Snake in TypeScript

An example of using the Playdate API with TypeScript to build a Snake game

Getting set up

git clone ...
cd ...
yarn install

Then open the editor:

code .

You realistically need copy of vscode-playdate set up in your editor to get working efficiently. From there, you can hit the run button in the debugging panel to start everything up.

How it works

Pressing start will:

• Run the Playdate compiler over Source
• Start the TypeScript to Lua watcher

This repo uses TypeScriptToLua to convert *.ts files in Src to Source.

Files of interest

• TS2Lua/requireToImport.js - a plugin for TypeScriptToLua which makes the emitted Lua files use import and not require
• playdate.d.ts - an ambient declaration file (e.g. one that affects global scope) which adds the playdate SDK globals

Keybindings

If you come from a Mac background, these are keybindings which I think makes your life easier for Xcode-like running of your app.

[
      {
        "key": "cmd+r",
        "command": "workbench.action.debug.start",
        "when": "!inDebugMode"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+r",
        "command": "workbench.action.debug.restart",
        "when": "inDebugMode"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+shift+r",
        "command": "workbench.action.debug.restart"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+shift+.",
        "command": "workbench.action.debug.stop"
    }
]

Here's my full keybindings for reference also

[
    {
        "key": "ctrl+cmd+left",
        "command": "workbench.action.navigateBack"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+cmd+right",
        "command": "workbench.action.navigateForward"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+e",
        "command": "editor.action.addSelectionToNextFindMatch"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+t",
        "command": "workbench.action.quickOpen"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+r",
        "command": "workbench.action.debug.start",
        "when": "!inDebugMode"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+r",
        "command": "workbench.action.debug.restart",
        "when": "inDebugMode"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+shift+r",
        "command": "workbench.action.debug.restart"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+shift+.",
        "command": "workbench.action.debug.stop"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+shift+[",
        "command": "workbench.action.previousEditor"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+shift+]",
        "command": "workbench.action.nextEditor"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+cmd+e",
        "command": "editor.action.changeAll"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+1",
        "command": "workbench.view.explorer"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+2",
        "command": "workbench.view.search"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+3",
        "command": "workbench.view.git"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+4",
        "command": "workbench.view.debug"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+5",
        "command": "workbench.view.extensions"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+enter",
        "command": "editor.action.goToDeclaration",
        "when": "editorTextFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+.",
        "command": "editor.action.triggerSuggest",
        "when": "editorHasCompletionItemProvider && editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+k p",
        "command": "editor.action.previewDeclaration",
        "when": "editorHasDefinitionProvider && editorTextFocus && !inReferenceSearchEditor && !isInEmbeddedEditor"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+k f",
        "command": "editor.action.referenceSearch.trigger",
        "when": "editorHasReferenceProvider && editorTextFocus && !inReferenceSearchEditor && !isInEmbeddedEditor"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+k e",
        "command": "editor.action.rename",
        "when": "editorHasRenameProvider && editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+shift n",
        "command": "workbench.action.files.newUntitledFile",
        "when": "editorTextFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "shift+cmd+t",
        "command": "workbench.action.terminal.toggleTerminal"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+`",
        "command": "-workbench.action.terminal.toggleTerminal"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+.",
        "command": "toggleSuggestionDetails",
        "when": "editorTextFocus && suggestWidgetVisible"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+space",
        "command": "-toggleSuggestionDetails",
        "when": "editorTextFocus && suggestWidgetVisible"
    },
    {
        "key": "shift+cmd+.",
        "command": "editor.action.quickFix",
        "when": "editorHasCodeActionsProvider && editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+.",
        "command": "-editor.action.quickFix",
        "when": "editorHasCodeActionsProvider && editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+1",
        "command": "workbench.action.focusFirstEditorGroup"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+1",
        "command": "-workbench.action.focusFirstEditorGroup"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+2",
        "command": "workbench.action.focusSecondEditorGroup"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+2",
        "command": "-workbench.action.focusSecondEditorGroup"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+3",
        "command": "workbench.action.focusThirdEditorGroup"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+3",
        "command": "-workbench.action.focusThirdEditorGroup"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+alt+left",
        "command": "workbench.action.navigateEditorGroups"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+alt+right",
        "command": "workbench.action.navigateEditorGroups"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+l",
        "command": "workbench.action.gotoLine"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+g",
        "command": "-workbench.action.gotoLine"
    }
]