Typescript Boilerplate

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A simple TypeScript x Vite based boilerplate to create games with melonJS

Overview

The melonJS TypeScript Vite Boilerplate provides an excellent starting point for developers looking to create games using the melonJS framework. With its straightforward setup and robust features, this boilerplate empowers developers to streamline their game development processes using TypeScript and Vite. Whether you're an experienced developer or just starting, this boilerplate is designed to cater to your needs while keeping the development experience efficient and enjoyable.

This boilerplate not only emphasizes a clean and semantic structure but also ensures that your game assets are effectively managed and preloaded. It utilizes Vite for ultra-fast bundling, allowing developers to focus on creating engaging gameplay rather than wrestling with build configurations.

Features

  • TypeScript Structure: Built on TypeScript, offering type safety and improved code readability, making debugging and future scalability easier.

  • Vite Ultra Fast Bundler: Experience lightning-fast build times and instant hot module replacement with Vite, which ensures a smooth development workflow.

  • Static Asset Management: Utilizes melonJS preloader for effective static asset management, streamlining asset loading during game initialization.

  • Favicon Support: Simple integration with vite-plugin-favicons-inject, enabling easy customization for your game's favicon.

  • Debug Plugin Integration: Comes with a built-in melonJS debug plugin to display essential game statistics such as object count, memory usage, and frame rate, helping developers optimize performance.

  • Easy Command Line Usage: Simplified commands like npm run dev to start the development server and npm run build to generate a production-ready build make the process hassle-free.

  • Customizable Folder Structure: The predefined folder structure is intuitive, allowing developers to easily organize source files, assets, and build outputs as per their project requirements.

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Vite

Vite is a build tool that aims to provide a faster and leaner development experience for modern web projects

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SCSS

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Typescript

TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript, providing optional static typing, classes, interfaces, and other features that help developers write more maintainable and scalable code. TypeScript's static typing system can catch errors at compile-time, making it easier to build and maintain large applications.