andresfelipemendez / gameengine

another game engine

Game Engine

Introduction

This is a game engine project that aims to be cross-platform. Currently, all commands are Windows-specific, but I plan to make the project compatible with other operating systems. Development Environment

How to use

Run the start script with start.py

Use venv to manage script dependencies:

python -m venv game_engine
pip install -r requirements.txt
python start.py

To develop the start script use nodemon:

nodemon --exec python start.py

Notes

• The project no longer uses Visual Studio as it doesn't allow me to compile a library while it's in use. I might switch to using RebedyBG instead. The plan is to have a file watcher that auto-compiles on save and reloads the game engine library at runtime.
• I aim to make the python script cross-platform

• If the changed file belongs to a lib, reload that lib.

• If the file changed is the "front end" executable, reload that.

To-Do

• Check if CMake is installed.
  • If not, install it.
• Check Visual Studio installation.
• Check Vcpkg installation
  • If not, install it.
• Make the project cross-platform. Switch between Windows, Linux, and Mac.
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • OSX
• Create an env file to manyally set the paths to these tools.
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this folder structure does not exist yet but its how I plan to put it as it comes alon

project_root/
│
├── engine/                     # Game engine source code
│   ├── core/                   # Core engine functionality
│   │   ├── include/            # Header files for the core engine
│   │   ├── src/                # Source files for the core engine
│   │   └── CMakeLists.txt      # CMake configuration for the core engine library
│   │
│   ├── renderer/               # Renderer component
│   │   ├── include/            # Header files for the renderer
│   │   ├── src/                # Source files for the renderer
│   │   └── CMakeLists.txt      # CMake configuration for the renderer library
│   │
│   ├── physics/                # Physics component
│   │   ├── include/            # Header files for the physics
│   │   ├── src/                # Source files for the physics
│   │   └── CMakeLists.txt      # CMake configuration for the physics library
│   │
│   └── CMakeLists.txt          # Top-level CMake configuration for the engine components
│
├── launcher/                   # Launcher (small executable) source code
│   ├── include/                # Header files for the launcher
│   ├── src/                    # Source files for the launcher
│   ├── CMakeLists.txt          # CMake configuration for the launcher executable
│   └── ...
│
├── game/                       # Game-specific source code
│   ├── include/                # Header files for the game
│   ├── src/                    # Source files for the game
│   ├── CMakeLists.txt          # CMake configuration for the game executable
│   └── ...
│
├── external/                   # External dependencies, e.g., libraries, frameworks
│   ├── vcpkg/                  # if vcpkg is not installed put it here
│   └── ...
│
├── build/                      # Build output directory (add to .gitignore)
│
├── CMakeLists.txt              # Top-level CMake configuration
├── start.py                    # Top-level script for watching and building
└── .gitignore                  # Add build/ and other unwanted files and directories