SDLW

< Description | Dependencies | Configuration | Compiling | Roadmap >

SDLW (SDL Wrapper) is a simple 'wrapper' for SDL2's window and renderer with an API inspired by GLFW3.

What and why?

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SDLW was inspired by the syntax of GLFW3, I found myself spending more time getting boiler plate SDL window and renderer creation than actual prototyping.

In every project I would start, I would either start copy-pasting a large chunk of code just to get basic events working or just rewriting the same code base with minor tweaks, I may as well build a simple wrapper I can include to expedite this step and here we are!

Note: I have only tested the current build using Fedora 36!

Dependencies

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• sdl2

Build Dependencies

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• gcc
• SDL2-devel
• meson

Compiling

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SDLW can simply have the source code directly added to your current project, however it is recommended the static library is installed globally and linked!

# This is just a recommendation method
meson builddir --prefix=/usr
sudo meson install -C builddir

# Use these commands to just build the tests
meson builddir -Dbuild_examples=true
sudo meson compile -C builddir

Roadmap

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This roadmap outlines my current plans to implement features and will be updated as plans change

• Version 1.0

  • Basic window callback and creation

• Version 2.0

  • Initial renderer function wrapping
  • Add more window functions and callbacks
  • Update documentation

• Version 2.1

  • Add extra renderer functions (Primitive rendering, etc)
  • Add compile time configurations

• Version 3.0

  • Custom texture wrapper
  • Texture loading via stb_image