add -p flag for loading a user configuration file.

add -p explanation to README

LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2024 Onyx and Iris
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# VMRCLI Command Line Utility
+# Voicemeeter Remote Command Line Utility
 
 ## `Tested against`
 
@@ -13,28 +13,32 @@
 ## `Use`
 
 ```powershell
-./vmrcli.exe [-h] [-i] [-k] [-D] <api commands>
+./vmrcli.exe [-h] [-i] [-k] [-D] [-v] [-p] [-m] [-s] <api commands>
 ```
 
 Where:
 
-- `h`: Prints the help dialogue.
+- `h`: Prints the help message.
 - `i`: Enable interactive mode. If set, any api commands passed on the command line will be ignored.
 - `k`: The kind of Voicemeeter (basic, banana or potato). Use this to launch the GUI.
 - `D`: Set log level 0=TRACE, 1=DEBUG, 2=INFO, 3=WARN, 4=ERROR, 5=FATAL
+- `v`: Enable extra console output (toggle, set messages)
+- `p`: Load a user configuration (given the file name or a full path)
+- `m`: Launch the MacroButtons application
+- `s`: Launch the StreamerView application
 
 ## `API Commands`
 
 - Commands starting with `!` will be toggled, use it with boolean parameters.
-- Commands containing `=` will set a value.
+- Commands containing `=` will set a value. (use `+=` and `-=` to increment/decrement)
 - All other commands with get a value.
 
 Examples:
 
-Launch basic GUI, set log level to INFO, Toggle Strip 0 Mute, then print its new value
+Launch basic GUI, set log level to INFO, Toggle Strip 0 Mute, print its new value, then decrease Bus 0 Gain by 3.8
 
 ```powershell
-./vmrcli.exe -kbasic -D2 !strip[0].mute strip[0].mute
+./vmrcli.exe -kbasic -D2 !strip[0].mute strip[0].mute bus[0].gain-=3.8
 ```
 
 Launch banana GUI, set log level to DEBUG, set Strip 0 label to podmic then print Strip 2 label
@@ -68,18 +72,25 @@ Scripts can be loaded from text files, for example in Powershell:
 ./vmrcli.exe -D1 $(Get-Content .\example_commands.txt)
 ```
 
+Multiple API commands can be in a single line but they should be space separated.
+
 ## `Build`
 
 Run the included `makefile` with [GNU Make](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/).
 
-By default the log.c module is built with coloured logging enabled. To disable this you can override the `LOG_USE_COLOR` variable, for example:
+The binary in [Releases][releases] is compiled with coloured logging enabled. To disable this you can override the `LOG_USE_COLOR` variable, for example:
 
 `make LOG_USE_COLOR=no`
 
 ## `Official Documentation`
 
-- [Voicemeeter Remote C API](https://github.com/onyx-and-iris/Voicemeeter-SDK/blob/main/VoicemeeterRemoteAPI.pdf)
+- [Voicemeeter Remote C API][remoteapi-docs]
 
 ## `Special Thanks`
 
-- [rxi](https://github.com/rxi) for writing the [log.c](https://github.com/rxi/log.c) package
+- [rxi][rxi-user] for writing the [log.c][log-c] package
+
+[releases]: https://github.com/onyx-and-iris/vmrcli/releases
+[remoteapi-docs]: https://github.com/onyx-and-iris/Voicemeeter-SDK/blob/main/VoicemeeterRemoteAPI.pdf
+[rxi-user]: https://github.com/rxi
+[log-c]: https://github.com/rxi/log.c

example_commands.txt

@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-strip[0].mute 
-!strip[0].mute 
-strip[0].mute
-strip[1].mute=1
-strip[1].mute
-strip[0].gain
-strip[0].label=podmic
-strip[0].label
+strip[0].mute !strip[0].mute strip[0].mute strip[0].gain strip[0].label=podmic strip[0].label
+strip[1].mute=1 strip[1].mute strip[1].limit-=8
+strip[2].gain-=5 strip[2].comp+=4.8
+bus[0].label
+bus[1].gain-=5.8

include/VoicemeeterRemote.h

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************/
-/* Voicemeeter Remote API.                                  V.Burel©2015-2023 */
+/* Voicemeeter Remote API.                                  V.Burel<EFBFBD>2015-2023 */
 /******************************************************************************/
 /* This Library allows communication with Voicemeeter applications            */
 /* 4 Client Applications can be connected to remote Voicemeeter.              */
@@ -19,15 +19,14 @@
 /* long = 32 bit integer                                                      */
 /******************************************************************************/
 
-
 #ifndef __VOICEMEETER_REMOTE_H__
 #define __VOICEMEETER_REMOTE_H__
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
+extern "C"
+{
 #endif
 
-
 #define VBVMR_RESULT_OK 0
 
 	/******************************************************************************/
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ long __stdcall VBVMR_Login(void);
 
 	long __stdcall VBVMR_Logout(void);
 
-
 	/**
 	@brief Run Voicemeeter Application (get installation directory and run Voicemeeter Application).
 	@param vType : Voicemeeter type  (1 = Voicemeeter, 2= Voicemeeter Banana, 3= Voicemeeter Potato, 6 = Potato x64 bits).
@@ -67,19 +65,8 @@ long __stdcall VBVMR_Logout(void);
 
 	long __stdcall VBVMR_RunVoicemeeter(long vType);
 
-
 	/** @}  */
 
-
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 	/******************************************************************************/
 	/*                                                                            */
 	/*                             General Information                            */
@@ -134,26 +121,8 @@ long __stdcall VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterType(long * pType);
 
 	long __stdcall VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterVersion(long *pVersion);
 
-
 	/** @}  */
 
-
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 	/******************************************************************************/
 	/*                                                                            */
 	/*                               Get parameters                               */
@@ -205,14 +174,6 @@ long __stdcall VBVMR_GetParameterStringW(char * szParamName, unsigned short * ws
 
 	/** @}  */
 
-
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 	/******************************************************************************/
 	/*                                                                            */
 	/*                                Get levels                                  */
@@ -283,7 +244,6 @@ long __stdcall VBVMR_GetParameterStringW(char * szParamName, unsigned short * ws
 
 	long __stdcall VBVMR_GetLevel(long nType, long nuChannel, float *pValue);
 
-
 	/**
 	@brief Get MIDI message from M.I.D.I. input device used by Voicemeeter M.I.D.I. mapping.
