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-rw-r--r-- | src/doc/feature/animator_creation.dox | 0 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | src/doc/feature/proxy.dox | 43 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | src/doc/feature/savemgr.dox | 80 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | src/doc/feature/scene.dox | 47 |
4 files changed, 149 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/src/doc/feature/animator_creation.dox b/src/doc/feature/animator_creation.dox new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e69de29 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/doc/feature/animator_creation.dox diff --git a/src/doc/feature/proxy.dox b/src/doc/feature/proxy.dox new file mode 100644 index 0000000..66bbd2f --- /dev/null +++ b/src/doc/feature/proxy.dox @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +// vim:ft=doxygen +namespace crepe { +/** + +\defgroup feature_proxy Proxy utility +\ingroup feature +\brief Use ValueBroker as if it were a regular variable + +Proxy provides operators that allow you to use a ValueBroker instance as if it +were a regular variable. Proxy implements a constructor that allows it to be +used as a substitute return type for any function that returns ValueBroker. + +\see ValueBroker +\see Proxy + +\par Example + +```cpp +#include <crepe/util/Proxy.h> +#include <crepe/ValueBroker.h> + +int calculation(int value) { + return 3 * value; +} + +void anywhere() { + crepe::ValueBroker<int> foo_handle; + crepe::Proxy foo = foo_handle; + + // implicitly calls .set() + foo += 10; + + // implicitly calls .get() + int out = calculation(foo); + + // explicitly cast (also calls .get()) + int casted = int(foo); +} + +``` + +*/ +} diff --git a/src/doc/feature/savemgr.dox b/src/doc/feature/savemgr.dox new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6aeab03 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/doc/feature/savemgr.dox @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +// vim:ft=doxygen +namespace crepe { +/** + +\defgroup feature_savemgr Save data +\ingroup feature +\brief Functions to persistently store and retrieve arbitrary values + +The SaveManager may be used to persistently store game state such as player +progress, statistics, achievements, etc. It works like a key-value store, where +the key is a string and the value is an arbitrary type. + +SaveManager implements the following: + +- Storage and retrieval of primitive types and strings. +- Automatic initialization of the database using default values. +- The underlying database format is journaled, which reduces the likelihood of + players losing save data when an unexpected crash occurs while the SaveManager + is writing to disk. + +\see SaveManager + +\par Example + +The SaveManager instance reference may be retrieved by calling \c +get_save_manager(). This function is available--- + +- Within (derivatives of) Script + +- \todo Within (derivatives of) Scene + +- \todo As a public member function of LoopManager + +```cpp +// Retrieve save manager +crepe::SaveManager & save_manager = get_save_manager(); +``` + +SaveManager may be used *explicitly*, using the \ref SaveManager::set "set()", +\ref SaveManager::get "get()" and \ref SaveManager::has "has()" methods: +```cpp +// Check if the key "foo" exists, and initialize it to 3 if it doesn't +if (!save_manager.has("foo")) + save_manager.set<int>("foo", 3); +// Get value of key "foo" +int foo = save_manager.get<int>("foo"); + +// ~~~ arbitrary game code ~~~ +foo += 10; +// ~~~ arbitrary game code ~~~ + +// Save "foo" back to database +save_manager.set<int>("foo", foo); +``` + +Alternatively, SaveManager::get may be called with a default value as second +parameter. This changes its return type to ValueBroker, which acts as a +read/write handle to the specific key requested, and remembers the key and its +value type for you: +```cpp +// Get a read/write handle to the value stored in key "foo", and initialize it +// to 3 if it doesn't exist yet +ValueBroker foo_handle = save_manager.get<int>("foo", 3); +int foo = foo_handle.get(); + +// ~~~ arbitrary game code ~~~ +foo += 10; +// ~~~ arbitrary game code ~~~ + +// Save back to database +foo_handle.set(foo); +``` + +To further simplify game code, the return value of SaveManager::get may be +implicitly cast to Proxy instead of ValueBroker. This allows the database value +to