Crate mirl 

Miners Rust Lib Mirl (Mirl sounded better than Mrl)

How to get started:

use mirl::platform::framework_traits::Window;
fn main() {
    let mut buffer = mirl::platform::Buffer::new_empty((800, 600));
    let mut window = mirl::platform::minifb::Framework::new(
        "Example window",
        mirl::platform::WindowSettings::default(&buffer),
    ).unwrap();
    while window.is_open() {
        buffer.clear();
 
        // Draw here, use mirl::render for simple presets/helper functions

        window.update(&buffer);
    }
}

For a debugging window lib “similar” to Dear ImGui you can use the dear_mirl_gui crate (which is RmMode)

This lib has got a ton to offer but the main attractions are in here:

Window/Rendering Bundle (flags: minifb_backend/glfw_backend/full_backend_support):

• Frameworks - What are they capable of? (for [crate::platform::minifb::Framework] or [crate::platform::glfw::Framework])
• Buffer - The central struct many other functions rely on
• Rendering - Render simple shapes
• Platform - Other neat stuff like [crate::platform::keycodes::KeyCode]/crate::platform::MouseButton, or crate::platform::ScreenNormalizer
• System interaction - Functions that are untypical for usual applications like moving the window, getting/setting the z position, or hiding a window from the taskbar
• Color Stuff - What is rendering without color manipulation?
• Modular File System - A custom file system wrapper to support file accessing on web and natively
• Rust functionality extension - Adding to rust what should’ve been there in the first place, especially tuple operations

Re-exports

pub use platform::Buffer;

Modules

console

Terminal stuff

constants

Useful constants -> std contains some of these internally yet doesn’t expose them for anyone else to use

directions

Directional stuff -> NESW, N NE E SE S SW W NW

extensions

Stuff that should exist by default yet doesn’t; use mirl::extensions::*; to import all of ’em

graphics

Stuff related to graphics -> Color manipulation

math

Math and collision focused stuff

misc

Stuff I didn’t know how to categorize -> Expect these objects to be moved in the future

platform

Window creation/managing, file system creation/managing

render

Rendering stuff, simple but powerful (on mirl::platform::Buffer)

time

Time related stuff

Macros

compile_warn

Create a compile time warning using deprecation

signed_to_unsigned

Converts signed types to their unsigned versions

switch_signing

Switches between unsigned and signed versions

u1

Convert a number into a u1

u2

Convert a number into a u2

u4

Convert a number into a u4

unsigned_to_signed

Converts unsigned types to their signed versions

upgrade_type

Gives the next bigger value type excluding usize/isize

Functions

disable_traceback

Disables the rust traceback by setting the environment variable RUST_BACKTRACE to 0

enable_traceback

Enables the rust traceback by setting the environment variable RUST_BACKTRACE to 1

enable_traceback_detailed

Enables the extended rust traceback by setting the environment variable RUST_BACKTRACE to FULL