jTools

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Useful toolset for creating games with Godot Engine. It is intended to expand and modify the toolset on your needs. It is high customizable and offers a simple, but efficient basis.

You can use this in your own project, even a commercial one.

Features

• jSaveManager: Stores values easily
• jTable: Advanced Tables for Godot. For your needs
• jList: Adds powerful and customizable lists.
• jAudioManager: Play music and sounds with a single line of code. Everywhere.
• jSettings: Basic Settings Manager
• jEssentials: Simple but efficient functions

Screenshots

Examples	jTools in Action

How to use jTools in your own project

Just copy in the addons folder in to your Godot Project. Then head to the projectsettings -> addons, and activate jTools!

For quick start just look at the provided example.tscn and example.gd how to use them.

Attention: At game start jAudioManager loads in it's own audio bus layout located in res://addons/jean28518.jTools/jAudioManager/jAudoManager_bus_layout.tres. You are welcome to expand this layout for your own needs. If you don't want to use this audio bus layout, set enable_jAudioManager_bus in jConfig.gd:15 to false.

Modules

If you don't want to use all components of jTools you can deactivate some modules by editing res://addons/jean28518.jTools/jConfig.gd.

jSaveManager

With it you can very easy save values of your game persistently. In code it can be accessed very easy over jSaveManager. It stores all saved data at res://jSaveManager.save. It can be changed in the jSaveManager Script.

How to use

• jSaveManager.save_value(key : String, value): Stores a value with a specific key.

• jSaveManager.get_value(key : String): Gets the value which is stored under that key. If this value doesn't exist, null is returned.

Example

jSaveManager.save_value("level", 3)

var level = jSaveManager.get_value("level")

jSaveModule:

If you need a local jSaveManager e.g. for a specific level, you can insert res://addons/jean28518.jTools/jSaveManager/jSaveModule.tscn into your scene. It supports the same functions as jSaveManager.

Additionally you can change the path of the save file with set_save_path(save_path : String). That works even ingame. You can also define the path of the save file in the inspector. The file extension is irrelevant. But make sure to use one. Otherwise some OS could have difficulties with it. Example of a save_path: res://Levels/Level1/Level1.save

jTable

Powerful table for godot. Usable ingame but also for editor plugins.

How to use

• Add res://addons/jean28518.jTools/jTable/jTable.tscn to your scene.
• Add child nodes to it. These depend on what fields you want to add to the table. If you want to have 3 columns, add 3 child nodes to the table. These could be e.g. Line Edit, Spin Box, Option Button or Check Box.
• In the inspector you have to define the headings array. If you want to have 3 columns, then the size of it has to be 3.
• Also you have to define the keys array in the inspector. It should be the same size as the headings array. In keys these keys are specified, with wich you can access the values in the retrieved data later.
• You can also specify some more settings in the inspector. In the end press the checkbox "Update Table". If the console don't throw an error, everything worked fine.
• In the end you have to connect the signal "saved_pressed" to a script of you. With that data you can do everything.

If you have problems at any time, check out the example.tscn with example.gd.

Is some (custom) node type for the jTable missing? No problem! Just edit res://addons/jean28518.jTools/jConfig.gd in the section "jTable".

Data Structure

You can get the current data of the table by calling get_data(). With set_data(tableData : Dictionary) you can load data to the table.

In the end it is a Dictionary containing for each value a specific array. If you want to get e.g. the age of the 5th line you have to call var age = dataTable["age"][4]

Example:

var dataTable = {
    "Street": [ "Gubener Straße", "Büsingstrasse", "Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse" ],
    "city": [ "Bad Tölz", "Gilching", "Kaltenkirchen" ],
    "firstName": [ "Laura", "Kevin", "Monika" ],
    "gender": [ 1, 0, 0 ],
    "housenumber": [ "51", "94", "21" ],
    "lastName": [ "Hoch", "Egger", "Schweitzer" ],
    "postalCode": [ 83633.0, 82205.0, 24560.0 ]
}

jList

With it you can integrate an editable list very easily. jList is highly integrateable with your code. It throws signals at every user interaction.

While every user action jList checks its consistency. Also it can handle wrong user actions (e.g. trying to add a entry called "" is not allowed) and doesn't send signals for these.

Setup

Setting up jList is very easy. Add res://addons/jean28518.jTools/jTable/jTable.tscn to your scene. See the example.tscn in Page2 how the jLists where Setup.

Customization

• ID: You can give the jList a unique name, if you want. Over it you can access this jList via jListManager.get_jList(id : String) from everywhere in the code. Set it to _random, if a random id should be generated.
• Entry Duplicate Text: If only unique entries are allowed in this list, this string will be appended after the actual text.
• Only Unique Entries allowed: If this one is activated: If an added entry has the same text as an other one in this jList, it will be made unique by appending e.g. _duplicate to the new entry
• Update: If you check this one, the configuration of the Button Configuration will be updated
• Enable * Button: Self explainig. Every Button at jList can be activated/deactivated.
  • (When Add Button is enabled, the user will be able to add by new entries by pressing enter in the edit line)

Access in Code

jListManager

Can be accessed from everywhere.

