up-to-date D bindings for the v1.5 C API

[Trass3r]

Just to let you know, Derelict now includes bindings to v1.5 of the C API.
http://www.dsource.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4932

Remember that this is not a wrapper like DSFML, only the necessary function definitions etc. needed to directly use the C API from D.

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What's the difference between a wrapper and bindings ?

[AndrejM]

What's the difference between a wrapper and bindings ?

AFAIK a wrapper will take care of some things for you, e.g. initialization/cleaning, conversion between specific types from C to D and vice-versa. With a binding, you have to do these things yourself. But correct me if I'm wrong, Trass3r

[Trass3r]

A binding is more or less a port of the header file to D so you can use the API.
A wrapper adds a layer on top of that to make it easier to use it, usually creating an OOP-based access model.

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Can you show a striking example (or more) with SFML ? I have difficulties understanding what's so different about this.

[Trass3r]

CSFML needs to "flatten" the API because C doesn't understand OOP. So it creates single functions like Sprite_SetX(Sprite* this, x)
A binding simply makes these C functions accessible from D by making the necessary function definitions.
DSFML "converts" this flat API back to an OO one so that you again have a Sprite class with methods and so on

[mrjnewt]

Are these bindings compatible with 1.6 or will I need to revert to the previous package?

[Trass3r]

Derelict still focuses on 1.x until 2.0 is finally released.
1.5 or 1.6 shouldn't make that much of a difference since it is a bugfix release mostly.