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Scripting

This page is a starting point for scripting documentation.

Overview

  • Scripts live in scripts/ and are executed by AngelScript.
  • Predefined API and engine bindings are declared in scripts/as.predefined.

Input Actions

  • Query input with IsActionPressed, IsActionDown, IsActionReleased, and GetActionStrength.
  • Register and bind at runtime with RegisterAction, BindKeyboard, BindMouseButton, BindGamepadButton, and BindGamepadAxis.
  • Enums: Key, MouseButton, GamepadButton, GamepadAxis.

Example:

RegisterAction("boost");
BindKeyboard("boost", Key::LEFT_CONTROL);
BindGamepadButton("boost", 0, GamepadButton::RIGHT_TRIGGER_1);

RegisterAction("zoom");
BindGamepadAxis("zoom", 0, GamepadAxis::RIGHT_TRIGGER, 0.2f, false);

ECS Texture + UV

  • Texture and UV helpers live under the ECS:: namespace.
  • Texture: AddTexture, SetTextureId, GetTextureId, HasTexture, RemoveTexture.
  • UV Transform: AddUVTransform, SetUVScale, SetUVOffset, SetUVRotation, HasUVTransform, RemoveUVTransform.

Example:

uint e = ECS::CreateEntity();
ECS::AddTexture(e, texId);
ECS::AddUVTransform(e, 2.0f, 2.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
ECS::SetUVOffset(e, 0.25f, 0.0f);

Asset Manager

  • Asset loading can be keyed for editor and scene usage.
  • Use Asset::Load* helpers to create assets and reference them by key.

Example:

Asset::LoadTexture("grid", "assets/textures/grid.png");
Asset::LoadShader("toon", "shaders/toon.vs", "shaders/toon.fs");
Asset::LoadCube("unit_cube", 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
Asset::CreateMaterial("toon_mat", Asset::GetShaderId("toon"), 255, 255, 255, 255);

uint e = ECS::CreateEntity();
ECS::AddModelRenderer(e, int(Asset::GetModelId("unit_cube")), 0xFFFFFFFF, 0.0f);
ECS::SetModelRendererShader(e, Asset::GetShaderId("toon"));
ECS::AddTexture(e, Asset::GetTextureId("grid"));
ECS::AddMaterial(e, Asset::GetMaterialId("toon_mat"));

Examples

  • scripts/game.as — demo showing ECS usage, rendering, scenegraph and input actions.

How to document APIs

Add Markdown pages in the docs/ folder. Use relative links and include code fences for examples.