• jListManager.get_jList(id : String): With it a jList can be accessed.
• jListManager.get_buffer(): Get the current buffer. It's an array of strings. In it these entries are stored, which the player copied. Theres only one global buffer for all jLists.
• jListManager.get_buffer_source_jList_id(): Retrieves the id of the jList, from which the current entries in the buffer come.
• jListManager.clear_buffer(): Clears the global buffer.

jList Functions

• get_data: Retrieves all current entries in a single string array.
• set_data(entry_names : Array) Opposite of get_data(). Clears jList before.
• clear(): Clears the whole list. Sets the Line Edit Text to "".
• add_entry(entry_name : String): Adds an entry to the list. If enty_name already exists in this list, it will be made unique by appending e.g. "_duplicate". Returns the resulting (unique) entry_name.
• remove_entry(entry_name : String): Self explaining. Does nothing if entry_name wasn't found in this list.
• get_size() Returns the current size of the list.
• revoke_last_user_action(message : String = ""): You can revoke the last user action. So if the user does something illegal for you, you can revoke this, and display optionally an popup Message. This function does not emit any signals.

jList Signals

With these signals you can integrate jList very easy to your current enviorment.

Signals are just emitted, if the user itself does something. While calling functions via code no signals are emitted.

• user_added_entry(entry_name : String)
• user_removed_entries(entry_names : Array) (array of strings)
• user_renamed_entry(old_name : String, new_name : String)
• user_duplicated_entries(source_entry_names : Array, duplicated_entry_names : Array) (arrays of strings)
• user_copied_entries(entry_names : String)
• user_pasted_entries(source_entry_names : Array, source_jList_id : String, pasted_entry_names : Array) (arrays of strings)
• user_pressed_save(data : Array) (array of strings, data is equal to entry_names)
• user_selected_entry(entry_name : String): This signal only emits, if the user selects ONE entry.

jAudioManager

Play easy sounds by calling just one function from anywhere. Music even keeps playing while switching to another scene.

If you want you could define specific game and music bus ids in the jConfig.gd file.

How to use

• play_music(soundPath : String, loop : bool = true, volume_db : float = 0.0) Plays music from a given path. By default it is looped.

• play_game_sound(soundPath : String, volume_db : float = 0.0) Plays simple game sound (no 3D/2D Effects) from a given path. By default it is not looped.

• play(soundPath : String, loop : bool = false, pausable : bool = true, volume_db : float = 0.0 , bus : String = "Game") You wanna get advanced? Just use this function.

• clear_all_sounds(): That's very helpful if you want to change the level for example. That clears the music too.

• set_main_volume_db(volume : float) This function is usually called by jSettings. But you can change the volumes too. If you want.

• set_game_volume_db(volume : float) This function is usually called by jSettings. But you can change the volumes too. If you want.

• set_music_volume_db(volume : float) This function is usually called by jSettings. But you can change the volumes too. If you want.

Examples

    jAudioManager.play_music("res://addons/jean28518.jTools/example/SampleMusic.ogg")

    jAudioManager.play_game_sound("res://addons/jean28518.jTools/example/SampleSound.ogg")

jSettings

Currently unfortunately jSettings doesn't offer the comfort you have for example in jList. You can see jSettings as a good template/starting point.

Features:

• Automatic language handling - Just load in the translation files. Rest is done by jSettings.
• Integration with jAudioManager
• AntiAliasing Setting
• Fullscreen Setting
• Integration with jSaveManager
• ...

How to use

When you call the function jSettings.open_window(). The Settings window opens. Everywhere. The game won't be paused. But the option window also can work while the game is paused.

Customization

To add a setting, add some nodes to the GridContainer in JSettings.tscn. Then add some code in the JSettings.gd at _ready(), apply_saved_settings() update_settings_window(). Also add your own setter/getter functions in the end of the script. Connect the new nodes in the grid per signals with your set/get functions, if as possible.

If you don't need some setting just hide some entries in the jSettings.tscn.

jEssentials

It's a collection of simple methods, which make developing a lot cleaner and easier.

• jEssentials.call_delayed(delay : float, object : Object, method : String, arg_array : Array = []): With this function you don't have to use Timers anymore. Just specify the delay in seconds, the object on which the given function should be accessed. In the end you have to create an array with the arguments of the function. Example: jEssentials.call_delayed(1.5, jSaveManager, "save_value", ["level", 3])

• jEssentials.find_files_recursively(directory_path : String, file_extension : String): With this function you can crawl a directory for a specific file extension. It returns an array of Strings containing the full path of the files. Ignores files beginning with a .. (This function works recursively. Crawling over big directorys could cause lags) Example: var scripts = jEssentials.find_files_recursively("res://", "gd")

• jEssentials.remove_duplicates(array : Array): Removes duplicates out of the array. Returns the new array without duplicates.

Feedback? Found Bugs? Suggestions?:

-> Open an issue at https://github.com/Jean28518/Godot-jTools