Is there a way to pack/encrypt built-in GDL Objects?

[Anonymous]

Hello there,

I am developing an Add-on with built-in GDL Objects in its resources. I am registering and loading these Objects with ACAPI_Register_BuiltInLibrary function.

Is there a way to pack or encrypt these GDL Objects, so no one should be able to extract GDL code from my Add-on?

Thanks for your time!

[Ralph Wessel]

EzPresso wrote:
Is there a way to pack or encrypt these GDL Objects, so no one should be able to extract GDL code from my Add-on?

Yes, GDL objects can be bundled in the add-on as a 'FILE' resource. However, don't look on this as a protection mechanism. There is no way to prevent anyone but the most naive user from extracting the code from a GDL object, whether it's bundled in an add-on or not.

[Anonymous]

Yes, GDL objects can be bundled in the add-on as a 'FILE' resource.

That's what I do (and it is mentioned in the original question). Is it possible to put a compressed GDL object (.pla, etc) in the FILE resource and load them in Add-On?

[Ralph Wessel]

EzPresso wrote:
Is it possible to put a compressed GDL object (.pla, etc) in the FILE resource and load them in Add-On?

Yes, any file can be imbedded as a FILE resource and read by the add-on, although the functions to read the resource are not part of the ArchiCAD API. Use the host OS API instead.

[Akos Somorjai]

Ralph wrote:
although the functions to read the resource are not part of the ArchiCAD API

See RS.hpp in GSRoot

Best, Akos