How to keep .NET signal connections persistent in GUI?

.Net Add-on Programming
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Hi everyone,

I’m currently developing a plugin to manage signals more efficiently in Visual Components. Everything works fine during runtime, but I’ve noticed that the signal connections are not being saved and are also not visible in the GUI. This makes it hard to verify or edit them outside of execution.

I’m aware that it’s possible to handle this in Python by creating and executing a command from .NET, but I feel there must be a cleaner or more integrated way to make these connections persist and show up properly in the GUI.

Has anyone dealt with this before? Is there a recommended approach or example for making signal connections that are both functional and visible/saved in the GUI?

Thanks in advance!

— Dirk

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    private bool TryConnectSignals(ISignal src, ISignal dst, out string message)
    {
        message = null;
        try
        {
            // Batch for performance
            src.BeginChangeBatch();
            dst.BeginChangeBatch();
            try
            {
                // Final compatibility gate
                if (!src.CanConnectTo(dst))
                {
                    message = "ISignal.CanConnectTo returned false";
                    return false;
                }

                // Connect pure signals
                src.Connect(dst);
            }
            finally
            {
                dst.EndChangeBatch();
                src.EndChangeBatch();
            }
            return true;
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            message = ex.Message;
            return false;
        }
    }

Currently I am using this function to connect signals, is there anyone to point me in a direction to solve this issue?

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Solved

IPlugAndPlayHelper helper = IoC.Get<IPlugAndPlayHelper>(); helper.ConnectSignals(booleanSignal, booleanSignal2);

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