update to FastJ 1.7.0-SNAPSHOT-1

- improve jpackage speed by disabling installer generation
- bump gradle version to 7.5.1
- bump slf4j to 2.0.0-alpha7
- improve example game
- format readme
- update license

LICENSE.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2021 Andrew Dey
+Copyright (c) 2022 Andrew Dey
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

README.md

@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 # FastJ Java Template Program
 
 ## Requirements
-- [Java 11 JDK or Higher][jdk-link]
-- Basic understanding of Java
 
+- [Java 18 JDK or Higher][jdk-link]
+- Basic understanding of Java
 
 ## Initial Setup
 
 ### Download the Template
+
 You have a few options for getting the template:
 
-#### Create from Template
-1. Click the "Use This Template" button at the top of this project. Leave everything on the project creation screen as is, and hit "Create repository from template".
+#### Create from Template - Recommended for Beginners
+
+1. Click the "Use This Template" button at the top of this project. Leave everything on the project creation screen as
+   is, and hit "Create repository from template".
    ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/64715411/125542737-6eb23326-d07a-4a28-89af-dcacb4f01cac.png)
    ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/64715411/125543010-b960404a-ad40-431c-ab31-c097f52574bb.png)
 
@@ -21,13 +24,15 @@ You have a few options for getting the template:
       ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/64715411/125545310-c62610da-1eb5-4e80-86b3-352b1ea16612.png)
 
 #### Clone the template directly
+
 1. Clone the repository via terminal: `git clone https://github.com/lucasstarsz/fastj-java-template`
 
 #### Downloading the latest release
-Download the archive (.zip file, or tar.gz file) from https://github.com/lucasstarsz/fastj-java-template/releases/latest
 
+Download the archive (.zip file, or tar.gz file) from https://github.com/lucasstarsz/fastj-java-template/releases/latest
 
 ### Running the Program
+
 1. Build the program:
     ```bash
     ./gradlew build
@@ -37,10 +42,10 @@ Download the archive (.zip file, or tar.gz file) from https://github.com/lucasst
     ./gradlew run
     ```
 
-
 ## General Usage
 
 ### Generating Installer/Executable
+
 1. Build the program:
     ```bash
     ./gradlew build
@@ -53,18 +58,22 @@ Download the archive (.zip file, or tar.gz file) from https://github.com/lucasst
 
 _Having trouble using `gradlew`? Read [this][Terminals Are Different]._
 
-
 ## Learning FastJ
+
 Check out the following links to learn how to use FastJ:
+
 - [Example Programs][example-programs-readme-link]
 - [FastJ Documentation][documentation-link]
 
-
 ## Configuring the Project Variables
+
 Please view the [build.gradle](build.gradle) file -- it contains general instructions for modifying the base example.
 
 
-[jdk-link]: https://adoptium.net/?variant=openjdk17 "Java JDK Download"
+[jdk-link]: https://adoptium.net/temurin/releases?version=18 "Java JDK Download"
+
 [Terminals Are Different]: https://gist.github.com/lucasstarsz/9bbc306f8655b916367d557043e498ad "Terminals Access Files Differently"
-[example-programs-readme-link]: http://fastj.me/tree/main/src/example "FastJ Examples"
-[documentation-link]: https://javadoc.io/doc/io.github.lucasstarsz.fastj/fastj-library "FastJ API Documentation"
+
+[example-programs-readme-link]: https://github.com/fastjengine/FastJ/tree/1.7.0-SNAPSHOT-1/examples "FastJ Examples"
+
+[documentation-link]: https://javadoc.io/doc/io.github.lucasstarsz.fastj/fastj-library/1.7.0-SNAPSHOT-1 "FastJ API Documentation"

build.gradle

@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ repositories.maven {
 repositories.mavenCentral()
 
 /* The dependency for FastJ, the game engine this template depends on. */
-dependencies.implementation('com.github.fastjengine:FastJ:1.6.0')
+dependencies.implementation('io.github.lucasstarsz.fastj:fastj-library:1.7.0-SNAPSHOT-1')
 /* We'll stick with the simplest logging option for now -- you can change it however you need. */
-dependencies.implementation('org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.0-alpha5')
+dependencies.implementation('org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.0-alpha7')
 
 
 /* JLink is used to configure the executables and other distributions for your project. */
@@ -70,26 +70,34 @@ jlink {
         def iconPath = 'project-resources/fastj_icon'
         def currentOs = org.gradle.internal.os.OperatingSystem.current()
 
-        installerOptions += [
-                '--description', project.description,
-                '--vendor', project.group,
-                '--app-version', project.version
-        ]
-
-
         if (currentOs.windows) {
-            installerType = 'msi'
             icon = "${iconPath}.ico"
-            installerOptions += ['--win-per-user-install', '--win-dir-chooser', '--win-shortcut']
         } else if (currentOs.linux) {
-            installerType = 'deb'
             icon = "${iconPath}.png"
-            installerOptions += ['--linux-shortcut']
         } else if (currentOs.macOsX) {
-            installerType = 'pkg'
             icon = "${iconPath}.icns"
-            installerOptions += ['--mac-package-name', project.name]
+        }
+
+        /* Comment the line below to create an installer for your application */
+        skipInstaller = true
+
+        if (!skipInstaller) {
+            installerOptions += [
+                    '--description', project.description,
+                    '--vendor', project.group,
+                    '--app-version', project.version
+            ]
+
+            if (currentOs.windows) {
+                installerType = 'msi'
+                installerOptions += ['--win-per-user-install', '--win-dir-chooser', '--win-shortcut']
+            } else if (currentOs.linux) {
+                installerType = 'deb'
+                installerOptions += ['--linux-shortcut']
+            } else if (currentOs.macOsX) {
+                installerType = 'pkg'
+                installerOptions += ['--mac-package-name', project.name]
+            }
         }
     }
 }
-

gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.3.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.5.1-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists

src/main/java/tech/fastj/template/Game.java

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import tech.fastj.graphics.display.FastJCanvas;
 import tech.fastj.graphics.display.RenderSettings;
 import tech.fastj.graphics.game.Text2D;
-
+import tech.fastj.math.Pointf;
 import tech.fastj.systems.control.SimpleManager;
 
 public class Game extends SimpleManager {
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ public void init(FastJCanvas canvas) {
         canvas.modifyRenderSettings(RenderSettings.Antialiasing.Enable);
 
         /* A very simple Text2D object, welcoming you to FastJ! */
-        Text2D helloFastJText = Text2D.fromText("Hello, FastJ 1.6.0!");
-        helloFastJText.translate(canvas.getCanvasCenter());
-        drawableManager.addGameObject(helloFastJText);
-    }
+        Text2D helloFastJ = Text2D.fromText("Hello, FastJ 1.7.0-SNAPSHOT-1!");
 
-    @Override
-    public void update(FastJCanvas canvas) {
+        /* Translate our hello text to the center of the screen */
+        Pointf center = canvas.getCanvasCenter();
+        helloFastJ.setTranslation(center.subtract(helloFastJ.width() / 2f, helloFastJ.height() / 2f));
+
+        /* Render hello fastj text */
+        drawableManager().addGameObject(helloFastJ);
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {