# @genart-api/adapter-editart
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[GenArtAPI](https://github.com/thi-ng/genart-api/) platform adapter for the
[editart.xyz](https://editart.xyz) art platform.
See main [README](https://github.com/thi-ng/genart-api/blob/main/README.md) for
details.
## Usage
```bash
yarn add @genart-api/core @genart-api/adpater-editart
# create dest dir
mkdir -p lib
# copy files
cp node_modules/@genart-api/core/*.min.js lib
cp node_modules/@genart-api/adapter-editart/*.min.js lib
```
If you're a TypeScript user, you'll also want to add the `types` field in your
`tsconfig.json`:
tsconfig.json:
```json
{
"compilerOptions": {
"types": ["@genart-api/core", "@genart-api/adapter-editart"]
}
}
```
In your HTML wrapper, add the following script tags to the `` to load the
core `GenArtAPI` and the **EditArt** platform adapter:
```html
```
See [related
section](https://github.com/thi-ng/genart-api/blob/main/README.md#use-in-your-own-projects-an-artists-hello-world)
in main project README for more details...
Once running, you can then test your example in the EditArt sandbox:
https://www.editart.xyz/sandbox
## Parameter handling
### Type adaptations & conversions
> [!IMPORTANT]
> Parameter adaptation for different platforms is fully invisible to the artwork
> and no code changes need to be done in the artwork (which is the entire
> purpose of platform adapters in this system).
Because **EditArt** only supports at most 5 number parameters (with slider
controls), only the following `GenArtAPI` param types can be used for projects
intended for this platform. Where possible, types will be adapted, and even
though the **EditArt** param UI controls will only ever be sliders, your artwork
remain independent from these platform constraints and can still use the
original param type intended (e.g. a [choice
param](https://github.com/thi-ng/genart-api/blob/main/README.md#choice-parameter)).
- [Choice](https://github.com/thi-ng/genart-api/blob/main/README.md#choice-parameter)
- [Range](https://github.com/thi-ng/genart-api/blob/main/README.md#range-parameter)
- [Toggle](https://github.com/thi-ng/genart-api/blob/main/README.md#toggle-parameter)
- [Weighted choice](https://github.com/thi-ng/genart-api/blob/main/README.md#weighted-choice-parameter)
Params using other types will be ignored and will only ever evaluate to their
assigned (or randomized) default values. When using such unsupported types, the
platform adapter will log a warning message in the browser console.
### Selection
This platform adapter only considers parameters with [non-private `.edit`
permissions](https://docs.thi.ng/genart-api/core/interfaces/ParamOpts.html#edit).
By default the adapter auto-selects eligible parameters (using fixed [ordering
rules](#ordering)). However, artists can manually select specific params (as
long as they're supported) via an extra configuration step, e.g. by adding
another `
```
If params are specified via this mechanism, no others will be considered. An
error to be thrown if attempting to list more than 5 params this way.
### Ordering
To ensure deterministic mapping between the 5 param values exposed by the
**EditArt** platform and the params defined by the artwork, the platform adpater
uses the following approach:
- All non-eligible params (with unsupported types) are ignored (see [earlier
section](#type-adaptations--conversions))
- Declared params are sorted by their specified
[`.order`](https://docs.thi.ng/genart-api/core/interfaces/ParamOpts.html#order)
as primary sort key and then by their ID as secondary sort key
- Only the first max. 5 of the sorted parameters are used (mapped to
**EditArt**'s `m0`...`m4` params).
### Update behavior
**EditArt** doesn't support the concept of live adjustable params and any param
change always triggers a full restart of the artwork.
## License
© 2024 - 2025 Karsten Schmidt // MIT License