Merge 91f15671c0cfa6d7ca94a651de712562f17d3389 into 7c50c8d1fb622cfa37ba91b42e65c5afe5512443

.gitmodules

@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@
 	path = docs/doxygen-awesome-css
 	url = https://github.com/jothepro/doxygen-awesome-css.git
 
+[submodule "extern/nlohmann_json"]
+	path = extern/nlohmann_json
+	url = https://github.com/nlohmann/json.git

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ add_subdirectory(extern/SDL_image EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 add_subdirectory(extern/SDL_mixer EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 add_subdirectory(extern/SDL_ttf EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 add_subdirectory(extern/tmxlite/tmxlite EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+add_subdirectory(extern/nlohmann_json EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
 
 file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCES ${ENGINE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/*.cpp)
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC # should be private when all SDL fu
     SDL3_image::SDL3_image-static
     SDL3_mixer::SDL3_mixer-static
     SDL3_ttf::SDL3_ttf-static
+    nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json
     tmxlite
 )
 

config.json

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "fullscreen": false,
+  "title": "VGG (Very Good Game)",
+  "screen_height": 100,
+  "screen_width": 100,
+  "icon": "./engine/internalAssets/iconImage.bmp"
+}

extern/nlohmann_json

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit a006a7a48bb30a247f0344b788c62c2806edd90b

include/ConfigLoader.h

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+
+using json = nlohmann::json;
+
+class ConfigLoader {
+
+public:
+    ConfigLoader();
+    ~ConfigLoader();
+
+    void init();
+
+    void setCustomConfig(const std::optional<std::string>& path);
+
+    json getFinalConfig();
+
+private:
+
+    std::optional<std::string> customConfigPath;
+    json finalConfig;
+
+    json loadConfigFromJSON(const std::string& path);
+    json mergeConfigs(json baseConfig, json customConfig); //<! Merges 2 config.json files, prioritising the custom to the base one
+};

include/Constants.h

@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ constexpr std::size_t MAX_GROUPS = 32;
 constexpr std::size_t MAX_STATS = 8;
 constexpr std::size_t MAX_TEAMS = 8;
 
-constexpr int SCREEN_SIZE_HEIGHT = 640;
-constexpr int SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH = 800;
-
 constexpr int FPS = 60;
 
 constexpr int TILE_SIZE = 32;

include/Game.h

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual void init() = 0;
     virtual void update(uint_fast16_t diffTime) = 0;
+    virtual std::optional<std::string> setConfigFilePath() {return std::nullopt;}
 
     GameInternal* gameInternal; //!< \deprecated  
 };

include/GameInternal.h

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "Vector2D.h"
 #include "Entity.h"
 #include "RenderManager.h"
+#include "ConfigLoader.h"
 
 typedef std::function<void()> gamefunction;
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ public:
 	GameInternal();
 	~GameInternal();
 
-	SDL_AppResult init(const char* title, int xpos, int ypos, int width, int height, bool fullscreen);
+	SDL_AppResult init();
 
 	void handleEvents();
 	void update(Uint64 frameTime);
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ public:
     RenderManager renderManager;
     Map* map; // game specific, might not be needed for all types of games
 
+	ConfigLoader* config;
+
 	std::vector<Entity*>& tiles;
 	std::vector<Entity*>& players;
 	std::vector<Entity*>& projectiles;

src/AssetManager.cpp

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "Vector2D.h"
 #include "PowerupComponent.h"
 #include <iostream>
+#include <VEGO.h>
 
 #include "Textures.h"
 
@@ -76,8 +77,8 @@ Vector2D AssetManager::calculateSpawnPosition()
 	{
 		SDL_Rect spawnRect;
 		spawnRect.h = spawnRect.w = 32;
-		spawnRect.x = rand() % (SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH - spawnRect.w);
+		spawnRect.x = rand() % (VEGO_Game().config->getFinalConfig().at("screen_width").get<int>() - spawnRect.w);
-		spawnRect.y = rand() % (SCREEN_SIZE_HEIGHT - spawnRect.h);
+		spawnRect.y = rand() % (VEGO_Game().config->getFinalConfig().at("screen_height").get<int>() - spawnRect.h);
 		conflict = false;
 		for (auto cc : this->man->getGame()->collisionHandler->getColliders({ Entity::GroupLabel::MAPTILES }))
 		{

src/CollisionHandler.cpp

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <bitset>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <memory>
+#include <VEGO.h>
 
 IntersectionBitSet CollisionHandler::getIntersection(Entity* entityA, Entity* entityB, Vector2D posModA, Vector2D posModB)
 {
@@ -66,20 +67,20 @@ IntersectionBitSet CollisionHandler::getIntersectionWithBounds(Entity* entity, V
 
