How to manage several projects using one code template?

Apollo14

Hi guys!
I have an app that needs to be duplicated. Codebase is the same, but I'll need to change some graphics and sounds.
What is a good way to maintain these several projects and reduce manual routine when I'll need to change something in code later on?

My current project structure is:

GiderosProject Files /classes /gui /images -- contains 1.jpg, 2.jpg, 3.jpg, etc. /sounds -- contains 1.wav, 2.wav, 3.wav, etc. appConfig.lua init.lua main.lua

The only thing that is unique in every project is file "appConfig.lua" and files inside folders "images"&"sounds".
Guys I need your wisdom!
Many thanks!

hgy29

Put all your common files in some common folder on your hard drive, and like that folder into each Gideros project that needs it

Apollo14

thx a lot @hgy29 ! I guess simple linking will work well!
how come I didn't try it at the first place!

hgy29

It is even easier with recent version of gideros, where you can manage code dependencies from code files themselves. It makes turning a folder into a reusable library a lot easier.

Apollo14

hgy29 said:

It is even easier with recent version of gideros, where you can manage code dependencies from code files themselves. It makes turning a folder into a reusable library a lot easier.

Sounds cool! How to do it?
My 'init.lua' file depends on 'datasaver.lua', I usually right click on 'init.lua' and choose "Code dependencies...".
How can I avoid manual setup of dependecies?

rrraptor

http://forum.giderosmobile.com/discussion/comment/64127/#Comment_64127

Apollo14

hgy29 said:

It is even easier with recent version of gideros, where you can manage code dependencies from code files themselves. It makes turning a folder into a reusable library a lot easier.

@hgy29 Hi again!
I've just tried to start new project based on previous template. It seems that code dependencies are totally broken or random (actually I had only one dependency: init.lua depended on dataSaver.lua)

I use very simple OOP code&file structure:

/root/
init.lua
main.lua
appConfig.lua
/classes/* --generic classes like button.lua, gtween.lua, etc
/gui/* --my classes

Inside main.lua I create several objects:

myobj1=myclass1.new() stage:addChild(myobj1)   myobj2=myclass2.new() stage:addChild(myobj2) --etc.

It all worked as expected in the normal first project.
But when I've created second project, I've linked my files&folders from the first project (linked init.lua, main.lua too), and now all my classes are totally broken like there're no dependencies, lots of errors. If I duct-tape one class, then another class breaks, then another, etc...

Can such unexpected behavior be caused because I've linked main.lua and init.lua?

hgy29

No, I don't think so. Did you use the "--!NEEDS:someOtherLuaFile.lua" style tags to set dependencies ? Also I am not sure how making init.lua depending on something else works, since by definition init.lua should be loaded first by gideros.