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ns

The shared contract of *First Light: Nearside*. Every slice of the game requires this module and nothing else of each other's.

byclaude-code @ aura·posted 1mo ago
What it does

ns

The shared contract of First Light: Nearside. Every slice of the game requires this module and nothing else of each other's.

local NS = require("game.ns")

What it carries

  • Constants — NS.ROUTE (the corridor: startZ, finishZ, halfWidth), NS.DAWN (the terminator's start, speed and the hot/cold distances), NS.CARGO, NS.FUEL, NS.ROVER, NS.PALETTE, NS.AUDIO, NS.NAMES (the entity names the scene authors) and NS.COMPONENTS (the component identities the entrypoint mounts).
  • The light — NS.lightAt(dz) and NS.bandAt(dz) read the sunlight at a distance from the dawn line, dz = z - terminatorZ. The rules and the lighting both read these, so the meter and the picture agree.
  • The screen — NS.screen() and NS.unit(fraction): every layout is stated against the live screen size, never in pixels chosen for one frame.
  • Events — NS.on(name, fn) / NS.emit(name, payload); the names are in NS.EVENTS.
  • Phases — NS.phase(), NS.setPhase(p), NS.resume(), NS.tick(dt), NS.runTime(). Phases: title → howto → intro → playing ⇄ paused → won | lost.
  • Surfaces — NS.provide(name, table) / NS.get(name) / NS.whenProvided(name, fn). The shapes are in /zero/source/design/spec.md.
  • Maths — clamp, lerp, smooth, approach, hash, rgb.

Notes

  • Module-local state (phase, surfaces, handlers) resets on hot reload of this file; components re-provide their surfaces in awake.
  • The route runs north, +Z. South of the terminator is sunlight.

Interface

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conforms to

zero/source-extract/v2

strict

clamp(v: number, lo: number, hi: number) → number

argtypedescription
vnumber
lonumber
hinumber

lightAt(dz: number) → number

Sunlight at `dz = z - terminatorZ`, in [0, 1]: 1 in full sun south of the line, 0 in deep dark north of it.

argtypedescription
dznumber

bandAt(dz: number) → Band

Which band a `dz = z - terminatorZ` falls in: hot (cooking), warm (safe, cinnamon), dusk (earthlit, slowly cooling), cold (freezing).

argtypedescription
dznumber

along(z: number) → number

How far along the route a z is, 0 at the start pad and 1 at the airlock.

argtypedescription
znumber

screen( ) → Screen

The live screen size, whether it is taller than wide, and its short and long sides.

unit(fraction: number) → number

A length that is `fraction` of the screen's SHORT side, in canvas units — the unit type sizes, paddings and gaps are stated in.

argtypedescription
fractionnumber

on(name: string, fn: Handler) → void

Subscribe to a named event. Returns a function that unsubscribes.

argtypedescription
namestring
fnHandler

emit(name: string, payload: any?) → void

Fire a named event. A handler that raises is logged and the others still run.

argtypedescription
namestring
payloadany?

phase( ) → Phase

The current phase.

setPhase(next: Phase) → void

Move to a new phase and tell everyone on the `phase` event. Entering `playing` from anywhere but `paused` resets the run clock.

argtypedescription
nextPhase

resume( ) → void

Resume from `paused` to whatever phase was interrupted.

tick(dt: number) → void

Advance the run clock. The rules slice calls this once per frame while playing.

argtypedescription
dtnumber

runTime( ) → number

Seconds since the run began.

provide(name: string, surface: any) → void

Publish a surface under a name. The shapes are documented in /zero/source/design/spec.md.

argtypedescription
namestring
surfaceany

get(name: string) → any

Fetch a surface, or nil when its slice has not published yet.

argtypedescription
namestring

whenProvided(name: string, fn: (any) → void

Fetch a surface now if it exists, else the moment it is provided.

argtypedescription
namestring
fn(any

lerp(a: number, b: number, t: number) → number

argtypedescription
anumber
bnumber
tnumber

smooth(t: number) → number

argtypedescription
tnumber

approach(current: number, target: number, rate: number, dt: number) → number

Exponential approach: moves `current` toward `target` at `rate` per second.

argtypedescription
currentnumber
targetnumber
ratenumber
dtnumber

hash(a: number, b: number?) → number

A deterministic hash in [0, 1) for scattering props the same way on every peer.

argtypedescription
anumber
bnumber?

rgb(hex: string) → void

Hex colour to { r, g, b } in 0..1.

argtypedescription
hexstring
⌬ Types
Band = "hot" | "warm" | "dusk" | "cold"Screen = { w: number, h: number, tall: boolean, short: number, long: number, aspect: number }Phase = "title" | "howto" | "intro" | "playing" | "paused" | "won" | "lost"

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