Application (Module)

Application (Class)

Live.Application.Application

This class represents the Live application.

Access via:

• Application.get_application

Properties

Property	Type	Supports
average_process_usage	float	get/listen
browser	Browser	get
canonical_parent	None	get
control_surfaces	Vector[object]	get/listen
current_dialog_button_count	int	get
current_dialog_message	str	get
number_of_push_apps_running	int	get
open_dialog_count	int	get/listen
peak_process_usage	float	get/listen
unavailable_features	UnavailableFeatureVector	get/listen
view	View	get

average_process_usage

• Type: float
• Settable: no
• Listenable: yes

Reports Live's average CPU load.

browser

• Type: Browser
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Returns an interface to the browser.

canonical_parent

• Type: None
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Returns the canonical parent of the application.

control_surfaces

• Type: Vector[object]
• Settable: no
• Listenable: yes

Const access to a list of the control surfaces selected in preferences, in the same order. The list contains None if no control surface is active at that index.

current_dialog_button_count

• Type: int
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Number of buttons on the current dialog.

current_dialog_message

• Type: str
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Text of the last dialog that appeared; Empty if all dialogs just disappeared.

number_of_push_apps_running

• Type: int
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Returns the number of connected Push apps.

open_dialog_count

• Type: int
• Settable: no
• Listenable: yes

The number of open dialogs in Live. 0 if not dialog is open.

peak_process_usage

• Type: float
• Settable: no
• Listenable: yes

Reports Live's peak CPU load.

unavailable_features

• Type: UnavailableFeatureVector
• Settable: no
• Listenable: yes

List of features that are unavailable due to limitations of the current Live edition.

view

• Type: View
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Returns the applications view component.

Methods

Method	Returns
get_bugfix_version()	int
get_build_id()	str
get_document()	Song
get_major_version()	int
get_minor_version()	int
get_variant()	str
get_version_string()	str
has_option()	bool
press_current_dialog_button()	None
show_message()	int
show_on_the_fly_message()	int

get_bugfix_version()

• Returns: int

Returns an integer representing the bugfix version of Live.

get_build_id()

• Returns: str

Returns a string identifying the build.

get_document()

• Returns: Song

Returns the current Live Set.

get_major_version()

• Returns: int

Returns an integer representing the major version of Live.

get_minor_version()

• Returns: int

Returns an integer representing the minor version of Live.

get_variant()

• Returns: str

Returns one of the strings in Live.Application.Variants.

get_version_string()

• Returns: str

Returns the full version string of Live.

has_option(option_name: str)

• Returns: bool
• Args:
• option_name: str

Returns True if the given entry exists in Options.txt, False otherwise.

press_current_dialog_button(index: int)

• Returns: None
• Args:
• index: int

Press a button, by index, on the current message box.

show_message(text: Text, buttons: MessageButtons | int = 0, enable_markup: bool = False, show_success_icon: bool = False)

• Returns: int
• Args:
• text: Text
• buttons: MessageButtons | int = 0
• enable_markup: bool = False
• show_success_icon: bool = False

Shows a message box, returning the position of the pressed button.

show_on_the_fly_message(message: str, buttons: MessageButtons | int = 0, enable_markup: bool = False, show_success_icon: bool = False, push_dialog_type: PushDialogType | int = 0)

• Returns: int
• Args:
• message: str
• buttons: MessageButtons | int = 0
• enable_markup: bool = False
• show_success_icon: bool = False
• push_dialog_type: PushDialogType | int = 0

Same as show_message, but for when there is no predefined Text object.

Application.View (Subclass)

Live.Application.Application.View

This class represents the view aspects of the Live application.

Live Object: yes

Properties

Property	Type	Supports
browse_mode	bool	get/listen
canonical_parent	Application	get
focused_document_view	str	get/listen

browse_mode

• Type: bool
• Settable: no
• Listenable: yes

Return true if HotSwap mode is active for any target.

canonical_parent

• Type: Application
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Get the canonical parent of the application view.

focused_document_view

• Type: str
• Settable: no
• Listenable: yes

Return the name of the document view ('Session' or 'Arranger') shown in the currently selected window.

Methods

Method	Returns
available_main_views()	StringVector
focus_view()	None
hide_view()	None
is_view_visible()	bool
scroll_view()	None
show_view()	None
toggle_browse()	None
zoom_view()	None

available_main_views()

• Returns: StringVector

Return a list of strings with the available subcomponent views, which is to be specified, when using the rest of this classes functions. A 'subcomponent view' is a main view component of a document view, like the Session view, the Arranger or Detailview and so on...

focus_view(view: str)

• Returns: None
• Args:
• view: str

Show and focus one through the identifier string specified view.

hide_view(view_name: str)

• Returns: None
• Args:
• view_name: str

Hide one through the identifier string specified view.

is_view_visible(identifier: str, main_window_only: bool = True)

• Returns: bool
• Args:
• identifier: str
• main_window_only: bool = True

Return true if the through the identifier string specified view is currently visible. If main_window_only is set to False, this will also check in second window. Notifications from the second window are not yet supported.

scroll_view(direction: int, view_name: str, modifier_pressed: bool)

• Returns: None
• Args:
• direction: int
• view_name: str
• modifier_pressed: bool

Scroll through the identifier string specified view into the given direction, if possible. Will silently return if the specified view can not perform the requested action.

show_view(view: str)

• Returns: None
• Args:
• view: str

Show one through the identifier string specified view. Will throw a runtime error if this is called in Live's initialization scope.

toggle_browse()

• Returns: None

Reveals the device chain, the browser and starts hot swap for the selected device. Calling this function again stops hot swap.

zoom_view(direction: int, view_name: str, modifier_pressed: bool)

• Returns: None
• Args:
• direction: int
• view_name: str
• modifier_pressed: bool

Zoom through the identifier string specified view into the given direction, if possible. Will silently return if the specified view can not perform the requested action.

