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aalib

Straightforward bindings to the aalib ASCII rendering library.

Requirements

easyffi

Exported bindings

 aa:ALL -> INT
 aa:BACKSPACE -> INT
 aa:BOLD -> INT
 aa:BOLD-MASK -> INT
 aa:BOLDFONT -> INT
 aa:BOLDFONT-MASK -> INT
 aa:BUTTON1 -> INT
 aa:BUTTON2 -> INT
 aa:BUTTON3 -> INT
 aa:DIM -> INT
 aa:DIM-MASK -> INT
 aa:DITHERTYPES -> INT
 aa:DOWN -> INT
 aa:EIGHT -> INT
 aa:ERRORDISTRIB -> INT
 aa:ESC -> INT
 aa:EXTENDED -> INT
 aa:FLOYD-S -> INT
 aa:HIDECURSOR -> INT
 aa:KBDALLMASK -> INT
 aa:LEFT -> INT
 aa:LIB-MINNOR -> INT
 aa:LIB-VERSION -> INT
 aa:LIB-VERSIONCODE -> INT
 aa:MOUSE -> INT
 aa:MOUSEALLMASK -> INT
 aa:MOUSEMOVEMASK -> INT
 aa:MOUSEPRESSMASK -> INT
 aa:NATTRS -> INT
 aa:NONE -> INT
 aa:NORMAL -> INT
 aa:NORMAL-MASK -> INT
 aa:NORMAL-SPACES -> INT
 aa:NPARAMS -> INT
 aa:PRESSEDMOVEMASK -> INT
 aa:RELEASE -> INT
 aa:RESIZE -> INT
 aa:REVERSE -> INT
 aa:REVERSE-MASK -> INT
 aa:RIGHT -> INT
 aa:SENDRELEASE -> INT
 aa:SPECIAL -> INT
 aa:UNKNOWN -> INT
 aa:UP -> INT
 aa:USE-PAGES -> INT
 
 aa:ansi-format -> FORMAT
 aa:hp-format -> FORMAT
 aa:hp2-format -> FORMAT
 aa:html-alt-format -> FORMAT
 aa:html-format -> FORMAT
 aa:irc-format -> FORMAT
 aa:more-format -> FORMAT
 aa:nhtml-format -> FORMAT
 aa:text-format -> FORMAT
 aa:zephyr-format -> FORMAT
 aa:defparams -> PARAMS
 aa:defrenderparams -> RENDERPARAMS
 aa:mem-d -> DRIVER
 aa:save-d -> DRIVER
 aa:linux-d -> DRIVER                ; only on Linux
 aa:stdout-d -> DRIVER
 aa:stderr-d -> DRIVER
 aa:X11-d -> DRIVER
 aa:kbd-curses-d -> KBDRIVER
 aa:kbd-stdin-d -> KBDRIVER
 aa:kbd-X11-d -> KBDRIVER
 aa:mouse-curses-d -> MOUSEDRIVER
 aa:mouse-X11-d -> MOUSEDRIVER
 aa:font8 -> FONT
 aa:font14 -> FONT
 aa:font16 -> FONT
 aa:font9 -> FONT
 aa:fontline -> FONT
 aa:fontgl -> FONT
 aa:fontX13 -> FONT
 aa:fontX16 -> FONT
 aa:fontX13B -> FONT
 aa:fontcourier -> FONT
 (aa:autoinit PARAMS) -> CONTEXT
 (aa:autoinitkbd CONTEXT MODE) -> INT
 (aa:autoinitmouse CONTEXT MODE) -> INT
 (aa:close CONTEXT)
 (aa:createedit CONTEXT X Y SIZE STRING MAXSIZE) -> EDIT
 (aa:edit CONTEXT X Y SIZE STRING MAXSIZE)
 (aa:editkey EDIT INT)
 (aa:fastrender CONTEXT X1 Y1 X2 Y2)
 (aa:flush CONTEXT)
 (aa:getevent CONTEXT WAIT?) -> INT
 (aa:getkey CONTEXT WAIT?) -> INT
 (aa:getmouse CONTEXT) -> X Y BUTTONS
 (aa:getpixel CONTEXT X Y) -> INT
 (aa:getpixel* CONTEXT POS) -> INT    ; POS = index in row-major order
 (aa:getrenderparams) -> PARAMS
 (aa:gotoxy CONTEXT X Y)
 (aa:hidecursor CONTEXT)
 (aa:hidemouse CONTEXT)
 (aa:image CONTEXT) -> POINTER
 (aa:imgheight CONTEXT) -> INT
 (aa:imgwidth CONTEXT) -> INT
 (aa:init DRIVER PARAMS DATA) -> CONTEXT
 (aa:initkbd CONTEXT KBDRIVER MODE) -> INT
 (aa:initmouse CONTEXT MOUSEDRIVER MODE) -> INT
 (aa:mmheight CONTEXT) -> INT
 (aa:mmwidth CONTEXT) -> INT
 (aa:printf CONTEXT X Y ATTR FSTRING X ...) -> INT
 (aa:putpixel CONTEXT X Y COLOR)
 (aa:putpixel* CONTEXT POS COLOR)     ; POS = index in row-major order
 (aa:puts CONTEXT X Y ATTR STRING)
 (aa:registerfont FONT) -> INT
 (aa:render CONTEXT RENDERPARAMS X1 Y1 X2 Y2)
 (aa:renderpalette CONTEXT S32VECTOR RENDERPARAMS X1 Y1 X2 Y2)
 (aa:resize CONTEXT) -> INT
 (aa:resizehandler CONTEXT FUNCTIONPTR)  ; FUNCTIONPTR = callback accepting CONTEXT
 (aa:scrheight CONTEXT) -> INT
 (aa:scrwidth CONTEXT) -> INT
 (aa:setfont CONTEXT FONT)
 (aa:setpalette S32VECTOR INDEX R G B)
 (aa:setsupported CONTEXT SUPPORTED)
 (aa:showcursor CONTEXT)
 (aa:showmouse CONTEXT)
 (aa:uninitkbd CONTEXT)
 (aa:uninitmouse CONTEXT)

