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direct/src/plugin/load_plugin.cxx

@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ static const string default_plugin_filename = "p3d_plugin";
 
 P3D_initialize_func *P3D_initialize;
 P3D_free_string_func *P3D_free_string;
-P3D_create_instance_func *P3D_create_instance;
+P3D_new_instance_func *P3D_new_instance;
+P3D_instance_start_func *P3D_instance_start;
 P3D_instance_finish_func *P3D_instance_finish;
 P3D_instance_setup_window_func *P3D_instance_setup_window;
 P3D_instance_has_property_func *P3D_instance_has_property;
@@ -147,7 +148,8 @@ load_plugin(const string &p3d_plugin_filename) {
   // Now get all of the function pointers.
   P3D_initialize = (P3D_initialize_func *)GetProcAddress(module, "P3D_initialize");  
   P3D_free_string = (P3D_free_string_func *)GetProcAddress(module, "P3D_free_string");  
-  P3D_create_instance = (P3D_create_instance_func *)GetProcAddress(module, "P3D_create_instance");  
+  P3D_new_instance = (P3D_new_instance_func *)GetProcAddress(module, "P3D_new_instance");  
+  P3D_instance_start = (P3D_instance_start_func *)GetProcAddress(module, "P3D_instance_start");  
   P3D_instance_finish = (P3D_instance_finish_func *)GetProcAddress(module, "P3D_instance_finish");  
   P3D_instance_setup_window = (P3D_instance_setup_window_func *)GetProcAddress(module, "P3D_instance_setup_window");  
   P3D_instance_has_property = (P3D_instance_has_property_func *)GetProcAddress(module, "P3D_instance_has_property");  
@@ -170,7 +172,8 @@ load_plugin(const string &p3d_plugin_filename) {
   // Now get all of the function pointers.
   P3D_initialize = (P3D_initialize_func *)dlsym(module, "P3D_initialize");  
   P3D_free_string = (P3D_free_string_func *)dlsym(module, "P3D_free_string");  
-  P3D_create_instance = (P3D_create_instance_func *)dlsym(module, "P3D_create_instance");  
+  P3D_new_instance = (P3D_new_instance_func *)dlsym(module, "P3D_new_instance");  
+  P3D_instance_start = (P3D_instance_start_func *)dlsym(module, "P3D_instance_start");  
   P3D_instance_finish = (P3D_instance_finish_func *)dlsym(module, "P3D_instance_finish");  
   P3D_instance_setup_window = (P3D_instance_setup_window_func *)dlsym(module, "P3D_instance_setup_window");  
   P3D_instance_has_property = (P3D_instance_has_property_func *)dlsym(module, "P3D_instance_has_property");  
@@ -186,7 +189,8 @@ load_plugin(const string &p3d_plugin_filename) {
   // Ensure that all of the function pointers have been found.
   if (P3D_initialize == NULL ||
       P3D_free_string == NULL ||
-      P3D_create_instance == NULL ||
+      P3D_new_instance == NULL ||
+      P3D_instance_start == NULL ||
       P3D_instance_finish == NULL ||
       P3D_instance_setup_window == NULL ||
       P3D_instance_has_property == NULL ||
@@ -236,7 +240,8 @@ unload_plugin() {
   
   P3D_initialize = NULL;
   P3D_free_string = NULL;
-  P3D_create_instance = NULL;
+  P3D_new_instance = NULL;
+  P3D_instance_start = NULL;
   P3D_instance_finish = NULL;
   P3D_instance_has_property = NULL;
   P3D_instance_get_property = NULL;

direct/src/plugin/load_plugin.h

@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ using namespace std;
 
 extern P3D_initialize_func *P3D_initialize;
 extern P3D_free_string_func *P3D_free_string;
-extern P3D_create_instance_func *P3D_create_instance;
+extern P3D_new_instance_func *P3D_new_instance;
+extern P3D_instance_start_func *P3D_instance_start;
 extern P3D_instance_finish_func *P3D_instance_finish;
 extern P3D_instance_setup_window_func *P3D_instance_setup_window;
 extern P3D_instance_has_property_func *P3D_instance_has_property;

