Extending the plugin¶

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There are four main interfaces and several abstract base classes that can be used to extend the media screen plugin. They are found in Plugin.MediaScreen.Extensibility.dll.

1. IMediaSource- Describes how a media type should be handled.
   • MediaSourceBase
   • TextureUpdateableSource - Represents a media source that needs regular updating of its texture.
2. IMediaDescription - Describes a instance of a media item which is shared across all clients and server.
   • MediaDescriptionBase
3. IMediaAdapter - Maps file extensions to IMediaSources and IMediaDescriptions
   • MediaAdapterBase
4. IMediaSourceUpdateArgs - Describes the arguments used to update an IMediaSource.

NOTE: When registering new media types, they must be registered both on the client and server.

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