entry point now accepts a 'matrix' kind although it's main purpose is to disable the rt listener threads.

{VbanCmd}.sendtext():
- remove the @script decorator which I'm sure nobody has ever used anyway
- if rt listeners are disabled and it's a matrix query request, attempt to read a response.

vban_cmd/factory.py

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class FactoryBase(VbanCmd):
             'channel': 0,
             'ratelimit': 0.01,
             'timeout': 5,
-            'outbound': False,
+            'disable_rt_listeners': False,
             'sync': False,
             'pdirty': False,
             'ldirty': False,
@@ -202,7 +202,13 @@ def vbancmd_factory(kind_id: str, **kwargs) -> VbanCmd:
             _factory = BasicFactory
         case 'banana':
             _factory = BananaFactory
-        case 'potato':
+        case 'potato' | 'matrix':
+            # matrix is a special kind where:
+            # - we don't need to scale the interface with the builder (in other words kind is arbitrary).
+            # - we don't ever need to use real-time listeners, so we disable them to avoid confusion
+            if kind_id == 'matrix':
+                kwargs['disable_rt_listeners'] = True
+                kind_id = 'potato'
             _factory = PotatoFactory
         case _:
             raise ValueError(f"Unknown Voicemeeter kind '{kind_id}'")

vban_cmd/util.py

@@ -63,27 +63,6 @@ def depth(d):
     return 0
 
 
-def script(func):
-    """Convert dictionary to script"""
-
-    def wrapper(*args):
-        remote, script = args
-        if isinstance(script, dict):
-            params = ''
-            for key, val in script.items():
-                obj, m2, *rem = key.split('-')
-                index = int(m2) if m2.isnumeric() else int(*rem)
-                params += ';'.join(
-                    f'{obj}{f".{m2}stream" if not m2.isnumeric() else ""}[{index}].{k}={int(v) if isinstance(v, bool) else v}'
-                    for k, v in val.items()
-                )
-                params += ';'
-            script = params
-        return func(remote, script)
-
-    return wrapper
-
-
 def comp(t0: tuple, t1: tuple) -> Iterator[bool]:
     """
     Generator function, accepts two tuples of dB values.

vban_cmd/vbancmd.py

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ from typing import Union
 from .enums import NBS
 from .error import VBANCMDError
 from .event import Event
-from .packet.headers import VbanRequestHeader
+from .packet.headers import VbanMatrixResponseHeader, VbanRequestHeader
 from .subject import Subject
-from .util import bump_framecounter, deep_merge, script
+from .util import bump_framecounter, deep_merge
 from .worker import Producer, Subscriber, Updater
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ class VbanCmd(abc.ABC):
         self.logout()
 
     def login(self) -> None:
-        """Starts the subscriber and updater threads (unless in outbound mode)"""
-        if not self.outbound:
+        """Starts the subscriber and updater threads (unless disable_rt_listeners is True) and logs into Voicemeeter."""
+        if not self.disable_rt_listeners:
             self.event.info()
 
             self.stop_event = threading.Event()
@@ -139,11 +139,20 @@ class VbanCmd(abc.ABC):
         self._send_request(f'{cmd}={val};')
         self.cache[cmd] = val
 
-    @script
-    def sendtext(self, script):
+    def sendtext(self, script) -> str | None:
         """Sends a multiple parameter string over a network."""
         self._send_request(script)
         self.logger.debug(f'sendtext: {script}')
+
+        if self.disable_rt_listeners and script.endswith(('?', '?;')):
+            try:
+                response = VbanMatrixResponseHeader.extract_payload(
+                    self.sock.recv(1024)
+                )
+                return response
+            except ValueError as e:
+                self.logger.warning(f'Error extracting matrix response: {e}')
+
         time.sleep(self.DELAY)
 
     @property