/**
* LittleJS Tween System Plugin
* - Lightweight tweens for numbers, Vector2, Color, or any .lerp-able type
* - Chainable easing, looping, and ping-pong
* - Property-path helper for the common case of animating an object field
* - Auto-updates via engineAddPlugin; pauses with the game by default
* @namespace TweenSystem
*/
'use strict';
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// Module-private list of tweens currently running.
const tweenActive = [];
// Time tracking for delta computation between engine plugin calls.
let lastTime = 0;
let lastTimeReal = 0;
// True if the value is an instance of a class that exposes a numeric-percent
// `lerp(other, percent)` method (Vector2, Color, or any future class).
function isLerpable(v) { return v && typeof v.lerp === 'function'; }
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/** A numeric tween: drives a callback with a value interpolated between
* `start` and `end` over `duration` seconds. Pauses with the game by default.
* @memberof TweenSystem
* @example
* // Animate a fade-out over 2 seconds with an ease-out sine curve.
* new Tween((v) => obj.alpha = v, 1, 0, 2, { ease: Ease.OUT(Ease.SINE) });
*/
class Tween
{
/** Create a new tween. The callback fires immediately with `start` so the
* target snaps to the start value on the same frame the tween is created.
*
* `start` and `end` may be numbers, Vector2 instances, Color instances, or
* any object exposing a `lerp(other, percent) => sameType` method. The
* callback receives the interpolated value (a number, or a fresh instance
* for lerp-able types). Both endpoints must be the same type.
* @param {function(number|Vector2|Color):void} callback - Called with the interpolated value each frame
* @param {number|Vector2|Color} [start=0] - Starting value
* @param {number|Vector2|Color} [end=1] - Ending value
* @param {number} [duration=1] - Duration in seconds
* @param {Object} [options]
* @param {function(number):number} [options.ease] - Easing function (defaults to LINEAR)
* @param {boolean} [options.useRealTime=false] - Advance even when the game is paused (matches Timer's useRealTime)
* @param {boolean} [options.paused=false] - Start in paused state */
constructor(callback, start = 0, end = 1, duration = 1, options = {})
{
ASSERT(typeof callback === 'function', 'Tween callback must be a function');
if (isLerpable(start))
{
ASSERT(start.constructor === end.constructor,
'Tween start and end must be the same type');
}
else
{
ASSERT(isNumber(start), 'Tween start must be a number or have a .lerp method');
ASSERT(isNumber(end), 'Tween end must be a number when start is a number');
}
ASSERT(isNumber(duration) && duration > 0, 'Tween duration must be > 0');
this.callback = callback;
this.start = start;
this.end = end;
this.duration = duration;
this.life = duration;
this.ease = options.ease || Ease.LINEAR;
this.useRealTime = !!options.useRealTime;
this.paused = !!options.paused;
/** @private completion callback set by then(), loop(), pingPong(). */
this.thenCallback = undefined;
/** @private remaining iterations including the current run (loop/pingPong only). */
this.loopRemaining = 0;
tweenActive.push(this);
// Snap target to start immediately.
callback(this.interp(duration));
}
/** Set the easing curve and return this for chaining.
* @param {function(number):number} easeFn
* @returns {Tween}
* @memberof TweenSystem */
setEase(easeFn)
{
this.ease = easeFn;
return this;
}
/** Set a single completion callback. Calling `then` again replaces the
* previous callback. Returns this for chaining.
*
* Calling `then` after `loop` or `pingPong` overrides the loop chain
* (last call wins).
* @param {function():void} callback
* @returns {Tween}
* @memberof TweenSystem */
then(callback)
{
this.thenCallback = callback;
this.loopRemaining = 0;
return this;
}
/** Repeat this tween `n` total times. After each iteration finishes, a
* fresh tween with the same parameters takes over via the `then` slot.
* `loop()` with no argument loops forever.
*
* Mutually exclusive with `pingPong`; calling either replaces the other,
* and calling `then` after either clears the loop (last call wins).
* @param {number} [count=Infinity]
* @returns {Tween}
* @memberof TweenSystem */
loop(count = Infinity)
{
this.loopRemaining = count;
this.thenCallback = () => loopContinuation(this);
return this;
}
/** Like `loop`, but swap `start` and `end` between iterations so the value
* bounces back and forth. `pingPong()` with no argument bounces forever.
*
* Mutually exclusive with `loop`; calling either replaces the other, and
* calling `then` after either clears the loop (last call wins).
