The static asset access class looks something like this:
packagae com.fridayforward.sharedAssets
{
public class Library
{
private static _callback:Function;
private static _assets:LoaderInfo;
public static function init(callback:Function, url:String="../shared/assets.swf"):void {
// set callback function
_callback = callback;
// load assets
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
var loader = new Loader();
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoaded);
loader.load(request);
}
private static function onLoaded(event:Event):void {
// retrieve assets
_assets = LoaderInfo(event.target);
// callback
_callback();
}
public static function getAsset(id:String):Sprite {
// return asset class
var c:Class = _assets.applicationDomain.getDefinition(id) as Class;
return Sprite(new c());
}
}
}
package
{
import com.fridayforward.sharedAssets.Library;
public class Application
{
public function Application():void {
// load assets
Library.init(init);
}
private function init():void {
// now have access to asset library
// continue with application...
}
}
}
var myAsset:Sprite = Library.getAsset("MyAsset");
addChild(myAsset);
packagae com.fridayforward.sharedFonts
{
public class Text
{
private static _callback:Function;
private static _textField:Object;
public static function init(callback:Function, url:String="../shared/embeddedFonts.swf"):void {
// set callback function
_callback = callback;
// load assets
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
var loader = new Loader();
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoaded);
loader.load(request);
}
private static function onLoaded(event:Event):void {
// retrieve assets
var tfClass = event.target.applicationDomain.getDefinition("EmbeddedTextField") as Class;
_textField = new tfClass();
// callback
_callback();
}
public static function textField(text:String, size:uint, color:uint=0, ...):TextField {
// pass to EmbeddedTextField object
return TextField(_textField.textField(text, size, color, ...));
}
}
}
packagae
{
import com.fridayforward.sharedFonts.EmbeddedText;
public class EmbeddedText extends Sprite
{
public var embeddedTextField;
public function EmbeddedText():void { }
}
}
packagae com.fridayforward.sharedFonts
{
import flash.text.AntiAliasType;
import flash.text.TextField;
import flash.text.TextFieldAutoSize;
import flash.text.TextFormat;
import flash.text.TextFormatAlign;
public class EmbeddedTextField
{
[Embed(source="/Users/bowlec02/Library/Fonts/VAG Rounded BT.ttf", fontName="VAG", mimeType="application/x-font")]
private var vagFont:Class;
public function EmbeddedTextField():void { }
public function textField(text:String, size:uint, color:uint=0, ...):TextField {
var format:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
format.font = "VAG";
format.size = size;
format.color = color;
var tf:TextField = new TextField();
tf.text = text;
return tf;
}
}
}
package
{
import com.fridayforward.sharedFonts.Text;
public class Application
{
public function Application():void {
// load assets
Text.init(init);
}
private function init():void {
// continue with application...
addChild(Text.textField("Application Title", 20, 0));
}
}
}
The site is written in AS3 and uses a page template structure so that any additional pages or structure changes can be done very easily. If you look closely when you load the site or resize your browser window, you should spot my favourite feature: the lines slowly redraw to the edges :-)
I plan on tidying up the code and doing a post about how the game works, because in writing it I have learned a great deal about how to structure a game - in the end the principles I learned from XNA proved useful.
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