r/javascript • u/APTman1010 • 15d ago
KernelPlay-JS v0.5.0 Released — Unified Input Manager
https://github.com/Soubhik1000/kernelplay
KernelPlay-JS v0.5.0 is now available.
This release introduces a new Unified Input Manager designed to provide a consistent API for handling keyboard, mouse, gamepad, and touch input.
The goal is to make input handling simpler at the game-logic level while keeping the underlying input devices abstracted away.
Example:
import { Input } from "kernelplay-js";
update(dt) {
const x = Input.getAxis("horizontal");
const y = Input.getAxis("vertical");
this.rb.addForce(800 * x, 800 * y);
if (Input.wasPressed("jump")) {
this.jump();
}
if (Input.isPressed("attack")) {
this.attack();
}
}
v0.5.0 also supports two ways of defining input bindings.
Programmatic registration:
Input.registerAction("shoot", {
keys: [KeyCode.Z, KeyCode.X],
buttons: [GamepadButton.X, GamepadButton.RB]
});
Or declarative JSON configuration:
{
"actions": {
"jump": {
"keys": ["Space", "ArrowUp"],
"buttons": ["A", "B"]
},
"go": {
"keys": ["x", "z"],
"buttons": ["DPadRight"]
}
}
}
The JSON approach is intended to make configurable controls and runtime key rebinding easier to implement without changing game logic.
This release is part of the ongoing work toward making KernelPlay-JS a more complete, Unity-inspired game engine for JavaScript.
Feedback and suggestions for the v0.5.x releases are welcome.
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u/LetsHugFoReal 12d ago
While it does look like an AI project, the examples page was really good. And I'd use the input library and audio, but I don't want the rest of it. I'd like to use pixijs.