Factorio libre: a Factorio mod standard library... maybe?

[sebgggg]

Hello everyone!

I made a library that i think(hope) could interest some of you:

-Core:
-Debug log functions with log levels, buffer, log table as well, including self-referencing ones
-Routines that doubles as timers
-Ability to save/load data between games - requires the user to unzip the mod and launch a script (linux and windows)

-UI templating and automation
-Write a template and don't bother manually creating/destroying elements
-Auto-save values (checkbox, etc)
-Widgets... well combo box and list

-Astar pathfinding
-Uses routine to work in background
-Diagonal or grid-based
-Intervalled path for electric poles or roboports
-various other options

-Map - not ready yet
-Auto detect outposts and their contour
-Auto detect resources

-Neural network - not ready yet
-Not using routine yet
-Uses sigmoid function
-I tried to add other activation functions and adaptative learning rate algo (momentum) but i'm bad at math if someone knows its stuff, i'm interested


The question is: are you interested and is it worth it that i make proper documentation and all? Any ideas on what should be there?
You can find a previous version in my Exoman mod, still needs a lot of work but constructive criticism is welcome.

Thanks to binbinhfr, killkrog and Choumiko!

Thank you in advance!

[aubergine18]

Maybe contribute to https://github.com/Afforess/Factorio-Stdlib

[kyranzor]

Yes please contribute to Afforess' "Factorio Standard Library" project on Github. We would all welcome your additions in that, to keep everything all together! Some double-up of functionality though, so some parts may need to be left out during integration. Best to get in touch with Afforess in any case, and work it out.

[Adil]

Yay, library with functionality!
Advanced stuff like "Astar pathfinding", "UI templating and automation" would be surely of use. Not everytime, but whenever there's need for them, these functions will be a huge boon. Someday I might even use the library with those.

And documentation is never bad.

Also, assuming by routines you mean those from `coroutine` library, have you tested them against save-loading process? Factorio doesn't save any metadata, so I'm not sure, but I'd expect problems from the coroutines.

[sebgggg]

Yay, library with functionality!
Advanced stuff like "Astar pathfinding", "UI templating and automation" would be surely of use. Not everytime, but whenever there's need for them, these functions will be a huge boon. Someday I might even use the library with those.

And documentation is never bad.

Also, assuming by routines you mean those from `coroutine` library, have you tested them against save-loading process? Factorio doesn't save any metadata, so I'm not sure, but I'd expect problems from the coroutines.

The routines part a simple function which catch the on_tick event that iterate through an array of functions. I haven't tried lua coroutines, i doubt it's possible, Factorio being a custom lua Vm and mods being mono-thread.

Thanks for the input!

[Afforess]

Yay, library with functionality!
Advanced stuff like "Astar pathfinding", "UI templating and automation" would be surely of use. Not everytime, but whenever there's need for them, these functions will be a huge boon. Someday I might even use the library with those.

And documentation is never bad.

Also, assuming by routines you mean those from `coroutine` library, have you tested them against save-loading process? Factorio doesn't save any metadata, so I'm not sure, but I'd expect problems from the coroutines.

I have A* pathfinding already written for Factorio, for the Misanthrope mod, but I have never had enough interested modders to try porting it to a more standard 'library' module. The main issue is that A* in Lua is painfully slow, so unless your paths are fairly short, its not useful.

@sebgggg if you're serious about wanting to contribute (or make your own library), should make sure you look at documentation and unit testing. I am using the busted framework for testing and ldoc to make pretty web documentation. For a good code library to succeed, its not enough to have working code. I have put a fair amount of effort into ensuring every release of the factorio standard library is backwards compatible, fully tested, and compatible even between factorio versions (it works between 13.x and 14.x).

I think anything you can contribute to the factorio standard library would be awesome, but I fully understand if you want to strike out on your own.

[Nexela]

-Ability to save/load data between games - requires the user to unzip the mod and launch a script (linux and windows)

I like this! Would using hardlinks work in place of the symlink? Hardlinks don't require admin privs on winblows

[sebgggg]

-Ability to save/load data between games - requires the user to unzip the mod and launch a script (linux and windows)

I like this! Would using hardlinks work in place of the symlink? Hardlinks don't require admin privs on winblows

Yes it does! I assumed it required admin rights as well! Thanks!