code layout for game engine

[thin nacelle]

im coding a game engine and i want to be able to import engine.NPC; but when i make the layout like that, my packages are src.game; instead of game;

folder layout for CodingEngine:

src - game - App.java
bin
engine - NPC.java

what layout would the correct way be?
also my engine is kinda like a library but idk how to use lib and im also editing it actively so might ask later how to do that

[barren rock]

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[ripe dune]

Your source code should be all under src. Your resources too. In fact, beside the readme and builder instructions, not much is supposed to be outside of src

If your engine is meant to be a library, it should either be in another project, or your project should be a multiproject, when engine and app are two subprojects

[thin nacelle]

i would show you the full folder layout but linux isnt opening

[thin nacelle]

how would i import it from another project

[ripe dune]

Same way you import any other stuff in a project

[thin nacelle]

but if its not in the package how would i find it in import

[ripe dune]

Same way it works when you use any other library

[thin nacelle]

uh

i never used a library before

im new-ish so im trying to do everything on my own for learning

[ripe dune]

but you're thinking of making part of your code a library?

I suggest reading a book before writing one. This is the same here

[thin nacelle]

if im being honest its because build tools cant run on my machine lol

and its being used like a library, but its not a json file

its just a project with java files (usually abstract) which im going to use to make a game engine

this might help

[ripe crater]

tree command maybe

[ripe dune]

This doesn't change anything to what I said. I guess if you insist, you just need to make different folders that each have a src folder

[thin nacelle]

Can you show how i would structure this?
Like javaGames-
Game - src - App.java
Engine - src - Player.java

App.java:
Import engine.Player;

[ripe dune]

yup

Then set both src folders as source directories

[thin nacelle]

Source directories?

Damn brb googlin

[thin nacelle]

ok i cant find anything about source directories besides maven

what do you mean

and what should the package look like in App.java and Player.java

[ripe dune]

.... So, what are you using to program? What IDE, what build tool if any?

[thin nacelle]

i dont use a build tool and i use vi to code, but i can run vscode just takes 20m to load

[ripe dune]

.... Okay then the concept of source directory doesn't exist

Instead you'll need the more complicated concept of classpath

You'll compile Engine as usual

And You'll comple App by using as classpath the directory that contains the classes of Engine

[thin nacelle]

when you mean as usual do you mean compile the src folder to a bin folder or compile into engine with the .java files

[thin nacelle]

ok that sounds complex but ill google it and report back

[ripe dune]

I mean you do it as you wish, as long as you do it

[thin nacelle]

will i have to import engine.bin.this; or can i import engine.this; if i use bin

actually ill research first it might answer

[thin nacelle]

i just tried using them both in one big directory but it wont find the import

[ripe dune]

It's so tiring having to explain that, we can't guess what do you mean.
What is that, "using them both in one big directory"?

[thin nacelle]

i showed in the screenshot

it cant find engine

but the package engine; command works fine in Player.java

[ripe dune]

What's there to see in the screenshot, come on.....

[thin nacelle]

the one big directory folder structure

the error

the App.java code

[ripe dune]

They're not at all in the same directory

[thin nacelle]

does codingEngine not count as a directory

[ripe dune]

Who cares, since there is more than one src

[thin nacelle]

so i should put one big src with engine and game in the src folder?

[ripe dune]

You do what you want, but if you want your files layout to be unified, then yes that's what it means

[thin nacelle]

it works now thanks

[barren rock]

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