How to implement custom node socket/interface type (for shader nodes)?

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I’m developing ShaderNode-kit and want to have a custom socket type to pass a custom value, consisting of bunch of basic values (basically, an array of fload would be sufficient).

Neither example in templates_py, nor sources of “Animation Nodes” can bring light how do they work.

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Try this:

https://animation-nodes-manual.readthedocs.io/en/latest/dev_guide/socket_types.html

You can use an an_GenericSocket in AN… You can put anything you like in there, you can also use FloatSocket as that has a list capability.

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I don’t need AnimationNodes. I want ShaderNodes.
And I totally don’t understand how do I ‘put anything’ in a socket and get something from it.

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You mentioned AN, I merely pointed out there are generic sockets in there capable of taking any kind of value, if you research this you will find how to build a socket file.

Nodes are nodes, sockets are sockets in Blender, doesn’t matter what they are for…