creating own ai, c++

[chef]

hi there.

i would like to try some things with sc 2 and ai.
do u know bwapi? it was a "tool" to create own ai in c++ and use it in sc bw. so you could make your ai in visual studio and so on. is there a way to programm ai in sc2 in c++, also? i dont like galaxy and would like to use vs. any advice would be nice.
thx.