observation_ptr_t create(const sensor_ptr_t &senPtr, const landmark_ptr_t &lmkPtr)
		{
			observation_maker_ptr_t maker = getMaker(SenLmk(senPtr->type,lmkPtr->type));
			return maker->create(senPtr, lmkPtr);
		}
void
RemotePluginServer::dispatchControlEvents()
{    
    RemotePluginOpcode opcode = RemotePluginNoOpcode;
    static float *parameterBuffer = 0;

    tryRead(m_controlRequestFd, &opcode, sizeof(RemotePluginOpcode));

    switch (opcode) {

    case RemotePluginGetVersion:
	writeFloat(m_controlResponseFd, getVersion());
	break;

    case RemotePluginGetName:
	writeString(m_controlResponseFd, getName());
	break;

    case RemotePluginGetMaker:
	writeString(m_controlResponseFd, getMaker());
	break;
    
    case RemotePluginTerminate:
	terminate();
	break;
    
    case RemotePluginGetInputCount:
	m_numInputs = getInputCount();
	writeInt(m_controlResponseFd, m_numInputs);
	break;

    case RemotePluginGetOutputCount:
	m_numOutputs = getOutputCount();
	writeInt(m_controlResponseFd, m_numOutputs);
	break;

    case RemotePluginGetParameterCount:
	writeInt(m_controlResponseFd, getParameterCount());
	break;
	
    case RemotePluginGetParameterName:
	writeString(m_controlResponseFd, getParameterName(readInt(m_controlRequestFd)));
	break;
    
    case RemotePluginGetParameter:
	writeFloat(m_controlResponseFd, getParameter(readInt(m_controlRequestFd)));
	break;
    
    case RemotePluginGetParameterDefault:
	writeFloat(m_controlResponseFd, getParameterDefault(readInt(m_controlRequestFd)));
	break;

    case RemotePluginGetParameters:
    {
	if (!parameterBuffer) {
	    parameterBuffer = new float[getParameterCount()];
	}
	int p0 = readInt(m_controlRequestFd);
	int pn = readInt(m_controlRequestFd);
	getParameters(p0, pn, parameterBuffer);
	tryWrite(m_controlResponseFd, parameterBuffer, (pn - p0 + 1) * sizeof(float));
	break;
    }

    case RemotePluginHasMIDIInput:
    {
	bool m = hasMIDIInput();
	tryWrite(m_controlResponseFd, &m, sizeof(bool));
	break;
    }
       
    case RemotePluginGetProgramCount:
	writeInt(m_controlResponseFd, getProgramCount());
	break;

    case RemotePluginGetProgramName:
	writeString(m_controlResponseFd, getProgramName(readInt(m_controlRequestFd)));
	break;

    case RemotePluginIsReady:
    {
	if (!m_shm) sizeShm();
	bool b(isReady());
	std::cerr << "isReady: returning " << b << std::endl;
	tryWrite(m_controlResponseFd, &b, sizeof(bool));
    }

    case RemotePluginSetDebugLevel:
    {
	RemotePluginDebugLevel newLevel = m_debugLevel;
	tryRead(m_controlRequestFd, &newLevel, sizeof(RemotePluginDebugLevel));
	setDebugLevel(newLevel);
	m_debugLevel = newLevel;
	break;
    }

    case RemotePluginWarn:
    {
	bool b = warn(readString(m_controlRequestFd));
	tryWrite(m_controlResponseFd, &b, sizeof(bool));
	break;
    }

    case RemotePluginShowGUI:
    {
	showGUI(readString(m_controlRequestFd));
	break;
    }

    case RemotePluginHideGUI:
    {
	hideGUI();
	break;
    }

    //Deryabin Andrew: vst chunks support
    case RemotePluginGetVSTChunk:
    {
        std::vector<char> chunk = getVSTChunk();
        writeRaw(m_controlResponseFd, chunk);
        break;
    }

    case RemotePluginSetVSTChunk:
    {
        std::vector<char> chunk = readRaw(m_controlRequestFd);
        setVSTChunk(chunk);
        break;
    }
    //Deryabin Andrew: vst chunks support: end code

    case RemotePluginNoOpcode:
	break;

    case RemotePluginReset:
	reset();
	break;

    default:
	std::cerr << "WARNING: RemotePluginServer::dispatchControlEvents: unexpected opcode "
		  << opcode << std::endl;
    }
}