 			(this function must be called from one thread only)
@@ -301,10 +261,8 @@ long __stdcall VBVMR_GetLevel(long nType, long nuChannel, float * pValue);
 				-6: no MIDI data
 	*/
 
-
 	long __stdcall VBVMR_GetMidiMessage(unsigned char *pMIDIBuffer, long nbByteMax);
 
-
 	/**
 	@brief Send MIDI message to M.I.D.I. output device used by Voicemeeter M.I.D.I. mapping.
 			(this function must be called from one thread only)
@@ -319,21 +277,10 @@ long __stdcall VBVMR_GetMidiMessage(unsigned char *pMIDIBuffer, long nbByteMax);
 				-5: cannot send MIDI data
 	*/
 
-
 	long __stdcall VBVMR_SendMidiMessage(unsigned char *pMIDIBuffer, long nbByte);
 
-
 	/** @}  */
 
-
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-
 	/******************************************************************************/
 	/*                                                                            */
 	/*                               Set Parameters                               */
@@ -361,8 +308,6 @@ long __stdcall VBVMR_SendMidiMessage(unsigned char *pMIDIBuffer, long nbByte);
 
 	long __stdcall VBVMR_SetParameterFloat(char *szParamName, float Value);
 
-
-
 	/**
 	@brief Set a single string parameters .
 	@param szParamName : Null Terminal ASCII String giving the name of the parameter (see parameters name table)
@@ -379,13 +324,9 @@ long __stdcall VBVMR_SetParameterFloat(char * szParamName, float Value);
 
 	*/
 
-
 	long __stdcall VBVMR_SetParameterStringA(char *szParamName, char *szString);
 	long __stdcall VBVMR_SetParameterStringW(char *szParamName, unsigned short *wszString);
 
-
-
-
 	/**
 	@brief Set one or several parameters by a script ( < 48 kB ).
 	@param szParamName : Null Terminal ASCII String giving the script
@@ -410,24 +351,12 @@ long __stdcall VBVMR_SetParameterStringW(char * szParamName, unsigned short * ws
 	long __stdcall VBVMR_SetParameters(char *szParamScript);
 	long __stdcall VBVMR_SetParametersW(unsigned short *szParamScript);
 
-
 	/** @}  */
 
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 	/******************************************************************************/
 	/*                            DEVICES ENUMERATOR                              */
 	/******************************************************************************/
 
-
 	/** @name Device Enumeration Functions
 	 * @{ */
 
@@ -474,15 +403,8 @@ long __stdcall VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceNumber(void);
 	long __stdcall VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescA(long zindex, long *nType, char *szDeviceName, char *szHardwareId);
 	long __stdcall VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescW(long zindex, long *nType, unsigned short *wszDeviceName, unsigned short *wszHardwareId);
 
-
-
 	/** @}  */
 
-
-
-
-
-
 	/******************************************************************************/
 	/*                             VB-AUDIO CALLBACK                              */
 	/******************************************************************************/
@@ -497,14 +419,12 @@ long __stdcall VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescW(long zindex, long * nType, unsigned sh
 	/** @name VB-Audio Callback Functions
 	 * @{ */
 
-
 	typedef struct tagVBVMR_AUDIOINFO
 	{
 		long samplerate;
 		long nbSamplePerFrame;
 	} VBVMR_T_AUDIOINFO, *VBVMR_PT_AUDIOINFO, *VBVMR_LPT_AUDIOINFO;
 
-
 	typedef struct tagVBVMR_AUDIOBUFFER
 	{
 		long audiobuffer_sr;	   // Sampling Rate
@@ -515,7 +435,6 @@ typedef struct tagVBVMR_AUDIOBUFFER
 		float *audiobuffer_w[128]; // nbo output pointers containing frame of nbs sample (of 32bits float)
 	} VBVMR_T_AUDIOBUFFER, *VBVMR_PT_AUDIOBUFFER, *VBVMR_LPT_AUDIOBUFFER;
 
-
 	/**
 	@brief VB-AUDIO Callback is called for different task to Initialize, perform and end your process.
 		   VB-AUDIO Callback is part of single TIME CRITICAL Thread.
@@ -533,10 +452,8 @@ typedef struct tagVBVMR_AUDIOBUFFER
 	@return :	 0: always 0 (unused).
