Objects in 'extensions' folder are not instantiated at Max startup

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For context see #128

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It's true that objects are in extensions have their classes registered but that they are not instantiated.

I haven't tried this (yet) but it seems like you could instantiate an instance after the MIN_EXTERNAL macro call at the bottom of your source file?

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Actually, here is the solution I've used in another extension...

class sampler_extension;
static minwrap<sampler_extension>* s_sampler_extension_instance {};

static symbol s_global_sampler { "global_sampler" };

class sampler_extension : public object<sampler_extension>
{

...

private:
    message<> maxclass_setup = { this, "maxclass_setup", MIN_FUNCTION {
        s_sampler_extension_instance = (minwrap<sampler_extension>*)c74::max::object_new_typed(symbol("nobox"), symbol("sampler.extension"), 0, nullptr);
        s_global_sampler = s_sampler_extension_instance->maxobj();
        return {};
    }};
};

MIN_EXTERNAL(sampler_extension);

[pixsperdavid]

Thanks Tim. Looking back at the source code of my old extension objects (using the C API), I was mistaken in thinking the class was being instantiated automatically, I had actually made the instantiation the responsibility of the connecting objects.

Closing the issue as this the behaviour is the same as the previous API.