* @param {number} [count=Infinity]
* @returns {Tween}
* @memberof TweenSystem */
pingPong(count = Infinity)
{
this.loopRemaining = count;
this.thenCallback = () => pingPongContinuation(this);
return this;
}
/** Pause this tween. While paused, tweenUpdate skips it.
* @memberof TweenSystem */
pause() { this.paused = true; }
/** Resume a paused tween.
* @memberof TweenSystem */
resume() { this.paused = false; }
/** Reset this tween to the start: life back to duration, pause cleared,
* re-added to the active list if previously stopped, and the callback
* re-fired with the start value.
* @memberof TweenSystem */
restart()
{
this.life = this.duration;
this.paused = false;
if (tweenActive.indexOf(this) < 0) tweenActive.push(this);
this.callback(this.interp(this.duration));
}
/** True if this tween is in the active list and not paused.
* @returns {boolean}
* @memberof TweenSystem */
isActive()
{
return !this.paused && tweenActive.indexOf(this) >= 0;
}
/** Get how far this tween has progressed, from 0 (just started) to 1
* (completed). Clamped — overshoot past completion still reads 1.
* @returns {number}
* @memberof TweenSystem */
getPercent()
{
return percent(this.duration - this.life, 0, this.duration);
}
/** Get the current interpolated value (the value most recently passed to
* the callback). Returns a number, Vector2, or Color depending on the
* tween's start/end types.
* @returns {number|Vector2|Color}
* @memberof TweenSystem */
getValue()
{
return this.interp(this.life);
}
/** Compute the interpolated value at the given remaining `life`.
* At life === duration the result is `start`; at life === 0 it is `end`.
* @param {number} life
* @returns {number}
* @memberof TweenSystem */
interp(life)
{
const x = this.ease((this.duration - life) / this.duration);
if (isLerpable(this.start))
return this.start.lerp(this.end, x);
return this.start + (this.end - this.start) * x;
}
/** Remove this tween from the active list and prevent any pending then-callback.
* @memberof TweenSystem */
stop()
{
const i = tweenActive.indexOf(this);
if (i >= 0) tweenActive.splice(i, 1);
this.thenCallback = undefined;
}
}
/** Library of named easing curves and direction modifiers.
* All curves accept `x` in [0,1] and return [0,1] (with possible overshoot
* for ELASTIC/BACK/SPRING/BOUNCE). Curves are values you pass to `setEase`
* or compose via the IN/OUT/IN_OUT/PIECEWISE/BEZIER modifiers.
* @memberof TweenSystem
* @example
* // Use a basic curve
* new Tween(callback, 0, 10, 1).setEase(Ease.SINE);
* // Use a modifier on a curve
* new Tween(callback, 0, 10, 1).setEase(Ease.OUT(Ease.BACK));
*/
const Ease =
{
/** Linear (identity) curve.
* @param {number} x
* @returns {number}
* @memberof TweenSystem */
LINEAR: (x) => x,
/** Power curve factory: `Ease.POWER(n)` returns `x => x**n`.
* Use n=2 for quadratic, n=3 for cubic, etc.
* @param {number} n
* @returns {function(number):number}
* @memberof TweenSystem */
POWER: (n) => (x) => x ** n,
/** Sine ease-in curve: starts slow, ends fast.
* @param {number} x
* @returns {number}
* @memberof TweenSystem */
SINE: (x) => 1 - Math.cos(x * (Math.PI / 2)),
/** Circular ease-in curve.
* @param {number} x
* @returns {number}
* @memberof TweenSystem */
CIRC: (x) => 1 - (1 - x * x)**.5,
/** Exponential ease-in curve (`2^(10x-10)`).
* @param {number} x
* @returns {number}
* @memberof TweenSystem */
EXPO: (x) => 2 ** (10 * x - 10),
/** Back ease-in: overshoots backward at the start before snapping forward.
* @param {number} x
* @returns {number}
* @memberof TweenSystem */
BACK: (x) => x * x * (2.70158 * x - 1.70158),
/** Elastic ease-in: oscillates with decreasing amplitude.
* @param {number} x
* @returns {number}
* @memberof TweenSystem */
ELASTIC: (x) =>
-(2 ** (10 * x - 10)) * Math.sin(((37 - 40 * x) * Math.PI) / 6),
/** Spring-like ease-out: oscillates outward after passing the target.
* @param {number} x
* @returns {number}
* @memberof TweenSystem */
SPRING: (x) =>
1 -
(Math.sin(Math.PI * (1 - x) * (0.2 + 2.5 * (1 - x) ** 3)) *
Math.pow(x, 2.2) +
(1 - x)) *
(1.0 + 1.2 * x),
/** Bouncing ease-in: slow ramp with bouncing impacts near the end.
