blah/README.md
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## blah
a small C++ game framework for 2D games.
goal is to be simple and use as few dependencies as possible, to maintain easy building and portability.
this will likely see breaking changes.
#### building
- Requires C++17 and CMake
- The [SDL2 platform backend](https://github.com/NoelFB/blah/blob/master/private/blah/internal/platform_backend_sdl2.cpp) can be enabled in CMake with `SDL2_ENABLED`, and setting `SDL2_INCLUDE_DIRS` and `SDL2_LIBRARIES`
- The [OpenGL graphics backend](https://github.com/NoelFB/blah/blob/master/private/blah/internal/graphics_backend_gl.cpp) can be enabled in CMake with `OPENGL_ENABLED`.
- Other backends can be added by implementing the [Platform Backend](https://github.com/NoelFB/blah/blob/master/private/blah/internal/platform_backend.h) or [Graphics Backend](https://github.com/NoelFB/blah/blob/master/private/blah/internal/graphics_backend.h).
#### notes
- There's no Shader abstraction, so the [Sprite Batcher](https://github.com/NoelFB/blah/blob/master/public/blah/drawing/batch.h) has hard-coded GLSL. This will need to change.
- The rendering layer may be replaced with [FNA3D](https://github.com/FNA-XNA/FNA3D), [BGFX](https://github.com/bkaradzic/bgfx), [Sokol](https://github.com/floooh/sokol), etc, or I may attempt to write custom backends for D3D11/Metal/Vulkan myself, like the OpenGL backend.
- There's no Audio API or backend implementation yet.
- No threaded rendering so the OpenGL implementation will explode if you try that
#### a sample application
```cpp
#include <blah.h>
using namespace Blah;
Batch batch;
void render()
{
App::backbuffer->clear(Color::black);
auto center = Vec2(App::backbuffer->width(), App::backbuffer->height()) / 2;
auto rotation = Time::elapsed * Calc::TAU;
auto transform = Mat3x2::create_transform(center, Vec2::zero, Vec2::one, rotation);
batch.push_matrix(transform);
batch.rect(Rect(-32, -32, 64, 64), Color::red);
batch.pop_matrix();
batch.render();
batch.clear();
}
int main()
{
Config config;
config.name = "blah app";
config.width = 1280;
config.height = 720;
config.on_render = render;
App::run(&config);
return 0;
}
```