1 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/classes/BowelyzerConfig.sc b/classes/BowelyzerConfig.sc
index 1a4ce87..b521203 100644
--- a/classes/BowelyzerConfig.sc
+++ b/classes/BowelyzerConfig.sc
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ BowelyzerConfig{
     ]);
   }
 
-// read configuration from file
+  // read configuration from file
   readConfigurationFile{
     arg configFile;
     var configFromFile, reader, path;
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ BowelyzerConfig{
     });
   }
 
+  //TODO: use order to sort the controls and inputs by name
   // write a valid JSON file from configuration
   writeConfigurationFile{
   arg fileName;
@@ -411,6 +412,27 @@ BowelyzerConfig{
     ^true;
   }
 
+  // add an input with standard controls to the config
+  addInput{
+    var name = this.createUniqueIdentifier;
+    config.at(\inputs).put(name, 0);
+    this.validateConfig;
+    ^name;
+  }
+
+  // create a unique identifier of the form msg[number]
+  createUniqueIdentifier{
+    var msg = \msg1,
+    iterator = 0;
+    while({
+      config.at(\inputs).includesKey(msg)
+    },{
+      iterator = (msg.asString.replace("msg", "").asInteger) + 1;
+      msg = ("msg"++iterator).asSymbol;
+    });
+    ^msg.asSymbol;
+  }
+
   //print the current config
   showConfig{
     postln("Configuration is: ");