Archives can write any object to disk and read from file again. Complex structures of objects can thus be restored. Writing an object to file as a compile string is usually more readable, but does not account for the internal structure of the object.
There is only one global instance: Archive.global, which is initialized automatically.
set or get the global archive instance
set or get the directory that the archive is written to. Default: Platform.userAppSupportDir.
write the global archive now. This is called automatically when SuperCollider quits. The default filename is "/archive.sctxar"
read the global archive now. This is called automatically when SuperCollider recompiles or starts. The default filename is "/archive.sctxar"
// make a storage place for various objects:q = (); // Eventq[\a_long_array] = Array.rand(128, 0.0, 1.0);q[\pi_squared] = pi * pi;q[\favourite_sound] = { { SinOsc.ar([300, 330]).sum * LFPulse.kr(2 + [0, 0.01]) * 0.1 }.play };q[\same_long_array] = q[\a_long_array]; // same objects may appear several timesArchive.global.put(\myData, q);Archive.global.at(\myData).postcs;// after a recompile:s.boot;q = Archive.global.at(\myData);q.postcs;q[\favourite_sound].value;