Homebrew RELEASE Brew.js - Make homebrew apps with JavaScript!

[lordelan]

npm and node running on our switch

This would be epic!

 

[DBA]

Good news, I'll try again porting v8 to use it instead of duktape. V8 is Google's JS engine, and the one Chrome and Node use. This means porting Node itself would be even easier, and more likely. (Can you imagine it? npm and node running on our switch...)
I'll start working on it tomorrow.

You may open many many many doors this way Great decision

 

[XorTroll]

I've had some problems porting v8, so I'll leave it for the moment. Now I'm extending its functionality: I'm working on an easier external module support like node and npm have, plus more stuff and modules. Be sure that I'm going to rebuild graphics API, by I want to make it for C++ first. Same with IPC commands, I'm working on a easier way to call them.
I've been also thinking about sysmodules and JS execution: making JS sysmodules, executing it in the background like sysmodules...

 

[XorTroll]

I've finally made a Discord server, be free to join it, no matter if you're a dev or not: https://discord.gg/Qqnndqd
Btw, I've added again console to Brew.js! I'm still working on it, but console apps will return!

 

[Jay Griggs]

When I get an exception. Its usually on a line that doesn't exist. Example 75 lines of code in Source.js
I get an exception on line 98. Is there something I'm missing?

 

[XorTroll]

When I get an exception. Its usually on a line that doesn't exist. Example 75 lines of code in Source.js
I get an exception on line 98. Is there something I'm missing?

That's pretty strange tbh, I must remember that duktape engine, the JS internal interpreter, doesnt fully support es5, and only a few stuff of es6.

 

[Jay Griggs]

That's pretty strange tbh, I must remember that duktape engine, the JS internal interpreter, doesnt fully support es5, and only a few stuff of es6.

No actually that would make perfect sense. Been doing JS along time but when the new stuff comes out I adopt quickly. "let" for example.

 

[Ownzor]

Bloody beginner here. Do I get this right? With the brew_embed I can turn my js code into an nro file? If so, is it hard to learn or is there a working snippet?

 

[XorTroll]

With the brew embed you can use Brew.js on a C++ libnx app, but if you know how to code in both JS and C++ you could do that @Ownzor

 

[Ownzor]

With the brew embed you can use Brew.js on a C++ libnx app, but if you know how to code in both JS and C++ you could do that @Ownzor

I know how to get to my goal in JS. However, I never touched C++. That's why I was asking for a code example how to do that.

 

[XorTroll]

Hey guys, I'm working on Brew.js right now, and I'm trying to finish it for this week. Some features 1.1 version will have: console object returns, completely remade embeddable libs, improved GUI, added Result class, performance lightly boosted... For 1.2 or even 2.0 there's some stuff planned: IPC commands, external module support like Node's node_modules, maybe a module getter like npm...

Briefly, Brew.js has just started! And, of course, I haven't forgotten 3ds version...

 

[Jay Griggs]

For my first project I did a simple asteroids game to get a feel for things. Still having a weird error on a non existent line every now and then but oh well... I guess the lesson is to not have errors. The game is almost done but Is there an input to control the sticks?

 

[BerndLauert]

The game is almost done but Is there an input to control the sticks?

LStickRight
LStickLeft
LStickUp
LStickDown

var input = require("input");
var ipt = input.getPressed();
if(ipt == input.LStickLeft)
{   
 // Left Stick - Left is pressed
}

 

[Jay Griggs]

LStickRight
LStickLeft
LStickUp
LStickDown

var input = require("input");
var ipt = input.getPressed();
if(ipt == input.LStickLeft)
{  
 // Left Stick - Left is pressed
}

Thank you!

 

[Shubshub]

Is this still recieving updates?

 

[XorTroll]

Is this still recieving updates?

1.1 release is almost finished, it only needs testing

 

[Shubshub]

1.1 release is almost finished, it only needs testing

Once EmuNAND is available I plan to get right into CFW and with this I hope to get right into Homebrew Development, JS is my jam

 

[Jay Griggs]

The more the merrier! I come from a web background with little bit of C#. It feels like brew.js is fighting me every step of the way, it's probably user error. Anyway I'm hoping to have this done soon so I can build something a little more complex. Brew.js seems like a hell of a platform to be in its infancy. 80FPS with absolutely no issues. I love the fact that it almost scales perfectly from tablet to docked!

 

[XorTroll]

Btw, I've also started working on a way more experimental Brew.js, extending more the API, as I've learned what is duktape capable of.
When it gets stable I'll publish it as a 2.0 version, the versions from 1.1 until 2.0 gets released will have extra but fixes or new additions.
I plan to simplify the way everything is loaded or interpretated: built-in modules will be created inside code, what means no romfs libs, also the API will be able to be extended with more modules.
And good news, for the moment it's going quite well!

 

[InfinityLoop]

Thanks for this tool! Will give it a try when I can

 

[XorTroll]

Hey guys!
I know it's been a while, and I had 1.1 version almost ready, but some issues started appearing with SDL2 module, so these days I've been working on the new experimental version. It works perfectly now, and I'll probably release it. It will take me a while to release it, but it will be released for 3 platforms: Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS. These are some advantages it has: it goes even faster, better error parsing, more complete API, and no romfs for Brew.js libs.
The libs detect the OS automatically, using some macros defined in Makefiles!