i’ve already read reefwings tutorial on finite state machines (http://codeatuts.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/tutorial-5-finite-state-machines.html) and have attempted to create my own using clases. So far what i have i suspect is that the touch function continues running even after i stop it however this may not be the case. My code so far:
Main:
-- Class State
function setup()
white = White()
red = Red()
blue = Blue()
state = 1
end
function draw()
if state == 1 then
white:draw()
elseif state == 2 then
red:draw()
elseif state == 3 then
blue:draw()
end
end
function touched(touch)
if state == 1 then
white:touched(touch)
if white.changeToRed == true then
state = 2
elseif white.changeToBlue == true then
state = 3
end
elseif state == 2 then
red:touched(touch)
if red.changeBack then
state = 1
end
elseif state == 3 then
blue:touched(touch)
if blue.changeBack then
state = 1
end
end
end
White:
White = class()
function White:init()
self.timeToChange = false
end
function White:draw()
background(255, 255, 255, 255)
fill(0, 0, 0, 255)
stroke(0, 255, 245, 255)
strokeWidth(5)
font("AmericanTypewriter-Light")
fontSize(50)
text("To Red", WIDTH/4, HEIGHT/2)
text("To Blue", (WIDTH/4)*3, HEIGHT/2)
line(WIDTH/2, HEIGHT, WIDTH/2, 0)
end
function White:touched(touch)
if touch.x < WIDTH/2 then
self.changeToRed = true
elseif touch.x > WIDTH/2 then
self.changeToBlue = true
end
end
Red:
Red = class()
function Red:init()
end
function Red:draw()
background(255, 0, 0, 255)
end
function Red:touched(touch)
if touch.x > WIDTH/2 then
self.changeBack = true
end
end
Blue:
Blue = class()
function Blue:init()
end
function Blue:draw()
background(0, 0, 255, 255)
end
function Blue:touched(touch)
if touch.x < WIDTH/2 then
self.changeBack = true
end
end
will getting rid of the white class and putting the necessary “menu” code in main fix the draw/touch problem?
Hey @Jmv38 The python language is similar in many parts of the syntax, however the actual language contains much, much more rules of syntax than lua. THis however is not necessarily a bad thing but rather something to keep in mind. Concerning the creation of graphics, it can get difficult to create something complex. However most graphical interfaces are actually quite manageable.
@Jmv38 - I’ve used both Python and Lua - ( Python at Work and Lua for fun! ) and In my view at a basic level they are very similar. I think you’d get the gist of Python quite quickly if you’re an experienced Lua guy. Python is generally a bit more pedantic and less forgiving than Lua (e.g. ‘Indenting’ of code blocks is part of its syntactic structure, which takes some getting used too!). I do find Lua faster and more compact than Python, although Pythons advanced string handling and extensive library of third party ‘modules’ is really really useful.
I still prefer coding in Lua/Codea for graphics/games type stuff - especially if I want to knock something up quickly.
I suspect your problem is that your touched function gets called twice, once when you press, and once when you let go, so your changes get reversed. You need to trap just the second touch event (when the user lets go), which is when touch.state==ENDED. See below
I’ve also simplified your Main code by putting the colour objects in a table
function setup()
states={White(),Red(),Blue()}
state = 1
end
function draw()
states[state]:draw()
end
function touched(touch)
if touch.state==ENDED then state=states[state]:touched(touch) end
end
--------------------
White = class()
function White:init()
self.timeToChange = false
end
function White:draw()
background(255, 255, 255, 255)
fill(0, 0, 0, 255)
stroke(0, 255, 245, 255)
strokeWidth(5)
font("AmericanTypewriter-Light")
fontSize(50)
text("To Red", WIDTH/4, HEIGHT/2)
text("To Blue", (WIDTH/4)*3, HEIGHT/2)
line(WIDTH/2, HEIGHT, WIDTH/2, 0)
end
function White:touched(touch)
if touch.x < WIDTH/2 then return 2
elseif touch.x > WIDTH/2 then return 3
end
end
--------------
Red = class()
function Red:draw()
background(255, 0, 0, 255)
end
function Red:touched(touch)
return 1
end
--------------
Blue = class()
function Blue:draw()
background(0, 0, 255, 255)
end
function Blue:touched(touch)
return 1
end
thanks @ignatz but one thing that perplexes me is that you didnt create an instance of blue red or white but instead referenced the actual class. Why is this possible and is this recommended?
Hi @dalorbi
I see you are pretty much involved in pythonista forum. I am more and more attracted to pythonista because of the amazing things one can do there (ie: script to download youtube…!!, control home electronics…). Python langage seems very similar to lua, could you comment on that? How much effort do you think it should be for me to learn that langage new for me? I think codea has some advance in the graphics field, but when one uses python to make a graphic app, do we hit very fast an annoying limit, or is it ok?