tic-bundler

Tool to bundle your Tic80 games

Installation

npm i -g tic-bundler

Usage

tic-bundler unbundle <bundle> <main> [asset]
tic-bundler bundle <bundle> <main> [asset]
tic-bundler watch <bundle> <main> [asset] --tic <tic>

Unbundle

tic-bundler can unbundle files bundled with tic-bundler
this allow to unpack your projects on the fly after being packed

Bundle

tic-bundler can bundle a project in a lone file using a simple system

Watch

tic-bundler integrate an easy to use watch tool to develop your games
it watch for workspace changes, bundle them and tic80 auto reload
but also watch for changes from tic80 and put them in workspace

Language integration

supports is based on the same generic parser and module system it use the fact that a module return like a function and can call require to access what another module returns

full lua example

../lib3/index.lua:

return "Hello"

../lib2/index.lua:

return "World"

../lib1/index.lua:

local mod2 = require("../lib2/index.lua")
local mod3 = require("../lib3/index.lua")
return mod3.." "..mod2

main.lua:

local mod = require("../lib1/index.lua")
function TIC() print(mod) end

assets.lua:

// <PALETTE>
// 000:1a1c2c5d275db13e53ef7d57ffcd75a7f07038b76425717929366f3b5dc941a6f673eff7f4f4f494b0c2566c86333c57
// </PALETTE>

js example

../lib1/index.js:

const mod2 = require("../lib2/index.js")
const mod3 = require("../lib3/index.js")
return mod3+" "+mod2

js example

../lib1/index.js:

const mod2 = require("../lib2/index.js")
const mod3 = require("../lib3/index.js")
return mod3+" "+mod2

Todo

• More language support (all tic80 languages)
• Better watch strategy (checking bundle and workspace modification time)
• Plugin based language support
• Ast based language support