direct/src/plugin/p3dInstance.I

@@ -70,3 +70,14 @@ inline const string &P3DInstance::
 get_python_version() const {
   return _python_version;
 }
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: P3DInstance::is_started
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: Returns true if this instance has already been
+//               started within some session, false otherwise.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+inline bool P3DInstance::
+is_started() const {
+  return (_session != NULL);
+}

direct/src/plugin/p3dInstance.cxx

@@ -29,28 +29,19 @@ int P3DInstance::_next_instance_id = 0;
 //  Description: 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 P3DInstance::
-P3DInstance(P3D_request_ready_func *func, void *user_data,
-            const string &p3d_filename, 
-            const P3D_token tokens[], size_t num_tokens) :
-  _func(func),
-  _fparams(p3d_filename, tokens, num_tokens)
+P3DInstance(P3D_request_ready_func *func, void *user_data) :
+  _func(func)
 {
   _user_data = user_data;
   _request_pending = false;
+  _got_fparams = false;
+  _got_wparams = false;
 
   _instance_id = _next_instance_id;
   ++_next_instance_id;
 
   INIT_LOCK(_request_lock);
 
-  // For the moment, all sessions will be unique.
-  P3DInstanceManager *inst_mgr = P3DInstanceManager::get_global_ptr();
-  ostringstream strm;
-  strm << inst_mgr->get_unique_session_index();
-  _session_key = strm.str();
-
-  _python_version = "python24";
-
   _session = NULL;
   _requested_stop = false;
 }
@@ -80,6 +71,29 @@ P3DInstance::
   // download is still running?  Who will crash when this happens?
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: P3DInstance::set_fparams
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: Sets up the initial file parameters for the instance.
+//               Normally this is only called once.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void P3DInstance::
+set_fparams(const P3DFileParams &fparams) {
+  _got_fparams = true;
+  _fparams = fparams;
+
+  // This also sets up some internal data based on the contents of the
+  // above file and the associated tokens.
+
+  // For the moment, all sessions will be unique.
+  P3DInstanceManager *inst_mgr = P3DInstanceManager::get_global_ptr();
+  ostringstream strm;
+  strm << inst_mgr->get_unique_session_index();
+  _session_key = strm.str();
+
+  _python_version = "python24";
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: P3DInstance::set_wparams
 //       Access: Public
@@ -89,21 +103,23 @@ P3DInstance::
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void P3DInstance::
 set_wparams(const P3DWindowParams &wparams) {
-  assert(_session != NULL);
+  _got_wparams = true;
   _wparams = wparams;
 
-  TiXmlDocument *doc = new TiXmlDocument;
-  TiXmlDeclaration *decl = new TiXmlDeclaration("1.0", "", "");
-  TiXmlElement *xcommand = new TiXmlElement("command");
-  xcommand->SetAttribute("cmd", "setup_window");
-  xcommand->SetAttribute("id", get_instance_id());
-  TiXmlElement *xwparams = _wparams.make_xml();
+  if (_session != NULL) {
+    TiXmlDocument *doc = new TiXmlDocument;
+    TiXmlDeclaration *decl = new TiXmlDeclaration("1.0", "", "");
+    TiXmlElement *xcommand = new TiXmlElement("command");
+    xcommand->SetAttribute("cmd", "setup_window");
+    xcommand->SetAttribute("id", get_instance_id());
+    TiXmlElement *xwparams = _wparams.make_xml();
+    
+    doc->LinkEndChild(decl);
+    doc->LinkEndChild(xcommand);
+    xcommand->LinkEndChild(xwparams);
 
-  doc->LinkEndChild(decl);
-  doc->LinkEndChild(xcommand);
-  xcommand->LinkEndChild(xwparams);
-
-  _session->send_command(doc);
+    _session->send_command(doc);
+  }
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -153,9 +169,7 @@ set_property(const string &property_name, const string &value) {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool P3DInstance::
 has_request() {
-  nout << "has_request called, getting lock\n" << flush;
   ACQUIRE_LOCK(_request_lock);
-  nout << "got lock\n" << flush;
   bool any_requests = !_pending_requests.empty();
   RELEASE_LOCK(_request_lock);
   return any_requests;
@@ -174,11 +188,8 @@ P3D_request *P3DInstance::
 get_request() {
   P3D_request *result = NULL;
   ACQUIRE_LOCK(_request_lock);
-  nout << "P3DInstance::get_request() called on " << this
-       << ", " << _pending_requests.size() << " requests in queue\n";
   if (!_pending_requests.empty()) {
     result = _pending_requests.front();
-    nout << "popped request " << result << "\n";
     _pending_requests.pop_front();
     _request_pending = !_pending_requests.empty();
   }
@@ -195,7 +206,6 @@ get_request() {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void P3DInstance::
 add_request(P3D_request *request) {
-  nout << "adding request " << request << " in " << this << "\n";
   assert(request->_instance == this);
 
