pygamepal 0.3.1

A library of classes and helper functions to support game development in Pygame

PygamePal

A library of classes and functions to support game development in Pygame.

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Usage

• pip install pygamepal

• Full example, using all pygamepal classes

Contents

• Game
• Input
• SpriteImage
• Camera
• Particles
• Transitions
• Utility Functions

Game (create a game with minimal setup) -- Template // Example

self.size = (x, y)
self.caption = 'text'
self.icon = pygame.image.load('imageURL')
self.fps = x
self.screen
self.gameTime

self.init()
self.update(gameTime)
self.draw()
self.quit()

Input -- Example

# create new instance
input = pygamepal.Input(longPressDuration=60)

# update() must be called once per frame
input.update(deltaTime=1)
input.isKeyDown(keycode)
input.isKeyPressed(keycode)
input.isKeyReleased(keycode)
input.getKeyDownDuration(keycode)
input.isKeyLongDown(keycode)
input.isKeyLongPressed(keycode)
input.getKeyLongPressPercentage(keycode)

SpriteImage -- Example // Showcase

# create new instance
spriteImage = pygamepal.spriteImage()

# add one or more sprites, associated with a state
spriteImage.addTextures(firstTexture, *moreTextures, state=None, animationDelay=12, loop=True, hFlip=False, vFlip=False)

# update() must be called once per frame
spriteImage.update()

# draw the current image/animation frame
spriteImage.draw()

# change the current image/animation state
# (does not need to be called for sprite with single state)
spriteImage.setState(state)

# resets the current animation
spriteImage.reset()

spriteImage.pause

Camera -- Example

# creates a new camera instance
camera = pygamepal.Camera(position=(0, 0), size=(640, 480), target=(0, 0), zoom=1, backgroundColour='gray30', borderColour='black', borderThickness=2, clamp=False, clampRect=(0, 0, 1000, 1000), followDelay=0)

# update() must be called once per frame
camera.update(deltaTime=1)

# draws surface to the destinationSurface, using camera attributes
camera.draw(surface, destinationSurface)

Particles -- Example

# creates a new particle emitter
particles = pygamepal.particles(
    # emitter attributes
    emitterPosition=(0, 0), emitterSize=(0, 0),
    emitterLifetime=100,
    emitterVelocity=(0, 0), emitterAcceleration=(0, 0),
    emitterParticleDelay=200,
    # particle attributes
    particleVelocityMin=(-1,-1), particleVelocityMax=(1,1),
    particleAccelerationMin=(0,0), particleAccelerationMax=(0,0),
    particleLifetime=20,
    particleSize=20,
    particleSizeDecay=1,
    # a list of colours
    particleColors=None
)

# update() must be called once per frame
particles.update(deltaTime=1)

# call draw() once per frame to draw all particles
particles.draw(deltaTime=1)

Transitions -- Example // Showcase

Transition types:

• TransitionFade
• TransitionFadeToBlack
• TransitionWipeLeft
• TransitionWipeRight
• TransitionWipeUp
• TransitionWipeDown
• TransitionMoveLeft
• TransitionMoveRight
• TransitionMoveUp
• TransitionMoveDown

Easing functions

• linear
• bounceEaseOut

# creates a new transition instance
transition = pygamepal.TransitionFade(fromSurface=None, toSurface=None, duration=100, easingFunction=linear)

# update() and draw() should be called each game loop frame
transition.update(deltaTime=1)
transition.draw(surface)

# transition properties
transition.duration = x # number of frames (default) / game time in ms
transition.easingFunction = pygame.linear | pygame.bounceEaseOut

Utility functions

# draws text with minimal required parameters
drawText(screen, text, x, y, font=None, antialias=True, color='white', background=None)
# minimal example:
drawText(screen, 'Hello, world!')

# returns a list of sub-textures from a large spritesheet/texture
# the list has the same dimensions as the original texture, but
# can be flattened using flatten(2dList).
splitTexture(texture, newTextureWidth, newTextureHeight)
# simple example, splitting a single 96x32 spritesheet into 4 separate textures:
textureList = splitTexture(texture, 32, 32)
firstTexture = textureList[0][0] # or firstTexture = flatten(textureList)[0]

# flattens a 2d list into a single list
newList = flatten(2dList)
# see above for example