SquidLib

SquidLib
Library project
Developer	Eben Howard
Released	Nov. 23rd, 2011
Updated	Dec. 8th, 2012
Status	In Active Development
Licensing	Apache 2.0
P. Language	Java
Platforms	Unix, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
Dependencies	Java 6
Official site of SquidLib

SquidLib is a Java library that provides a full featured toolbox for working with turn based games in Swing.

SquidLib is used for Wyrm and Epigon.

Current Features

• Ease Of Use
  • Standard GUI notation of (x,y) locations within the grid.
  • Uses Swing
  • Any Font can be used
  • Specify Grid and Font size multiple ways
    • Set number of cells in the grid and Font to be used
      • Size of cell is adjusted to optimally fit the Font size given
    • Set size of the cell, number of cells in the grid, and Font to be used
      • Font is dynamically resized to fit optimally within the cell
  • Font size and style can be changed on the fly
  • Standard JComponent that meets JavaBean requirements for use with NetBeans built-in GUI Builder
  • Multiple grids of different configurations can be used simultaneously in the same display
• Lots of Color
  • Foreground and Background can be set individually on a per-cell basis
  • SColor class extends Color and can be used as a drop-in replacement for any awt.Color needs
  • Over 500 named colors
  • Automatic color caching minimizes memory overhead
  • Can get a list of colors that are a gradient between two colors
  • Can perform LIBTCOD style "dark", "light", and "desaturate" commands on any color
  • Can get an arbitrary amount of blend between two colors
• Full Featured API
  • Each named color has a sample of its appearance in the Javadoc against multiple backgrounds
    • HTML browsing of the API shows these samples
    • Pop-up javadoc in NetBeans and Eclipse show these samples
  • Demos of all functionality included
  • Demos of tying in to mouse and keyboard Swing events included
• Math Toolkit
  • Custom extension of Random allows drop-in replacement with added features
  • Able to find Bresenham Line for 2D and 3D coordinates.

Features in Nightly Build

• Animations
  • Slide, bump, wiggle, etc.
• Graphics
  • Support for tile graphics alongside or in place of character display

GitHub repository: https://github.com/SquidPony/SquidLib

Blog updates: http://squidpony.com/not-games/squidlib/

Developed by Eben Howard