Ethosa / nodesnim

The Nim GUI/2D framework based on OpenGL and SDL2.

Stable version - 0.4.2

Install

1. Install Nodesnim
   • Stable:

     nimble install nodesnim@#master

   • Nightly:

     nimble install nodesnim@#nightly

2. Install dependencies
   • Linux (tested on Ubuntu and Mint):
     • sudo apt install --fix-missing -y libsdl2-dev libsdl2-image-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev
   • Windows / MacOS:
     • SDL2
     • SDL2_image
     • SDL2_mixer
     • SDL2_ttf
     • Put Runtime binaries in the .nimble/bin/ folder

Features

• Godot-like node system.
• Runtime scene loader.
• Powerful node build system using YML-like syntax.
• Stylesheets (CSS-like).
• Android-like drawables.
• Customizable GUI themes.
• Simple usage

  import nodesnim
  
  Window("Hello, world!")
  
  
  build:
    - Scene scene:
      - Label hello:
        call:
          setSizeAnchor(1, 1)
          setTextAlign(0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5)
          setText("Hello, world!")
          setBackgroundColor(Color(31, 45, 62))
  
  addMainScene(scene)
  windowLaunch()
  

Now available

This section contains links to documentation for all nodes.

Debug mode

For use debug mode you should compile with -d:debug or --define:debug, e.g. nim c -r -d:debug main.nim.

Export

Use the Nim compiler user guide for export to the other OS. Static linking SDL2
Also use niminst tool for generate an installer

• CrossPlatform export for Windows (tested on Windows 7 x64 and Windows 10 x64)
  • nim c -d:mingw -d:release --opt:speed --noNimblePath file.nim
  • put Runtime binaries in the folder with the program.

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