Druid-Extension/docs_md/01-components.md

Druid components

Button

Button API here

Overview

Basic Druid input component. Handle input on node and provide different callbacks on touch events.

Setup

Create button with druid: button = druid:new_button(node_name, callback, [params], [animation_node]) Where node name is name of node from GUI scene. You can use node_name as input trigger zone and point another node for animation via animation_node

Notes

• Button callback have next params: (self, params, button_instance)
  • self - Druid self context
  • params - Additional params, specified on button creating
  • button_instance - button itself
• You can set params on button callback on button creating: druid:new_button("node_name", callback, params). This params will pass in callback as second argument
• Button have next events:
  • on_click - basic button callback
  • on_repeated_click - repeated click callback, while holding the button, don't trigger if callback is empty
  • on_long_click - callback on long button tap, don't trigger if callback is empty
  • on_hold_click - hold callback, before long_click trigger, don't trigger if callback is empty
  • on_double_click - different callback, if tap button 2+ in row, don't trigger if callback is empty
• If you have stencil on buttons and you don't want trigger them outside of stencil node, you can use button:set_click_zone to restrict button click zone
• Button can have key trigger to use then by key: button:set_key_trigger
• Animation node can be used for example to animate small icon on big panel. Node name of trigger zone will be big panel and animation node will be small icon

Text

Text API here

Overview

Basic Druid text component. Text components by default have the text size adjusting.

Setup

Create text node with druid: text = druid:new_text(node_name, [initial_value])

Notes

• Text component by default have auto adjust text sizing. Text never will be bigger, than text node size, which you can setup in GUI scene. It can be disabled on component creating by settings argument is_no_adjust to true

• Text pivot can be changed with text:set_pivot, and text will save their position inside their text size box:

Blocker

Blocker API here

Overview

Druid component for block input. Use it to block input in special zone.

Setup

Create blocker component with druid: druid:new_blocker(node_name)

Notes

Explanation:

Blue zone is button with close_window callback

Yellow zone is blocker with window content

So you can do the safe zones, when you have the big buttons

Back Handler

Back handler API here

Overview

Component to handle back button. It handle Android back button and Backspace key. Key triggers in input.binding should be setup for correct working.

Setup

Setup callback on back button with druid:new_back_handler(callback)

Notes

Lang text

Lang text API here

Overview

Wrap on Text component to handle localization. It uses druid get_text_function to set text by it's id

Setup

Create lang text component with druid text = druid:new_lang_text(node_name, locale_id)

Notes

Scroll

Scroll API here

Overview

Basic Druid scroll component. Handle all scrolling stuff in druid GUI

Setup

Create scroll component with druid: scroll = druid:new_scroll(scroll_parent, scroll_input). Scroll parent - is dynamic part. This node will change position by scroll system Scroll input - is static part. It capturing user input and recognize scrolling touches

Initial scroll size will be equal to scroll parent node size. The initial view box will be equal to scroll input node size

Notes

Progress

Progress API here

Overview

Basic Druid progress bar component

Setup

Create progress bar component with druid: progress = druid:new_progress(node_name, key, init_value)

Node name should have maximum node size, so in GUI scene, node_name should be fully filled. Key is value from druid const: const.SIDE.X (or just "x") or const.SIDE.Y (or just "y")

Notes

• Progress correct working with 9slice nodes, it trying to set size by set_size first, if it is not possible, it set up sizing via set_scale
• Progress bar can fill only by vertical or horizontal size. If you want make diagonal progress bar, just rotate node in GUI scene

Slider

Slider API here

Overview

Basic Druid slider component

Setup

Create slider component with druid: slider = druid:new_slider(node_name, end_pos, callback)

Pin node (node_name in params) should be placed in zero position (initial). It will be available to mode Pin node between start pos and end pos.

Notes

• You can setup points of interests on slider via slider:set_steps. If steps are exist, slider values will be only from this steps (notched slider)
• For now, start pos and end pos should be on vertical or horizontal line (their x or y value should be equal)

Input

Input API here

Overview

Basic Druid text input component (unimplemented)

Setup

Notes

Checkbox

Checkbox API here

Overview

Basic Druid checkbox component

Setup

Notes

Checkbox group

Checkbox group API here

Overview

Several checkboxes in one group

Setup

Notes

Radio group

Radio group API here

Overview

Several checkboxes in one group with single choice

Setup

Notes

Timer

Timer API here

Overview

Handle timer work on gui text node

Setup

Notes

Grid

Grid API here

Overview

Component for manage node positions

Setup

Notes

Hover

Hover API here

Overview

System Druid component, handle hover node state

Setup

Notes