 	*/
 
-
 	typedef long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_VBAUDIOCALLBACK)(void *lpUser, long nCommand, void *lpData, long nnn);
 
-
 #define VBVMR_CBCOMMAND_STARTING 1 // command to initialize data according SR and buffer size
 								   // info = (VBVMR_LPT_AUDIOINFO)lpData
 
@@ -696,7 +613,6 @@ long __stdcall VBVMR_AudioCallbackRegister(long mode, T_VBVMR_VBAUDIOCALLBACK pC
 	long __stdcall VBVMR_AudioCallbackStart(void);
 	long __stdcall VBVMR_AudioCallbackStop(void);
 
-
 	/**
 	@brief unregister your callback to release voicemeeter virtual driver
 			(this function will automatically call VBVMR_AudioCallbackStop() function)
@@ -708,15 +624,8 @@ long __stdcall VBVMR_AudioCallbackStop(void);
 
 	long __stdcall VBVMR_AudioCallbackUnregister(void);
 
-
-
 	/** @}  */
 
-
-
-
-
-
 	/******************************************************************************/
 	/*                                                                            */
 	/*                                Macro Buttons                               */
@@ -772,62 +681,49 @@ long __stdcall VBVMR_MacroButton_SetStatus(long nuLogicalButton, float fValue, l
 #define VBVMR_MACROBUTTON_MODE_TRIGGER 0x00000003	// change Trigger State
 #define VBVMR_MACROBUTTON_MODE_COLOR 0x00000004		// change color
 
-
-
 	/** @}  */
 
-
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 	/******************************************************************************/
 	/*                          'C' STRUCTURED INTERFACE                          */
 	/******************************************************************************/
 
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_Login)(void);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_Logout)(void);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_RunVoicemeeter)(long vType);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_Login)(void);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_Logout)(void);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_RunVoicemeeter)(long vType);
 
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterType)(long * pType);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterVersion)(long * pVersion);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterType)(long *pType);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterVersion)(long *pVersion);
 
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_IsParametersDirty)(void);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_GetParameterFloat)(char * szParamName, float * pValue);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_GetParameterStringA)(char * szParamName, char * szString);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_GetParameterStringW)(char * szParamName, unsigned short * wszString);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_IsParametersDirty)(void);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_GetParameterFloat)(char *szParamName, float *pValue);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_GetParameterStringA)(char *szParamName, char *szString);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_GetParameterStringW)(char *szParamName, unsigned short *wszString);
 
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_GetLevel)(long nType, long nuChannel, float *pValue);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_GetMidiMessage)(unsigned char *pMIDIBuffer, long nbByteMax);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_SendMidiMessage)(unsigned char *pMIDIBuffer, long nbByteMax);
 
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_GetLevel)(long nType, long nuChannel, float * pValue);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_GetMidiMessage)(unsigned char *pMIDIBuffer, long nbByteMax);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_SendMidiMessage)(unsigned char *pMIDIBuffer, long nbByteMax);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_SetParameterFloat)(char *szParamName, float Value);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_SetParameters)(char *szParamScript);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_SetParametersW)(unsigned short *szParamScript);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_SetParameterStringA)(char *szParamName, char *szString);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_SetParameterStringW)(char *szParamName, unsigned short *wszString);
 
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_SetParameterFloat)(char * szParamName, float Value);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_SetParameters)(char * szParamScript);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_SetParametersW)(unsigned short * szParamScript);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_SetParameterStringA)(char * szParamName, char * szString);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_SetParameterStringW)(char * szParamName, unsigned short * wszString);
-
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceNumber)(void);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescA)(long zindex, long * nType, char * szDeviceName, char * szHardwareId);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescW)(long zindex, long * nType, unsigned short * wszDeviceName, unsigned short * wszHardwareId);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceNumber)(void);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescA)(long zindex, long * nType, char * szDeviceName, char * szHardwareId);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescW)(long zindex, long * nType, unsigned short * wszDeviceName, unsigned short * wszHardwareId);
-
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_AudioCallbackRegister)(long mode, T_VBVMR_VBAUDIOCALLBACK pCallback, void * lpUser, char szClientName[64]);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_AudioCallbackStart)(void);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_AudioCallbackStop)(void);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_AudioCallbackUnregister)(void);
-
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_MacroButton_IsDirty)(void);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_MacroButton_GetStatus)(long nuLogicalButton, float * pValue, long bitmode);
-typedef long (__stdcall *T_VBVMR_MacroButton_SetStatus)(long nuLogicalButton, float fValue, long bitmode);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceNumber)(void);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescA)(long zindex, long *nType, char *szDeviceName, char *szHardwareId);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescW)(long zindex, long *nType, unsigned short *wszDeviceName, unsigned short *wszHardwareId);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceNumber)(void);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescA)(long zindex, long *nType, char *szDeviceName, char *szHardwareId);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescW)(long zindex, long *nType, unsigned short *wszDeviceName, unsigned short *wszHardwareId);
 
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_AudioCallbackRegister)(long mode, T_VBVMR_VBAUDIOCALLBACK pCallback, void *lpUser, char szClientName[64]);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_AudioCallbackStart)(void);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_AudioCallbackStop)(void);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_AudioCallbackUnregister)(void);
 