* Symmetric with the other base curves, which are all ease-in. To get the
* classic "object falls and hits the ground" shape (bounces near x=1),
* wrap with `Ease.OUT`: `Ease.OUT(Ease.BOUNCE)`.
* @param {number} x
* @returns {number}
* @memberof TweenSystem
* @example
* Ease.BOUNCE // ease-in bounce (slow, then bouncy at end)
* Ease.OUT(Ease.BOUNCE) // ease-out bounce (object hits ground)
* Ease.IN_OUT(Ease.BOUNCE) // bounces at both ends
*/
BOUNCE: (x) =>
{
// Inverted form of the standard easeOutBounce: 1 - bounceOut(1 - x).
let t = 1 - x, f;
if (t < 4 / 11) f = 7.5625 * t * t;
else if (t < 8 / 11) f = 7.5625 * (t -= 6 / 11) * t + 0.75;
else if (t < 10 / 11) f = 7.5625 * (t -= 9 / 11) * t + 0.9375;
else f = 7.5625 * (t -= 10.5 / 11) * t + 0.984375;
return 1 - f;
},
/** Ease-in direction modifier: returns the curve unchanged. Symmetric
* with `OUT` and `IN_OUT`. Base curves are already ease-in by
* convention, so wrapping a curve in `IN` is a no-op — useful when
* picking the direction programmatically.
* @param {function(number):number} f - Curve to use as ease-in (returned unchanged)
* @returns {function(number):number}
* @memberof TweenSystem
* @example
* // Pick direction at runtime
* const dir = bouncyMode ? Ease.OUT : Ease.IN;
* new Tween(cb, 0, 10, 1).setEase(dir(Ease.BACK));
*/
IN: (f) => f,
/** Reverse a curve so it eases out instead of in: `x => 1 - f(1 - x)`.
* @param {function(number):number} f
* @returns {function(number):number}
* @memberof TweenSystem
* @example
* Ease.OUT(Ease.POWER(2)) // ease-out quadratic
*/
OUT: (f) => (x) => 1 - f(1 - x),
/** Combine the first half of `f` with `Ease.OUT(f)` for a symmetric curve.
* Bug-fix vs the original library: the original referenced an undefined
* global `Piecewise`; this implementation routes through `Ease.PIECEWISE`.
* @param {function(number):number} f
* @returns {function(number):number}
* @memberof TweenSystem */
IN_OUT: (f) => Ease.PIECEWISE(f, Ease.OUT(f)),
/** Split [0,1] into N equal sections and run a different curve in each.
* Each curve is mapped to its section: section i runs over [i/n, (i+1)/n]
* and its output is mapped to [i/n, (i+1)/n] of the overall range.
* @param {...function(number):number} fns
* @returns {function(number):number}
* @memberof TweenSystem */
PIECEWISE: (...fns) =>
{
const n = fns.length;
return (x) =>
{
const i = (x * n - 1e-9) >> 0;
return (fns[i]((x - i / n) * n) + i) / n;
};
},
/** Cubic Bezier curve solver in the style of CSS `cubic-bezier`.
* Control points (0,0), (x1,y1), (x2,y2), (1,1).
* @param {number} x1
* @param {number} y1
* @param {number} x2
* @param {number} y2
* @returns {function(number):number}
* @memberof TweenSystem
* @example
* Ease.BEZIER(0.25, 0.1, 0.25, 1) // CSS "ease"
*/
BEZIER: (x1, y1, x2, y2) =>
{
// Parametric cubic Bezier with implicit (0,0) and (1,1) endpoints.
const curve = (t) =>
{
const u = 1 - t;
const c1 = 3 * u * u * t;
const c2 = 3 * u * t * t;
const t3 = t ** 3;
return [c1 * x1 + c2 * x2 + t3, c1 * y1 + c2 * y2 + t3];
};
return (x) =>
{
// Binary search for t such that curve(t).x ≈ x, then return curve(t).y.
let t0 = 0, t1 = 1;
for (let i = 0; i < 128; i++)
{
const tMid = (t0 + t1) / 2;
const [bx, by] = curve(tMid);
if (Math.abs(bx - x) < 1e-5) return by;
if (bx < x) t0 = tMid; else t1 = tMid;
}
return curve((t0 + t1) / 2)[1];
};
},
};
/** Tween a property on an object by dot-path. Returns the underlying Tween
* so all chaining methods (`setEase`, `then`, `loop`, `pingPong`, etc.)
