Simian is a Raylib + AngelScript test project on Windows.
It demonstrates how to integrate Raylib for graphics and AngelScript for scripting, including the scriptstdstring add-on.

Requirements

Windows 10/11 (tested)
Visual Studio 2022 with Desktop development with C++ workload
CMake 3.25+
Git
Optional: VSCode for editing

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository with submodules

git clone --recurse-submodules <your-repo-url>
cd Simian

If you forgot --recurse-submodules, run:

git submodule update --init --recursive

This will pull Raylib and AngelScript into external/.

2. Build with CMake

# Create build folder
mkdir build
cd build

# Generate Visual Studio solution (64-bit)
cmake -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 ..

# Build Release version
cmake --build . --config Release

After building, the executable will be at:

build\Release\simian.exe

3. Run the project

build\Release\simian.exe

You should see a Raylib window open and the console will output:

[Script] Hello from AngelScript!

Project Structure

Simian/
├─ external/
│  ├─ raylib/           # Git submodule
│  └─ angelscript/      # Git submodule (includes scriptstdstring add-on)
├─ scripts/             # Optional: .as scripts to be loaded at runtime
├─ main.cpp             # Entry point (Raylib + AngelScript)
├─ CMakeLists.txt       # Build configuration
└─ README.md

Notes

AngelScript string support is enabled via scriptstdstring add-on.
Hot-reloading scripts can be implemented by loading .as files from the scripts/ folder.
Update submodules with:

cd external/raylib
git pull origin master
cd ../angelscript
git pull origin master
cd ../..
git add external/raylib external/angelscript
git commit -m "Update submodules"

CMake Targets

simian — main executable
raylib — static library submodule
angelscript — static library submodule
scriptstdstring — static library add-on for AngelScript

Tips

Always use VS2022 Developer Command Prompt or VSCode terminal configured for MSVC.
Pin submodules to specific commits for reproducible builds.
To clean build: delete the build/ folder and regenerate with CMake.

License

Raylib: Zlib License
AngelScript: MIT License
Simian: Not open source (Yet)