Render

_This is the render module for Basalt. It tries to mimic the functionality of the term API. but with additional _ functionality. It also has a buffer system to reduce the number of calls

Functions

Method	Returns	Description
Render.new	Render	Creates a new Render object
Render:addDirtyRect	Render	Adds a dirty rectangle to the buffer
Render:blit	Render	Blits text to the screen
Render:multiBlit	Render	Blits text to the screen with multiple lines
Render:textFg	Render	Blits text to the screen with a foreground color
Render:textBg	Render	Blits text to the screen with a background color
Render:text	Render	Renders the text to the screen
Render:fg	Render	Blits a foreground color to the screen
Render:bg	Render	Blits a background color to the screen
Render:text	Render	Blits text to the screen
Render:fg	Render	Blits a foreground color to the screen
Render:bg	Render	Blits a background color to the screen
Render:clear	Render	Clears the screen
Render:render	Render	Renders the buffer to the screen
Render:rectOverlaps	boolean	Checks if two rectangles overlap
Render:mergeRects	Render	Merges two rectangles
Render:setCursor	Render	Sets the cursor position
Render:clearArea	Render	Clears an area of the screen
Render:getSize	number	Gets the size of the render
Render:setSize	Render	Sets the size of the render

Render.new(terminal)

Creates a new Render object

Parameters

• terminal table The terminal object to render to

Returns

• Render

Render:addDirtyRect(x, y, width, height)

Adds a dirty rectangle to the buffer

Parameters

• x number The x position of the rectangle
• y number The y position of the rectangle
• width number The width of the rectangle
• height number The height of the rectangle

Returns

• Render

Render:blit(x, y, text, fg, bg)

Blits text to the screen

Parameters

• x number The x position to blit to
• y number The y position to blit to
• text string The text to blit
• fg string The foreground color of the text
• bg string The background color of the text

Returns

• Render

Render:multiBlit(x, y, width, height, text, fg, bg)

Blits text to the screen with multiple lines

Parameters

• x number The x position to blit to
• y number The y position to blit to
• width number The width of the text
• height number The height of the text
• text string The text to blit
• fg colors The foreground color of the text
• bg colors The background color of the text

Returns

• Render

Render:textFg(x, y, text, fg)

Blits text to the screen with a foreground color

Parameters

• x number The x position to blit to
• y number The y position to blit to
• text string The text to blit
• fg colors The foreground color of the text

Returns

• Render

Render:textBg(x, y, text, bg)

Blits text to the screen with a background color

Parameters

• x number The x position to blit to
• y number The y position to blit to
• text string The text to blit
• bg colors The background color of the text

Returns

• Render

Render:text(x, y, text)

Renders the text to the screen

Parameters

• x number The x position to blit to
• y number The y position to blit to
• text string The text to blit

Returns

• Render

Render:fg(x, y, fg)

Blits a foreground color to the screen

Parameters

• x number The x position
• y number The y position
• fg string The foreground color to blit

Returns

• Render

Render:bg(x, y, bg)

Blits a background color to the screen

Parameters

• x number The x position
• y number The y position
• bg string The background color to blit

Returns

• Render

Render:text(x, y, text)

Blits text to the screen

Parameters

• x number The x position to blit to
• y number The y position to blit to
• text string The text to blit

Returns

• Render

Render:fg(x, y, fg)

Blits a foreground color to the screen

Parameters

• x number The x position
• y number The y position
• fg string The foreground color to blit

Returns

• Render

Render:bg(x, y, bg)

Blits a background color to the screen

Parameters

• x number The x position
• y number The y position
• bg string The background color to blit

Returns

• Render

Render:clear(bg)

Clears the screen

Parameters

• bg colors The background color to clear the screen with

Returns

• Render

Render:render()

Renders the buffer to the screen

Returns

• Render

Render:rectOverlaps(r1, r2)

Checks if two rectangles overlap

Parameters

• r1 table The first rectangle
• r2 table The second rectangle

Returns

• boolean

Render:mergeRects(target, source)

Merges two rectangles

Parameters

• target table The target rectangle
• source table The source rectangle

Returns

• Render

Render:setCursor(x, y, blink)

Sets the cursor position

Parameters

• x number The x position of the cursor
• y number The y position of the cursor
• blink boolean Whether the cursor should blink

Returns

• Render

Render:clearArea(x, y, width, height, bg)

Clears an area of the screen

Parameters

• x number The x position of the area
• y number The y position of the area
• width number The width of the area
• height number The height of the area
• bg colors The background color to clear the area with

Returns

• Render

Render:getSize()

Gets the size of the render

Returns

• number

Render:setSize(width, height)

Sets the size of the render

Parameters

• width number The width of the render
• height number The height of the render

Returns

• Render