Committing the output from the examples.

Author: ReFreezed

.gitignore

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 !/test.lua2p
 
 /examples/*.lua
+!/examples/*.output.lua
+
 /local/

examples/namedConstants.output.lua

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+--[[============================================================
+--=
+--=  LuaPreprocess example: Named constants.
+--=
+--=  Here we use named constants in the code but the final
+--=  program will only have literal values.
+--=
+--============================================================]]
+
+function newAnimation(totalDuration, name)
+	name = name or "my_animation"
+
+	local animation = {}
+
+	animation.name            = name
+	animation.totalDuration   = totalDuration
+	animation.currentPosition = 0
+
+	return animation
+end
+
+function updateAnimation(animation, deltaTime)
+	local deltaPosition = deltaTime * 2
+
+	animation.currentPosition = (animation.currentPosition + deltaPosition) % animation.totalDuration
+end
+
+function testAnimationStuff()
+	local animation = newAnimation(5)
+
+	for i = 1, 5 do
+		updateAnimation(animation, 0.1)
+
+		print(animation.name.." position: "..animation.currentPosition)
+	end
+end
+
+testAnimationStuff()

examples/optimizeDataAccess.output.lua

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+--[[============================================================
+--=
+--=  LuaPreprocess example: Optimize data access.
+--=
+--=  Here we have all data defined in one single place in the
+--=  metaprogram, then we export parts of the data into multiple
+--=  smaller tables that are easy and fast to access in the
+--=  final program.
+--=
+--============================================================]]
+
+-- Array of character IDs, excluding special characters if we're not in developer mode.
+CHARACTER_IDS = {
+	"war1",
+	"war2",
+	"mage1",
+	"mage2",
+	"arch1",
+	"arch2",
+}
+
+-- Maps between character IDs and other parameters.
+CHARACTER_NAMES = {
+	war1 = "Steve",
+	war2 = "Bog",
+	mage1 = "Elise",
+	mage2 = "Cyan",
+	arch1 = "Di",
+	arch2 = "#&%€",
+	dev = "Dev",
+}
+CHARACTER_TYPES = {
+	war1 = "warrior",
+	war2 = "warrior",
+	mage1 = "mage",
+	mage2 = "mage",
+	arch1 = "archer",
+	arch2 = "archer",
+	dev = "dev",
+}
+CHARACTERS_UNLOCKED_BY_DEFAULT = {
+	war1 = true,
+	mage1 = true,
+	arch1 = true,
+	dev = true,
+}
+
+-- Instead of iterating over the CHARACTERS array until we find
+-- the character with the specified ID, we use the maps above to
+-- get the information we want through a single table lookup.
+function getCharacterName(charId)
+	return CHARACTER_NAMES[charId]
+end
+function getCharacterType(charId)
+	return CHARACTER_TYPES[charId]
+end
+function isCharacterUnlockedByDefault(charId)
+	return CHARACTERS_UNLOCKED_BY_DEFAULT[charId] == true
+end
+
+function printCharacterInfo()
+	for _, charId in ipairs(CHARACTER_IDS) do
+		print(getCharacterName(charId))
+		print("  Type ...... "..getCharacterType(charId))
+		print("  Unlocked .. "..tostring(isCharacterUnlockedByDefault(charId)))
+	end
+end
+
+printCharacterInfo()
+print("Type of 'war1': "..getCharacterType("war1"))
+print("Is 'mage2' unlocked by default: "..tostring(isCharacterUnlockedByDefault("mage2")))

examples/parseFile.output.lua

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+--[[============================================================
+--=
+--=  LuaPreprocess example: Pre-parse a data file.
+--=
+--=  Here we convert a JSON data string to a more appropriate
+--=  data format in the metaprogram. The final program will not
+--=  contain anything related to JSON - just a nice Lua table
+--=  literal with all data.
+--=
+--============================================================]]
+
+-- Metaprogram.
+--==============================================================
+
+
+
+-- The program.
+--==============================================================
+
+local characters = {{actions={{slot="left",title="Slash"},{slot="right",title="Block"}},id=1,name="Warrior",type="melee"},{actions={{slot="left",title="Fireball"},{slot="right",title="Illuminate"},{slot="familiar",title="Swoop"}},id=2,name="Spell Caster",type="magic"}}
+
+function printAvailableCharacters()
+	print("Available characters:")
+
+	for i, character in ipairs(characters) do
+		print(string.format(
+			"%d. %s (type: %s, actions: x%d)",
+			i,
+			character.name,
+			character.type,
+			#character.actions
+		))
+	end
+end
+
+printAvailableCharacters()
+
+--==============================================================

examples/selectiveFunctionality.output.lua

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+--[[============================================================
+--=
+--=  LuaPreprocess example: Selective functionality.
+--=
+--=  Here we decide what code should be included and run in the
+--=  final program with some flags set in the metaprogram.
+--=
+--============================================================]]
+
+quitGame = false
+
+function addNormalLevelsToArray(levels)  print("Adding normal levels")    end
+function addTestLevelsToArray(levels)    print("(*) Adding test levels")  end
+
+function getPlayableLevels()
+	local levels = {}
+	addNormalLevelsToArray(levels)
+
+	return levels
+end
+
+function loadAssets()                print("Loading assets")            end
+function showLevelsToPlayer(levels)  print("Showing levels to player")  end
+function readInput()                 print("Reading input")             end
+function updateGameState()           print("Updating game state")       end
+function render()                    print("Rendering")                 end
+
+function initConsole()    print("(*) Initting console")  end
+function updateConsole()  print("(*) Updating console")  end
+
+function runGame()
+	print("Starting game")
+
+	loadAssets()
+
+	initConsole()
+
+	local levels = getPlayableLevels()
+	showLevelsToPlayer(levels)
+
+	-- Main game loop.
+	repeat
+		readInput()
+
+		updateConsole()
+
+		updateGameState()
+		render()
+
+		-- In this example, don't run the loop forever!
+		quitGame = true
+	until quitGame
+
+	print("Quitting game")
+end
+
+runGame()