   ACQUIRE_LOCK(_request_lock);
@@ -204,11 +214,9 @@ add_request(P3D_request *request) {
   RELEASE_LOCK(_request_lock);
 
   // Asynchronous notification for anyone who cares.
-  nout << "request_ready, calling " << (void *)_func << "\n" << flush;
   if (_func != NULL) {
     _func(this);
   }
-  nout << "done calling " << (void *)_func << "\n" << flush;
 
   // Synchronous notification for pollers.
   P3DInstanceManager *inst_mgr = P3DInstanceManager::get_global_ptr();
@@ -342,11 +350,18 @@ request_stop() {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 TiXmlElement *P3DInstance::
 make_xml() {
+  assert(_got_fparams);
+
   TiXmlElement *xinstance = new TiXmlElement("instance");
   xinstance->SetAttribute("id", _instance_id);
 
   TiXmlElement *xfparams = _fparams.make_xml();
   xinstance->LinkEndChild(xfparams);
 
+  if (_got_wparams) {
+    TiXmlElement *xwparams = _wparams.make_xml();
+    xinstance->LinkEndChild(xwparams);
+  }
+
   return xinstance;
 }

direct/src/plugin/p3dInstance.h

@@ -35,11 +35,10 @@ class P3DPackage;
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 class P3DInstance : public P3D_instance {
 public:
-  P3DInstance(P3D_request_ready_func *func, void *user_data,
-              const string &p3d_filename, 
-              const P3D_token tokens[], size_t num_tokens);
+  P3DInstance(P3D_request_ready_func *func, void *user_data);
   ~P3DInstance();
 
+  void set_fparams(const P3DFileParams &fparams);
   inline const P3DFileParams &get_fparams() const;
 
   void set_wparams(const P3DWindowParams &wparams);
@@ -68,6 +67,7 @@ public:
   void add_package(P3DPackage *package);
   
   void start_download(P3DDownload *download);
+  inline bool is_started() const;
   void request_stop();
 
   TiXmlElement *make_xml();
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ public:
 private:
   P3D_request_ready_func *_func;
 
+  bool _got_fparams;
   P3DFileParams _fparams;
+
+  bool _got_wparams;
   P3DWindowParams _wparams;
 
   int _instance_id;

direct/src/plugin/p3dInstanceManager.cxx

@@ -112,14 +112,30 @@ initialize() {
 //               indicated startup information.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 P3DInstance *P3DInstanceManager::
-create_instance(P3D_request_ready_func *func,
-                void *user_data,
-                const string &p3d_filename, 
-                const P3D_token tokens[], size_t num_tokens) {
-  P3DInstance *inst = new P3DInstance(func, user_data, p3d_filename, 
-                                      tokens, num_tokens);
+create_instance(P3D_request_ready_func *func, void *user_data) {
+  P3DInstance *inst = new P3DInstance(func, user_data);
   _instances.insert(inst);
 
+  return inst;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: P3DInstanceManager::start_instance
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: Actually starts the instance running.  Before this
+//               call, the instance is in an indeterminate state.  It
+//               is an error to call this more than once for a
+//               particular instance.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+bool P3DInstanceManager::
+start_instance(P3DInstance *inst, const string &p3d_filename,
+               const P3D_token tokens[], size_t num_tokens) {
+  if (inst->is_started()) {
+    nout << "Instance started twice: " << inst << "\n";
+    return false;
+  }
+  inst->set_fparams(P3DFileParams(p3d_filename, tokens, num_tokens));
+
   P3DSession *session;
   Sessions::iterator si = _sessions.find(inst->get_session_key());
   if (si == _sessions.end()) {
@@ -132,7 +148,7 @@ create_instance(P3D_request_ready_func *func,
 
   session->start_instance(inst);
 
