Use as a library about ludo

[RobLoach]

What are you trying to do? Trying to make a libretro core using Go? Trying to make a game using libretro and Go?

[blankenshipz]

@RobLoach I'd like to use the API to play games (cores?) with Machine Learning techniques.

[kivutar]

You can do this either using the low level https://github.com/libretro/ludo/tree/master/libretro package or using the higher level packages like core input and video.
I think you don't need menu, savestates, settings, options...

[blankenshipz]

@kivutar Are there some examples or tests that exist that might point me in the right direction on how to load a core and begin to interact with it?

[kivutar]

Yes, the integration tests core_test.go.

core.Load to load the libretro core.
core.LoadGame to load the game.
then state.Global.Core.Run()

See the runloop in main.go too.

A good exercice to understand a codebase is to remove some code. So try to clone Ludo and remove features you don't need.

[blankenshipz]

@kivutar Awesome! This should get me started; I'll open different issues if I have specific questions.

Thanks again.