/*	--------------------------------------------------------------

		This example creates and registers a custom

		command and then shows how you can package it 

		as an add-on through scripting.

	----------------------------------------------------------------- */

/*

	PART ONE: SET UP THE COMMAND

*/

// Start off with a clean slate

NewScene( null, false );

Application.RemoveCommand( "Howdy" );

// Get the factory (installation) path and use it to build the filename and path

var sPath = InstallationPath( siUserPath );

var sCmdFileName = XSIUtils.BuildPath( sPath, "Data", "Scripts", "HelloWorld.js" );

// Create a "hello world" script file

var fso = new ActiveXObject( "Scripting.FileSystemObject" );

var fHWFile = fso.CreateTextFile( sCmdFileName  );

fHWFile.WriteLine( "function SayHi()" );

fHWFile.WriteLine( "{" );

fHWFile.WriteLine( "\tApplication.LogMessage( \"Hello, World!\" );" );

fHWFile.WriteLine( "}" );

fHWFile.Close();

// Add it to the command map in Softimage

var oCmd = Application.CreateCommand( "Howdy", siExportCategory );

oCmd.Description = "Display the traditional greeting";

oCmd.ScriptingName = "Howdy";

oCmd.Handler = "SayHi";

oCmd.FileName = sCmdFileName;

oCmd.Language = "JScript";

Application.AddCommand( oCmd );

// Run it make sure it works

oCmd.Execute();

/*

	PART TWO: PACKAGE IT AS AN ADD-ON

*/

// Set up the add-on package object

var oAddOn = Application.CreateAddon();

// Add the new command to the add-on package

oAddOn.AddItem( siScriptCmdAddonItemType, oCmd );

// Set the default installation path and subdirectory for installation

oAddOn.DefaultInstallationPath = siUserAddonPath;

oAddOn.SubDirectory = "HiyaProject";

// Save the .xsiaddon file to disk

var sAddOnFileName = XSIUtils.BuildPath( sPath, "myAddOn.xsiaddon" );

oAddOn.Save( sAddOnFileName );

// Remove the custom command we created and then install the add-on

Application.RemoveCommand("Howdy");

fso.DeleteFile( sCmdFileName, true );

oCmd = null;

oAddOn = null;

Application.InstallAddon( sAddOnFileName, siUserAddonPath );

// Run the command to make sure it still works after we removed it and

// then reinstalled it from our new add-on package

Commands( "Howdy" ).Execute();

// Clean up and remove the add-on package

sInstalledAddOnFileName = XSIUtils.BuildPath( InstallationPath( siUserAddonPath ), "InstalledAddons", "myAddOn.xsiaddon" );

Application.UninstallAddon( sInstalledAddOnFileName );

// --------------------------------------------------------------

// Output of the above script is:

//

//INFO : "Hello, World!"

//Howdy(null);

//INFO : "Hello, World!"

//Howdy(null);