User:Sparr/Core Libraries
The factorio core data includes a collection of lua libraries that are used as part of the core and base game definitions. These libraries can be used when writing new mods.
The latest version of these libraries are visible in the Factorio Data git repository.
Usage example (for most libraries):
local lib_name = require("lib-name") lib_name.some_method(...
autoplace_utils.lua
Helper function(s) for building autoplace specifications
biome-visualization-utils.lua
??
bonus-gui-ordering.lua
Lookup table for GUI ordering of effect bonuses
builder.lua
Class for creating entities repeatedly on a timer with a defined set of positions
camera.lua
Class for managing automatic camera zooming and panning
circuit-connector-generated-definitions.lua
circuit-connector-sprites.lua
Used to generate definitions for circuit connectors on various entities
crash-site.lua
Produces the start-of-game crash site entities
dataloader.lua
Initializes data and defines data.extend() for use in the data stage
event_handler.lua
Manages remote interfaces and event handlers for multiple libraries in the same mod
flying_tags.lua
Creates flying text entities that follow another entity
kill-score.lua
Defines scoring values for kills, relative to production-score.lua
math2d.lua
Helper functions for manipulating and operating on 2D vectors and areas
math3d.lua
Helper functions for operating on 2D, 3D, and 4D vectors
mod-gui.lua
Attempt to standardize abstractions of access to player.gui.left and player.gui.top
noise/expression-to-ascii-math.lua
??
noise.lua
Helper functions for manipulating and operating on noise expressions
production-score.lua
Calculate score value of items produced based on their ingredients
resource-autoplace.lua
Turns resource patch distribution descriptions into autoplace specifications
silo-script.lua
Handles tracking of rocket launches
story.lua
story-skeleton.lua
Helpers for building a "story" like the Compilatron tutorial
util.lua
Many miscellaneous helper functions for dealing with a wide range of things