Examples

Tetra has a fairly large suite of examples - to try them out, clone the repository and run:

cargo run --example example_name

You can also click on the name of the example below to view the source code.

Name	Category	Description
hello_world (opens new window)	Basic	Opens a window and clears it with a solid color.
texture (opens new window)	Graphics	Loads and displays a texture.
shaders (opens new window)	Graphics	Uses a custom shader to render a texture.
canvas (opens new window)	Graphics	Uses a custom render target to apply post-processing effects.
mesh (opens new window)	Graphics	Draws a custom mesh using vertex data.
animation (opens new window)	Graphics	Displays an animation, made up of regions from a texture.
text (opens new window)	Graphics	Displays text using a TTF font.
nineslice (opens new window)	Graphics	Slices a texture into nine segments to display a dialog box.
scaling (opens new window)	Graphics	Demonstrates the different screen scaling algorithms.
camera (opens new window)	Graphics	Demonstrates how to use a camera to transform the scene.
interpolation (opens new window)	Graphics	Demonstrates how to interpolate between updates.
shapes (opens new window)	Graphics	Demonstrates how to draw primitive shapes.
audio (opens new window)	Audio	Plays back an audio file.
keyboard (opens new window)	Input	Moves a texture around based on keyboard input.
animation_controller (opens new window)	Input	Moves a sprite around, with the animation changing based on keyboard input.
mouse (opens new window)	Input	Moves a texture around based on mouse input.
gamepad (opens new window)	Input	Displays the input from a connected gamepad.
text_input (opens new window)	Input	Displays text as it is typed in by the player.
file_drop (opens new window)	Input	Loads a file that the user drags and drops into the window.
events (opens new window)	Input	Shows what events can be fired by the engine.
error_handling (opens new window)	Error Handling	Demonstrates how custom error types and error reporting crates can be used in a Tetra game.
bunnymark (opens new window)	Benchmark	Benchmarks rendering performance by rendering lots of bunnies.
tetras (opens new window)	Game	A full example game (which is entirely legally distinct from a certain other block-based puzzle game cough).