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_MacroButton_IsDirty)(void);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_MacroButton_GetStatus)(long nuLogicalButton, float *pValue, long bitmode);
+	typedef long long(__stdcall *T_VBVMR_MacroButton_SetStatus)(long nuLogicalButton, float fValue, long bitmode);
 
 	typedef struct tagVBVMR_INTERFACE
 	{
@@ -867,20 +763,13 @@ typedef struct tagVBVMR_INTERFACE
 		T_VBVMR_MacroButton_GetStatus VBVMR_MacroButton_GetStatus;
 		T_VBVMR_MacroButton_SetStatus VBVMR_MacroButton_SetStatus;
 
-
-} T_VBVMR_INTERFACE, *PT_VBVMR_INTERFACE, *LPT_VBVMR_INTERFACE;
+	} T_VBVMR_INTERFACE, *PT_VBVMR_INTERFACE, *LPT_VBVMR_INTERFACE, *PT_VMR;
 
 #ifdef VBUSE_LOCALLIB
 	// internal used (not public)
 	void __stdcall VBVMR_SetHinstance(HINSTANCE hinst);
 #endif
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
 	/******************************************************************************/
 	/*                                VBAN RT PACKET                              */
 	/******************************************************************************/
@@ -971,7 +860,6 @@ typedef struct tagVBAN_VMRT_PACKET			//packedt ident: 0
 #define VMRTSTATE_MODE_SEL 0x10000000
 #define VMRTSTATE_MODE_MONITOR 0x20000000
 
-
 #pragma pack(1)
 
 	// long = 4 bytes
@@ -1046,7 +934,6 @@ typedef struct tagVBAN_VMPARAM_STRIP
 #define VMRT_EQTYPE_LOSHELF 5
 #define VMRT_EQTYPE_HISHELF 6
 
-
 #define expected_size_T_VBAN_VMPARAM_STRIP (8 + (8 * sizeof(short)) + (2 * 6) + (3 * 6 * sizeof(float)) + ((11 + 9 + 6 + 7) * sizeof(short)))
 	// 170
 
@@ -1080,14 +967,8 @@ long VBVMR_LoginEx(long properties);
 
 	long VBVMR_MB_PushSettings(void *lpParam);
 
-
-
-
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
 
 #endif /*__VOICEMEETER_REMOTE_H__*/
-
-

include/cdll.h

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __CDLL_H__
 #define __CDLL_H__
 
-#include <windows.h>
 #include "VoicemeeterRemote.h"
 
-long initialize_dll_interfaces(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR);
+PT_VMR create_interface();
 
 #endif /*__CDLL_H__*/

include/util.h

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 void remove_name_in_path(char *szPath);
 int replace_multiple_space_with_one(char *s, size_t len);
-char *kind_as_string(char *s, enum kind kind, int n);
+char *kind_as_string(char *s, int kind, int n);
 char *version_as_string(char *, long v, int n);
 
 #endif /* __UTIL_H__ */

include/vmr.h

@@ -6,31 +6,34 @@
 
 enum kind
 {
+    UNKNOWN = -1,
     BASIC = 1,
     BANANA,
     POTATO,
     BASICX64,
     BANANAX64,
     POTATOX64,
+    MACROBUTTONS = 11,
+    STREAMERVIEW
 };
 
-long login(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR, int kind);
-long logout(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR);
-long run_voicemeeter(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR, int kind);
-long type(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR, long *type);
-long version(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR, long *version);
+long login(PT_VMR vmr, int kind);
+long logout(PT_VMR vmr);
+long run_voicemeeter(PT_VMR vmr, int kind);
+long type(PT_VMR vmr, long *type);
+long version(PT_VMR vmr, long *version);
 
-bool is_pdirty(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR);
-long get_parameter_float(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR, char *param, float *f);
-long get_parameter_string(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR, char *param, unsigned short *s);
-long set_parameter_float(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR, char *param, float val);
-long set_parameter_string(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR, char *param, char *s);
-long set_parameters(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR, char *command);
+bool is_pdirty(PT_VMR vmr);
+long get_parameter_float(PT_VMR vmr, char *param, float *f);
+long get_parameter_string(PT_VMR vmr, char *param, unsigned short *s);
+long set_parameter_float(PT_VMR vmr, char *param, float val);
+long set_parameter_string(PT_VMR vmr, char *param, char *s);
+long set_parameters(PT_VMR vmr, char *command);
 
-bool is_mdirty(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR);
-long macrobutton_getstatus(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR, long n, float *val, long mode);
-long macrobutton_setstatus(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR, long n, float val, long mode);
+bool is_mdirty(PT_VMR vmr);
+long macrobutton_getstatus(PT_VMR vmr, long n, float *val, long mode);
+long macrobutton_setstatus(PT_VMR vmr, long n, float val, long mode);
 
-void clear_dirty(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR);
+void clear_dirty(PT_VMR vmr);
 
-#endif
+#endif /* __VMR_H__ */

src/cdll.c

@@ -1,7 +1,151 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <windows.h>
 #include "cdll.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "log.h"
+
+static T_VBVMR_INTERFACE iVMR;
+
+static long initialize_dll_interfaces(PT_VMR vmr);
+static bool registry_get_voicemeeter_folder(char *szDir);
+
+PT_VMR create_interface()
+{
+    PT_VMR vmr = &iVMR;
+    int rep;
+
+    rep = initialize_dll_interfaces(vmr);
+    if (rep < 0)
+    {
+        if (rep == -100)
+        {
+            log_fatal("Voicemeeter is not installed");
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            log_fatal("Error loading Voicemeeter dll with code %d\n", rep);
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return vmr;
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************/
+/**                                GET DLL INTERFACE                          **/
+/*******************************************************************************/
+static long initialize_dll_interfaces(PT_VMR vmr)
+{
+    HMODULE G_H_Module = NULL;
+    char szDllName[1024];
+    memset(vmr, 0, sizeof(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE));
+
+    // get Voicemeeter installation directory
+    if (!registry_get_voicemeeter_folder(szDllName))
+    {
+        // Voicemeeter not installed
+        return -100;
+    }
+    // use right dll according to O/S type
+    if (sizeof(void *) == 8)
+        strcat(szDllName, "\\VoicemeeterRemote64.dll");
+    else
+        strcat(szDllName, "\\VoicemeeterRemote.dll");
+
+    // Load Dll
+    G_H_Module = LoadLibrary(szDllName);
+    if (G_H_Module == NULL)
+        return -101;
+
+    // Get function pointers
+    vmr->VBVMR_Login = (T_VBVMR_Login)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_Login");
+    vmr->VBVMR_Logout = (T_VBVMR_Logout)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_Logout");
+    vmr->VBVMR_RunVoicemeeter = (T_VBVMR_RunVoicemeeter)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_RunVoicemeeter");
+    vmr->VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterType = (T_VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterType)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterType");
+    vmr->VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterVersion = (T_VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterVersion)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterVersion");
+
+    vmr->VBVMR_IsParametersDirty = (T_VBVMR_IsParametersDirty)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_IsParametersDirty");
