node-game

Game loop library for Node.js.

Installation

$ npm install --save https://github.com/mtojo/node-game.git

Usage

const Game = require('game');

const game = new Game({
  framesPerSecond: 60,
  maxFrameSkip: 10,
  waitTime: 0
});

game.on('init', () => {
  // This function is called when the Game object is initialized.
});

game.on('start', () => {
  // This function is called when the game loop is started.
});

game.on('update', () => {
  // This function is called every frame.
});

game.on('stop', () => {
  // This function is called when the game loop is stopped.
});

game.start();

API

Game

constructor(options = {})

options

Name	Description	Default
framesPerSecond	Frames per second.	60
maxFrameSkip	Max number for frame skip.	10
waitTime	Milliseconds for loop wait.	0

get isRunning

type: boolean

Returns whether the game loop is running.

get updateTicks

type: number

Returns the number of the updated.

get currentTick

type: number

Returns the number of the updated on current second.

set framesPerSecond

type: number

Sets the frames per second.

get framesPerSecond

type: number

Returns the frames per second.

set maxFrameSkip

type: number

Sets the max number for frame skip.

get maxFrameSkip

type: number

Returns the max number for frame skip.

set waitTime

type: number

Sets the milliseconds for loop wait.

get waitTime

type: number

Returns the milliseconds for loop wait.

start()

Starts the game loop.

stop()

Stops the game loop.

License

MIT