bevy_minibuffer

This is a developer console for the bevy game engine. It's inspired by the user interface of classic unix text editors rather than the unix shell.

[!CAUTION] bevy_minibuffer is currently in the early stages of development and is subject to breaking changes.

Example

The video above shows the two_commands.rs example.

Goals

• Easily add commands
• Easily bind key chord sequences to commands
• Easily solicit user for textual input
• Tab completable

  Unrealized goals

• Easily exclude from build
• Easily opt-in to built-in functionality

Antigoals

• No general text editing
• No windows or panels

Try to force everything through the minibuffer at the bottom of the screen. It can resize to accommodate more than one-line of text.

• No default kitchen sink

The default functionality should be a blank slate that does nothing if no commands or key bindings have been added. Built-in functions like exec_act and the ":" key binding should be opt-in.

FAQ

Why are bevy_minibuffer commands called acts?

bevy_minibuffer commands are called Acts to avoid confusion because bevy already has its own Command struct.

Design Quetions

Re: No windows antigoal

The minibuffer can show more than one line of text, but what to do if its asked to show multiple pages of text?

License

This crate is licensed under the MIT License or the Apache License 2.0.