canvasrenderer

CanvasRenderer

A simple base class for canvas animations.

Installation

This module can be used directly in the browser:

<script src="/js/canvasrenderer.min.js"></script>

You can also install it with npm.

$ npm install canvasrenderer

Usage

// Note: using require is not necessary with the browser bundle.
var CanvasRenderer = require("canvasrenderer");

function Something()
{
 CanvasRenderer.call(this);
}

Something.prototype = Object.create(CanvasRenderer.prototype);
Something.prototype.constructor = Something;

Something.prototype.update = function(elapsed)
{
 // Custom update logic.
};

Something.prototype.draw = function()
{
 // Custom draw code.
};

var sth = new Something();

requestAnimationFrame(sth.render);

Documentation

API

Contributing

Maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code.

Release History

Version: 0.0.0 (28.06.2015)

The canvas renderer serves as a scaffold for animation classes.

License

Copyright (c) 2015 Raoul van Rüschen
Licensed under the Zlib license.