be used as if it were a regular variable. This usage is detailed separately +in \"\ref feature_proxy\". + +*/ +} diff --git a/src/doc/feature/scene.dox b/src/doc/feature/scene.dox index eedc69a..4124e37 100644 --- a/src/doc/feature/scene.dox +++ b/src/doc/feature/scene.dox @@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ namespace crepe { \ingroup feature \brief User-defined scenes -Scenes can be used to implement game environments, and allow arbitrary game objects to be organized -as part of the game structure. Scenes are implemented as derivative classes of Scene, which are -added to the game using the SceneManager. Scenes describe the start of a Scene and cannot modify -GameObjects during runtime of a Scene (use \ref feature_script "Scripting" for this purpose). +Scenes can be used to implement game environments, and allow arbitrary game +objects to be organized as part of the game structure. Scenes are implemented as +derivative classes of Scene, which are added to the game using the SceneManager. +Scenes describe the start of a Scene and cannot modify GameObjects during +runtime of a Scene (use \ref feature_script for this purpose). \see SceneManager \see GameObject @@ -18,34 +19,38 @@ GameObjects during runtime of a Scene (use \ref feature_script "Scripting" for t \par Example -This example demonstrates how to define and add scenes to the loop/scene manager in the `crepe` framework. -Each concrete scene should be derived from Scene. In the example below, the concrete scene is named MyScene. -A concrete scene should, at least, implement (override) two methods, namely load_scene() and get_name(). The -scene is build (using GameObjects) in the load_scene() method. GameObjects should be made using the -component_manager::new_object(). In the example below, two GameObjects (named object1 and object2) are added -to MyScene. object1 and object2 do not have any non-default Components attached to them, however, if needed, -this should also be done in load_scene(). Each concrete scene must have a unique name. This unique name is -used to load a new concrete scene (via a Script). The unique name is set using the get_name() method. In the -example below, MyScene's unique name is my_scene. -After setting up one or more concrete scene(s), the concrete scene(s) should be added to the loop/scene manager. -This is done in your main(). Firstly, the LoopManager should be instantiated. Than, all the concrete scene(s) -should be added to the loop/scene manger via loop_mgr::add_scene<>(). The templated argument should define the -concrete scene to be added. +This example demonstrates how to define and add scenes to the loop/scene manager +in the `crepe` framework. Each concrete scene should be derived from Scene. In +the example below, the concrete scene is named MyScene. A concrete scene should, +at least, implement (override) two methods, namely load_scene() and get_name(). +The scene is build (using GameObjects) in the load_scene() method. GameObjects +should be made using the component_manager::new_object(). + +In the example below, two GameObjects (named object1 and object2) are added to +MyScene. object1 and object2 do not have any non-default Components attached to +them, however, if needed, this should also be done in load_scene(). Each +concrete scene must have a unique name. This unique name is used to load a new +concrete scene (via a Script). The unique name is set using the get_name() +method. In the example below, MyScene's unique name is my_scene. + +After setting up one or more concrete scene(s), the concrete scene(s) should be +added to the loop/scene manager. This is done in your main(). Firstly, the +LoopManager should be instantiated. Than, all the concrete scene(s) should be +added to the loop/scene manger via loop_mgr::add_scene<>(). The templated +argument should define the concrete scene to be added. ```cpp #include <crepe/api/LoopManager.h> #include <crepe/api/GameObject.h> #include <crepe/api/Scene.h> -#include <crepe/api/Vector2.h> +#include <crepe/types.h> using namespace crepe; class MyScene : public Scene { public: - using Scene::Scene; - void load_scene() { - auto & mgr = this->component_manager; + ComponentManager & mgr = this->component_manager; GameObject object1 = mgr.new_object("object1", "tag_my_scene", vec2{0, 0}, 0, 1); GameObject object2 = mgr.new_object("object2", "tag_my_scene", vec2{1, 0}, 0, 1); } |