* remain available.
*
* `start` and `end` may be numbers, Vector2 instances, Color instances, or
* any object with a `lerp(other, percent) => sameType` method.
* @param {Object} target - The object whose property is being animated
* @param {string} propertyPath - Dot-separated path, e.g. `'pos.x'` or `'color'`
* @param {number|Vector2|Color} start - Starting value
* @param {number|Vector2|Color} end - Ending value
* @param {number} [duration=1] - Duration in seconds
* @param {Object} [options] - Same options as the Tween constructor
* @returns {Tween}
* @memberof TweenSystem
* @example
* // Numeric: slide an object's x with an ease-out sine curve
* tweenProperty(player, 'pos.x', 0, 10, 2).setEase(Ease.OUT(Ease.SINE));
* // Vector2: animate a position diagonally
* tweenProperty(player, 'pos', vec2(-5, 0), vec2(5, 3), 2);
* // Color: pulse between two colors
* tweenProperty(sprite, 'color', RED, BLUE, 1).pingPong();
*/
function tweenProperty(target, propertyPath, start, end, duration = 1, options = {})
{
ASSERT(target != null && typeof target === 'object', 'tweenProperty target must be an object');
ASSERT(isString(propertyPath) && propertyPath.length > 0, 'tweenProperty propertyPath must be a non-empty string');
const parts = propertyPath.split('.');
const lastKey = parts.pop();
const callback = (value) =>
{
let obj = target;
for (const k of parts) obj = obj[k];
obj[lastKey] = value;
};
return new Tween(callback, start, end, duration, options);
}
// Continuation that schedules the next loop iteration when one finishes.
// Called from the completed tween's `then` slot. Decrements the counter and
// only spawns a new tween if more iterations remain.
function loopContinuation(prev)
{
if (prev.loopRemaining !== Infinity && prev.loopRemaining <= 1) return;
const next = new Tween(prev.callback, prev.start, prev.end, prev.duration,
{ ease: prev.ease, useRealTime: prev.useRealTime });
next.loopRemaining = prev.loopRemaining === Infinity
? Infinity
: prev.loopRemaining - 1;
next.thenCallback = () => loopContinuation(next);
}
// Continuation for pingPong: spawns a new tween with start and end swapped.
function pingPongContinuation(prev)
{
if (prev.loopRemaining !== Infinity && prev.loopRemaining <= 1) return;
const next = new Tween(prev.callback, prev.end, prev.start, prev.duration,
{ ease: prev.ease, useRealTime: prev.useRealTime });
next.loopRemaining = prev.loopRemaining === Infinity
? Infinity
: prev.loopRemaining - 1;
next.thenCallback = () => pingPongContinuation(next);
}
/** Engine plugin hook: advance every active tween by the appropriate delta.
* Called once per render frame by the engine (no arguments). May also be
* called explicitly with `(gameDelta, realDelta)` to drive tweens manually
* — useful for headless tests or custom replay/scrubbing systems.
* @param {number} [gameDelta] - Game-time delta in seconds; default: time - lastTime
* @param {number} [realDelta] - Real-time delta in seconds; default: timeReal - lastTimeReal
* @memberof TweenSystem */
function tweenUpdate(gameDelta, realDelta)
{
if (gameDelta === undefined)
{
// Engine path: compute deltas from engine time globals.
gameDelta = time - lastTime;
realDelta = timeReal - lastTimeReal;
lastTime = time;
lastTimeReal = timeReal;
}
else if (realDelta === undefined)
{
// Manual path with one arg: real and game advance together.
realDelta = gameDelta;
}
// Iterate in reverse so removals don't disturb iteration.
for (let i = tweenActive.length; i--;)
{
const t = tweenActive[i];
if (t.paused) continue;
const dt = t.useRealTime ? realDelta : gameDelta;
if (dt <= 0) continue;
t.life -= dt;
if (t.life > 0)
{
t.callback(t.interp(t.life));
}
else
{
// Completion: fire end value, remove from active, fire then-callback.
t.callback(t.interp(0));
tweenActive.splice(i, 1);
const cb = t.thenCallback;
t.thenCallback = undefined;
if (cb) cb();
}
}
}
/** Stop every active tween and clear their then-callbacks. Useful for resets
* on level transitions or when changing scenes.
* @memberof TweenSystem */
function tweenStopAll()
{
for (const t of tweenActive) t.thenCallback = undefined;
tweenActive.length = 0;
}
// Register with the engine so tweens auto-advance.
engineAddPlugin(tweenUpdate);