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More standard behavior functions onStart() and onUpdate() #14

Closed kenlane33 closed 2 years ago

kenlane33 commented 2 years ago

In an effort to adopt more contributors...

behaviors could... replace ... setup(){} with start(o){o.active=false} step(){}with update(o){o._scale=[1,2,3]}

Helps THREE.js and Unity coders.

A strong case could be made instead for handlers to prefix with on: onUpdate() onStart()

and new convenient friends... onClick(o, inp){ if(inp.isLeft){o.scaleBy([.1,1,1])}; if(inp,isDoubleClick){ }; if(inp.keyDown.Ctrl){ } }, onHover(o, inp){ if(inp.justEntered){ }; if(inp.justExited){ } } My hypocrisy (keep the old AND out with the old!) knows few bounds in cases where the old way is onerous as with Unity mousing.

Note: Unreal uses BeginPlay() and Tick()

Prior art Unity: MonoBehaviour Start() (in the UI, On Start) Update() (in the UI, On Update) FixedUpdate() LateUpdate() OnDisable() OnEnable() OnTriggerEnter() OnDestroy()

Note: first param = this of class i.e. onStart(o){o._active = false} Such lays groundwork for functional composition patterns.

yoshikiohshima commented 2 years ago

I would suggest to close this issue.