-  return inst;
+  return inst->is_started();
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -171,16 +187,12 @@ finish_instance(P3DInstance *inst) {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 P3DInstance *P3DInstanceManager::
 check_request() {
-  nout << "check_request\n" << flush;
   Instances::iterator ii;
   for (ii = _instances.begin(); ii != _instances.end(); ++ii) {
     P3DInstance *inst = (*ii);
-    cerr << "  checking request for " << inst << "\n" << flush;
     if (inst->has_request()) {
-      cerr << "    true\n" << flush;
       return inst;
     }
-    cerr << "    false\n" << flush;
   }
 
   return NULL;

direct/src/plugin/p3dInstanceManager.h

@@ -44,13 +44,11 @@ public:
   inline const string &get_platform() const;
 
   P3DInstance *
-  create_instance(P3D_request_ready_func *func,
-                  void *user_data,
-                  const string &p3d_filename, 
-                  const P3D_token tokens[], size_t num_tokens);
+  create_instance(P3D_request_ready_func *func, void *user_data);
 
-  void
-  finish_instance(P3DInstance *inst);
+  bool start_instance(P3DInstance *inst, const string &p3d_filename,
+                      const P3D_token tokens[], size_t num_tokens);
+  void finish_instance(P3DInstance *inst);
 
   P3DInstance *check_request();
   void wait_request();

direct/src/plugin/p3dPythonRun.cxx

@@ -292,6 +292,11 @@ start_instance(P3DCInstance *inst, TiXmlElement *xinstance) {
   if (xfparams != (TiXmlElement *)NULL) {
     set_p3d_filename(inst, xfparams);
   }
+
+  TiXmlElement *xwparams = xinstance->FirstChildElement("wparams");
+  if (xwparams != (TiXmlElement *)NULL) {
+    setup_window(inst, xwparams);
+  }
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -377,8 +382,17 @@ setup_window(int id, TiXmlElement *xwparams) {
     return;
   }
 
-  //  P3DCInstance *inst = (*ii).second;
+  P3DCInstance *inst = (*ii).second;
+  setup_window(inst, xwparams);
+}
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: P3DPythonRun::setup_window
+//       Access: Private
+//  Description: Sets the window parameters for the indicated instance.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void P3DPythonRun::
+setup_window(P3DCInstance *inst, TiXmlElement *xwparams) {
   string window_type;
   const char *window_type_c = xwparams->Attribute("window_type");
   if (window_type_c != NULL) {

direct/src/plugin/p3dPythonRun.h

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ private:
   void terminate_instance(int id);
   void set_p3d_filename(P3DCInstance *inst, TiXmlElement *xfparams);
   void setup_window(int id, TiXmlElement *xwparams);
+  void setup_window(P3DCInstance *inst, TiXmlElement *xwparams);
   
   void terminate_session();
 

direct/src/plugin/p3dSession.cxx

@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@ P3DSession(P3DInstance *inst) {
 
   _output_filename = inst->get_fparams().lookup_token("output_filename");
 
+  _panda3d_callback = NULL;
+
+  INIT_LOCK(_instances_lock);
+
   P3DInstanceManager *inst_mgr = P3DInstanceManager::get_global_ptr();
 
   _panda3d = inst_mgr->get_package("panda3d", "dev", "Panda3D");
-  inst->add_package(_panda3d);
-
-  _panda3d_callback = NULL;
   _python_root_dir = _panda3d->get_package_dir();
-
-  INIT_LOCK(_instances_lock);
+  inst->add_package(_panda3d);
 }
 
 

direct/src/plugin/p3d_lock.h

@@ -32,11 +32,14 @@
 // Posix case
 #include <pthread.h>
 
+// We declare this to be a recursive lock, since we might make a
+// request_ready call from within the API, which in turn is allowed to
+// call back into the API.
 #define LOCK pthread_mutex_t
 #define INIT_LOCK(lock) { \
     pthread_mutexattr_t attr; \
     pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr); \
-    pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL); \
+    pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE); \
     int result = pthread_mutex_init(&(lock), &attr);        \
     pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&attr); \
   }

