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https://github.com/samwho/pixijs-layout

SwiftUI-inspired layout library for PixiJS
https://github.com/samwho/pixijs-layout

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SwiftUI-inspired layout library for PixiJS

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# pixijs-layout

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This library is designed to make laying out elements on a canvas very easy.
I've been using PixiJS to write visual explanations of programming concepts
over at , and this library tailors specifically to my
use-case.

I tried and found it didn't easily suit the work
I was trying to do.

## Installation

```
npm install pixijs-layout
```

## Examples

> The tests for this project are the best place to find examples. Every test renders a component to a canvas and saves an image of it in the `screenshots/` directory. All tests are in `tests.ts` and each screenshot is named directly after the test.

All of the examples will assume the following structure:

```typescript
import * as PIXI from "pixi.js";

let canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
canvas.width = 800;
canvas.height = 600;
document.body.appendChild(canvas);

let app = new PIXI.Application({
autoStart: false,
forceCanvas: true,
view: canvas,
resizeTo: canvas,
backgroundColor: 0xffffff,
});

app.renderer.resize(800, 600);

let component = null; //

app.stage.addChild(component);
component.arrange(app.screen);
```

They also assume the existence of the following helper:

```typescript
import * as PIXI from "pixi.js";

export function circle({
x,
y,
radius,
}: {
x?: number;
y?: number;
radius?: number;
} = {}): PIXI.Graphics {
let circle = new PIXI.Graphics();
circle.beginFill(0xff0000);
circle.drawCircle(x ?? 0, y ?? 0, radius ?? 50);
circle.endFill();
return circle;
}
```

### HStack

```typescript
import { HStack } from "pixijs-layout";

let component = HStack(circle(), circle(), circle()).leaves((leaf) =>
leaf.fit().padding("5%"),
);
```

![](screenshots/1x3-circles.png)

### VStack

```typescript
import { VStack } from "pixijs-layout";

let component = VStack(circle(), circle(), circle()).leaves((leaf) =>
leaf.fit().padding("5%"),
);
```

![](screenshots/3x1-circles.png)

### HStacks in a VStack

```typescript
import { VStack, HStack } from "pixijs-layout";

let component = VStack(
HStack(circle(), circle(), circle()),
HStack(circle(), circle(), circle()),
HStack(circle(), circle(), circle()),
).leaves((leaf) => leaf.fit().padding("5%"));
```

![](screenshots/3x3-circles.png)

### Grid

```typescript
import { Grid } from "pixijs-layout";

let component = Grid(
circle(),
circle(),
circle(),
circle(),
circle(),
circle(),
circle(),
circle(),
circle(),
).leaves((leaf) => leaf.fit().padding("5%"));
```

![](screenshots/3x3-circles-grid.png)

### Grid within a grid

```typescript
import { Grid } from "pixijs-layout";

let component = Grid(
circle(),
circle(),
circle(),
Grid(circle(), circle(), circle(), circle()),
).leaves((leaf) => leaf.fit());
```

![](screenshots/4x4-grid-in-grid.png)

### Debugging complex layouts

The `.debug()` modifier on a stack will add light grey backgrounds to show how
the screen is being divided. The more nested the stack, the darker the grey.

```typescript
import { Grid } from "pixijs-layout";

let component = Grid(
HStack(circle(), circle()),
VStack(circle(), HStack(circle(), circle())),
Grid(
circle(),
circle(),
circle(),
Grid(circle(), circle(), circle(), circle()),
),
Stack(
Stack(circle(), circle(), circle()),
Stack(circle(), circle(), circle()),
Stack(circle(), circle(), circle()),
),
)
.debug()
.leaves((leaf) => leaf.fit().padding("10%"));
```

![](screenshots/complex-debug.png)