+    vmr->VBVMR_GetParameterFloat = (T_VBVMR_GetParameterFloat)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_GetParameterFloat");
+    vmr->VBVMR_GetParameterStringA = (T_VBVMR_GetParameterStringA)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_GetParameterStringA");
+    vmr->VBVMR_GetParameterStringW = (T_VBVMR_GetParameterStringW)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_GetParameterStringW");
+    vmr->VBVMR_GetLevel = (T_VBVMR_GetLevel)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_GetLevel");
+    vmr->VBVMR_GetMidiMessage = (T_VBVMR_GetMidiMessage)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_GetMidiMessage");
+
+    vmr->VBVMR_SetParameterFloat = (T_VBVMR_SetParameterFloat)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_SetParameterFloat");
+    vmr->VBVMR_SetParameters = (T_VBVMR_SetParameters)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_SetParameters");
+    vmr->VBVMR_SetParametersW = (T_VBVMR_SetParametersW)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_SetParametersW");
+    vmr->VBVMR_SetParameterStringA = (T_VBVMR_SetParameterStringA)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_SetParameterStringA");
+    vmr->VBVMR_SetParameterStringW = (T_VBVMR_SetParameterStringW)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_SetParameterStringW");
+
+    vmr->VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceNumber = (T_VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceNumber)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceNumber");
+    vmr->VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescA = (T_VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescA)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescA");
+    vmr->VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescW = (T_VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescW)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescW");
+    vmr->VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceNumber = (T_VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceNumber)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceNumber");
+    vmr->VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescA = (T_VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescA)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescA");
+    vmr->VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescW = (T_VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescW)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescW");
+
+    vmr->VBVMR_MacroButton_IsDirty = (T_VBVMR_MacroButton_IsDirty)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_MacroButton_IsDirty");
+    vmr->VBVMR_MacroButton_GetStatus = (T_VBVMR_MacroButton_GetStatus)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_MacroButton_GetStatus");
+    vmr->VBVMR_MacroButton_SetStatus = (T_VBVMR_MacroButton_SetStatus)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_MacroButton_SetStatus");
+
+    // check pointers are valid
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_Login == NULL)
+        return -1;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_Logout == NULL)
+        return -2;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_RunVoicemeeter == NULL)
+        return -2;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterType == NULL)
+        return -3;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterVersion == NULL)
+        return -4;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_IsParametersDirty == NULL)
+        return -5;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_GetParameterFloat == NULL)
+        return -6;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_GetParameterStringA == NULL)
+        return -7;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_GetParameterStringW == NULL)
+        return -8;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_GetLevel == NULL)
+        return -9;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_SetParameterFloat == NULL)
+        return -10;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_SetParameters == NULL)
+        return -11;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_SetParametersW == NULL)
+        return -12;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_SetParameterStringA == NULL)
+        return -13;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_SetParameterStringW == NULL)
+        return -14;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_GetMidiMessage == NULL)
+        return -15;
+
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceNumber == NULL)
+        return -30;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescA == NULL)
+        return -31;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescW == NULL)
+        return -32;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceNumber == NULL)
+        return -33;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescA == NULL)
+        return -34;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescW == NULL)
+        return -35;
+
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_MacroButton_IsDirty == NULL)
+        return -36;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_MacroButton_GetStatus == NULL)
+        return -37;
+    if (vmr->VBVMR_MacroButton_SetStatus == NULL)
+        return -38;
+
+    return 0;
+}
 
 /*******************************************************************************/
 /**                           GET VOICEMEETER DIRECTORY                       **/
@@ -13,7 +157,7 @@
 #define KEY_WOW64_32KEY 0x0200
 #endif
 
-bool __cdecl registry_get_voicemeeter_folder(char *szDir)
+static bool registry_get_voicemeeter_folder(char *szDir)
 {
     char szKey[256];
     char sss[1024];
@@ -54,106 +198,3 @@ bool __cdecl registry_get_voicemeeter_folder(char *szDir)
 
     return true;
 }
-
-/*******************************************************************************/
-/**                                GET DLL INTERFACE                          **/
-/*******************************************************************************/
-long initialize_dll_interfaces(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR)
-{
-    HMODULE G_H_Module = NULL;
-    char szDllName[1024];
-    memset(iVMR, 0, sizeof(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE));
-
-    // get Voicemeeter installation directory
-    if (!registry_get_voicemeeter_folder(szDllName))
-    {
-        // Voicemeeter not installed
-        return -100;
-    }
-    // use right dll according to O/S type
-    if (sizeof(void *) == 8)
-        strcat(szDllName, "\\VoicemeeterRemote64.dll");
-    else
-        strcat(szDllName, "\\VoicemeeterRemote.dll");
-
-    // Load Dll
-    G_H_Module = LoadLibrary(szDllName);
-    if (G_H_Module == NULL)
-        return -101;
-
-    // Get function pointers
-    iVMR->VBVMR_Login = (T_VBVMR_Login)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_Login");
-    iVMR->VBVMR_Logout = (T_VBVMR_Logout)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_Logout");
-    iVMR->VBVMR_RunVoicemeeter = (T_VBVMR_RunVoicemeeter)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_RunVoicemeeter");
-    iVMR->VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterType = (T_VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterType)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterType");
