feat: audio file drag-and-drop + expanded format support#1
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[WIP] Add file sharing functionality
feat: audio file drag-and-drop + expanded format support
Feb 20, 2026
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Users had no way to share audio files with KindPath Q beyond a narrow WAV/AIFF-only file picker. This adds drag-and-drop import to the waveform area and broadens format support across both standalone and plugin targets.
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ui/WaveformView— implementsjuce::FileDragAndDropTarget; shows a blue hover overlay on drag-enter; firesonFileDropped(const juce::File&)on drop. Accepted extensions:.wav .aiff .aif .mp3 .flac .ogg .caf .mp4 .m4aui/KindPathMainComponent— newsetOnFileDrop(std::function<void(const juce::File&)>)to wire callers intoWaveformView::onFileDroppedapps/standalone/Main.cpp—loadFile()refactored into a sharedloadFromFile(const juce::File&)helper used by both button and drop paths; file picker filter expanded to all 9 formatsplugins/kindpath-q/PluginEditor— Load button enabled;loadFile()/loadFromFile()added for reference-waveform display (plugin analysis still runs off the DAW input bus viaprocessBlock)docs/ARCHITECTURE.md— new File Import / Sharing sectionAPI shape
Dropped file paths are validated via
juce::File::existsAsFile()before use; unsupported formats surface as a "Unsupported file" label without crashing.Original prompt
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