direct/src/plugin/p3d_plugin.cxx

@@ -69,19 +69,26 @@ P3D_free_string(char *string) {
 }
 
 P3D_instance *
-P3D_create_instance(P3D_request_ready_func *func,
-                    void *user_data,
-                    const char *p3d_filename, 
-                    const P3D_token tokens[], size_t num_tokens) {
+P3D_new_instance(P3D_request_ready_func *func, void *user_data) {
   assert(P3DInstanceManager::get_global_ptr()->is_initialized());
   ACQUIRE_LOCK(_lock);
   P3DInstanceManager *inst_mgr = P3DInstanceManager::get_global_ptr();
+  P3DInstance *result = inst_mgr->create_instance(func, user_data);
+  RELEASE_LOCK(_lock);
+  return result;
+}
+
+bool
+P3D_instance_start(P3D_instance *instance, const char *p3d_filename, 
+                   const P3D_token tokens[], size_t num_tokens) {
+  assert(P3DInstanceManager::get_global_ptr()->is_initialized());
   if (p3d_filename == NULL) {
     p3d_filename = "";
   }
-
-  P3DInstance *result = 
-    inst_mgr->create_instance(func, user_data, p3d_filename, tokens, num_tokens);
+  ACQUIRE_LOCK(_lock);
+  P3DInstanceManager *inst_mgr = P3DInstanceManager::get_global_ptr();
+  bool result = inst_mgr->start_instance
+    ((P3DInstance *)instance, p3d_filename, tokens, num_tokens);
   RELEASE_LOCK(_lock);
   return result;
 }
@@ -149,9 +156,7 @@ P3D_request *
 P3D_instance_get_request(P3D_instance *instance) {
   assert(P3DInstanceManager::get_global_ptr()->is_initialized());
   ACQUIRE_LOCK(_lock);
-  nout << "P3D_instance_get_request(" << instance << ")\n";
   P3D_request *result = ((P3DInstance *)instance)->get_request();
-  nout << "  result = " << result << "\n" << flush;
   RELEASE_LOCK(_lock);
   return result;
 }
@@ -163,8 +168,6 @@ P3D_check_request(bool wait) {
   P3DInstanceManager *inst_mgr = P3DInstanceManager::get_global_ptr();
   P3D_instance *inst = inst_mgr->check_request();
 
-  nout << "P3D_instance_check_request, inst = " << inst << "\n";
-
   if (inst != NULL || !wait) {
     RELEASE_LOCK(_lock);
     return inst;

direct/src/plugin/p3d_plugin.h

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
   /* an opaque pointer the host may use to store private data that the
      plugin does not interpret.  This pointer can be directly set, or
-     it can be initialized in the P3D_create_instance() call. */
+     it can be initialized in the P3D_new_instance() call. */
   void *_user_data;
 
   /* Additional opaque data may be stored here. */
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ typedef enum {
 } P3D_window_type;
 
 
-/* This function pointer must be passed to P3D_create_instance(),
-   below.  The host must pass in a pointer to a valid function in the
-   host's address space, or NULL.  If not NULL, this function will be
-   called asynchronously by the plugin when the plugin needs to make a
+/* This function pointer must be passed to P3D_new_instance(), below.
+   The host must pass in a pointer to a valid function in the host's
+   address space, or NULL.  If not NULL, this function will be called
+   asynchronously by the plugin when the plugin needs to make a
    request from the host.  After this notification has been received,
    the host should call P3D_instance_get_request() (at its
    convenience) to retrieve the actual plugin request.  If the host
@@ -199,17 +199,26 @@ typedef struct {
 
 /* This function creates a new Panda3D instance.  
 
-   For p3d_filename pass the name of a file on disk that contains the
-   contents of the p3d file that should be launched within the
-   instance.  If this is empty or NULL, the "src" token (below) will
-   be downloaded instead.
-
    The user_data pointer is any arbitrary pointer value; it will be
    copied into the _user_data member of the new P3D_instance object.
    This pointer is intended for the host to use to store private data
    associated with each instance; the plugin will not do anything with
    this data.
 