-    iVMR->VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterVersion = (T_VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterVersion)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterVersion");
-
-    iVMR->VBVMR_IsParametersDirty = (T_VBVMR_IsParametersDirty)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_IsParametersDirty");
-    iVMR->VBVMR_GetParameterFloat = (T_VBVMR_GetParameterFloat)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_GetParameterFloat");
-    iVMR->VBVMR_GetParameterStringA = (T_VBVMR_GetParameterStringA)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_GetParameterStringA");
-    iVMR->VBVMR_GetParameterStringW = (T_VBVMR_GetParameterStringW)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_GetParameterStringW");
-    iVMR->VBVMR_GetLevel = (T_VBVMR_GetLevel)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_GetLevel");
-    iVMR->VBVMR_GetMidiMessage = (T_VBVMR_GetMidiMessage)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_GetMidiMessage");
-
-    iVMR->VBVMR_SetParameterFloat = (T_VBVMR_SetParameterFloat)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_SetParameterFloat");
-    iVMR->VBVMR_SetParameters = (T_VBVMR_SetParameters)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_SetParameters");
-    iVMR->VBVMR_SetParametersW = (T_VBVMR_SetParametersW)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_SetParametersW");
-    iVMR->VBVMR_SetParameterStringA = (T_VBVMR_SetParameterStringA)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_SetParameterStringA");
-    iVMR->VBVMR_SetParameterStringW = (T_VBVMR_SetParameterStringW)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_SetParameterStringW");
-
-    iVMR->VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceNumber = (T_VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceNumber)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceNumber");
-    iVMR->VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescA = (T_VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescA)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescA");
-    iVMR->VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescW = (T_VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescW)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescW");
-    iVMR->VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceNumber = (T_VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceNumber)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceNumber");
-    iVMR->VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescA = (T_VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescA)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescA");
-    iVMR->VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescW = (T_VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescW)GetProcAddress(G_H_Module, "VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescW");
-
-    // check pointers are valid
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_Login == NULL)
-        return -1;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_Logout == NULL)
-        return -2;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_RunVoicemeeter == NULL)
-        return -2;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterType == NULL)
-        return -3;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterVersion == NULL)
-        return -4;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_IsParametersDirty == NULL)
-        return -5;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_GetParameterFloat == NULL)
-        return -6;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_GetParameterStringA == NULL)
-        return -7;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_GetParameterStringW == NULL)
-        return -8;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_GetLevel == NULL)
-        return -9;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_SetParameterFloat == NULL)
-        return -10;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_SetParameters == NULL)
-        return -11;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_SetParametersW == NULL)
-        return -12;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_SetParameterStringA == NULL)
-        return -13;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_SetParameterStringW == NULL)
-        return -14;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_GetMidiMessage == NULL)
-        return -15;
-
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceNumber == NULL)
-        return -30;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescA == NULL)
-        return -31;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_Output_GetDeviceDescW == NULL)
-        return -32;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceNumber == NULL)
-        return -33;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescA == NULL)
-        return -34;
-    if (iVMR->VBVMR_Input_GetDeviceDescW == NULL)
-        return -35;
-
-    return 0;
-}

src/util.c

@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 #include "vmr.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
+/**
+ * @brief Removes the last part of a path
+ *
+ * @param szPath
+ */
 void remove_name_in_path(char *szPath)
 {
     char *p = szPath;
@@ -57,9 +62,17 @@ int replace_multiple_space_with_one(char *s, size_t len)
     return j;
 }
 
-char *kind_as_string(char *s, enum kind kind, int n)
+/**
+ * @brief
+ *
+ * @param s Pointer to a character buffer
+ * @param kind The kind of Voicemeeter.
+ * @param n maximum number of characters to be written to the buffer
+ * @return char* The kind of Voicemeeter as a string
+ */
+char *kind_as_string(char *s, int kind, int n)
 {
-    char *kinds[] = {
+    static const char *kinds[] = {
         "Basic",
         "Banana",
         "Potato",

src/vmr.c

@@ -8,11 +8,21 @@
 #define VERSION_STR_LEN 128
 #define KIND_STR_LEN 64
 
-long login(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, int kind)
+/**
+ * @brief Logs into the API.
+ * Tests for valid connection for up to 2 seconds.
+ * If successful initializes the dirty parameters.
+ *
+ * @param vmr
+ * @param kind
+ * @return long
+ */
+long login(PT_VMR vmr, int kind)
 {
     int rep;
     long v;
 
+    log_trace("VBVMR_Login()");
     rep = vmr->VBVMR_Login();
     if (rep == 1)
     {
@@ -21,111 +31,122 @@ long login(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, int kind)
         log_info(
             "Launching Voicemeeter %s GUI",
             kind_as_string(kind_s, kind, KIND_STR_LEN));
+    }
 
-        time_t endwait;
     int timeout = 2;
-
-        endwait = time(NULL) + timeout;
+    time_t start = time(NULL);
     do
     {
         if ((rep = version(vmr, &v)) == 0)
-                break;
-            Sleep(50);
-        } while (time(NULL) < endwait);
-    }
-    if (rep == 0)
         {
-        version(vmr, &v);
             char version_s[VERSION_STR_LEN];
             log_info(
                 "Successfully logged into the Voicemeeter API v%s",
                 version_as_string(version_s, v, VERSION_STR_LEN));
+            break;
+        }
+        Sleep(50);
+    } while (time(NULL) < start + timeout);
+
+    if (rep == 0)
+    {
         clear_dirty(vmr);
     }
     return rep;
 }
 
-long logout(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr)
+/**
+ * @brief Logs out of the API giving a short wait to allow a
+ * final instruction to complete.
