User:TsT

Introduction

I started to play with LÖVE in 2009 (with the v0.5.0)

I was back in 2011 on löve 0.7.1.

I done a new break until the end of 2014. We are now in 2015, I'm back again! (v0.9.1).

Enjoy !

My 2015 Projects

I released some work done on my github account.

• dragoon-framework
  • my Lua Framework (with LÖVE support)
• lua-minimal The bootstrap of my framework.
  • lua-newmodule, https://github.com/tst2005/lua-provide/ lua-provide] and pathfix)
• lua-classcommons2
• lua-jsoncommons2
• ... and more! \_o<

My 2011 Projects

Projects is to rewrite my "jail" project (see [love-master project (jail, ...)])

• LOWS : Löve On Web Server
  • Status : in progress
  • Goal: Provide a Löve and LUBE compatible interface on server side to support (massively) multiplayer network games.
  • Require:
    • server side :
    • + nginx (openresty.org)
    • + lua support, better: luajit support
    • + hua: my hardened modular lua approach
    • + faked-cgilua-rpc-support (TsT)
    • + lua-rpc-server lua json rpcserver part (modified version)
    • + json support : json in lua, faster C json, lua json over LPEG ... see also json.org benchmarks manual
    • + love support LUBE server
      • over custom protocol ...
    • server databases :
    • + redis (with lua and json support)
    • client side :
    • + ssl or https support (...) see [LuaSec (samples, ssl options, ...)]
    • + http keep-alive support (TsT)
    • + love support LUBE client
      • over custom protocol ...
    • both :
      • UTF-8 support (maybe usefull)

• UTF-8 support for lua (in pure lua)
  • Status: released
  • URL: forum github

• bit64 : 64bits bit-wise emulation for Lua 32bits environment
  • Status: Done, not released yet
  • URL: ...

• crypto.akiss3-1 : random generator algorithm named AKISS v3.1
  • Status: Done, not released yet
  • URL: github
  • Deps: require bit64
  • Orig: http://besides.us/posts/5 (dead link)

• lova ; Love API
  • Desc: provide a layer to abstract the love primive
  • Goal: provide an easier interface, fix bug, manage alternative
  • Sample:
    • - lova.random(*) -- I just want random things ! without thinking about seed and bug -- never re-seed() ! sample of security break due to reseed
    • - lova.class(*) -- I just want a class ! ... don't care about what class implementation
    • - lova.screen* -- a simple way to change settings !
    • - lova.sound* -- sound manager !
    • - strict
    • - lova.gui -- !
    • - lova.debug
    • - lova.require(*) -- the require() to use for love modules !
    • lovapi.module.load("alternatives") -- like require("alternatives")
    • lovapi.module.unload("anothermodule") -- remove and clean a module
    • lovapi.module.load("lova.import"):init()
    • lovapi.module.init("lova.import")
    • lovapi.provide("import", lovapi.module.get("import"))
    • lovapi.configure("class", require("class-commons"))

• LCE : Löve Callbacks Enforcer
  • Status : released (obsolete?)
  • See : LCE forum thread

• fakelove
  • Status : frozen
  • Goal: Build a compatible lua environment in pure lua

• luajail and lovejail
  • Status : frozen
  • Goal: made a secure (jailed) environment for running löve's games.
  • TODO: test the crack*.love attacks see this thread
  • Goal: be able to allow/deny access of library or function (like os, io, require ...) for the LUA part, and some love functions for the LOVE part

• jailfs (lib)
  • Status : in progress
  • Goal: be able to filter that is allowed to read (and write) on file system access
  • Feature: think about allow a way to load a case insensitive filename (usefull for stupid zip software that push upper case character... seen in some forum topics...)

• jailnet (lib)
  • Status : nothing done yet
  • Goal: like jailfs but with the network connections (filter the ip:port like simple firewall)

• gameconf (lib)
  • Status : frozen
  • Goal: having easy function to manage game settings
  • (FIXME: I don't remember what exactly but I have part of code about that...)

• LUSE : Löve User Settings Enforcer
  • Status : frozen
  • Goal: always keep control! be able to choose and enforce my user settings, allow or deny change on resolution/input grabbing/window-or-full-screen mode/no sound/etc.

• love-master
  • Goal: have a magic key (or sequence) to pause the game and got back to a safe environnement (like the love console?) to be able do ... what you want.
  • For example:
    • debugging (see memory usage, variable values, ...)
    • profiling (see stats about most called function) see ProfilingLuaCode
    • access to the safe menu to configure (simple-firewall, jailfs or others settings)
  • Part of this project is to catch and lock the love callbacks ...

• launcher
  • Goal: be bale to run my local love (with love-master, settings enforcement, etc.) have a way to choose what game is available. Run one of them in jail environnement.

