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Render Layer

A SolidJS component that renders a PixiJS RenderLayer.

Please see the PixiJS docs for detailed information.

render-layer-demo.tsx
import { Container, PixiCanvas, RenderLayer, Sprite, usePixiScreen } from "pixi-solid";
import { ObjectFitContainer } from "pixi-solid/utils";
import type * as Pixi from "pixi.js";
import { Assets, TextureStyle } from "pixi.js";
import { createResource, Show, Suspense } from "solid-js";
import birdAssetUrl from "@/assets/bird_05.png";
import eelAssetUrl from "@/assets/eel.png";
import runAssetUrl from "@/assets/run_03.png";
import skyAssetUrl from "@/assets/sky.png";
const DemoComponent = () => {
const pixiScreen = usePixiScreen();
// Setting scale mode to nearest for crisp pixel art
TextureStyle.defaultOptions.scaleMode = "nearest";
// Create a resource to load the sky texture
const [textureResource] = createResource(() =>
Assets.load<Pixi.Texture>([
{ alias: "sky", src: skyAssetUrl },
{ alias: "bird", src: birdAssetUrl },
{ alias: "run", src: runAssetUrl },
{ alias: "eel", src: eelAssetUrl },
]),
);
let birdRef: Pixi.Sprite | undefined;
let characterRef: Pixi.Sprite | undefined;
let eelRef: Pixi.Sprite | undefined;
return (
<Show when={textureResource()}>
{/* Show our Stage when the assets are loaded */}
<ObjectFitContainer width={pixiScreen.width} height={pixiScreen.height} fitMode={"cover"}>
<Sprite texture={Assets.get("sky")} />
</ObjectFitContainer>
<Container x={pixiScreen.width * 0.5} y={pixiScreen.height * 0.5} scale={3}>
<Sprite texture={Assets.get("bird")} ref={birdRef} anchor={0.5} x={-10} y={-20} />
<Sprite texture={Assets.get("run")} ref={characterRef} anchor={0.5} />
</Container>
<Sprite
texture={Assets.get("eel")}
x={pixiScreen.width * 0.5}
y={pixiScreen.height * 0.5}
anchor={0.5}
ref={(sprite) => {
eelRef = sprite;
}}
/>
{/* Set a custom render order by arranging out scene objects in a different order in the RenderLayer */}
<RenderLayer>
<Container as={eelRef} />
<Container as={characterRef} />
<Container as={birdRef} />
</RenderLayer>
</Show>
);
};
export const Demo = () => (
<Suspense fallback={<div>Loading...</div>}>
<PixiCanvas style={{ "aspect-ratio": "2/1.5" }}>
<DemoComponent />
</PixiCanvas>
</Suspense>
);