Marshal Dumpable Bitmap Data v1.00

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Here's a hypothetical question:

Let's say you want to store screenshots of the travels of your protagonists. You know, to display during the end credits. Or you want to show a little screenshot on the save menu. Maybe you'd like to customize your character's appearance in some way by allowing people to directly draw on them.

But wait! You can't use Marshal.dump on these images! This means that next time the save file is loaded, the image gets lost because it couldn't be stored with your save game. What to do now?

Well, luckily, I've come with a solution. By directly taking the image data from the bitmap, I can actually use Marshal.dump to store it.

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Installation

Make sure to put this below Materials, but above Main Process.

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Usage

When you have your Bitmap data ready, you can create a new BitmapData object by using it as its argument.

Example:

bitmap = Bitmap.new(16, 16) color1 = Color.new(255, 0, 0, 255) color2 = Color.new(0, 0, 255, 255) bitmap.gradient_fill_rect(0, 0, 16, 16, color1, color2) bitmap_data = CXJ::BitmapData.new(bitmap)

The BitmapData class is encapsulated in the CXJ module, to avoid any potential conflicts with other scripts.

To retrieve the bitmap data again, you can use the load_bitmap method. Do note that the sizes must match, otherwise there might be a conflict. To simplify this process however, I've also added a method to the BitmapData class called bitmap, which automatically creates a Bitmap object with the correct size, after which the data is injected.

Example:

bitmap = Bitmap.new(bitmap_data.width, bitmap_data.height) bitmap.load_data(bitmap_data)

bitmap = bitmap_data.bitmap

Both practically do the same.

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Aditional Credits

• Tsukihime (Original code to retrieve bitmap data, who might have gotten it from another script)

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Script:

#==============================================================================
# 
# GaryCXJk - Marshal Dumpable Bitmap Data v1.00
# * Last Updated: 2012.12.28
# * Level: Medium
# * Requires: N/A
#
# Aditional credits:
# * Tsukihime
#
#==============================================================================

$imported = {} if $imported.nil?
$imported["CXJ-MarshalDumpableBitmapData"] = true

#==============================================================================
#
# Changelog:
#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 2012.12.28 - v1.00
#
# * Initial release
#
#==============================================================================
#
# Here's a hypothetical question:
#
# Let's say you want to store screenshots of the travels of your protagonists.
# You know, to display during the end credits. Or you want to show a little
# screenshot on the save menu. Maybe you'd like to customize your character's
# appearance in some way by allowing people to directly draw on them.
#
# But wait! You can't use Marshal.dump on these images! This means that next
# time the save file is loaded, the image gets lost because it couldn't be
# stored with your save game. What to do now?
#
# Well, luckily, I've come with a solution. By directly taking the image data
# from the bitmap, I can actually use Marshal.dump to store it.
#
#==============================================================================
#
# Installation:
#
# Make sure to put this below Materials, but above Main Process.
#
#==============================================================================
# Usage:
#
# When you have your Bitmap data ready, you can create a new BitmapData object
# by using it as its argument.
#
# Example:
#
# bitmap = Bitmap.new(16, 16)
# color1 = Color.new(255, 0, 0, 255)
# color2 = Color.new(0, 0, 255, 255)
# bitmap.gradient_fill_rect(0, 0, 16, 16, color1, color2)
# bitmap_data = CXJ::BitmapData.new(bitmap)
#
# The BitmapData class is encapsulated in the CXJ module, to avoid any
# potential conflicts with other scripts.
#
# To retrieve the bitmap data again, you can use the load_bitmap method. Do
# note that the sizes must match, otherwise there might be a conflict. To
# simplify this process however, I've also added a method to the BitmapData
# class called bitmap, which automatically creates a Bitmap object with the
# correct size, after which the data is injected.
#
# Example:
#
# bitmap = Bitmap.new(bitmap_data.width, bitmap_data.height)
# bitmap.load_data(bitmap_data)
#
# bitmap = bitmap_data.bitmap
#
# Both practically do the same.
#
#==============================================================================
#
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#
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# Despite what the license tells you, I will not hunt down anybody who doesn't
# follow the license in regards to giving credits. However, as it is common
# courtesy to actually do give credits, it is recommended that you do.
#
# As I picked this license, you are free to share this script through any
# means, which includes hosting it on your own website, selling it on eBay and
# hang it in the bathroom as toilet paper. Well, not selling it on eBay, that's
# a dick move, but you are still free to redistribute the work.
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#
# Personally, when used in commercial games, I prefer you would use the second
# option. Not only will it actually give me more name recognition in real
# life, which also works well for my portfolio, it will also look more
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# decide to use my username, meaning, capital C, capital X, capital J, lower
# case k. Yes, it might seem stupid, but it's one thing I absolutely care
# about.
#
# Finally, if you want my endorsement for your product, if it's good enough
# and I have the game in my posession, I might endorse it. Do note that if you
# give me the game for free, it will not affect my opinion of the game. It
# would be nice, but if I really did care for the game I'd actually purchase
# it. Remember, the best way to get any satisfaction is if you get people to
# purchase the game, so in a way, I prefer it if you don't actually give me
# a free copy.
#
# This script was originally hosted on:
# http://area91.multiverseworks.com
#
# Don't forget to also credit:
# * Tsukihime (Original code to retrieve bitmap data, who might have gotten it
#     from another script)
#
#==============================================================================
#
# The code below should not be altered unless you know what you're doing.
#
#==============================================================================

#==============================================================================
# ** CXJ::BitmapData
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  This class acts like a container for the bitmap data.
#==============================================================================

module CXJ
  class BitmapData
    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # * Initialization
    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    def initialize(bmp)
      @width = bmp.width
      @height = bmp.height
      @data = bmp.dumpable_data
    end
    
    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # * Image Width
    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    def width
      @width
    end
    
    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # * Image Height
    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    def height
      @height
    end
    
    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # * Bitmap Data
    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    def data
      @data
    end
    
    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # * Bitmap Created From Bitmap Data
    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    def bitmap
      bmp = Bitmap.new(width, height)
      bmp.load_data(self)
      bmp
    end
  end
end

#==============================================================================
# ** Bitmap
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  The bitmap class. Bitmaps represent images.
#  Sprites (Sprite) and other objects must be used to display bitmaps onscreen.
#==============================================================================

class Bitmap
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * New: Pointer To Bitmap Data
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def pointer_data
    rdata_ptr = DL::CPtr.new((object_id<<1)+16, 4)[0, 4].unpack('I')[0]
    bm_info_ptr = DL::CPtr.new(rdata_ptr+8, 4)[0, 4].unpack('I')[0]
    bm_data_ptr = DL::CPtr.new(bm_info_ptr+12, 4)[0, 4].unpack('I')[0]
    data = DL::CPtr.new(bm_data_ptr-((height-1)*width*4))
    data
  end
  
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * New: Dumpable Bitmap Data
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def dumpable_data
    pointer_data[0, height * width * 4]
  end
  
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * New: Fill Bitmap With Bitmap Data
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def load_data(bitmap_data)
    raise("No BitmapData is supplied.") if !bitmap_data.instance_of?(CXJ::BitmapData)
    raise("Size does not match.") if width != bitmap_data.width || height != bitmap_data.height
    pointer_data[0, height * width * 4] = bitmap_data.data
  end
end

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License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

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