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Customization Guide

Learn how to extend and customize the DesignCombo Video Editor SDK to fit your specific needs.

Custom Item Types

Creating Custom Items

// Define custom item type
interface CustomItemDetails {
customProperty: string;
customValue: number;
// ... other custom properties
}
// Register custom item type
timeline.registerItemType("custom", {
// Default properties
defaults: {
name: "Custom Item",
duration: 5000,
details: {
customProperty: "default",
customValue: 0
}
},
// Validation function
validate: (details: CustomItemDetails) => {
if (!details.customProperty) {
throw new Error("Custom property is required");
}
return true;
},
// Rendering function
render: (item: ITrackItem, canvas: HTMLCanvasElement, time: number) => {
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
const { customProperty, customValue } = item.details as CustomItemDetails;
// Custom rendering logic
ctx.fillStyle = `hsl(${customValue}, 50%, 50%)`;
ctx.fillRect(item.x, item.y, item.width, item.height);
ctx.fillStyle = "#ffffff";
ctx.font = "16px Arial";
ctx.fillText(customProperty, item.x + 10, item.y + 20);
},
// Properties panel configuration
properties: [
{
name: "customProperty",
type: "text",
label: "Custom Property",
defaultValue: "default"
},
{
name: "customValue",
type: "number",
label: "Custom Value",
min: 0,
max: 360,
defaultValue: 0
}
]
});
// Use custom item type
dispatch("add:custom", {
payload: {
name: "My Custom Item",
details: {
customProperty: "Hello World",
customValue: 180
}
}
});

Custom Item Interactions

// Register custom interaction handler
timeline.registerInteractionHandler("custom", {
onMouseDown: (item: ITrackItem, event: MouseEvent) => {
console.log("Custom item clicked:", item.id);
// Custom interaction logic
},
onMouseMove: (item: ITrackItem, event: MouseEvent) => {
// Custom mouse move logic
},
onMouseUp: (item: ITrackItem, event: MouseEvent) => {
// Custom mouse up logic
},
onKeyDown: (item: ITrackItem, event: KeyboardEvent) => {
// Custom keyboard interaction
}
});

Custom Animations

Creating Custom Animation Types

// Define custom animation
interface CustomAnimation extends IAnimation {
customProperty: string;
customEasing: (t: number) => number;
}
// Register custom animation type
timeline.registerAnimationType("custom", {
// Animation function
animate: (animation: CustomAnimation, progress: number) => {
const { startValue, endValue, customEasing } = animation;
const easedProgress = customEasing(progress);
// Custom animation logic
return startValue + (endValue - startValue) * easedProgress;
},
// Validation
validate: (animation: CustomAnimation) => {
if (!animation.customProperty) {
throw new Error("Custom property is required");
}
return true;
},
// Default properties
defaults: {
duration: 1000,
easing: "easeInOut",
customProperty: "default"
}
});
// Use custom animation
dispatch("add:animation", {
payload: {
itemId: "item-id",
animation: {
type: "custom",
property: "customValue",
startValue: 0,
endValue: 100,
customProperty: "special",
customEasing: (t) => t * t * (3 - 2 * t)
}
}
});

Custom Easing Functions

// Register custom easing function
timeline.registerEasing("customBounce", (t: number) => {
if (t < 1 / 2.75) {
return 7.5625 * t * t;
} else if (t < 2 / 2.75) {
return 7.5625 * (t -= 1.5 / 2.75) * t + 0.75;
} else if (t < 2.5 / 2.75) {
return 7.5625 * (t -= 2.25 / 2.75) * t + 0.9375;
} else {
return 7.5625 * (t -= 2.625 / 2.75) * t + 0.984375;
}
});
// Use custom easing
dispatch("add:animation", {
payload: {
itemId: "item-id",
animation: {
type: "position",
property: "y",
startValue: 0,
endValue: 200,
easing: "customBounce"
}
}
});