• random lib
  • Status : Done, not released yet
  • A simple random generator with safe (re-)initialization.
  • Inspired from http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2748
  • Idea: Using a seed with current random try.
  • Sample: function init() math.randomseed(math.random()*os.time()) end
  • Goal: You will be able to re-init it without predictability problem.
  • Note: include it in the jail (and catch the randomseed to forbid re-init)

• love strict framework
  • Goal: show warning or raise error when we do something ugly like :
    • require("module.lua") --> must use require("module")
    • use of draw functions outside of the love.draw (strict way = disable draw function outside of love.draw)
    • abuse of global variables (Use strict module and declare global variables)
    • use of module() deprecated use (recode your module!)
    • use of file name with cases, prefer full lower case (rename your file!)
    • use of creation of new object every frames. How detect that ?
    • ...

• ACL lib
  • Status: idea
  • Goal: be able to use Access Control List configuration
  • Usefull for lot of my security projects

ACL API of VLC :

local a = vlc.acl(true) -> new ACL with default set to allow
a:check("10.0.0.1") -> 0 == allow, 1 == deny, -1 == error
a("10.0.0.1") -> same as a:check("10.0.0.1")
a:duplicate() -> duplicate ACL object
a:add_host("10.0.0.1",true) -> allow 10.0.0.1
a:add_net("10.0.0.0",24,true) -> allow 10.0.0.0/24 (not sure) 
a:load_file("/path/to/acl") -> load ACL from file

Others idea projects

• love API patch (see love.screen ...)
  • - newFrameBuffer internaly catch error (return nil on error).
  • - add missing screen/graphics functions (getFsaa, getVsync, ...)
  • - add missing filesystem functions (getIdentity)
  • - and more ...

• input layout
  • Goal: be able to manage keyboard : French, English, ... also maybe manage mouse with more than 3 ou 5 buttons.

• multi-love (lib)
  • Goal: be able to run multiple (windowed) love program and link them together.
  • Goal: be able to link (over network/LUBE?) multiple love program and share actions.

• input layer (lib)
  • Goal: be able to virtualise inputs (to have more than one mouse, one keyboard) see multi-love.

Experimentation in Future

• AI project
  • Play with simple Artificial Intelligence, see UnLöve: Zombie Survival

• drawing with z index (see Snippers Skip list and Skip list Drawing Order)
• collision with circular zone
• drawing only if in zone : defined a target zone, exclude outside objets from drawing process
• proof of concept of webradio player

My work done

• lovemake.sh
  • Status : Done, released
  • Description: script to package directory to .love file my lovemake.sh
  • from ruby to lua or bash version, see http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=26001#p26001

Currently done (not yet released) :

• stringimprove (lib)
  • Status : Aborted, strong is better.
  • (released : here) finally prefer using the BlackBulletIV's strong.lua lib
  • Goal: Like String_exploding string.explode(), be able to split string as separated arguments in table.
  • Improved String exploding Snippet see http://love2d.org/wiki/String_exploding .
  • New string.split and string.join functions
  • Conflict: [String_exploding http://love2d.org/wiki/String_exploding String_exploding]
  • Compatible: String_extensions

• glob (lib)
  • Status : aborted (seems useless)
  • Goal: be able to support a string matching with glob pattern (like "*.txt").

• tablesort (lib)
  • Status : Done, not released yet (still buggy)
  • Goal: be able to make a for loop with keys on arbitrary/custom order.

• bench (lib)
  • Status : Done, not released yet
  • Goal: a simple way (in pur lua) to run n times the same function and calculate the average time elapsed per iteration. Usefull to compare performance of 2 differents versions of the same function.

• chrono (lib)
  • Status : Done, not released yet
  • Goal: run a start, some code, stop, see the time between the start and stop (in microseconds, milliseconds, seconds, ...)

Others

• english-french translation of documentation/tutorials/...

Forum

My threads

• symlink support and require usefull hack : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2896

• GUI ask : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2901

• API discuss : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2884
• love.screen : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2888

• SDL button x1 and x2 : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2758

• thrusted loader : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2758

• love built-in changes : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2922

Bookmarks

• strong lib : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2893
• inspect lib http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2879
• memoize lib : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2867
• TLfres lib : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2900
• cron lib : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2882
• lquery lib : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2570
• debug way : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2473
• testing framework : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2744
• testsuite with telescope : https://github.com/norman/telescope
• module discuss : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2542
• ascii colors : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3061

• cpu : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2763

• about music : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2910

wiki doc TODO list

• Image format supported : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2888
• SVG not supported : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2758
• love.load : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2758
  • http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2779
• translate wiki doc : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2757
• tutorials for beginners : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2921
• tutorial for cameras : http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2895

My steps to learn lua and love

• TsT way to learn to Beginners

Personal reminder

• repair my 2nd computer and run the test on windows and linux
  • Status : in progress