DragonRuby Game Toolkit - Star Perf Revisited

main.rb

# Sprites represented as Hashes using the queue ~args.outputs.sprites~
# code up, but are the "slowest" to render.
# The reason for this is the access of the key in the Hash and also
# because the data args.outputs.sprites is cleared every tick.
def random_x
  rand * $grid.w * -1
end

def random_y
  rand * $grid.h * -1
end

def random_speed
  1 + 4 * rand
end

def new_star args
  {
    x: random_x,
    y: random_y,
    w: 4, h: 4, path: 'sprites/tiny-star.png',
    s: random_speed
  }
end

def move_star star
  star.x += star.s
  star.y += star.s
  if star.x > $grid.w || star.y > $grid.h
    star.x = random_x
    star.y = random_y
    star.s = random_speed
  end
end

# def move_star star
#   star[:x] += star[:s]
#   star[:y] += star[:s]
#   if star[:x] > $grid.w || star[:y] > $grid.h
#     star[:x] = random_x
#     star[:y] = random_y
#     star[:s] = random_speed
#   end
# end

def boot args
  args.state = {}
end

def tick args
  args.state.star_count ||= 0

  # sets console command when sample app initially opens
  if Kernel.global_tick_count == 0
    puts ""
    puts ""
    puts "========================================================="
    puts "* INFO: Sprites, Hashes"
    puts "* INFO: Please specify the number of sprites to render."
    GTK.console.set_command "reset_with count: 100"
  end

  if args.inputs.keyboard.key_down.space
    reset_with count: 5000
  end

  # init
  if Kernel.tick_count == 0
    args.state.stars = args.state.star_count.map { |i| new_star args }
  end

  # update
  args.state.stars.each { |s| move_star s }

  # render
  args.outputs.sprites << args.state.stars
  args.outputs.background_color = [0, 0, 0]
  args.outputs.primitives << GTK.current_framerate_primitives
end

# resets game, and assigns star count given by user
def reset_with count: count
  GTK.reset
  GTK.args.state.star_count = count
end