Starter Project
p5.js with Typescript
Project to quickly get something working in p5.js and typescript
Demo
Click here for Demo
This is based on the Regular Polygon sketch available in the p5js examples
Getting Started
Installing
git clone https://github.com/Gaweph/p5-typescript-starter.git
npm i
Usage
npm start
A local version will now be running on localhost:3000
Global and Instanced mode
P5 is able to run in either global or instanced mode. https://github.com/processing/p5.js/wiki/Global-and-instance-mode
This starter project now uses Global mode to bring it inline with most of the online resources provided by the project.
As stated on the P5 wiki:
While this is convenient (and friendlier) it's important to note that this can lead to problems and confusion down the road when mixing other JS libraries or trying to embed multiple p5 sketches on the same page. A safer, more advanced methodology is to create a p5 sketch as an object "instance".
The following examples are both functionaly the same.
Global Mode
let x = 100;
let y = 100;
function setup() {
createCanvas(windowWidth, windowHeight);
}
function draw() {
background(0);
fill(255);
rect(x, y, 50, 50);
}
Instanced Mode
var sketch = (p: p5) => {
this.x = 100;
this.y = 100;
p.setup = () => {
p.createCanvas(p.windowWidth, p.windowHeight);
};
p.draw = () => {
p.background(0);
p.fill(255);
p.rect(this.x, this.y, 50, 50);
};
};
new p5(sketch);
This starter project will work with either mode, feel free to experiment with both.