extra-game-loop

Install

``sh
npm install --save extra-game-loop

or

yarn add extra-game-loop
`

Usage

`ts
import { GameLoop } from 'extra-game-loop'

const gameLoop = new GameLoop({
fixedDeltaTime: 1000 / 50
, maximumDeltaTime: (1000 / 50) * 30
, update(deltaTime: number): void {
// ...
}
, fixedUpdate(deltaTime: number): void {
// ...
}
, lateUpdate(deltaTime: number, alpha: number): void {
// ...
}
, render(alpha: number): void {
// ...
}
})

gameLoop.start()
`

API

$3

`ts
class GameLoop {
constructor(options: {
fixedDeltaTime: FixedDeltaTime / ms /
maximumDeltaTime: number / ms /
update?: (deltaTime: number / ms /) => void
fixedUpdate?: (deltaTime: FixedDeltaTime / ms /) => void
lateUpdate?: (deltaTime: number / ms /, alpha: number) => void
render?: (alpha: number / [0, 1) /) => void
})

start(): void
stop(): void
getFramesOfSecond(): number

/**
* This method allows you to manually advance to the next frame.
*/
nextFrame(deltaTime: number): void
}
`

$3


`ts
class GameLoopLite {
constructor(options: {
update?: (deltaTime: number / ms /) => void
render?: () => void
})

start(): void
stop(): void
getFramesOfSecond(): number

/**
* This method allows you to manually advance to the next frame.
*/
nextFrame(deltaTime: number): void
}
`

The lite version of GameLoop for situations where the physics system is not needed.

Basically, it can be seen as an OOP wrapper for requestAnimationFrame`,
so it can be used for non-game projects as well.