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https://github.com/Vladar4/sdl2_nim

Wrapper of the SDL 2 library for the Nim language.
https://github.com/Vladar4/sdl2_nim

nim sdl2 wrapper

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Wrapper of the SDL 2 library for the Nim language.

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sdl2_nim 2.0.14.2

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ATTENTION!

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> Due to a name conflict with the `nim-lang/sdl2` wrapper, sdl2_nim will transition from `sdl2` to `sdl2_nim` directory. See [issue #35](https://github.com/Vladar4/sdl2_nim/issues/35) and [Nim issue #18476](https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/18476).

>

> To update your projects you'll just need to replace `import sdl2/...` statements with `import sdl2_nim/...`.

>

> To use legacy `import sdl2/...` statements, install `legacy` branch (`nimble install sdl2_nim@#legacy`).



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sdl2_nim is a wrapper of the SDL 2 library for the Nim language.



* sdl2_nim docs online: https://vladar4.github.io/sdl2_nim/

* SDL homepage: http://www.libsdl.org/

* Nim homepage: http://nim-lang.org/

* [Other useful links](LINKS.md)



You need to have SDL 2 dynamic libraries installed on your system.



Includes:

---------

* SDL 2.0.14

* SDL_gfx 1.0.1 (fully 1.0.4 compatible)

* SDL_gpu 0.12.0

* SDL_image 2.0.5

* SDL_mixer 2.0.4

* SDL_net 2.0.1

* SDL_ttf 2.0.15

* SMPEG 2.0.0



What is not implemented here:

-------------------------------



* OpenGL headers (use [opengl](https://github.com/nim-lang/opengl) lib instead)



Versioning scheme:

------------------

```

a.b.c.d



a.b.c - underlying SDL2 version

d     - sdl2_nim revision

```



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FAQ:

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**Q**: Why does this exist if there's an official [nim-lang/sdl2](https://github.com/nim-lang/sdl2) repository?



**A**: This wrapper actually was created before the official (Aug. 2013 vs. Mar. 2014). Maybe I wouldn't have made it if there already was a wrapper at the time.



**Q**: How is it different from the official wrapper?



**A**: Obviously, it can't be *much* different, as they both are wrappers for the same library, but what comes to mind:



* This one is fully documented, nim-style, with the generated documentation as a bonus;

* I personally created a series of highly commented examples for almost every aspect of the library and its "satelites" (gfx, ttf, etc.);

* Design decisions that I thought made more sense than official one's (like Event type through {.union.} vs. evConv template with casting; naming sceme closer to the original sdl2, etc.);

* Source files' structure is closely following the original library.



**Q**: Why should I use this one vs. the official?



**A**: No reason. It's a question of preference.



**Q**: Where could I find smpeg2.dll?



**A**: It is distributed within SDL2_mixer 2.0.1 and older builds.



CHANGELOG:

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**v2.0.14.3**

* sdl_gpu update. (kudos to [Avahe Kellenberger](https://github.com/avahe-kellenberger))



**v2.0.14.2**

* `sdl2nim` is renamed to `sdl2_nim`. See [Nim issue #18476](https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/18476).



**v2.0.14.1**

* transition version from `sdl2` to `sdl2nim`. See [issue #35](https://github.com/Vladar4/sdl2_nim/issues/35).



**v2.0.14.0**

* updated to SDL-2.0.14 (see [changelog](https://github.com/Vladar4/sdl2_nim/blob/master/CHANGELOG-2.0.14.md))

* updated documentation



**v2.0.12.1**

* fixed rect templates

* fixed nimble warnings



**v2.0.12.0**

* updated to SDL-2.0.12 (see [changelog](https://github.com/Vladar4/sdl2_nim/blob/master/CHANGELOG-2.0.12.md))

* updated documentation



**v2.0.10.0**

* updated to SDL-2.0.10 (see [changelog](https://github.com/Vladar4/sdl2_nim/blob/master/CHANGELOG-2.0.10.md))

* updated documentation



**v2.0.9.2**

* updated x11 includes (sdl_syswm)

* updated pragmas to a new style



**v2.0.9.1**

* updated to SDL_ttf-2.0.15



**v2.0.9.0**

* updated to SDL-2.0.9 (see [changelog](https://github.com/Vladar4/sdl2_nim/blob/master/CHANGELOG-2.0.9.md))

* updated examples to Nim v0.19.0

* minor bugfixes

* updated documentation



**v2.0.8.0**

* updated to SDL-2.0.8 (see [changelog](https://github.com/Vladar4/sdl2_nim/blob/master/CHANGELOG-2.0.8.md))

* updated documentation



**v2.0.7.1**

* added SMPEG 2.0.0

* updated examples, added smpeg example

* added some convenience templates

* bugfixes and documentation updates



**v2.0.7.0**

* updated to SDL-2.0.7, SDL_image-2.0.2, and SDL_mixer-2.0.2 (see [changelog](https://github.com/Vladar4/sdl2_nim/blob/master/CHANGELOG-2.0.7.md))

* updated documentation



**v2.0.6.1**

* events iterator and memory allocation procedures (by [krux02](https://github.com/krux02))

* tupleToColor converters

* various bugfixes and documentation updates



**v2.0.6.0**

* updated to SDL2-2.0.6 (introduced no breaking changes for 2.0.5, see [changelog](https://github.com/Vladar4/sdl2_nim/blob/master/CHANGELOG-2.0.6.md))

* added SDL_GPU 0.11.0 (kudos to [Serenitor](https://github.com/Serenitor))

* minor bugfixes and documentation updates



**v2.0.5.0**

* changed versioning system to reflect the underlying SDL2 version

* fixed uint8 emum bug

* fixed pixels.nim templates

* fixed windows threads

* various minor improvements

* documentation enhancement



**v0.96 beta**

* added sdl_syswm.nim

* updated SDL2_ttf to v2.0.14

* added more SDL2 examples

* Nim 0.14.0 adaptation

* updated to SDL2-2.0.5



**v0.95 beta**

* Nim 0.12.0 adaptation

* updated to SDL2-2.0.4

* added SDL2-gfx

* type-related fixes

* different fixes

* documentation fixes and formatting

* added html documentation

* added SDL2 examples



**v0.9 alpha**

* added SDL2-mixer

* different fixes



**v0.8 alpha**

* added haptic.nim

* added SDL2-image

* different fixes



**v0.7 alpha**

* added SDL2-net

* added event convertion templates

* different fixes