added a example for objects

source/compiler.lua

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ local requiredFiles = {
     "lib/eventSystem.lua",
     "lib/process.lua",
     "lib/utils.lua",
-
 }
 
 local basalt = ""
@@ -45,11 +44,13 @@ basalt = basalt..file.readAll().."\n"
 file.close()
 
 for _,v in pairs(objects)do
-    local path = fs.combine(fs.combine(absoluteFilePath, "objects"), v)
+    if(v~="example.lua")then
-    if not(fs.isDir(path))then
+        local path = fs.combine(fs.combine(absoluteFilePath, "objects"), v)
-        local file = fs.open(path, "r")
+        if not(fs.isDir(path))then
-        basalt = basalt..file.readAll().."\n"
+            local file = fs.open(path, "r")
-        file.close()
+            basalt = basalt..file.readAll().."\n"
+            file.close()
+        end
     end
 end
 

source/objects/example.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+local function Example(name) -- you can call this function how you want, doesn't matter
+    local base = Object(name) -- this will load the base object class, it is necessary if you want to make a visual object, otherwise you dont need that.
+    local objectType = "Example" -- here is the object type, make sure it is the same as the file name - this way you can also make sure its unique
+
+     -- here you could set some default values, but its not necessary, it doesn't matter if you call the functions or change the values directly, maybe i should change that
+     --i guess its better if you call functions base:setBackground, base:setSize and so on.
+    base.width = 3
+    base.height = 1
+    base.bgColor = colors.lightGray
+    base.fgColor = colors.gray
+    base:setValue(false)
+    base:setZIndex(5) -- if you want to change the zIndex always use the function
+
+    local object = { -- here you start your unique object class, please always make sure a getType exists!
+        getType = function(self)
+            return objectType
+        end;
+
+
+        mouseClickHandler = function(self, event, button, x, y) -- this is your extended mouseClickHandler, if you want something to happen if the user clicks on that
+            if (base.mouseClickHandler(self, event, button, x, y)) then -- here you access the base class mouseClickHandler it will return true if the user really clicks on the object
+                local obx, oby = self:getAbsolutePosition(self:getAnchorPosition()) --getAnchorPosition is obviously for returning the x and y coords changed by the anchor system, absolute position explains itself i guess
+                if ((event == "mouse_click") or (event == "mouse_drag")) and (button == 1) then
+                    --here you can create your logic
+                end
+                return true -- please always return true if base.mouseClickHandler also returns true, otherwise your object wont get focused.
+            end
+        end;
+
+        draw = function(self) -- if your object is visual, you will need a draw function
+            if (base.draw(self)) then
+                if (self.parent ~= nil) then
+                    local obx, oby = self:getAnchorPosition()
+                    --self.parent:setBackground(obx, oby, self.width, self.height, self.bgColor) -- changes the background color of that object
+                    --self.parent:setForeground(obx, oby, self.width, self.height, self.fgColor) -- changes the foreground (textcolor) color of that object
+                    --self.parent:writeText(obx, oby, "Some Text", self.bgColor, self.fgColor) -- writes something on the screen, also able to change its bgcolor and fgcolor
+
+                    --the draw functions always gets called after something got visually changed. I am always redrawing the entire screen, but only if something has changed.
+                end
+            end
+        end;
+    }
+
+    return setmetatable(object, base) -- required
+end