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Hello, I will start to develop an plugin, but have to choose between plugin and scripting. Who can help me?
What pros and cons brings me to the right decision?
The scripting seems to me faster to develop, but can it make the same operations as a plugin? Where are the differences?
Can you tell me, if with scripting it is possible…
…to store a configuration persistent? (it's still there when InDesign reopend)
…to access the internet? (making rest-calls)
…to store cached images persistent?
Thanks.
The rule of thumb that I use is use scripting SDK wherever you can unless other things like performance upsets the cart. Now there is a lot that you can achieve using scripting, the only place it falters is things like
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The rule of thumb that I use is use scripting SDK wherever you can unless other things like performance upsets the cart. Now there is a lot that you can achieve using scripting, the only place it falters is things like
So my advicewould be that investigate if it's possible to do what you need to do via scripting and if not then use the C++ SDK only for the portion that can't be handled via scripting, so a hybrid solution would be the most appropriate solution in most cases.
Now regarding your query listed below
I hope this helps you in deciding how to proceed. Some useful links given below
https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#about.html
https://github.com/Adobe-CEP/CEP-Resources
-Manan
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Thank you, this help's me a lot. I will try the scritping way.