require "sprite" (pre Graphics 2.0)

Audio and Graphics
#1

Hello,

I have a question regarding the sprite-legacy-module.

Assuming that I am using Corona Version 2013.1256 (2013.11.6) (ie. pre Graphics 2.0)… if I were to include the sprite.lua from the sprite-legacy-module in my project folder, when I do the following:

local sprite = require("sprite");

Will my variable “sprite” be using the sprite library from the sprite-legacy-module? Or will it still be using the deprecated sprite library from Corona? If the latter, is there a way I can have the sprite.lua from the sprite-legacy-module override the Corona sprite library?

Thank you for your time and have a nice day!

#2

It will be using the sprite library from the sprite-legacy module.

The “sprite” library has been removed from the Corona core, so if you do require('sprite") without including the legacy sprite module it will throw a runtime error saying it cannot find “sprite”

Hope this helps :slight_smile:

#3

@euphoriacorona

Thank you very much for your response. Correct me if I’m wrong, but in the Corona version 2013.1256, I believe the sprite library has not been removed yet. 

I ask because I’m still using sprite.* and will be migrating to Graphics 2.0 soon, where sprite.* is no longer included. But before I fully migrate, I’d like to test the legacy module in this previous version of Corona (2013.1256). I can do this easily if 

local sprite = ("sprite")

uses the legacy module instead of the old sprite library. If not, though, I’ll have to test it another way.

#4

If you are using build 1256, it will probably use the built in version.   If you want to use the copy in your project, rename it to legacysprite.lua and then do:

sprite = require(“legacysprite”)

#5

Thank you, Rob

#6

It will be using the sprite library from the sprite-legacy module.

The “sprite” library has been removed from the Corona core, so if you do require('sprite") without including the legacy sprite module it will throw a runtime error saying it cannot find “sprite”

Hope this helps :slight_smile:

#7

@euphoriacorona

Thank you very much for your response. Correct me if I’m wrong, but in the Corona version 2013.1256, I believe the sprite library has not been removed yet. 

I ask because I’m still using sprite.* and will be migrating to Graphics 2.0 soon, where sprite.* is no longer included. But before I fully migrate, I’d like to test the legacy module in this previous version of Corona (2013.1256). I can do this easily if 

local sprite = ("sprite")

uses the legacy module instead of the old sprite library. If not, though, I’ll have to test it another way.

#8

If you are using build 1256, it will probably use the built in version.   If you want to use the copy in your project, rename it to legacysprite.lua and then do:

sprite = require(“legacysprite”)

#9

Thank you, Rob