lovr
TypeScriptToLua
lovr | TypeScriptToLua | |
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35 | 10 | |
1,654 | 1,968 | |
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9.7 | 8.3 | |
about 15 hours ago | about 1 month ago | |
C | TypeScript | |
MIT License | MIT License |
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lovr
- Ask HN: Released games built on FOSS engines?
- LÖVE: a framework to make 2D games in Lua
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Ask HN: Favorite Game Engine?
I haven't used many engines, but I've been programming some simple games with LÖVE [0] and (to a lesser extent) LÖVR [1] and like them both.
But maybe not real game engines, as you need to do quite a bit of work by yourself. I guess it depends what your definition is of a game engine.
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[0]: https://love2d.org
[1]: https://lovr.org
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Is it really bad using an unpopular framework?
not to mention there's LÖVR as well if you want to 3D
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Is it okay to ask a question about Lovr here?
As for your question - yes, it's possible to develop for the Quest. The website has information on how to do that.
- need help choosing a game engine in lua for a 3d desktop/vr game
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Making a game without a pc that can run VR?
lovr.org - VR game engine with lua
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Lua, a Misunderstood Language
I'll add LOVR (https://lovr.org/), the 3D analog to LOVE. Haven't used it personally so ymmv.
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I love Python, but I ought to branch out. I've done some stuff in C# and Java, but never as much as I've done in Python.
If you are into VR, I'd try lovr.org. It allows you to build VR apps with just lua code.
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Ask HN: Anyone tried development using an Oculus?
Personally I found LÖVR [0] easy to use, based on Lua.
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[0]: https://lovr.org/
TypeScriptToLua
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Lang Lua
I've had some success with https://github.com/TypeScriptToLua/TypeScriptToLua
Luau may be an alternative as well, haven't tried it.
I love Lua, but at larger scales it's unmanageable.
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Are there any 3rd party libraries which enables us to write nvim plugins?
There are some plugins (typescript.nvim) that use a Typescript to lua transpiler (TypescriptToLua]
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Since my driver video was well received last time, here is another: Building an SD Card driver from scratch
54:28 reminded me of TypeScriptToLua, so if you wanted to, then you could turn this into Lua :^)
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Window.js is an open-source JavaScript runtime for desktop graphics programming
One immediate comparison that springs to my mind is the Löve 2D engine [1], which is a tiny game engine written entirely around Lua scripting (so that Lua includes the full game run loop as well).
Lua is a good scripting language, but it doesn't have the ubiquity of JS (and Löve doesn't have the ubiquitous deployment of the modern browser). Also, Lua doesn't have a static type ecosystem (though there are interesting projects like TypescriptToLua [2] exploring that space, but you can from the name they are following/lagging the JS ecosystem here).
There probably is a need to package more browser games as "real" games and a lightweight Canvas-focused approach could find a nice like Löve, especially if it were easier, for instance, to maybe port to consoles for small/indie game teams than one of the web views or Electron. (Though certainly Microsoft already has a version of WebView2 running on the Xbox.)
[1] https://love2d.org/
[2] https://github.com/TypeScriptToLua/TypeScriptToLua
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Your favorite mod just added something you've wanted for years. What is it?
Not part of the mods, but using https://github.com/TypeScriptToLua/TypeScriptToLua is quite easy and works surprisingly well. You can find some of the type definitions for computercraft here: https://github.com/Eforen/cc-tweaked-types/tree/master/declarations
- TypeScript to Lua Transpiler
- LÖVR – An open source framework for rapidly building immersive 3D experiences
- Neovim v0.5
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Forking the typescript compiler and building on it?
It might be helpful to keep in mind: Typescript is a compiler that parses a Typescript AST and prints out whatever you want. So if your goal is to use it in a JS context, the only thing regulating what you do with it is that it outputs valid JS that can be interpreted by the various JS engines. There are projects like TypeScriptToLua which uses the TS compiler to print out Lua code.
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How can I generate types using AST?
You can take a look at TypescriptToLua which transforms the TS AST into Lua code using the compiler API, however I think you're barking up the wrong tree. The TS compiler works on *it's own\* AST generated from parsed Typescript. You can see how they implement your own type here. What you have some structured data and want to turn it into a type definition. That's just some loops you write yourself over data you've hopefully structured in a sane way. Turn it into a string, write it to a file with the extension `.d.ts`. No libraries needed.
What are some alternatives?
raylib - A simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy videogames programming
moonscript - :crescent_moon: A language that compiles to Lua
A-Frame - :a: Web framework for building virtual reality experiences.
lua-languages - Languages that compile to Lua
love - LÖVE is an awesome 2D game framework for Lua.
TIC-80 - TIC-80 is a fantasy computer for making, playing and sharing tiny games.
neovim-ui - Vaporware -- nothing to see here
Godot - Godot Engine – Multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine
TypeScript - TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output.
OculusQuestMixedRealityForiOS - Mixed Reality app for iOS
ttypescript - Over TypeScript tool to use custom transformers in the tsconfig.json