gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/src/sfizz/Messaging.h b/src/sfizz/Messaging.h
index 737fa1d4..7e5fc082 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Messaging.h
+++ b/src/sfizz/Messaging.h
@@ -28,4 +28,29 @@ inline void Client::receive(int delay, const char* path, const char* sig, const
         receive_(data_, delay, path, sig, args);
 }
 
+///
+template <unsigned MaxArguments = 16> class BasicMessageBuffer;
+typedef BasicMessageBuffer<> MessageBuffer;
+
+template <unsigned MaxArguments>
+class BasicMessageBuffer {
+    void setPath(const char* path);
+    void addInt(int32_t value);
+    void addLong(int64_t value);
+    void addFloat(float value);
+    void addDouble(double value);
+    void addString(const char* value);
+    void addBlob(const uint8_t* value, uint32_t size);
+    void addMidi(const uint8_t value[4]);
+
+private:
+    const char* path_ = nullptr;
+    unsigned argc_ = 0;
+    char sig_[MaxArguments + 1] = {};
+    sfizz_arg_t args_[MaxArguments];
+    sfizz_blob_t blobs_[MaxArguments];
+};
+
 } // namespace sfz
+
+#include "Messaging.hpp"
diff --git a/src/sfizz/Messaging.hpp b/src/sfizz/Messaging.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9847f91d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sfizz/Messaging.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+
+// This code is part of the sfizz library and is licensed under a BSD 2-clause
+// license. You should have receive a LICENSE.md file along with the code.
+// If not, contact the sfizz maintainers at https://github.com/sfztools/sfizz
+
+#pragma once
+#include "Messaging.h"
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <cstring>
+
+namespace sfz {
+
+template <unsigned MaxArguments>
+void BasicMessageBuffer<MaxArguments>::setPath(const char* path)
+{
+    path_ = path;
+}
+
+template <unsigned MaxArguments>
+void BasicMessageBuffer<MaxArguments>::addInt(int32_t value)
+{
+    unsigned n = argc_;
+    if (n == MaxArguments)
+        throw std::length_error("BasicMessageBuffer::addInt");
+
+    args_[n].i = value;
+    sig_[n] = 'i';
+    argc_ = n + 1;
+}
+
+template <unsigned MaxArguments>
+void BasicMessageBuffer<MaxArguments>::addLong(int64_t value)
+{
+    unsigned n = argc_;
+    if (n == MaxArguments)
+        throw std::length_error("BasicMessageBuffer::addLong");
+
+    args_[n].h = value;
+    sig_[n] = 'h';
+    argc_ = n + 1;
+}
+
+template <unsigned MaxArguments>
+void BasicMessageBuffer<MaxArguments>::addFloat(float value)
+{
+    unsigned n = argc_;
+    if (n == MaxArguments)
+        throw std::length_error("BasicMessageBuffer::addFloat");
+
+    args_[n].f = value;
+    sig_[n] = 'f';
+    argc_ = n + 1;
+}
+
+template <unsigned MaxArguments>
+void BasicMessageBuffer<MaxArguments>::addDouble(double value)
+{
+    unsigned n = argc_;
+    if (n == MaxArguments)
+        throw std::length_error("BasicMessageBuffer::addDouble");
+
+    args_[n].d = value;
+    sig_[n] = 'd';
+    argc_ = n + 1;
+}
+
+template <unsigned MaxArguments>
+void BasicMessageBuffer<MaxArguments>::addString(const char* value)
+{
+    unsigned n = argc_;
+    if (n == MaxArguments)
+        throw std::length_error("BasicMessageBuffer::addString");
+
+    args_[n].s = value;
+    sig_[n] = 's';
+    argc_ = n + 1;
+}
+
+template <unsigned MaxArguments>
+void BasicMessageBuffer<MaxArguments>::addBlob(const uint8_t* value, uint32_t size)
+{
+    unsigned n = argc_;
+    if (n == MaxArguments)
+        throw std::length_error("BasicMessageBuffer::addBlob");
+
+    sfizz_blob_t* blob = &blobs_[n];
+    blob->data = value;
+    blob->size = size;
+    args_[n].b = blob;
+    sig_[n] = 'b';
+    argc_ = n + 1;
+}
+
+template <unsigned MaxArguments>
+void BasicMessageBuffer<MaxArguments>::addMidi(const uint8_t value[4])
+{
+    unsigned n = argc_;
+    if (n == MaxArguments)
+        throw std::length_error("BasicMessageBuffer::addMidi");
+
+    std::memcpy(args_[n].m, value, 4);
+    sig_[n] = 's';
+    argc_ = n + 1;
+}
+
+} // namespace sfz