Jecs v0.3.0

Highlights

• Jecs is the first ECS to have implemented archetype deletion second only to flecs!
• Reached 121 stars!
• Added new creations to the addons page

Changelog

• [world]:
  • Added an index parameter to world:target
  • Added a way to change the components limit via _G.JECS_HI_COMPONENT_ID
    • Set it to whatever number you want but try to make it as close to the number of components you will use as possible
    • Make sure to set this before calling jecs or else it will not work
  • Added debug mode, enable via setting _G.JECS_DEBUG to true
    • Make sure to set this before calling jecs or else it will not work
  • Added world:cleanup which is called to cleanup empty archetypes manually
  • Changed world:delete to delete archetypes that are dependent on the passed entity
  • Changed world:delete to delete entity's children before the entity to prevent cycles
• [query]:
  • Fixed the iterator to not drain by default
• [typescript]
  • Fixed entry point of the package.json file to be src rather than src/init
  • Fixed query.next returning a query object whereas it would be expected to return a tuple containing the entity and the corresponding component values
  • Exported query.archetypes
  • Changed pair to return a number instead of an entity
    • Preventing direct usage of a pair as an entity while still allowing it to be used as a component
  • Exported built-in components ChildOf and Name
  • Exported world.parent

New Contributors

• @ffrostfall made their first contribution in #114
• @hautajoki made their first contribution in #115
• @jakeundefinedz made their first contribution in #121
• @revvy02 made their first contribution in #122
• @Someon1e made their first contribution in #120

Full Changelog: v0.2.10...v0.3.0