+ *
+ * @param vmr The API interface as a struct
+ * @return long VBVMR_Logout return value
+ */
+long logout(PT_VMR vmr)
 {
     int rep;
 
     Sleep(20); /* give time for last command */
+    log_trace("VBVMR_Logout()");
     rep = vmr->VBVMR_Logout();
     if (rep == 0)
         log_info("Successfully logged out of the Voicemeeter API");
     return rep;
 }
 
-long run_voicemeeter(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, int kind)
+long run_voicemeeter(PT_VMR vmr, int kind)
 {
     log_trace("VBVMR_RunVoicemeeter(%d)", kind);
     return vmr->VBVMR_RunVoicemeeter((long)kind);
 }
 
-long type(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, long *type)
+long type(PT_VMR vmr, long *type)
 {
     log_trace("VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterType(<long> *t)");
     return vmr->VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterType(type);
 }
 
-long version(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, long *version)
+long version(PT_VMR vmr, long *version)
 {
     log_trace("VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterVersion(<long> *v)");
     return vmr->VBVMR_GetVoicemeeterVersion(version);
 }
 
-bool is_pdirty(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr)
+bool is_pdirty(PT_VMR vmr)
 {
     log_trace("VBVMR_IsParametersDirty()");
     return vmr->VBVMR_IsParametersDirty() == 1;
 }
 
-long get_parameter_float(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, char *param, float *f)
+long get_parameter_float(PT_VMR vmr, char *param, float *f)
 {
     log_trace("VBVMR_GetParameterFloat(%s, <float> *f)", param);
     return vmr->VBVMR_GetParameterFloat(param, f);
 }
 
-long get_parameter_string(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, char *param, unsigned short *s)
+long get_parameter_string(PT_VMR vmr, char *param, unsigned short *s)
 {
     log_trace("VBVMR_GetParameterStringW(%s, <unsigned short> *s)", param);
     return vmr->VBVMR_GetParameterStringW(param, s);
 }
 
-long set_parameter_float(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, char *param, float val)
+long set_parameter_float(PT_VMR vmr, char *param, float val)
 {
     log_trace("VBVMR_SetParameterFloat(%s, %.1f)", param, val);
     return vmr->VBVMR_SetParameterFloat(param, val);
 }
 
-long set_parameter_string(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, char *param, char *s)
+long set_parameter_string(PT_VMR vmr, char *param, char *s)
 {
     log_trace("VBVMR_SetParameterStringA(%s, %s)", param, s);
     return vmr->VBVMR_SetParameterStringA(param, s);
 }
 
-long set_parameters(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, char *command)
+long set_parameters(PT_VMR vmr, char *command)
 {
     log_trace("VBVMR_SetParameters(%s)", command);
     return vmr->VBVMR_SetParameters(command);
 }
 
-bool is_mdirty(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr)
+bool is_mdirty(PT_VMR vmr)
 {
+    log_trace("VBVMR_MacroButton_IsDirty()");
     return vmr->VBVMR_MacroButton_IsDirty() == 1;
 }
 
-long macrobutton_getstatus(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, long n, float *val, long mode)
+long macrobutton_getstatus(PT_VMR vmr, long n, float *val, long mode)
 {
+    log_trace("VBVMR_MacroButton_GetStatus(%ld, <float> *v, %ld)", n, mode);
     return vmr->VBVMR_MacroButton_GetStatus(n, val, mode);
 }
 
-long macrobutton_setstatus(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, long n, float val, long mode)
+long macrobutton_setstatus(PT_VMR vmr, long n, float val, long mode)
 {
+    log_trace("VBVMR_MacroButton_SetStatus(%ld, %d, %ld)", n, (int)val, mode);
     return vmr->VBVMR_MacroButton_SetStatus(n, val, mode);
 }
 
-void clear_dirty(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr)
+void clear_dirty(PT_VMR vmr)
 {
     Sleep(30);
     while (is_pdirty(vmr))

src/vmrcli.c

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include "cdll.h"
 #include "vmr.h"
 #include "log.h"
@@ -9,12 +11,21 @@
 
 #define MAX_LINE 512
 
+/**
+ * @brief An enum used to define the kind of value
+ * a 'get' call returns.
+ *
+ */
 enum
 {
     FLOAT_T,
     STRING_T,
 };
 
+/**
+ * @brief A struct holding the result of a get call.
+ *
+ */
 struct result
 {
     int type;
@@ -25,19 +36,24 @@ struct result
     } val;
 };
 
+static bool vflag = false;
+
 void help(void);
 enum kind set_kind(char *kval);
-int init_voicemeeter(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, int kind);
-void interactive(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr);
-void parse_command(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, char *command);
-void get(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, char *command, struct result *res);
+void interactive(PT_VMR vmr);
+void parse_input(PT_VMR vmr, char *input, int len);
+void parse_command(PT_VMR vmr, char *command);
+void get(PT_VMR vmr, char *command, struct result *res);
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-    bool iflag = false;
+    bool iflag = false,
+         mflag = false,
+         sflag = false,
+         pflag = false;
     int opt;
-    char *kvalue = "";
     int dvalue;
+    char *pvalue;
     enum kind kind = BANANAX64;
 
     if (argc == 1)
@@ -48,20 +64,34 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     log_set_level(LOG_WARN);
 
-    while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "k:ihD:")) != -1)
+    while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "hk:msp:iD:v")) != -1)
     {
         switch (opt)
         {
-        case 'i':
-            iflag = true;
-            break;
-        case 'k':
-            kvalue = optarg;
-            kind = set_kind(kvalue);
-            break;
         case 'h':
             help();
             exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+        case 'k':
+            kind = set_kind(optarg);
+            if (kind == UNKNOWN)
+            {
+                log_fatal("Unknown Voicemeeter kind '%s'", optarg);
+                exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+            }
+            break;
+        case 'm':
+            mflag = true;
+            break;
+        case 's':
+            sflag = true;
+            break;
+        case 'p':
+            pflag = true;
+            pvalue = optarg;
+            break;
+        case 'i':
+            iflag = true;
+            break;
         case 'D':
             dvalue = atoi(optarg);
             if (dvalue >= LOG_TRACE && dvalue <= LOG_FATAL)
@@ -70,25 +100,46 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             }
             else
             {
-                log_error(
+                log_warn(
                     "-D arg out of range, expected value from 0 up to 5\n"
                     "Log level will default to LOG_WARN (3).\n");
             }
             break;
+        case 'v':
+            vflag = true;
+            break;
         default:
             abort();
         }
     }
 
-    T_VBVMR_INTERFACE iVMR;
-    T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr = &iVMR;
+    PT_VMR vmr = create_interface();
 
-    int rep = init_voicemeeter(vmr, kind);
+    int rep = login(vmr, kind);
     if (rep != 0)
     {
+        log_fatal("Error logging into the Voicemeeter API");
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
+    if (mflag)
+    {
+        log_info("MacroButtons app launched");
+        run_voicemeeter(vmr, MACROBUTTONS);
+    }
+
+    if (sflag)
+    {
+        log_info("StreamerView app launched");
+        run_voicemeeter(vmr, STREAMERVIEW);
+    }
+
+    if (pflag)
+    {
+        log_info("Profile %s loaded", pvalue);
+        set_parameter_string(vmr, "command.load", pvalue);
+    }
+
     if (iflag)
     {
         puts("Interactive mode enabled. Enter 'Q' to exit.");
@@ -98,30 +149,39 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     {
         for (int i = optind; i < argc; i++)
         {
-            parse_command(vmr, argv[i]);
+            parse_input(vmr, argv[i], strlen(argv[i]));
         }
     }
 
     rep = logout(vmr);
     if (rep == 0)
+    {
         return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+    }
     else
+    {
+        log_fatal("Error logging out of the Voicemeeter API");
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
+}
 
 /**
- * @brief prints the help dialogue
+ * @brief prints the help message
  *
  */
 void help()
 {
     puts(
-        "Usage: ./vmrcli.exe [-h] [-i] [-k] [-D] <api commands>\n"
+        "Usage: ./vmrcli.exe [-h] [-i] [-k] [-D] [-v] [-p] [-m] [-s] <api commands>\n"
         "Where: \n"
-        "\th: Prints the help dialogue\n"
+        "\th: Prints the help message\n"
         "\ti: Enable interactive mode\n"
         "\tk: The kind of Voicemeeter (basic, banana, potato)\n"
-        "\tD: Set log level 0=TRACE, 1=DEBUG, 2=INFO, 3=WARN, 4=ERROR, 5=FATAL");
+        "\tD: Set log level 0=TRACE, 1=DEBUG, 2=INFO, 3=WARN, 4=ERROR, 5=FATAL\n"
+        "\tv: Enable extra console output (toggle, set messages)\n"
+        "\tp: Load a user configuration (given the file name or a full path)\n"
+        "\tm: Launch the MacroButtons application\n"
+        "\ts: Launch the StreamerView application");
 }
 
 /**
@@ -155,42 +215,20 @@ enum kind set_kind(char *kval)
     }
     else
     {
-        log_error("Unknown Voicemeeter kind '%s'\n", kval);
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        return UNKNOWN;
     }
 }
 
-int init_voicemeeter(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, int kind)
+/**
+ * @brief Continuously read lines from stdin.
