Browsing multiple systems is now possible! Just press left or right.

Also, config files can have comments (lines that start wih #).

README.md

@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ You can build it by just running `make`.
 Configuring
 ===========
 
-At the moment, the software looks for a file named "systems.cfg" in the directory it is run from. An example is included, though at the moment only one system should be defined.
+At the moment, the software looks for a file named "systems.cfg" in the directory it is run from. An example is included.
+

src/GameData.cpp

@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ std::string GameData::getName()
 
 std::string GameData::getValidPath()
 {
-	//a quick and dirty way to insert a backslash before spaces
+	//a quick and dirty way to insert a backslash before most characters that would mess up a bash path
 	std::string path = mPath;
 	for(unsigned int i = 0; i < path.length(); i++)
 	{
-		if(path[i] == *" ")
+		if(path[i] == *" " || path[i] == *"'" || path[i] == *"\"" || path[i] == *"\\")
 		{
 			path.insert(i, "\\");
 			i++;

src/InputManager.cpp

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ void InputManager::processEvent(SDL_Event* event)
 	//catch emergency quit event
 	if(event->key.keysym.sym == SDLK_F4)
 	{
+		//I have no idea if SDL will delete this event, but we're quitting, so I don't think it really matters
 		SDL_Event* quit = new SDL_Event();
 		quit->type = SDL_QUIT;
 		SDL_PushEvent(quit);

src/Renderer_draw.cpp

@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ void Renderer::drawText(std::string text, int x, int y, int color)
 	if(!font)
 		loadFonts();
 
-	//SDL_Color sdlcolor = (SDL_Color)color; //SDL_MapRGB(//{(char)color, (char)(*(&color + 1)), (char)(*(&color + 2))};
+	//SDL_Color is a struct of four bytes, with the first three being colors. An int is four bytes.
+	//So, we can just pretend the int is an SDL_Color.
 	SDL_Color* sdlcolor = (SDL_Color*)&color;
 
 	SDL_Surface* textSurf = TTF_RenderText_Blended(font, text.c_str(), *sdlcolor);

src/SystemData.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+std::vector<SystemData*> SystemData::sSystemVector;
+
 namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
 
 SystemData::SystemData(std::string name, std::string startPath, std::string extension, std::string command)
@@ -103,15 +105,17 @@ std::string SystemData::getName()
 	return mName;
 }
 
-//creates system files from information located in a config file
+
-std::vector<SystemData*> SystemData::loadConfig(std::string path)
+
+
+//creates systems from information located in a config file
+void SystemData::loadConfig(std::string path)
 {
+	deleteSystems();
+
 	std::cout << "Loading system config file \"" << path << "\"...\n";
 
-	std::vector<SystemData*> returnVec;
-
 	std::ifstream file(path.c_str());
-
 	if(file.is_open())
 	{
 		std::string line;
@@ -120,8 +124,8 @@ std::vector<SystemData*> SystemData::loadConfig(std::string path)
 		{
 			std::getline(file, line);
 
-			//skip blank lines
+			//skip blank lines and comments
-			if(line.empty())
+			if(line.empty() || line[0] == *"#")
 				continue;
 
 			//find the name (left of the equals sign) and the value (right of the equals sign)
@@ -141,6 +145,7 @@ std::vector<SystemData*> SystemData::loadConfig(std::string path)
 
 			if(lineValid)
 			{
+				//map the value to the appropriate variable
 				if(varName == "NAME")
 					sysName = varValue;
 				else if(varName == "PATH")
@@ -155,21 +160,30 @@ std::vector<SystemData*> SystemData::loadConfig(std::string path)
 				//we have all our variables - create the system object
 				if(!sysName.empty() && !sysPath.empty() &&!sysExtension.empty() && !sysCommand.empty())
 				{
-					returnVec.push_back(new SystemData(sysName, sysPath, sysExtension, sysCommand));
+					sSystemVector.push_back(new SystemData(sysName, sysPath, sysExtension, sysCommand));
 
 					//reset the variables for the next block (should there be one)
-					sysName = ""; sysPath = ""; sysExtension = "";
+					sysName = ""; sysPath = ""; sysExtension = ""; sysCommand = "";
 				}
 			}else{
 				std::cerr << "Error reading config file \"" << path << "\" - no equals sign found on line \"" << line << "\"!\n";
-				return returnVec;
+				return;
 			}
 		}
 	}else{
 		std::cerr << "Error - could not load config file \"" << path << "\"!\n";
-		return returnVec;
+		return;
 	}
 
-	std::cout << "Finished loading config file - created " << returnVec.size() << " systems.\n";
+	std::cout << "Finished loading config file - created " << sSystemVector.size() << " systems.\n";
-	return returnVec;
+	return;
+}
+
+void SystemData::deleteSystems()
+{
+	for(unsigned int i = 0; i < sSystemVector.size(); i++)
+	{
+		delete sSystemVector.at(i);
+	}
+	sSystemVector.clear();
 }

src/SystemData.h

@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ public:
 
 	void buildGameList();
 	void launchGame(unsigned int i);
-	static std::vector<SystemData*> loadConfig(std::string path);
+	//static std::vector<SystemData*> loadConfig(std::string path);
+	static void deleteSystems();
+	static void loadConfig(std::string path);
+
+	static std::vector<SystemData*> sSystemVector;
 private:
 	std::string mName;
 	std::string mStartPath;

src/components/GuiGameList.cpp

@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 #include "GuiGameList.h"
 #include "../InputManager.h"
 #include <iostream>
-#include <SDL/SDL.h>
 
