dox

gamehelpers.d

@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@
 		}
 
 		int x, y;
-		override void update(Duration deltaTime) {
+		override bool update(Duration deltaTime) {
 			x += 1;
 			y += 1;
+			return true;
 		}
 
 		override SimpleWindow getWindow() {
@@ -100,7 +101,8 @@ class GameHelperBase {
 	abstract void drawFrame();
 
 	/// Implement this to update. The deltaTime tells how much real time has passed since the last update.
-	abstract void update(Duration deltaTime);
+	/// Returns true if anything changed, which will queue up a redraw
+	abstract bool update(Duration deltaTime);
 	//abstract void fillAudioBuffer(short[] buffer);
 
 	/// Returns the main game window. This function will only be
@@ -155,6 +157,14 @@ void runGame(T : GameHelperBase)(T game, int maxUpdateRate = 20, int maxRedrawRa
 
 		delegate (KeyEvent ke) {
 			game.keyboardState[ke.hardwareCode] = ke.pressed;
+			/*
+			switch(ke.key) {
+				case Key.UpArrow:
+					game.joysticks[0]
+				break;
+				default:
+			}
+			*/
 			// FIXME
 		}
 	);

joystick.d

@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ version(linux) {
 		// I'd just use my xbox controller.
 	);
 
+	/// For Linux only, reads the latest joystick events into the change buffer, if available.
+	/// It is non-blocking
 	void readJoystickEvents(int fd) {
 		js_event event;
 
@@ -312,6 +314,7 @@ int enableJoystickInput(
 	// return 0;
 }
 
+///
 void closeJoysticks() {
 	version(linux) {
 		foreach(ref fd; joystickFds) {
@@ -330,33 +333,36 @@ void closeJoysticks() {
 	} else static assert(0);
 }
 
+///
 struct JoystickUpdate {
+	///
 	int player;
 
 	JoystickState old;
 	JoystickState current;
 
-	// changes from last update
+	/// changes from last update
 	bool buttonWasJustPressed(Button button) {
 		return buttonIsPressed(button) && !oldButtonIsPressed(button);
 	}
 
+	/// ditto
 	bool buttonWasJustReleased(Button button) {
 		return !buttonIsPressed(button) && oldButtonIsPressed(button);
 	}
 
-	// this is normalized down to a 16 step change
+	/// this is normalized down to a 16 step change
-	// and ignores a dead zone near the middle
+	/// and ignores a dead zone near the middle
 	short axisChange(Axis axis) {
 		return cast(short) (axisPosition(axis) - oldAxisPosition(axis));
 	}
 
-	// current state
+	/// current state
 	bool buttonIsPressed(Button button) {
 		return buttonIsPressedHelper(button, &current);
 	}
 
-	// Note: UP is negative!
+	/// Note: UP is negative!
 	short axisPosition(Axis axis, short digitalFallbackValue = short.max) {
 		return axisPositionHelper(axis, &current, digitalFallbackValue);
 	}
@@ -521,6 +527,7 @@ struct JoystickUpdate {
 		}
 }
 
+///
 JoystickUpdate getJoystickUpdate(int player) {
 	static JoystickState[4] previous;