OO Wrapper

[krzat]

Github site: https://github.com/krzat/SFML-D
Ready to use package(windows): https://github.com/downloads/krzat/SFML-D/working_sample.7z

I have tested it on Windows(DMD and GDC), but it may also work on other platforms. To see how it works, check  the test.d file. I have also attached .bat scripts for easy compilation (GDC or DMD required).

Most of this code is autogenerated, so expect some bugs.

EDIT: new version, added network and removed auto functions
EDIT2: uploaded to git, and separated modules

[Jebbs]

Nice work! This is really cool!

I too am working on a wrapper, but looks like you beat me!
This is really cool though, and I am glad to look at different ways of doing bindings! It even gave me a few ideas for my own project.


By the way, what did you use to auto generate all this code? That's pretty spiffy.

[krzat]

I have:
1. used gcc to generate processed C header
2. cleaned that file, so htod could work
3. used htod to convert C header to D file
4. used my own program to:
 a. fix compiler errors of D file(htod is a bit outdated)
 b. remove comments and empty lines
 c. remove sf prefix from struct names
 d. collect every opaque struct
 e. collect every function with name like someOpaqueStruct_someFunc(T* ptr, ...);
 f. in another file: generate class and methods in it for every collected struct
5. added some manual fixes

I have updated the wrapper: added network classes, and proper return types for functions (becouse auto breaks Mono-D autocompletion).

[Jebbs]

That's pretty funny that you named it SFML-D. I was was planning on using the same name! And I was also just about to put it on github.

Stealin' my thunder 

[krzat]

Oh, sorry for that. I can change the name if you want.

Btw. how much of the wrapper have you finished?

[Jebbs]

Oh, it's cool man. It's just a name.   

I have all of the system and window modules done except for a couple of things. I'm not going for just a wrapper though. I'm pretty much porting the API into D. Currently I'm working on getting some of the inheritance stuff working for the graphics module(drawable for instance) , but I'm also going to play around with the audio module soon too.

I'm doing everything by hand though. It's a project for better learning some of the semantics of the D language. I'm sure that as I learn more I might go back and rewrite some things(like my own bindings. currently I'm using derelict as a back end), but so far it all works pretty well. It definitely makes me happy how nice of an API SFML is, and I like how well it is documented.

[tmc]

Hi, thanks for creating these. Nice and simple.

I've updated your wrapper to work with the latest git version of CSFML and D release. Well, actually I've only verified that the sample program compiles and works. If there are any new functions in CSFML I haven't added them. Anyone using the old [C]SFML builds on the website will probably want krzat's version instead.

https://github.com/rversteegen/SFML-D

[anarky]

Hi guys,
the Yage3D project is interested in this binding  JoeCoder is now going D2 and if you look at the new branch you can see some OO wrapping around the "window" module already... Which may not be necessary if a good OO Wrapper like yours is available! So I beg you to keep up the good work.

[Jebbs]

Just a heads up, I am almost done with my version of a "wrapper" for CSFML in D. It's very similar to this, but my ultimate goal was to have it become the official DSFML so there are a few extras on top of it just wrapping things in a OO way. Class has been taking up a lot of my time but I should have the first version finished in no longer than 2 weeks. (the end of this week is my last week of classes so I planned on finishing up the last of it asap)

I wanted to get it finished before I really said anything, but with Laurent's binding post I thought I should speak up!

And also, I have a few ideas for improving how it works that I will implement after I finish getting it "working".

Happy programming guys!