Author Topic: C++ scripting in SFML games (Read 6250 times)

tntexplosivesltd · « **on:** February 02, 2011, 09:37:56 am »

Hi there. Is there any easy way to have C++ scripting in C++ SFML games? What is the easiest way to open up the SFML game to users to be able to write C++ plugins?

JAssange · « **Reply #1 on:** February 02, 2011, 02:25:56 pm »

There's no effective way to do lightweight C++ scripting but plugins can be done. The complexity involved differs depending on if you wish to be compatible with Windows and *nix/Mac or just one as Unix compatibility uses dlopen and Windows uses LoadLibraryA.

Svenstaro · « **Reply #2 on:** February 02, 2011, 03:55:49 pm »

Plugin systems are indeed rather hard to pull of correctly. You'd be better served by writing a data driven game that can take popular scripting languages as data sources or even callbacks.

christian.kelvin10 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 12, 2011, 02:37:06 pm »

Plug ins can be made, however, there is no effective way to do easy C++ scripting. The complexity is depending on if you're using Windows compatible and * nix / Mac or only one Windows and UNIX compatibility downslope used Load Library A.

Klaim · « **Reply #4 on:** March 20, 2011, 11:31:35 pm »

There are other alternatives. I know ChaiScript is made to be specifically done for C++. Falcon too is interesting, but for a big project, not for quick scripting system setup I guess.

Gibgezr · « **Reply #5 on:** April 01, 2011, 02:52:24 pm »

Lua is very popular in the game programming community:
http://www.lua.org/