Custom Transitions

Creating Custom Transitions

// Register custom transition
timeline.registerTransition("custom", {
// Transition rendering function
render: (fromItem: ITrackItem, toItem: ITrackItem, progress: number, canvas: HTMLCanvasElement) => {
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
// Custom transition logic
const wave = Math.sin(progress * Math.PI * 4) * 20;
// Render from item with fade out
ctx.globalAlpha = 1 - progress;
renderItem(fromItem, ctx);
// Render to item with wave effect
ctx.globalAlpha = progress;
ctx.save();
ctx.translate(wave, 0);
renderItem(toItem, ctx);
ctx.restore();
},
// Default properties
defaults: {
duration: 1500,
easing: "easeInOut"
},
// Validation
validate: (transition: ITransition) => {
// Custom validation logic
return true;
}
});
// Use custom transition
dispatch("add:transition", {
payload: {
type: "custom",
fromItemId: "item-1",
toItemId: "item-2",
duration: 2000
}
});

Custom UI Components

Creating Custom Controls

// Custom control component
function CustomControl({ item, onUpdate }) {
const [value, setValue] = useState(item.details.customValue);
const handleChange = (newValue) => {
setValue(newValue);
onUpdate({
...item.details,
customValue: newValue
});
};
return (
<div className="custom-control">
<label>Custom Value:</label>
<input
type="range"
min="0"
max="100"
value={value}
onChange={(e) => handleChange(parseInt(e.target.value))}
/>
<span>{value}</span>
</div>
);
}
// Register custom control
timeline.registerControl("custom", CustomControl);

Custom Timeline Controls

// Custom timeline control
function CustomTimelineControl({ timeline }) {
const [isPlaying, setIsPlaying] = useState(false);
const handlePlayPause = () => {
if (isPlaying) {
timeline.pause();
} else {
timeline.play();
}
setIsPlaying(!isPlaying);
};
return (
<div className="custom-timeline-controls">
<button onClick={handlePlayPause}>
{isPlaying ? "Pause" : "Play"}
</button>
<button onClick={() => timeline.stop()}>
Stop
</button>
</div>
);
}

Custom Rendering

Custom Canvas Renderer

// Custom canvas renderer
class CustomRenderer {
constructor(canvas: HTMLCanvasElement) {
this.canvas = canvas;
this.ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
}
// Custom rendering method
renderItem(item: ITrackItem, time: number) {
const { x, y, width, height } = item;
// Custom rendering logic
this.ctx.save();
// Apply custom effects
this.applyCustomEffects(item, time);
// Render item
this.renderItemContent(item);
this.ctx.restore();
}
applyCustomEffects(item: ITrackItem, time: number) {
// Custom visual effects
const glow = Math.sin(time * 0.001) * 0.5 + 0.5;
this.ctx.shadowColor = `rgba(255, 255, 255, ${glow})`;
this.ctx.shadowBlur = 20;
}
renderItemContent(item: ITrackItem) {
// Render item content based on type
switch (item.type) {
case "text":
this.renderText(item);
break;
case "image":
this.renderImage(item);
break;
case "custom":
this.renderCustom(item);
break;
}
}
}
// Use custom renderer
timeline.setCustomRenderer(new CustomRenderer(canvas));

Custom Effects

// Register custom effect
timeline.registerEffect("glow", {
apply: (ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D, item: ITrackItem, time: number) => {
const glow = Math.sin(time * 0.001) * 0.5 + 0.5;
ctx.shadowColor = `rgba(255, 255, 255, ${glow})`;
ctx.shadowBlur = 20;
}
});
// Apply custom effect to item
dispatch("add:effect", {
payload: {
itemId: "item-id",
effect: "glow"
}
});

Custom Event Handlers

Custom Event Processing

// Register custom event handler
registerHandler("custom:event", (event) => {
// Custom event processing logic
console.log("Custom event received:", event);
// Process custom event
const { customData } = event.payload;
// Update state based on custom event
stateManager.updateState({
customProperty: customData.value
});
});
// Dispatch custom event
dispatch("custom:event", {
payload: {
customData: {
value: "custom value",
timestamp: Date.now()
}
}
});