For more information see, the aalib documentation.

Example

;;;; fire.scm - The popular "fire" demo
;
; For maximum performance compile like this:
;
;   csc -O3 -d0 fire.scm

(declare 
  (fixnum)
  (block)
  (disable-interrupts))

(use aalib srfi-4)

(define-constant +maxtable+ (* 256 5))
(define-constant +ma+ 5)

(define *context* (aa:autoinit aa:defparams))

(assert *context* "Failed to initialize aalib")

(aa:autoinitkbd *context* 0)

(define *params* (aa:getrenderparams))
(define *palette* (make-s32vector 256))

(define *pal*
  '#(0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 7 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 9 0 0 10
	2 0 10 4 0 9 6 0 9 8 0 8 10 0 7 12 0 7 14 0 6 16 0 5
	18 0 5 20 0 4 22 0 4 24 0 3 26 0 2 28 0 2 30 0 1 32 0 0
	32 0 0 33 0 0 34 0 0 35 0 0 36 0 0 36 0 0 37 0 0 38 0 0
	39 0 0 40 0 0 40 0 0 41 0 0 42 0 0 43 0 0 44 0 0 45 0 0
	46 1 0 47 1 0 48 2 0 49 2 0 50 3 0 51 3 0 52 4 0 53 4 0
	54 5 0 55 5 0 56 6 0 57 6 0 58 7 0 59 7 0 60 8 0 61 8 0
	63 9 0 63 9 0 63 10 0 63 10 0 63 11 0 63 11 0 63 12 0 63 12 0
	63 13 0 63 13 0 63 14 0 63 14 0 63 15 0 63 15 0 63 16 0 63 16 0
	63 17 0 63 17 0 63 18 0 63 18 0 63 19 0 63 19 0 63 20 0 63 20 0
	63 21 0 63 21 0 63 22 0 63 22 0 63 23 0 63 24 0 63 24 0 63 25 0
	63 25 0 63 26 0 63 26 0 63 27 0 63 27 0 63 28 0 63 28 0 63 29 0
	63 29 0 63 30 0 63 30 0 63 31 0 63 31 0 63 32 0 63 32 0 63 33 0
	63 33 0 63 34 0 63 34 0 63 35 0 63 35 0 63 36 0 63 36 0 63 37 0
	63 38 0 63 38 0 63 39 0 63 39 0 63 40 0 63 40 0 63 41 0 63 41 0
	63 42 0 63 42 0 63 43 0 63 43 0 63 44 0 63 44 0 63 45 0 63 45 0
	63 46 0 63 46 0 63 47 0 63 47 0 63 48 0 63 48 0 63 49 0 63 49 0
	63 50 0 63 50 0 63 51 0 63 52 0 63 52 0 63 52 0 63 52 0 63 52 0
	63 53 0 63 53 0 63 53 0 63 53 0 63 54 0 63 54 0 63 54 0 63 54 0
	63 54 0 63 55 0 63 55 0 63 55 0 63 55 0 63 56 0 63 56 0 63 56 0
	63 56 0 63 57 0 63 57 0 63 57 0 63 57 0 63 57 0 63 58 0 63 58 0
	63 58 0 63 58 0 63 59 0 63 59 0 63 59 0 63 59 0 63 60 0 63 60 0
	63 60 0 63 60 0 63 60 0 63 61 0 63 61 0 63 61 0 63 61 0 63 62 0
	63 62 0 63 62 0 63 62 0 63 63 0 63 63 1 63 63 2 63 63 3 63 63 4
	63 63 5 63 63 6 63 63 7 63 63 8 63 63 9 63 63 10 63 63 10 63 63 11
	63 63 12 63 63 13 63 63 14 63 63 15 63 63 16 63 63 17 63 63 18 63 63 19
	63 63 20 63 63 21 63 63 21 63 63 22 63 63 23 63 63 24 63 63 25 63 63 26
	63 63 27 63 63 28 63 63 29 63 63 30 63 63 31 63 63 31 63 63 32 63 63 33
	63 63 34 63 63 35 63 63 36 63 63 37 63 63 38 63 63 39 63 63 40 63 63 41
	63 63 42 63 63 42 63 63 43 63 63 44 63 63 45 63 63 46 63 63 47 63 63 48
	63 63 49 63 63 50 63 63 51 63 63 52 63 63 52 63 63 53 63 63 54 63 63 55
	63 63 56 63 63 57 63 63 58 63 63 59 63 63 60 63 63 61 63 63 62 63 63 63) )

