@ash.ts/tick

Tick providers package for Ash.ts - an entity component system framework for game development

Usage no npm install needed!

<script type="module">
  import ashTsTick from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/@ash.ts/tick';
</script>

README

@ash.ts/tick

This package contains tick providers for use with Ash - an entity component system framework for game development.

Instalation

Using npm:

npm i @ash.ts/tick

Using yarn:

yarn add @ash.ts/tick

Usage

There are two tickProviders included by default:

IntervalTickProvider which uses setTimeout under the hood and can be used with static FPS,
RAFTickProvider which uses requestAnimationFrame and provide as many FPS as used browser and your environment can provide.

Example

import { Engine } from '@ash.ts/core';
import { RAFTickProvider } from '@ash.ts/tick';

const engine = new Engine();
const tickProvider = new RAFTickProvider();
tickProvider.add(delta => engine.update(delta));
tickProvider.start();

Custom TickProviders

You can also build your own by creating a class that implements TickProvider interface.