PaperScript
Static Methods
Compiles PaperScript code into JavaScript code.
- options.url: String — the url of the source, for source-map generation
- options.source: String — the source to be used for the source- mapping, in case the code that’s passed in has already been mingled.
Options:
- code: String — the PaperScript code
- options: Object — the compilation options — optional
Parameters:
- Object — an object holding the compiled PaperScript translated into JavaScript code along with source-maps and other information.
Returns:
Compiles the PaperScript code into a compiled function and executes it. The compiled function receives all properties of the passed PaperScope as arguments, to emulate a global scope with unaffected performance. It also installs global view and tool handlers automatically on the respective objects.
- options.url: String — the url of the source, for source-map generation
- options.source: String — the source to be used for the source- mapping, in case the code that’s passed in has already been mingled.
- options.handlers: Array of Strings — the names of further global handlers to export next to
onFrame,onResizeand the tool’s handlers, for hosts that call them themselves - options.load: Function — the loader for static
importstatements, called with the specifier as written and theoptions.urlof the importing script, and returning the module’s exports, e.g. the result of executing it. Modules with ESexportstatements have their default export asdefaultand are marked with__esModule, soimport xreceives the default export, and for CommonJS-style exports the whole exports.import * as xreceives all exports, and for CommonJS-style exports, these asdefaulttoo. Dynamicimport(specifier)resolves to that namespace as a Promise, and its loader may return a Promise as well. The loader runs each module once and handles cycles. Parsingimportrequires a current Acorn asself.acornCode with top-levelawaitruns as an async function.execute()then returns a Promise of the exports, and installs the global handlers once it resolves. Parsing it requires a current Acorn asself.acorn.
Options:
- code: String — the PaperScript code
- scope: PaperScope — the scope for which the code is executed
- options: Object — the compilation options — optional
Parameters:
-
Object⟋Promise — the exports defined in the executed code, or with top-level
await, a Promise of them
Returns:
Loads, compiles and executes PaperScript code in the HTML document. Note that this method is executed automatically for all scripts in the document through a window load event. You can optionally call it earlier (e.g. from a DOM ready event), or you can mark scripts to be ignored by setting the attribute ignore="true" or data-paper-ignore="true", and call the PaperScript.load(script) method for each script separately when needed.
- script: HTMLScriptElement — the script to load. If none is provided, all scripts of the HTML document are iterated over and loaded — optional, default: null
Parameters:
-
PaperScope — the scope produced for the passed
script, orundefinedof multiple scripts area loaded
Returns:
Paper.js v0.16.0
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