Custom Event Middleware

// Custom middleware
useMiddleware((event, next) => {
// Pre-processing
console.log("Processing event:", event.type);
// Add custom metadata
event.metadata = {
...event.metadata,
processedAt: Date.now(),
customFlag: true
};
// Continue processing
const result = next(event);
// Post-processing
console.log("Event processed:", event.type);
return result;
});

Custom Validation

Custom Validation Rules

// Register custom validator
timeline.registerValidator("custom", {
validateItem: (item: ITrackItem) => {
// Custom item validation
if (item.details.customProperty === "invalid") {
return {
valid: false,
errors: ["Custom property cannot be 'invalid'"]
};
}
return { valid: true };
},
validateTimeline: (timeline: ITimeline) => {
// Custom timeline validation
const errors = [];
if (timeline.duration > 60000) {
errors.push("Timeline duration cannot exceed 60 seconds");
}
return {
valid: errors.length === 0,
errors
};
}
});
// Use custom validation
const validation = timeline.validate();
if (!validation.valid) {
console.error("Validation errors:", validation.errors);
}

Custom Export Formats

Custom Export Handlers

// Register custom export format
timeline.registerExportFormat("custom", {
export: async (state: State, options: any) => {
// Custom export logic
const customData = {
version: "1.0",
timestamp: Date.now(),
items: state.trackItemIds.map(id => state.trackItemsMap[id]),
metadata: {
customProperty: options.customProperty
}
};
// Convert to custom format
const blob = new Blob([JSON.stringify(customData)], {
type: "application/json"
});
return blob;
},
import: async (data: any) => {
// Custom import logic
const customData = JSON.parse(data);
// Convert to state format
const state: State = {
// ... convert custom data to state
};
return state;
}
});
// Use custom export format
const exportedData = await timeline.export("custom", {
customProperty: "custom value"
});

Custom Plugins

Creating Plugins

// Custom plugin
class CustomPlugin {
constructor(timeline: Timeline, options: any) {
this.timeline = timeline;
this.options = options;
this.init();
}
init() {
// Initialize plugin
this.registerCustomFeatures();
this.setupEventListeners();
}
registerCustomFeatures() {
// Register custom features
this.timeline.registerItemType("plugin-item", {
// ... custom item type
});
this.timeline.registerAnimationType("plugin-animation", {
// ... custom animation type
});
}
setupEventListeners() {
// Setup custom event listeners
subscribe("plugin:event", (event) => {
this.handlePluginEvent(event);
});
}
handlePluginEvent(event: any) {
// Handle plugin-specific events
console.log("Plugin event:", event);
}
destroy() {
// Cleanup plugin
// Remove event listeners, etc.
}
}
// Use custom plugin
const plugin = new CustomPlugin(timeline, {
customOption: "value"
});

Custom Themes

Creating Custom Themes

// Custom theme
const customTheme = {
name: "Custom Theme",
colors: {
primary: "#007acc",
secondary: "#ff6b6b",
background: "#1a1a1a",
surface: "#2a2a2a",
text: "#ffffff",
textSecondary: "#cccccc"
},
fonts: {
primary: "Arial, sans-serif",
secondary: "Georgia, serif"
},
spacing: {
small: 8,
medium: 16,
large: 24
},
borderRadius: {
small: 4,
medium: 8,
large: 12
}
};
// Apply custom theme
timeline.setTheme(customTheme);

Performance Customization

Custom Performance Settings

// Custom performance configuration
timeline.setPerformanceConfig({
rendering: {
useRequestAnimationFrame: true,
throttleUpdates: true,
updateInterval: 16, // 60fps
enableCaching: true,
cacheSize: 100
},
animations: {
maxConcurrent: 10,
maxPerItem: 5,
enableOptimization: true
},
transitions: {
useHardwareAcceleration: true,
preloadTransitions: true,
maxConcurrent: 5
}
});

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