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NAME

Graphics::Raylib - Perlish wrapper for Raylib videogame library

VERSION

version 0.025

SYNOPSIS

my $g = Graphics::Raylib->window(120,20);
$g->fps(5);
my $text = Graphics::Raylib::Text->new(
text => 'Hello World!',
color => DARKGRAY,
size => 20,
);
while (!$g->exiting) {
Graphics::Raylib::draw {
$g->clear;
$text->draw;
};
}

raylib

raylib is highly inspired by Borland BGI graphics lib and by XNA framework. Allegro and SDL have also been analyzed for reference.

NOTE for ADVENTURERS: raylib is a programming library to learn videogames programming; no fancy interface, no visual helpers, no auto-debugging... just coding in the most pure spartan-programmers way. Are you ready to learn? Jump to code examples or games!

IMPLEMENTATION

This is a Perlish wrapper around Graphics::Raylib::XS, but not yet feature complete. You can import Graphics::Raylib::XS for any functions not yet exposed perlishly. Check out the examples/ directory for examples on how to do so.

TESTING

If you want to skip graphical tests when installing, define NO_GRAPHICAL_TEST in the environment. These tests are also skipped automatically if no graphic device is available.

AUTOMATIC IMPORT

use Graphics::Raylib '+family'; can be used as a shorthand for

METHODS/SUBS AND ARGUMENTS

window($width, $height, [$title = $0])

Constructs the Graphics::Raylib window. $title is optional and defaults to $0. Resources allocated for the window are freed when the handle returned by window goes out of scope.

If no graphic device is available it returns an undef value.

fps($fps)

If $fps is supplied, sets the frame rate to that value. Returns the frame rate in both cases.

clear($color)

Clears the background to $color. $color defaults to Graphics::Raylib::Color::RAYWHITE.

exiting()

Returns true if user attempted exit.

draw($coderef)

Begins drawing, calls $coderef->() and ends drawing. See examples.

draw3D($coderef)

Begins 3D drawing, calls $coderef->() and ends drawing. See examples.

EXAMPLES

Conway's Game of Life
my $HZ = 120;
my $SIZE = 160;
###########
my $CELL_SIZE = 3;
use Graphics::Raylib '+family'; # one use to rule them all
# Alternatively
use PDL;
sub rotations { ($_->rotate(-1), $_, $_->rotate(1)) }
my @data;
foreach (0..$SIZE) {
my @row;
push @row, !!int(rand(2)) foreach 0..$SIZE;
push @data, \@row;
}
my $gen = mpdl \@data;
my $g = Graphics::Raylib->window($CELL_SIZE*$SIZE, $CELL_SIZE*$SIZE);
$g->fps($HZ);
my $text = Graphics::Raylib::Text->new(color => RED, size => 20);
my $img = Graphics::Raylib::Texture->new(
matrix => unpdl($gen),
fullscreen => 1,
# color => GOLD # commented-out, we are doing it fancy
);
my $rainbow = Graphics::Raylib::Color::rainbow(colors => 240);
while (!$g->exiting) {
$img->matrix = unpdl($gen);
$img->color = $rainbow->();
$text->text = "Generation " . ($i++);
$g->clear(BLACK);
Graphics::Raylib::draw {
$img->draw;
$text->draw;
};
# replace every cell with a count of neighbours
my $neighbourhood = zeroes $gen->dims;
$neighbourhood += $_ for map { rotations } map {$_->transpose}
map { rotations } $gen->transpose;
# next gen are live cells with three neighbours or any with two
my $next = $gen & ($neighbourhood == 4) | ($neighbourhood == 3);
# procreate
$gen = $next;
}

Result

via GIPHY

More?

Check out the examples/ directory in the distribution or at raylib. Also check out the games in the repository!

GIT REPOSITORY

http://github.com/athreef/Graphics-Raylib

SEE ALSO

http://www.raylib.com

Graphics::Raylib::Shape

Graphics::Raylib::XS Alien::raylib

AUTHOR

Ahmad Fatoum <athreef@cpan.org>, http://a3f.at

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Ahmad Fatoum

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

RAYLIB LICENSE

This is an unofficial wrapper of http://www.raylib.com.

raylib is Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Ramon Santamaria and available under the terms of the zlib/libpng license. Refer to XS/LICENSE.md for full terms.