bitsy-parser 0.70.2

A parser and utilities for working with Bitsy game data
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bitsy-parser

Rust Crates.io

a library for parsing Bitsy game data.

the version number follows Bitsy itself, so version 0.70.* targets Bitsy 7.0.

how to use

a simple example program:

extern crate bitsy_parser;
use bitsy_parser::game::Game;
use std::{env, fs};

fn main() {
    let input_file = env::args()
        .nth(1)
        .expect("No input path specified. Usage: `bitsy-validate filepath`");

    Game::from(fs::read_to_string(input_file).unwrap()).unwrap();

    println!("OK!");
}

some more practical uses would be things like:

  • remove duplicate tiles
  • merge two Bitsy games together
  • programmatically create Bitsy games
  • a Bitsy game editor

todo

  • implement Result return types on ::from functions so that we can handle errors
  • replace Image with Vec or something. seems like a pointless abstraction.
  • replace game avatar with helper functions to get and set the sprite with an ID of A
  • implement PartialEq for sprites, items etc. for deduplication
  • global dedupe function and dedupe functions for sprites, items etc.
  • tests for merge function
  • all sprites from the merged game get placed in their respective game's Room 0
  • exits in merged rooms do not work - the on-screen position is correct, but the room ID is wrong
  • add update function (i.e. migrate an old game version to the current one) - would this work?

tidy up

  • refactor the more shonky bits to idiomatic rust