README.md

Terminal Engine

This is a simple tool kit package for C# that makes it really easy to use a console window as a Canvas for pixels.

Include this in your project by cloning this repository, or using this command

dotnet add package TerminalEngine

This package is easy to use and follows the simple Start and Update routine.

Here is some sample code so you can see how the loop works.

using TerminalEngine;

public class Program
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        // Initialize canvas and begin routine loop
        Canvas.Initialize(
            width: 60, 
            height: 20
            );
        Routine.BeginRoutine(Start, Update);
    }
    public static void Start()
    {
        // called before the update loop...

        // create a drawable object
        Rect shape = new(left: 5, top: 5, width: 10, height: 10, color: ConsoleColor.Green);

        // modify a pixel
        Canvas.GetCenterPixel().Fill();
    }
    public static void Update()
    {
        // called every frame...
    }
}

It surprisingly really works, it's just slow at some points, but it is smooth. It uses the cursor in the console to display the character \u2588 at column, row. With this method, anything that isn't being drawn every frame, won't flicker.

Look at the pong example to see how it works.