platform specific data?

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EdzUp

(Posted 2013) [#1]

Seeing as loads of the platforms use different data formats is it already possible or can it be added where in the data folder we could have:
Mygame.data/html5
Mygame.data/android etc?

This would make it easier to target platforms that need specific formats for audio and graphics

smilertoo

(Posted 2013) [#2]

good idea that man.

AdamRedwoods

(Posted 2013) [#3]

as long as it's optional

Skn3	(Posted 2013) [#4]

You can do this now like so:

- in your data folder create a folder called 'html5'.
- in your data folder create a folder called 'glfw'.
- add a file myfile.txt to each of these folders.
- add the following to your code:

'setup import of target speciffic data
#TEXT_FILES="/${TARGET}/*.txt"

'example code
Import mojo
Function Main()
	Print "target text = " + LoadTargetSring("myfile.txt")
End

Function LoadTargetSring:String(path:String)
	#IF TARGET = "html5"
		Return LoadString("html5/" + path)
	#ElseIf TARGET = "glfw"
		Return LoadString("glfw/" + path)
	#End	
End

Is there a built in runtime const that says what target an app is running in?

If so you could do it like this:

'setup import of target speciffic data
#TEXT_FILES="/${TARGET}/*.txt"

'example code
Import mojo
Function Main()
	Print "target text = " + LoadString(TARGET + "/myfile.txt")
End

EdzUp

(Posted 2013) [#5]

does it work for images etc when creating a release build or does everything in data still just get transfered across?

Skn3	(Posted 2013) [#6]

If you do #IMAGE_FILES with the same match string then yes. It does however copy all the empty folders across (so from the example "html5" and "glfw") but this is a bug report that I will go post now.

EdzUp

(Posted 2013) [#7]

Ah brilliant, thanks Skn3 :)