Extracting data from another process using GDScript

Joe

I have a video capture program that generates key-points for a hand model. I also have a Godot program written in GDScript that rigs a hand model based on the key-points. I would like to somehow pull the key-points from my capture program in order to rig my model. The key-points can be stored on a file or in shared memory. What's the best way for GDScript to communicate with another process that is generating data?

DaveTheCoder

The GDScript File class provides full capabilities to read files, as long as the file is accessible to the Godot app.

I don't know if GDScript has any built-in features for accessing shared memory or communicating with another process. It might be possible with C# or C++. The closest I've come is using the HTTPRequest class to communicate with a web server. Someone else here probably knows more about it.

cybereality

Without any custom plug-ins, you can read files and also communicate via web protocols. The file access would be the easiest thing, but only for stored data. Wouldn't really be useful for real-time. If you need real-time updates, you can setup a simple HTTP server (like in Python) and send UDP packets to Godot. Otherwise, if the video capture program is your own, you can write a GDNative plug-in to communicate directly with (or just integrate into) Godot via C++.