-GuiGameList::GuiGameList(SystemData* system)
+GuiGameList::GuiGameList()
 {
-	mSystem = system;
+	std::cout << "Creating GuiGameList\n";
 
 	mList = new GuiList();
-	updateList();
-
 	addChild(mList);
 
+	setSystemId(0);
+
 	Renderer::registerComponent(this);
 	InputManager::registerComponent(this);
 }
@@ -19,9 +18,25 @@ GuiGameList::GuiGameList(SystemData* system)
 GuiGameList::~GuiGameList()
 {
 	Renderer::unregisterComponent(this);
+	delete mList;
+
 	InputManager::unregisterComponent(this);
 }
 
+void GuiGameList::setSystemId(int id)
+{
+	//make sure the id is within range
+	if(id >= (int)SystemData::sSystemVector.size())
+		id -= SystemData::sSystemVector.size();
+	if(id < 0)
+		id += SystemData::sSystemVector.size();
+
+	mSystemId = id;
+	mSystem = SystemData::sSystemVector.at(mSystemId);
+
+	updateList();
+}
+
 void GuiGameList::onRender()
 {
 	Renderer::drawRect(0, 0, Renderer::getScreenWidth(), Renderer::getScreenHeight(), 0xFFFFFF);
@@ -31,11 +46,21 @@ void GuiGameList::onRender()
 
 void GuiGameList::onInput(InputManager::InputButton button, bool keyDown)
 {
-	if(button == InputManager::BUTTON1 && keyDown)
+	if(button == InputManager::BUTTON1 && mSystem->getGameCount() > 0)
 	{
-		SDL_EnableKeyRepeat(0, 0);
+		//SDL_EnableKeyRepeat(0, 0);
-		mSystem->launchGame(mList->getSelection());
+		if(!keyDown)
-		SDL_EnableKeyRepeat(500, 100);
+			mSystem->launchGame(mList->getSelection());
+		//SDL_EnableKeyRepeat(500, 100);
+	}
+
+	if(button == InputManager::RIGHT && keyDown)
+	{
+		setSystemId(mSystemId + 1);
+	}
+	if(button == InputManager::LEFT && keyDown)
+	{
+		setSystemId(mSystemId - 1);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -46,6 +71,7 @@ void GuiGameList::updateList()
 	for(unsigned int i = 0; i < mSystem->getGameCount(); i++)
 	{
 		GameData* game = mSystem->getGame(i);
+
 		mList->addObject(game->getName(), game);
 	}
 }

src/components/GuiGameList.h

@@ -10,15 +10,17 @@
 class GuiGameList : GuiComponent
 {
 public:
-	GuiGameList(SystemData* system);
+	GuiGameList();
 	~GuiGameList();
 
 	void updateList();
+	void setSystemId(int id);
 
 	void onRender();
 	void onInput(InputManager::InputButton button, bool keyDown);
 private:
 	SystemData* mSystem;
+	int mSystemId;
 	GuiList* mList;
 };
 

src/components/GuiList.cpp

@@ -17,16 +17,20 @@ void GuiList::onRender()
 	const int cutoff = 40;
 	const int entrySize = 40;
 
+	int startEntry = 0;
+
 	//number of entries that can fit on the screen simultaniously
 	int screenCount = (Renderer::getScreenHeight() - cutoff) / entrySize;
 	screenCount -= 1;
 
-	int startEntry = mSelection - (screenCount * 0.5);
+	if((int)mNameVector.size() >= screenCount)
-	if(startEntry < 0)
+	{
-		startEntry = 0;
+		startEntry = mSelection - (screenCount * 0.5);
-	if(startEntry >= (int)mNameVector.size() - screenCount)
+		if(startEntry < 0)
-		startEntry = mNameVector.size() - screenCount;
+			startEntry = 0;
-
+		if(startEntry >= (int)mNameVector.size() - screenCount)
+			startEntry = mNameVector.size() - screenCount;
+	}
 
 	int y = cutoff;
 	int color =  0xFF0000;
@@ -37,7 +41,11 @@ void GuiList::onRender()
 		return;
 	}
 
-	for(int i = startEntry; i < startEntry + screenCount; i++)
+	int listCutoff = startEntry + screenCount;
+	if(listCutoff > (int)mNameVector.size())
+		listCutoff = mNameVector.size();
+
+	for(int i = startEntry; i < listCutoff; i++)
 	{
 		if(mSelection == i)
 		{
@@ -77,6 +85,7 @@ void GuiList::clear()
 {
 	mNameVector.clear();
 	mPointerVector.clear();
+	mSelection = 0;
 }
 
 std::string GuiList::getSelectedName()

src/main.cpp

@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ int main()
 
 	//GuiTitleScreen* testGui = new GuiTitleScreen();
 
-	//test systemData
+	SystemData::loadConfig("./systems.cfg");
-	SystemData* testSystem = SystemData::loadConfig("./systems.cfg").at(0);
+	GuiGameList* testGui = new GuiGameList();
-	GuiGameList* testGui = new GuiGameList(testSystem);
 
 
 	bool running = true;
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ int main()
 	}
 
 	delete testGui;
-	delete testSystem;
+	SystemData::deleteSystems();
 
 	std::cout << "EmulationStation cleanly shutting down...\n";
 

systems.cfg

@@ -2,3 +2,14 @@ NAME=Super Nintendo Entertainment System
 PATH=./snes/
 EXTENSION=.smc
 COMMAND=retroarch -L ~/libretro-pocketsnes.so %ROM%
+
+NAME=MAME
+PATH=./mame/
+EXTENSION=.zip
+COMMAND=echo %ROM%
+
+# This is just a dud to test error handling. Also, comment support! Woo!
+NAME=Fake System
+PATH=./fakedir/
+EXTENSION=.fake
+COMMAND=this will never be called