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