Plugin System

[KilledByAPixel]

It would be good to have a plugin system for littles where other components can live that are separate from the core engine.

The medals system, or at least the newgrounds implementation, would be moved to being a plugin.

Other ideas for plugins...

• Box2d integration
• 3d rendering system
• 2d dynamic lighting system
• post processing effects
• procedural texture generation
• AI system
• multiplayer

Still thinking about the best way to set it up. What plugins would you like to see?

[rishavs]

camera
Steam Integration
joystick integration

[KilledByAPixel]

We have joystick integration already, steam would be amazing though!

• ui framework
• level editor
• animation system
• pathfinding
• import from popular level editors like Tiled

[thomas-le-goff]

If you give me some guidelines (on the expected result) I can try to work on it.

I could, for example, suggest that i try to re-implement the medal system as a plugin and thus make the necessary extension points appear. 🙂

[KilledByAPixel]

Thank you, but the main work here is really planning out how to set up the plugin system. I have a rough idea and hope to get to it soon. The medals system is already totally separate from everything else so it should be simple to move it to a plugin

[KilledByAPixel]

Spine 2d animation tool would be good for a plugin...

Spine Documentation

Also I just added Tiled editor support to the platformer demo, that could also be moved to a plugin eventually.

[KilledByAPixel]

We could integrate audio convolvers pretty easily as a plugin. This is a good demo...

https://mdn.github.io/voice-change-o-matic/

[KilledByAPixel]

We now how a plugin system! It is pretty simple, plugins can register for render or update callbacks. We can add more if necessary. I moved newgrounds and post processing to plugins. Also I created Box2D as a plugin.

[hockdudu]

Is it possible for the plugin system to also support ESM integration?

[KilledByAPixel]

Is it possible for the plugin system to also support ESM integration?

Yes, that is a goal I hope to do soon! I just need to add exports and stuff, the first step was just getting the plugin system started.

[KilledByAPixel]

a 9 slice object where you can split up a sprite 9 ways to stretch it better.

https://youtu.be/37q-0oS65LY?si=CUDAtTurAVQraxni

[KilledByAPixel]

I added more plugins...

Tween system: https://killedbyapixel.github.io/LittleJS/examples/tweenSystem
Pathfinding: https://killedbyapixel.github.io/LittleJS/examples/?example=Path+Finder

Also I moved the medals to plugins since they are already insulated from the rest of the engine. This keeps the core engine more clean.

[KilledByAPixel]

Many of the plugins mentioned earlier are now in the engine. Here is list of most wanted plugins...

• animation system
• 3d rendering system
• 2d dynamic lighting system
• improved post processing tools
• level editor
• multiplayer