implemented first version of the modular IPC system

services/modules/extraction/ffmpegExtractor.js

@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ module.exports = {
             hideCursor: true
         });
         try {
-            // if (meta.url === `file://${process.argv[1]}`) {
+            return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
                 this.extractAudioFromVideo(parameter.inputVideoPath, progressBar, parameter.outputType)
-                    .then(() => console.log('Audio extraction successful.'))
+                    .then((resp) => resolve(resp))
                     .catch((err) => console.error(err));
-            // }
+            })
         } catch (error) {
             console.log(parameter.outputType);
             
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ module.exports = {
                     progressBar.update(100, { timemark: 'done' });
                     progressBar.stop();
                     console.log(`Extraction completed: ${outputAudioPath}`);
-                    resolve();
+                    resolve(outputAudioPath);
                 })
                 .on('error', (err) => {
                     progressBar.stop();

services/modules/utility/@startup.js

@@ -9,5 +9,8 @@ module.exports = {
         // mapFunctions.get("extraction-video-to-audio").function({inputVideoPath:"./a.mp4", outputType:"wav"})
         // mapFunctions.get("extraction-video-to-audio").function({inputVideoPath:"./b.mp4", outputType:"wav"})
         // mapFunctions.get("extraction-video-to-audio").function({inputVideoPath:"./b.mp4", outputType:"flac"})
+
+        // mapFunctions.get("ipc-handler").function("extraction-video-to-audio", {inputVideoPath:"./a.mp4", outputType:"flac"})
+
     }
 }

services/modules/utility/module-handler.js

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+module.exports = {
+    name:"module-handler", // Unique name for our function that will later be used to get the function from the map via "mapFunctions.get("example").function()"
+    async function(module,parameter){
+        return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
+            if(mapFunctions.get(module) == undefined){
+                reject("requested modules not found")
+                return
+            }
+            mapFunctions.get(module).function(parameter).then((result) => {
+                resolve(result)
+            }).catch((err) => {
+                reject(err)
+            });
+        })
+    }
+}