Exposing some plugin scan path property values.

modules/juce_audio_processors/scanning/juce_PluginListComponent.cpp

@@ -243,6 +243,18 @@ void PluginListComponent::filesDropped (const StringArray& files, int, int)
     list.scanAndAddDragAndDroppedFiles (formatManager, files, typesFound);
 }
 
+FileSearchPath PluginListComponent::getLastSearchPath (PropertiesFile& properties, AudioPluginFormat& format)
+{
+    return properties.getValue ("lastPluginScanPath_" + format.getName(),
+                                format.getDefaultLocationsToSearch().toString());
+}
+
+void PluginListComponent::setLastSearchPath (PropertiesFile& properties, AudioPluginFormat& format,
+                                             const FileSearchPath& newPath)
+{
+    properties.setValue ("lastPluginScanPath_" + format.getName(), newPath.toString());
+}
+
 //==============================================================================
 class PluginListComponent::Scanner    : private Timer
 {
@@ -262,7 +274,7 @@ public:
         if (path.getNumPaths() > 0) // if the path is empty, then paths aren't used for this format.
         {
             if (propertiesToUse != nullptr)
-                path = propertiesToUse->getValue ("lastPluginScanPath_" + formatToScan.getName(), path.toString());
+                path = getLastSearchPath (*propertiesToUse, formatToScan);
 
             pathList.setSize (500, 300);
             pathList.setPath (path);
@@ -311,7 +323,7 @@ private:
 
         if (propertiesToUse != nullptr)
         {
-            propertiesToUse->setValue ("lastPluginScanPath_" + formatToScan.getName(), pathList.getPath().toString());
+            setLastSearchPath (*propertiesToUse, formatToScan, pathList.getPath());
             propertiesToUse->saveIfNeeded();
         }
 

modules/juce_audio_processors/scanning/juce_PluginListComponent.h

@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ public:
     */
     void setNumberOfThreadsForScanning (int numThreads);
 
+    /** Returns the last search path stored in a given properties file for the specified format. */
+    static FileSearchPath getLastSearchPath (PropertiesFile& properties, AudioPluginFormat& format);
+
+    /** Stores a search path in a properties file for the given format. */
+    static void setLastSearchPath (PropertiesFile& properties, AudioPluginFormat& format,
+                                   const FileSearchPath& newPath);
+
     //==============================================================================
     /** @internal */
     void resized();