 	// all 4 directions and both sides to allow checking for fully out of bounds
 	if (collider->x + posMod.x < 0 ||
-		collider->x + posMod.x > SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH) {
+		collider->x + posMod.x > VEGO_Game().config->getFinalConfig().at("screen_width")) {
 		intersections.set((size_t) Direction::LEFT);
 	}
 
 	if (collider->x + collider->w + posMod.x < 0 ||
-		collider->x + collider->w + posMod.x > SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH)
+		collider->x + collider->w + posMod.x > VEGO_Game().config->getFinalConfig().at("screen_width"))
 		intersections.set((size_t) Direction::RIGHT);
 
 	if (collider->y + posMod.y < 0 ||
-		collider->y + posMod.y > SCREEN_SIZE_HEIGHT)
+		collider->y + posMod.y > VEGO_Game().config->getFinalConfig().at("screen_height"))
 		intersections.set((size_t) Direction::UP);
 
 	if (collider->y + collider->h + posMod.y < 0 ||
-		collider->y + collider->h + posMod.y > SCREEN_SIZE_HEIGHT)
+		collider->y + collider->h + posMod.y > VEGO_Game().config->getFinalConfig().at("screen_height"))
 		intersections.set((size_t) Direction::DOWN);
 
 	return intersections;

src/ConfigLoader.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#include "ConfigLoader.h"
+
+#include <fstream>
+
+ConfigLoader::ConfigLoader() {}
+
+ConfigLoader::~ConfigLoader() {}
+
+void ConfigLoader::init() {
+    //TODO: look into adaptive paths for better handling as this requires the implemented game
+    // to have ./engine in the root folder
+    const json baseConfig = loadConfigFromJSON("./engine/config.json");
+
+    if (!customConfigPath.has_value()) {
+        finalConfig = baseConfig;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    finalConfig = mergeConfigs(baseConfig, loadConfigFromJSON(customConfigPath.value()));
+}
+
+json ConfigLoader::loadConfigFromJSON(const std::string& path) {
+    std::ifstream config_file(path);
+    json config;
+
+    if (!config_file.is_open()) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Could not load config file at: " + path));
+    }
+
+    config_file >> config;
+    return config;
+}
+
+
+void ConfigLoader::setCustomConfig(const std::optional<std::string>& path) {
+        customConfigPath = path;
+}
+
+json ConfigLoader::mergeConfigs(json baseConfig, json customConfig) {
+    for (auto& entry : customConfig.items()) {
+        baseConfig[entry.key()] = entry.value();
+    }
+    return baseConfig;
+}
+
+json ConfigLoader::getFinalConfig() {
+    return finalConfig;
+}
+
+
+

src/GameInternal.cpp

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 #include <VEGO.h>
 
+#include "ConfigLoader.h"
+
 GameInternal::GameInternal() :
 	manager(this),
 	renderManager(),
@@ -27,15 +29,23 @@ GameInternal::GameInternal() :
 
 GameInternal::~GameInternal() = default;
 
-SDL_AppResult GameInternal::init(const char* title, int xpos, int ypos, int width, int height, bool fullscreen)
+SDL_AppResult GameInternal::init()
 {
+	config = new ConfigLoader();
+
+	this->gameInstance = GameFactory::instance().create(this);
+	config->setCustomConfig(this->gameInstance->setConfigFilePath());
+	config->init();
+
+	json finalConfig = config->getFinalConfig();
+
 	GameInternal::assets = new AssetManager(&manager);
 	GameInternal::textureManager = new TextureManager(&manager);
 	GameInternal::soundManager = new SoundManager();
 	GameInternal::collisionHandler = new CollisionHandler(manager); // why does this use a referrence, but AssetManager a pointer?
 	
 	int flags = 0;
-	if (fullscreen)
+	if (finalConfig.at("fullscreen"))
 	{
 		flags = SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN;
 	}
@@ -52,7 +62,9 @@ SDL_AppResult GameInternal::init(const char* title, int xpos, int ypos, int widt
 		return SDL_APP_FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	window = SDL_CreateWindow(title, width, height, flags);
+	window = SDL_CreateWindow(finalConfig.at("title").get<std::string>().c_str(),
+		finalConfig.at("screen_width"), finalConfig.at("screen_height"), flags);
+
 	if (!window)
 	{
 		std::cout << "ERROR: Window couldnt be created! " << SDL_GetError() << std::endl;
@@ -62,7 +74,7 @@ SDL_AppResult GameInternal::init(const char* title, int xpos, int ypos, int widt
 
     // bad
     SDL_Surface* icon;
-    if((icon = SDL_LoadBMP("assets/iconImage.bmp")))
+    if((icon = SDL_LoadBMP(finalConfig.at("icon").get<std::string>().c_str())))
     {
     	SDL_SetWindowIcon(window, icon);
     }
@@ -95,7 +107,6 @@ SDL_AppResult GameInternal::init(const char* title, int xpos, int ypos, int widt
 	// loading music
 	// assets->addMusic("background_music", "assets/sound/background_music.mp3");
 
-	this->gameInstance = GameFactory::instance().create(this);
 	this->gameInstance->init();
 
 	return SDL_APP_CONTINUE;

src/_Init.cpp

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SDL_AppResult SDL_AppInit(void **appstate, int argc, char **argv) {
 
     *appstate = vego::game = new GameInternal();
 
-    return vego::game->init("No_Name_Chicken_Game", SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH, SCREEN_SIZE_HEIGHT, false);
+    return vego::game->init();
 }
 
 SDL_AppResult SDL_AppIterate(void *appstate) {