GameHelperBase

This is the base class for your game.

class GameHelperBase {

void drawFrame();

bool update(Duration deltaTime);

SimpleWindow getWindow();

bool wantAudio();

AudioPcmOutThread audio;

protected

bool redrawForced;

void forceRedraw();

JoystickUpdate[4] joysticks;

bool[256] keyboardState;

VirtualController snes;

}

Members

Functions

drawFrame void drawFrame(): Implement this to draw.
forceRedraw void forceRedraw(): Forces a redraw even if update returns false
getWindow SimpleWindow getWindow(): Returns the main game window. This function will only be called once if you use runGame. You should return a window here like one created with create2dWindow.
update bool update(Duration deltaTime): Implement this to update. The deltaTime tells how much real time has passed since the last update. Returns true if anything changed, which will queue up a redraw
wantAudio bool wantAudio(): Override this and return true to initialize the audio system. Note that trying to use the audio member without this will segfault!

Variables

audio AudioPcmOutThread audio;: You must override wantAudio and return true for this to be valid;
joysticks JoystickUpdate[4] joysticks;: These functions help you handle user input. It offers polling functions for keyboard, mouse, joystick, and virtual controller input.

arsd gamehelpers classes

functions

structs

VirtualController

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