes & Compatibility

• TD2025 Support: Fixed olib functionality not working properly in TouchDesigner 2025 versions
• ParentHierarchy: Compatibility fix for improved stability
• QuickExt: Reverted to explicitly setting parent references to resolve issues

🧹 Maintenance

• Cleanup: Removed unwanted automatic "logs" folder creation
• Project Updates: Updated FNS_TDDefault_2023.toe with latest changes

📦 Technical Details

• Commits: 6 commits since v2.10.2
• Focus: Bug fixes and TouchDesigner 2025 compatibility improvements

This patch release addresses several compatibility issues and cleans up unwanted behavior, ensuring smoother operation across TouchDesigner versions.

v2.10.2 bugfixes

New Features

• Custom Parameter Promotion additions
  • Added hotstrings (#@! for bind, #@~ for ref)
  • Added special case for promoting index parameters of switch-like operators: the range of the slider will automatically be the number of inputs to the switch
  • • improved ParGroupUnit/Pulse handling

Compatibility

• TD2025 Compatibility: Fixed critical issue with external table for toolbar in TD2025.31150, addressed parameter object comparison inconsistencies
  • IMPORTANT: due to a bug in 2025.31150 some other issues might remain, hope they fix it soon!
• POPs family color shows up in ColorUI properly by default
• Mac Compatibility: Updated AltSelect to use alt key, changed navbar nugget modifier for Mac to alt as well

• Other minor fixes and tweaks

v2.10.1 minor update

New Features:

• Added POP support to ColorUI
• ParRandomizer: in 2025+ versions ui.rolloverParGroup is available for randomizing ParGroups
• ParRandomizer: Ctrl+RightClick-> reset all params; Ctrl+Shift+RightClick-> set current params as default
• New special case for CustomParTools Shift/Alt+Drag an index parameter -> maximum will be the number of inputs to the switchOP (presumably) --- This is a precursor for a general support for this special case.

Fixed:

• Promoting ParGroups now with correct label (via diamond button or otherwise)
• Promoting ParGroupPulse (like Reset + ResetPulse together) will promote both parameters correctly
• Fixed ColorUI auto-import from json file

v2.10.0 POPs support

POPs support added to the toolkit

You can still update to this version for TD2023.18800+ projects, as all changes have been made to be backwards compatible --- and I intend to keep it that way as long as I can, or at least until official release of TD2025.

🟣 POPs support added to the following components: 🟣

• OpTemplates
• ResetPLS
• OpMenu IOFilter
• AltSelect
• iop lister/select
• GlobalOutSelect
• OpStore

Fixed:

• MidiMapper and OscMapper for POPs version

⚠️ Please let me know if you face any issues or have ideas for improvement here and please give as much detail as possible when doing so!

v2.9.4

This release is largely optimization and fixes, read the previous release notes for latest features!

Important:

- Disabled QuickOp due to weird unsolvable bugs (for now)

Improvements:

• Reduced ambient cook time for the toolkit (should be around 0.04 ms)
• Added undo action for CustomParTools

Fixes:

• Fixed unwanted AltSelect when SwapOp
• Fixed pathbar drag-drop param
• Fixed HydroHomie animation

v2.9.3

💻New minimum TD version requirement updated to 2023.11880

• NEW: NavBar mods revamped and more powerful!

  • Hovering over a parent in the pathbar and holding Alt shows available shortcuts (Global, Parent, iop) [buggy on Mac!]
  • Holding Ctrl also shows all parameters and their values (hit Ctrl again to poll values) [works on Mac]
    • This retains the popup window until clicked
  • Clicking on any of the items will copy a reference to that object
    • You can then paste this to any expression or script
  • Right-Clicking on any of the parameters will open the parameter customization window of that param
  • ‼️Middle-Clicking on a parent in the pathbar opens parameters!
  • ‼️‼️Long-Middle-Clicking on a parent in the pathbar opens parent customization!
  • If you don't have a 3 button mouse handy, alt+RightClick equates to middle clicking
    

• NEW: QuickParCustom: parameter hover actions to promote/customize parameters

  • alt.x hovered param: Promote to parent (Bind by default, hold shift as well to use Expression instead)
    • If parameter is already promoted this shortcut will open the promoted param's customization
  • alt.\ hovered param: Customize parameter (if it's a Custom Par it will customize its owner comp, otherwise the promoted owner)
  • ctrl.alt.\ hovered param: Toggle between Bind and Expression modes
    ️

• NEW: ExprHotStrings special parent shortcut

  • If enabled #! will resolve to the closest parent shortcut
    • and #!! will also add a .par after it
  • #!.par.Something -> parent.Project.par.Something (for example)
  • #!!Something -> parent.Project.par.Something (for example)
  • Encouraging even more to use parent shortcuts (which you can easily add by ctrl+shift-clicking on the diamond button

• FIXED: HotkeyManager unwanted prompts

  • Really hope this is fixed, let me know!

• Added more Active toggles to main params of the toolkit

• Other minor fixes and improvements