import gamnit::limit_fps
import gamnit::camera_control
-# Draw a `texture` at `center`
+# Visible 2D entity in the game world or UI
#
-# An instance of `Sprite` can only belong to a single `SpriteSet` at
-# a time. The on screen position depends on the camera associated
+# Similar to `gamnit::Actor` which is in 3D.
+#
+# Each sprite associates a `texture` to the position `center`.
+# The appearance is modified by `rotation`, `invert_x`,
+# `scale`, `red`, `green`, `blue` and `alpha`.
+# These values can be changed at any time and will trigger an update
+# of the data on the GPU side, having a small performance cost.
+#
+# For a sprite to be visible, it must be added to either the world `sprites`
+# or the `ui_sprites`.
+# However, an instance of `Sprite` can only belong to a single `SpriteSet`
+# at a time. The final on-screen position depends on the camera associated
# to the `SpriteSet`.
+#
+# ~~~
+# # Load texture and create sprite
+# var texture = new Texture("path/in/assets.png")
+# var sprite = new Sprite(texture, new Point3d[Float](0.0, 0.0, 0.0))
+#
+# # Add sprite to the visible game world
+# app.sprites.add sprite
+#
+# # Extra configuration of the sprite
+# sprite.rotation = pi/2.0
+# sprite.scale = 2.0
+#
+# # Show only the blue colors
+# sprite.red = 0.0
+# sprite.green = 0.0
+# ~~~
+#
+# To add a sprite to the UI it can be anchored to screen borders
+# with `ui_camera.top_left` and the likes.
+#
+# ~~~nitish
+# # Place it a bit off the top left of the screen
+# var pos = app.ui_camera.top_left.offset(128.0, -128.0, 0)
+#
+# # Load texture and create sprite
+# var texture = new Texture("path/in/assets.png")
+# var sprite = new Sprite(texture, pos)
+#
+# # Add it to the UI (above world sprites)
+# app.ui_sprites.add sprite
+# ~~~
class Sprite
# Texture drawn to screen
center_direct = value
end
- # Rotation on the Z axis, positive values go counterclockwise
+ # Rotation on the Z axis, positive values turn counterclockwise
var rotation = 0.0 is writable(rotation_direct=)
- # Rotation on the Z axis, positive values go counterclockwise
+ # Rotation on the Z axis, positive values turn counterclockwise
fun rotation=(value: Float)
do
if isset _rotation and value != rotation then needs_update
# Scale applied to this sprite
#
- # The default size of `self` depends on the size in pixels of `texture`.
+ # The basic size of `self` depends on the size in pixels of `texture`.
var scale = 1.0 is writable(scale_direct=)
- # Scale applied to this sprite, see `scale`
+ # Scale applied to this sprite
+ #
+ # The basic size of `self` depends on the size in pixels of `texture`.
fun scale=(value: Float)
do
if isset _scale and value != scale then needs_update
# Camera for `ui_sprites` using an orthogonal view
var ui_camera = new UICamera(app.display.as(not null)) is lazy
- # World sprites to draw as seen by `world_camera`
+ # World sprites drawn as seen by `world_camera`
var sprites: Set[Sprite] = new SpriteSet
- # UI sprites to draw as seen by `ui_camera`, drawn over world `sprites`
+ # UI sprites drawn as seen by `ui_camera`, over world `sprites`
var ui_sprites: Set[Sprite] = new SpriteSet
# Main method to refine in clients to update game logic and `sprites`
# The data can be compressed by a call to `defragment`.
#
# ~~~
+# intrude import gamnit::flat
+#
# var array = new GroupedArray[String]
# assert array.to_s == ""
#
# Returns the elements that moved as a list.
#
# ~~~
+ # intrude import gamnit::flat
+ #
# var array = new GroupedArray[String]
# array.add "a"
# array.add "b"
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