aiekick / cTools

some helpers im using since 2009. contain usefull things like vec2, vec3, vec4, variant, actionTime and more

cTools :

a two files helper im using from more than 10 years, in all my project. Contain usefull templated things for c++ like vec2, vec3, vec4, variant, actionTime and more. need a bit of refactoring btw :) use the namespace ct

• ct::cCyclicArray => circular list
• ct::cActionTime => define when to do action according to time of last event
• ct::cTexture => opengl texture simple container
• ct::cColor => color class for conversion
• ct::vec2 => vec2 class for quick operation / math x,y
• ct::mat2 => mat2 class for matrix 2x2
• ct::vec3 => vec3 class for quick operation / math x,y,z
• ct::vec4 => vec4 class for quick operation / math x,y,z,w
• ct::rect => rect class for quick operation / math x,y,w,h
• ct::AABB => AABB 2D
• ct::AABBCC => AABBCC 3D
• ct::variant => variant class for quick conversion between many types and string

and other string conversion / extraction etc..

Logger :

Log method for check/write in auto in a log file

• LogStr(n)
• LogValue(s, n)
• LogGlError()
• LogGlErrorVar(var)
• LogAssert(a,b)

FileHelper

this singleton is usefull for manipulate files / directory fully tested on win/LINUX/MACOS

• convert from absolute to realtive to aantoher path
• test aboslute or relative
• is file exist
• test if a file exist a list of path to search in
• simplify a patth (like if you have toto/../toto/../toto => toto
• get/set app path
• get/set current directory
• load/save file to/from string
• parse file path name
• destroy a file
• open a fil in an external editor
• open a url in a browser
• select a file in os explorer
• get drives (on win32)

dependency : ctools, dirent/h, glfw if you want to use clipboard

ConfigAbstract

ConfigAbstract let you load/save a config file easily from class using lib tinyxml2

Usage :

class toto : public conf::ConfigAbstract
{
public:
	toto()
	{
		LoadConfigFile("config.xml");
	}

	~toto()
	{
		SaveConfigFile("config.xml");
	}

	std::string getXml(const std::string& vOffset);
	void setFromXml(tinyxml2::XMLElement* vElem, tinyxml2::XMLElement* vParent);
};


std::string toto::getXml(const std::string& vOffset)
{
	std::string str;

	str += vOffset + "\t<tata value=\"" + "true" + "\"/>\n";
	
	return str;
}

bool toto::setFromXml(tinyxml2::XMLElement* vElem, tinyxml2::XMLElement* vParent)
{
	// The value of this child identifies the name of this element
	std::string strName = "";
	std::string strValue = "";
	std::string strParentName = "";

	strName = vElem->Value();
	if (vElem->GetText())
		strValue = vElem->GetText();
	if (vParent != 0)
		strParentName = vParent->Value();

	auto att = vElem->FirstAttribute();
	if (att && std::string(att->Name()) == "value")
	{
		strValue = att->Value();
		if (strName == "tata")
			youvar = strValue;
	}
	
	return true; // parsing continue if childs or stop
}