ChaiLove

Framework to make 2D games with ChaiScript and libretro/RetroArch. It's free, open-source, and works on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and ARM.

Games

Usage

ChaiLove is a libretro core, which can be run through RetroArch. Floppy Bird is a free game you can download and play...

Run RetroArch
Online Updater → Core Updator → ChaiLove
Online Updater → Content Downloader → ChaiLove → Floppy Bird
Load Content → Downloads → Floppy Bird.chailove

Alternatively, you can run the ChaiLove core through RetroArch via the command line:

wget https://buildbot.libretro.com/assets/cores/ChaiLove/Floppy%20Bird.chailove
retroarch -L chailove_libretro.so Floppy\ Bird.chailove

API

The ChaiLove API is roughly inspired by the LÖVE API. The following main.chai is a simple Hello World example:

global logo

def load() {
	logo = love.graphics.newImage("logo.png")
}

def draw() {
	love.graphics.print("Hello World!", 400, 300)
	love.graphics.draw(logo, 100, 100)
}

def update(delta) {
	// Change something on the screen.
}

To run it, execute the following:

retroarch -L chailove_libretro.so main.chai

Development

Behind ChaiLove, there's the documentation, compiling it, along with testing.

Compiling

Use the following command to compile the core:

make

Testing

Run the automated tests by executing:

make test

Run the usability tests with:

retroarch -L chailove_libretro.so test/main.chai

Documentation

Visit the ChaiLove API documentation. Build it through Doxygen by using:

make docs

Authors

The following individuals contributed to ChaiLove:

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