Moved stuff

backend/love.lua

@@ -42,15 +42,6 @@ end
 
 -- abstract
 abstract.backend = "love"
-add(abstract, {
-	setup = function(params)
-		local p = abstract.params
-		love.window.setTitle(p.title)
-		love.window.setMode(p.width, p.height, {
-			resizable = p.resizable
-		})
-	end
-})
 
 -- abstract.event
 do
@@ -58,8 +49,7 @@ local updateDefault = abstract.event.update
 abstract.event.update = function() end
 function love.update(dt)
 	-- Value update
-	abstract.fps = love.timer.getFPS()
+	abstract.draw.fps = love.timer.getFPS()
-	abstract.dt = love.timer.getDelta()
 
 	-- Stuff defined in abstract.lua
 	updateDefault(dt)
@@ -95,6 +85,13 @@ end
 -- abstract.draw
 local defaultFont = love.graphics.getFont()
 add(abstract.draw, {
+	init = function(params)
+		local p = abstract.draw.params
+		love.window.setTitle(p.title)
+		love.window.setMode(p.width, p.height, {
+			resizable = p.resizable
+		})
+	end,
 	color = function(r, g, b, a)
 		love.graphics.setColor(r, g, b, a)
 	end,

draw.lua

@@ -11,7 +11,45 @@ local abstract = require((...):match("^(.-abstract)%."))
 --
 -- x and y values can be float, so make sure to perform math.floor if your engine only support
 -- integer coordinates.
-return {
+local draw
+draw = {
+	--- Initial game view paramters (some defaults).
+	-- @impl abstract
+	params = {
+		title = "Abstract Engine",
+		width = 800,
+		height = 600,
+		resizable = false,
+		resizeType = "auto"
+	},
+
+	--- Setup the intial game view parameters.
+	-- If a parmeter is not set, a default value will be used.
+	-- This function is expected to be only called once, before doing any drawing operation.
+	-- @tparam table params the game parameters
+	-- @usage -- Default values:
+	-- abstract.setup {
+	--   title = "Abstract Engine", -- usually window title
+	--   width = 800, -- in px
+	--   height = 600, -- in px
+	--   resizable = false, -- can the game be resized?
+	--   resizeType = "auto" -- how to act on resize: "none" to do nothing (0,0 will be top-left)
+	--                                                "center" to autocenter (0,0 will be at windowWidth/2-gameWidth/2,windowHeight/2-gameHeight/2)
+	--                                                "auto" to automatically resize to the window size (coordinate system won't change)
+	-- }
+	-- @impl mixed
+	init = function(params)
+		for k, v in pairs(params) do
+			draw.params[k] = v
+		end
+		draw.width = params.width
+		draw.height = params.height
+	end,
+
+	--- Frames per second (the backend should update this value).
+	-- @impl backend
+	fps = 60,
+
 	--- Sets the drawing color
 	-- @tparam number r the red component (0-255)
 	-- @tparam number g the green component (0-255)
@@ -55,11 +93,11 @@ return {
 
 	--- The drawing area width, in pixels.
 	-- @impl backend
-	width = abstract.params.width,
+	width = 800,
 
 	--- The drawing area height, in pixels.
 	-- @impl backend
-	height = abstract.params.height,
+	height = 600,
 
 	-- TODO: doc & api
 	push = function() end,
@@ -70,3 +108,5 @@ return {
 	font = function(filename) end,
 	image = function(filename) end,
 }
+
+return draw

init.lua

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 -- It is as the name imply abstract, and must be implemented in a backend, such as abstract.love.
 -- When required, this file will try to autodetect the engine it is running on, and load a correct backend.
 --
+-- abstract may or may not be used as a full game engine. You can delete the modules files you don't need and abstract
+-- should adapt accordingly.
+--
 -- For backend writers:
 -- If a function defined here already contains some code, this means this code is mandatory and you must put/call
 -- it in your implementation.
@@ -53,60 +56,17 @@ abstract = {
 	--- Backend name.
 	-- For consistency, only use lowercase letters [a-z] (no special char)
 	-- @impl backend
-	backend = "unknown",
+	backend = "unknown"
-
-	--- General game paramters (some defaults).
-	-- @impl abstract
-	params = {
-		title = "Abstract Engine",
-		width = 800,
-		height = 600,
-		resizable = false,
-		resizeType = "auto"
-	},
-
-	--- Setup general game parameters.
-	-- If a parmeter is not set, a default value will be used.
-	-- This function is expected to be only called once, before doing any drawing operation.
-	-- @tparam table params the game parameters
-	-- @usage -- Default values:
-	-- abstract.setup {
-	--   title = "Abstract Engine", -- usually window title
-	--   width = 800, -- in px
-	--   height = 600, -- in px
-	--   resizable = false, -- can the game be resized?
-	--   resizeType = "auto" -- how to act on resize: "none" to do nothing (0,0 will be top-left)
-	--                                                "center" to autocenter (0,0 will be at windowWidth/2-gameWidth/2,windowHeight/2-gameHeight/2)
-	--                                                "auto" to automatically resize to the window size (coordinate system won't change)
-	-- }
-	-- @impl mixed
-	setup = function(params)
-		for k, v in pairs(params) do
-			abstract.params[k] = v
-		end
-		abstract.draw.width = params.width
-		abstract.draw.height = params.height
-	end,
-
-	--- Frames per second (the backend should update this value).
-	-- @impl backend
-	fps = 60,
-
-	--- Time since last frame (seconds)
-	-- @impl backend
-	dt = 0
 }
 