(do ((i 0 (add1 i)))
    ((>= i 256))
  (aa:setpalette
   *palette* i
   (* 4 (vector-ref *pal* (* i 3)))
   (* 4 (vector-ref *pal* (+ 1 (* i 3))))
   (* 4 (vector-ref *pal* (+ 2 (* i 3)))) ) )

(aa:hidecursor *context*)

(define *xsize* (aa:imgwidth *context*))
(define *ysize* (- (aa:imgheight *context*) 4))
(define *table* (make-u32vector +maxtable+))

(define (gentable)
  (let ((minus (fx/ 800 *ysize*)))
    (when (zero? minus) (set! minus 1))
    (do ((i 0 (add1 i)))
	((>= i +maxtable+))
      (u32vector-set! 
       *table* i
       (if (> i minus)
	   (fx/ (fx- i minus) 5)
	   0) ) ) ) )

(define (firemain)
  (let ((pixels (fx* *xsize* *ysize*)))
    (do ((p 0 (add1 p)))
	((>= p pixels))
      (aa:putpixel* 
       *context* 
       p
       (u32vector-ref 
	*table*
	(+ (aa:getpixel* *context* (+ p *xsize* -1))
	   (aa:getpixel* *context* (+ p *xsize* 1))
	   (aa:getpixel* *context* (+ p *xsize*))
	   (aa:getpixel* *context* (+ p (* 2 *xsize*) -1))
	   (aa:getpixel* *context* (+ p (* 2 *xsize*) 1)) ) ) ) ) ) )

(define drawfire
  (let ((height 0)
	(sloop 0)
	(iloop 0) )
    (lambda ()
      (let ((n (* *xsize* (add1 *ysize*))))
	(set! height (add1 height))
	(set! iloop (sub1 iloop))
	(when (negative? iloop)
	  (set! iloop (random 3))
	  (set! sloop (add1 sloop)) )
	(do ((i1 1 (+ i1 4))
	     (i2 (add1 (* 4 *xsize*)) (- i2 4))
	     (p (* *xsize* *ysize*) (add1 p)) )
	    ((>= p n))
	  (let ((last1 (random (min i1 i2 height))))
	    (do ((i (random 6) (sub1 i)))
		((or (>= p n) (zero? i)))
	      (aa:putpixel* *context* p last1)
	      (set! last1 (+ last1 (random 6) -2))
	      (aa:putpixel* *context* (+ p *xsize*) last1)
	      (set! last1 (+ last1 (random 6) -2))
	      (set! p (add1 p))
	      (set! i1 (+ i1 4))
	      (set! i2 (- i2 4)) ) ) )
	(firemain)
	(aa:renderpalette 
	 *context* *palette* *params* 0 0 
	 (aa:scrwidth *context*) (aa:scrheight *context*))
	(aa:flush *context*) ) ) ) )

(define (game)
  (gentable)
  (do () ((not (eq? (aa:getevent *context* #f) aa:NONE)))
    (drawfire) ) )

(game)
(aa:close *context*)

Author

felix winkelmann

License

Copyright (c) 2007, Felix L. Winkelmann
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Version History

0.1
Initial version