+ */
+
+typedef P3D_instance *
+P3D_new_instance_func(P3D_request_ready_func *func, void *user_data);
+
+/* This function should be called at some point after
+   P3D_new_instance(); it actually starts the instance running.
+   Before this call, the instance will be in an indeterminate state.
+
+   For p3d_filename pass the name of a file on disk that contains the
+   contents of the p3d file that should be launched within the
+   instance.  If this is empty or NULL, the "src" token (below) will
+   be downloaded instead.
+
    For tokens, pass an array of P3D_token elements (above), which
    correspond to the user-supplied keyword/value pairs that may appear
    in the embed token within the HTML syntax; the host is responsible
@@ -229,13 +238,10 @@ typedef struct {
        output is written to the standard error output, which may be
        NULL on a gui application.
 
- */
-
-typedef P3D_instance *
-P3D_create_instance_func(P3D_request_ready_func *func,
-                         void *user_data,
-                         const char *p3d_filename, 
-                         const P3D_token tokens[], size_t num_tokens);
+   The return value is true on success, false on failure. */
+typedef bool
+P3D_instance_start_func(P3D_instance *instance, const char *p3d_filename, 
+                        const P3D_token tokens[], size_t num_tokens);
 
 
 /* Call this function to interrupt a particular instance and stop it
@@ -467,7 +473,8 @@ P3D_instance_feed_url_stream_func(P3D_instance *instance, int unique_id,
 /* Define all of the actual prototypes for the above functions. */
 EXPCL_P3D_PLUGIN P3D_initialize_func P3D_initialize;
 EXPCL_P3D_PLUGIN P3D_free_string_func P3D_free_string;
-EXPCL_P3D_PLUGIN P3D_create_instance_func P3D_create_instance;
+EXPCL_P3D_PLUGIN P3D_new_instance_func P3D_new_instance;
+EXPCL_P3D_PLUGIN P3D_instance_start_func P3D_instance_start;
 EXPCL_P3D_PLUGIN P3D_instance_finish_func P3D_instance_finish;
 EXPCL_P3D_PLUGIN P3D_instance_setup_window_func P3D_instance_setup_window;
 EXPCL_P3D_PLUGIN P3D_instance_has_property_func P3D_instance_has_property;

direct/src/plugin_npapi/ppInstance.cxx

@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ url_notify(const char *url, NPReason reason, void *notifyData) {
     break;
   }
   
-  //  delete req;
+  delete req;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -333,7 +333,8 @@ stream_as_file(NPStream *stream, const char *fname) {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void PPInstance::
 handle_request(P3D_request *request) {
-  logfile << "handle_request: " << request << "\n";
+  logfile << "handle_request: " << request << ", " << request->_instance
+          << " within " << this << ", " << _p3d_inst << "\n" << flush;
   assert(request->_instance == _p3d_inst);
 
   bool handled = false;
@@ -401,15 +402,17 @@ create_instance() {
     return;
   }
 
-  const P3D_token *tokens = NULL;
-  if (!_tokens.empty()) {
-    tokens = &_tokens[0];
-  }
-
-  _p3d_inst = P3D_create_instance
-    (request_ready, this, _p3d_filename.c_str(), tokens, _tokens.size());
+  logfile << "within " << this << ", creating new instance\n" << flush;
+  _p3d_inst = P3D_new_instance(request_ready, this);
+  logfile << "within " << this << ", created new instance " << _p3d_inst 
+          << "\n" << flush;
 
   if (_p3d_inst != NULL) {
+    const P3D_token *tokens = NULL;
+    if (!_tokens.empty()) {
+      tokens = &_tokens[0];
+    }
+    P3D_instance_start(_p3d_inst, _p3d_filename.c_str(), tokens, _tokens.size());
     send_window();
   }
 }

direct/src/plugin_standalone/panda3d.cxx

@@ -261,11 +261,13 @@ create_instance(const string &arg, P3D_window_type window_type,
     os_p3d_filename = p3d_filename.to_os_specific();
   } 
 
-  P3D_instance *inst = P3D_create_instance
-    (NULL, NULL, os_p3d_filename.c_str(), tokens, num_tokens);
+  P3D_instance *inst = P3D_new_instance(NULL, NULL);
 
-  P3D_instance_setup_window
-    (inst, window_type, win_x, win_y, win_width, win_height, parent_window);
+  if (inst != NULL) {
+    P3D_instance_setup_window
+      (inst, window_type, win_x, win_y, win_width, win_height, parent_window);
+    P3D_instance_start(inst, os_p3d_filename.c_str(), tokens, num_tokens);
+  }
 
   return inst;
 }