DaBes Scripting

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• Global Functions

Modules

• body
• bound_object
• camera
• canvas
• collection
• controller
• easer
• entity
• music
• net
• net_match
• object
• overlay
• parallax
• parallax_layer
• recorder
• scene
• scene_manager
• sensor
• sfx
• shape
• shape_matcher
• sprite
• sprite_animation
• step_sequencer
• util

Module util

Assorted utility functions

Global Functions

newweaktable ()	Creates a new weak-keyed table
copy (t)	Copies a given table This works by creating a new table, iterating t, and setting the key-value pairs in the new table.
merge (a, b)	Merges key-value pairs from table b onto a copy of table a.
map_real (...)	Maps all bound object inputs to their corresponding userdata
ticks ()	Returns the number of milliseconds since the engine booted.
frame_ticks ()	Returns the number of milliseconds since the last frame was rendered.

Global Functions

Global Functions.

newweaktable ()

Creates a new weak-keyed table

Returns:

A new weak-keyed table

copy (t)

Copies a given table This works by creating a new table, iterating t, and setting the key-value pairs in the new table. This does not modify t.

Parameters:

• t table The table to be copied

Returns:

The newly copied table, or nil if t is nil

merge (a, b)

Merges key-value pairs from table b onto a copy of table a. This does not modify a or b.

Parameters:

• a table The table to be copied and overwritten
• b table The table with which to overwrite values

Returns:

A new merged table

map_real (...)

Maps all bound object inputs to their corresponding userdata

Parameters:

• ... Variable list of bound objects

Returns:

Variable list of userdata

ticks ()

Returns the number of milliseconds since the engine booted.

Returns:

number

frame_ticks ()

Returns the number of milliseconds since the last frame was rendered.

Returns:

number