Enums

NavDirection

Live.Application.Application.View.NavDirection

Value	Name
0	up
1	down
2	left
3	right

MessageButtons

Live.Application.MessageButtons

Specifies the characteristics of the message box, e.g. which buttons to show.

Value	Name
0	OK_BUTTON
1	OK_NEW_SET_BUTTON
2	OK_RETRY_BUTTON
3	SAVE_DONT_SAVE_BUTTON
4	OK_ACCOUNT_BUTTON
5	OK_PURCHASE_BUTTON

PushDialogType

Live.Application.PushDialogType

Specifies the dialog type for Push.

Value	Name
0	MESSAGE_BOX
5	OUT_OF_UNLOCKS_DIALOG
7	RENT_TO_OWN_LICENSE_EXPIRED_DIALOG

UnavailableFeature

Live.Application.UnavailableFeature

Value	Name
0	note_velocity_ranges_and_probabilities

Variants

Live.Application.Variants

Holds strings representing what type of Live is running.

Value	Name
Beta	BETA
Intro	INTRO
Lite	LITE
Standard	STANDARD
Suite	SUITE
Trial	TRIAL

ControlDescription (Type)

Live.Application.ControlDescription

Describes a control present in a control surface proxy

Constructor: ControlDescription()

Properties

Property	Type	Supports
id	int	get
name	str	get

id

• Type: int
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

name

• Type: str
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

ControlDescriptionVector (Type)

Live.Application.ControlDescriptionVector

A container for returning control descriptions.

Methods

Method	Returns
append()	None
extend()	None

append(value: ControlDescription)

• Returns: None
• Args:
• value: ControlDescription

extend(values: Iterable[ControlDescription])

• Returns: None
• Args:
• values: Iterable[ControlDescription]

ControlSurfaceProxy (Type)

Live.Application.ControlSurfaceProxy

Represents a control surface running in a different process. For use by M4L

Properties

Property	Type	Supports
control_descriptions	ControlDescriptionVector	get
pad_layout	str	get/listen
type_name	str	get

control_descriptions

• Type: ControlDescriptionVector
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

pad_layout

• Type: str
• Settable: no
• Listenable: yes

The layout of pads on Push.

type_name

• Type: str
• Settable: no
• Listenable: no

Methods

Method	Returns
enable_receive_midi()	None
fetch_received_midi_messages()	tuple[tuple[int, Ellipsis], Ellipsis]
fetch_received_values()	tuple[tuple[int, Any], Ellipsis]
grab_control()	None
release_control()	None
send_midi()	None
send_value()	None
subscribe_to_control()	None
unsubscribe_from_control()	None

enable_receive_midi(enabled: bool)

• Returns: None
• Args:
• enabled: bool

fetch_received_midi_messages()

• Returns: tuple[tuple[int, Ellipsis], Ellipsis]

fetch_received_values()

• Returns: tuple[tuple[int, Any], Ellipsis]

grab_control(control: int)

• Returns: None
• Args:
• control: int

release_control(control: int)

• Returns: None
• Args:
• control: int

send_midi(midi_event_bytes: tuple[int, Ellipsis])

• Returns: None
• Args:
• midi_event_bytes: tuple[int, Ellipsis]

send_value(value: tuple[Any, Ellipsis])

• Returns: None
• Args:
• value: tuple[Any, Ellipsis]

subscribe_to_control(control: int)

• Returns: None
• Args:
• control: int

unsubscribe_from_control(control: int)

• Returns: None
• Args:
• control: int

UnavailableFeatureVector (Type)

Live.Application.UnavailableFeatureVector

A container for returning unavailable features.

Methods

Method	Returns
append()	None
extend()	None

append(value: UnavailableFeature)

• Returns: None
• Args:
• value: UnavailableFeature

extend(values: Iterable[UnavailableFeature])

• Returns: None
• Args:
• values: Iterable[UnavailableFeature]

Module Functions

Function	Returns
combine_apcs()	bool
encrypt_challenge()	tuple[int, Ellipsis]
encrypt_challenge2()	int
get_application()	Application
get_random_int()	int

combine_apcs()

• Returns: bool

Returns true if multiple APCs should be combined.

encrypt_challenge(dongle1: int, dongle2: int, key_index: int = 0)

• Returns: tuple[int, Ellipsis]
• Args:
• dongle1: int
• dongle2: int
• key_index: int = 0

Returns an encrypted challenge based on the TEA algortithm

encrypt_challenge2(challenge: int)

• Returns: int
• Args:
• challenge: int

Returns the UMAC hash for the given challenge.

get_application()

• Returns: Application

Returns the application instance.

get_random_int(min_value: int, max_value: int)

• Returns: int
• Args:
• min_value: int
• max_value: int

Returns a random integer from the given range.