Fetch string over network for 3D text geometry node.
An addon which fetches a string from another service. The idea being that one creates a server with a web UI that allows a user to administer a list of strings* that can be scheduled for consumption by a running instance of Blender. The addon updates the string in near real-time over maybe a web socket. The addon's custom node would probably feed a "String to Curves" node in the blender artist's geometry node tree.
a companion addon might be, for example, one which renders (using eevee) real-time graphics to a viewport as a full-screen display or NDI source which then gets consumed by a live broadcast production or digital signage for example.
perplexity.ai/search/is-it-possible-to-create-a-cus-tQTHsnaFSiOnz7pyjhNAFg
- alternatively to a schedule of strings, it might be a real-time clock, countdown, or data output from Node Red or whatever other automation you like.
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The use case seems to depend on blender itself being used for realtime CG generation in broadcast. I don't think the TV industry would have much interest in that.
Here is a good way to script a custom server to feed blender. youtu.be/FC4IrkHEg4A
Here's how easy it would be to hook it up to a general purpose tool like Node Red which supports web sockets. youtu.be/LhjadckNtf8
The ability to create realtime clocks and countdowns would be easy to implement in the addon itself.