 -- We're going to require modules requiring abstract, so to avoid stack overflows we already register the abstract package
 package.loaded[p] = abstract
 
--- External submodules
+-- Require external submodules
-abstract.time = require(p..".time")
+for _, m in ipairs({"time", "draw", "audio", "input", "scene", "event"}) do
-abstract.draw = require(p..".draw")
+	local s, t = pcall(require, p.."."..m)
-abstract.audio = require(p..".audio")
+	if s then abstract[m] = t end
-abstract.input = require(p..".input")
+end
-abstract.scene = require(p..".scene")
-abstract.event = require(p..".event")
 
 -- Backend engine autodetect and load
 if love then

input.lua

@@ -251,11 +251,11 @@ input = {
 					if mode == "relative" then
 						local movX, movY = math.abs(xAxis:value()), math.abs(yAxis:value())
 						if movX > maxMovX then
-							newX = x + (xSpeed and (xAxis:value() * xSpeed * abstract.dt) or xAxis:raw())
+							newX = x + (xSpeed and (xAxis:value() * xSpeed * abstract.time.dt) or xAxis:raw())
 							maxMovX = movX
 						end
 						if movY > maxMovY then
-							newY = y + (ySpeed and (yAxis:value() * ySpeed * abstract.dt) or yAxis:raw())
+							newY = y + (ySpeed and (yAxis:value() * ySpeed * abstract.time.dt) or yAxis:raw())
 							maxMovY = movY
 						end
 					elseif mode == "absolute" then

time.lua

@@ -2,20 +2,25 @@
 local ease = require((...):match("^(.-abstract)%.")..".lib.easing")
 
 --- Time related functions
-local time
 local function newTimerRegistry()
 	--- Used to store all the functions delayed with abstract.time.delay
 	-- The default implementation use the structure {<key: function> = <value: data table>, ...}
 	-- This table is for internal use and shouldn't be used from an external script.
 	local delayed = {}
 
-	return {
+	-- Used to calculate the deltatime
+	local lastTime
+
+	local registry
+	registry = {
 		--- Creates and return a new TimerRegistry.
 		-- A TimerRegistry is a separate abstract.time instance: its TimedFunctions will be independant
 		-- from the one registered using abstract.time.run (the global TimerRegistry). If you use the scene
 		-- system, a scene-specific TimerRegistry is available at abstract.scene.current.time.
 		new = function()
-			return newTimerRegistry()
+			local new = newTimerRegistry()
+			new.get = registry.get
+			return new
 		end,
 
 		--- Returns the number of seconds elapsed since some point in time.
@@ -27,9 +32,21 @@ local function newTimerRegistry()
 
 		--- Update all the TimedFunctions calls.
 		-- Supposed to be called in abstract.event.update.
-		-- @tparam numder dt the delta-time
+		-- @tparam[opt=calculate here] numder dt the delta-time (time spent since last time the function was called) (seconds)
 		-- @impl abstract
 		update = function(dt)
+			if dt then
+				registry.dt = dt
+			else
+				if lastTime then
+					local newTime = registry.get()
+					registry.dt = newTime - lastTime
+					lastTime = newTime
+				else
+					lastTime = registry.get()
+				end
+			end
+
 			local d = delayed
 			for func, t in pairs(d) do
 				local co = t.coroutine
@@ -39,7 +56,7 @@ local function newTimerRegistry()
 					if not co then
 						co = coroutine.create(func)
 						t.coroutine = co
-						t.started = time.get()
+						t.started = registry.get()
 						if t.times > 0 then t.times = t.times - 1 end
 						t.onStart()
 					end
@@ -49,7 +66,7 @@ local function newTimerRegistry()
 						coroutine.yield()
 					end, dt))
 					if coroutine.status(co) == "dead" then
-						if (t.during >= 0 and t.started + t.during < time.get())
+						if (t.during >= 0 and t.started + t.during < registry.get())
 							or (t.times == 0)
 							or (t.every == -1 and t.times == -1 and t.during == -1) -- no repeat
 						then
@@ -138,7 +155,7 @@ local function newTimerRegistry()
 			local from = {}
 			for k in pairs(to) do from[k] = tbl[k] end
 
-			return time.run(function(wait, dt)
+			return registry.run(function(wait, dt)
 				time = time + dt
 				for k, v in pairs(to) do
 					tbl[k] = method(time, from[k], to[k] - from[k], duration)
@@ -150,9 +167,14 @@ local function newTimerRegistry()
 		-- @impl abstract
 		clear = function()
 			delayed = {}
-		end
+		end,
+
+		--- Time since last update (seconds).
+		-- @impl abstract
+		dt = 0
 	}
+
+	return registry
 end
 
-time = newTimerRegistry()
+return newTimerRegistry()
-return time