love2d-ui

Simple UI library for LÖVE framework.

Features:

• simple setup
• written in functional manner, no global state
• hierarchical structure as input
• compact syntax

Run the demo

Library is the UI.lua file.

Demo code is inside main.lua file.

Linux: Type make inside cloned repo to test the capabilities of the library.

Usages:

• karolBak/love2d-double-pendulum
• karolBak/love2d-lotka-volterra
• karolBak/love2d-point-location

Example

local UI = require "UI"

function love.load ()
   -- Set up variables used as labels (note the curly brackets)
   explosives = {15}
   boom = "Not loaded"

   -- Set up functions for buttons
   function loadCannon () 
      boom = "Loaded" 
   end
   function setFire ()
      if boom == "Loaded" then 
         boom = "BOOM!" 
      end
   end
end

function love.draw ()
   UI.draw {
      UI.label { "Select amount of explosives" },
      UI.slider { explosives, range = { 0,100 } },
      {  
         UI.button { "Load explosives", on_click = loadCannon }, 
         UI.button { "Set fire", on_click = setFire },
      },
      UI.label { boom },
   }
end

Written in Lua using awesome love2d framework.