+ * Break if 'Q' is entered on the interactive prompt.
+ * Each line is passed to parse_input()
+ *
+ * @param vmr The API interface as a struct
+ */
+void interactive(PT_VMR vmr)
 {
-    int rep = initialize_dll_interfaces(vmr);
-    if (rep < 0)
-    {
-        if (rep == -100)
-        {
-            log_error("Voicemeeter is not installed");
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            log_error("Error loading Voicemeeter dll with code %d\n", rep);
-        }
-        return rep;
-    }
-
-    rep = login(vmr, kind);
-    if (rep != 0)
-    {
-        log_error("Error logging into Voicemeeter");
-        return rep;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-void interactive(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr)
-{
-    char input[MAX_LINE], command[MAX_LINE];
-    char *p = input;
-    int i;
+    char input[MAX_LINE];
     size_t len;
 
     printf(">> ");
@@ -201,34 +239,43 @@ void interactive(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr)
         if (len == 1 && toupper(input[0]) == 'Q')
             break;
 
-        replace_multiple_space_with_one(input, len);
-        while (*p)
-        {
-            if (isspace(*p))
-            {
-                p++;
-                continue;
-            }
-            log_trace("commands still in buffer: %s", p);
+        parse_input(vmr, input, len);
 
-            i = 0;
-            while (*p && !isspace(*p))
-                command[i++] = *p++;
-            command[i] = '\0';
-            p++; /* shift to next char */
-
-            if (command[0] != '\0')
-                parse_command(vmr, command);
-            memset(command, '\0', MAX_LINE);
-        }
-
-        p = input;                     /* reset pointer */
         memset(input, '\0', MAX_LINE); /* reset input buffer */
         printf(">> ");
     }
 }
 
-void parse_command(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, char *command)
+/**
+ * @brief Walks through each line split by a space delimiter.
+ * Each token is passed to parse_command()
+ *
+ * @param vmr The API interface as a struct
+ * @param input Each input line, from stdin or CLI args
+ * @param len The length of the input line
+ */
+void parse_input(PT_VMR vmr, char *input, int len)
+{
+    char *token;
+
+    replace_multiple_space_with_one(input, len);
+    token = strtok(input, " ");
+    while (token != NULL)
+    {
+        parse_command(vmr, token);
+        token = strtok(NULL, " ");
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Execute each command according to type.
+ * See command type definitions in:
+ * https://github.com/onyx-and-iris/vmrcli?tab=readme-ov-file#api-commands
+ *
+ * @param vmr The API interface as a struct
+ * @param command Each token from the input line as its own command string
+ */
+void parse_command(PT_VMR vmr, char *command)
 {
     log_debug("Parsing %s", command);
 
@@ -241,7 +288,13 @@ void parse_command(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, char *command)
         if (res.type == FLOAT_T)
         {
             if (res.val.f == 1 || res.val.f == 0)
+            {
                 set_parameter_float(vmr, command, 1 - res.val.f);
+                if (vflag)
+                {
+                    printf("Toggling %s\n", command);
+                }
+            }
             else
                 log_warn("%s does not appear to be a boolean parameter", command);
         }
@@ -251,6 +304,10 @@ void parse_command(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, char *command)
     if (strchr(command, '=') != NULL) /* set */
     {
         set_parameters(vmr, command);
+        if (vflag)
+        {
+            printf("Setting %s\n", command);
+        }
     }
     else /* get */
     {
@@ -260,10 +317,10 @@ void parse_command(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, char *command)
         switch (res.type)
         {
         case FLOAT_T:
-            printf("%.1f\n", res.val.f);
+            printf("%s: %.1f\n", command, res.val.f);
             break;
         case STRING_T:
-            printf("%ls\n", res.val.s);
+            printf("%s: %ls\n", command, res.val.s);
             break;
         default:
             break;
@@ -271,7 +328,14 @@ void parse_command(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, char *command)
     }
 }
 
-void get(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, char *command, struct result *res)
+/**
+ * @brief
+ *
+ * @param vmr The API interface as a struct
+ * @param command A parsed 'get' command as a string
+ * @param res A struct holding the result of the API call.
+ */
+void get(PT_VMR vmr, char *command, struct result *res)
 {
     clear_dirty(vmr);
     if (get_parameter_float(vmr, command, &res->val.f) != 0)