faster-faster

faster-faster

Tiny function to repaint into a canvas in fullscreen mode. Just worry about your state and not about repainting manually:

faster(({ ctx, width, height }) => {
  ...
});

Getting started

Npm install:

npm install faster-faster

import faster from 'faster-faster';

CDN:

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/faster-faster"></script>

Will do:

• Change the width and height appropriately on window resize.
• Use requestAnimationFrame so that it slows down when the tab is not visible.
• Clear the canvas between repaints.

Properties:

• canvas: the canvas element itself.
• ctx: the active canvas context so that you can manipulate it as needed.
• start: the Date() of the first paint.
• time: the time relative to the start time in seconds.
• width: the canvas width as an integer.
• height: the canvas height as an integer.
• index: the paint counter.

You very likely need this CSS:

html,
body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  height: 100%;
  background: black;
}
canvas {
  background: black;
  display: block;
}

Tip: making helpers for easier painting:

const primitives = ctx => ({
  arc: (x, y, size, options) => {
    ctx.beginPath();
    ctx.arc(x, y, size, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
    for (let key in options) {
      ctx[key] = options[key];
    }
    if (options.fillStyle) ctx.fill();
    if (options.strokeStyle || options.lineWidth) ctx.stroke();
  }
});

faster(({ ctx }) => {
  const { arc } = primitives(ctx);

  arc(10, 10, 10);
});