Precise framerate calculation, scheduling and framerate limiting.
The tick and get_fps functions can be used in conjunction to fulfil most games’ basic requirements:
from pyglet import clock
while True:
dt = clock.tick()
# ... update and render ...
print 'FPS is %f' % clock.get_fps()
The dt value returned gives the number of seconds (as a float) since the last “tick”.
The get_fps function averages the framerate over a sliding window of approximately 1 second. (You can calculate the instantaneous framerate by taking the reciprocal of dt).
Always remember to tick the clock!
The framerate can be limited:
clock.set_fps_limit(60)
This causes clock to sleep during each tick in an attempt to keep the number of ticks (frames) per second below 60.
The implementation uses platform-dependent high-resolution sleep functions to achieve better accuracy with busy-waiting than would be possible using just the time module.
You can schedule a function to be called every time the clock is ticked:
def callback(dt):
print '%f seconds since last callback' % dt
clock.schedule(callback)
The schedule_interval method causes a function to be called every “n” seconds:
clock.schedule_interval(callback, .5) # called twice a second
The schedule_once method causes a function to be called once “n” seconds in the future:
clock.schedule_once(callback, 5) # called in 5 seconds
All of the schedule methods will pass on any additional args or keyword args you specify to the callback function:
def animate(dt, velocity, sprite):
sprite.position += dt * velocity
clock.schedule(animate, velocity=5.0, sprite=alien)
You can cancel a function scheduled with any of these methods using unschedule:
clock.unschedule(animate)
The ClockDisplay class provides a simple FPS counter. You should create an instance of ClockDisplay once during the application’s start up:
fps_display = clock.ClockDisplay()
Call draw on the ClockDisplay object for each frame:
fps_display.draw()
There are several options to change the font, color and text displayed within the __init__ method.
The clock functions are all relayed to an instance of Clock which is initialised with the module. You can get this instance to use directly:
clk = clock.get_default()
You can also replace the default clock with your own:
myclk = clock.Clock() clock.set_default(myclk)
Each clock maintains its own set of scheduled functions and FPS limiting/measurement. Each clock must be “ticked” separately.
Multiple and derived clocks potentially allow you to separate “game-time” and “wall-time”, or to synchronise your clock to an audio or video stream instead of the system clock.
Clock | Class for calculating and limiting framerate, and for calling scheduled |
ClockDisplay | Display current clock values, such as FPS. |
get_default() | Return the Clock instance that is used by all module-level |
get_fps() | Return the current measured FPS of the default clock. |
get_fps_limit() | Get the framerate limit for the default clock. |
get_sleep_time(sleep_idle) | Get the time until the next item is scheduled on the default clock. |
schedule(func, *args, **kwargs) | Schedule ‘func’ to be called every frame on the default clock. |
schedule_interval(func, interval, *args, ...) | Schedule ‘func’ to be called every ‘interval’ seconds on the default clock. |
schedule_interval_soft(func, interval, ...) | Schedule ‘func’ to be called every ‘interval’ seconds on the default clock, beginning at a time that does not coincide with other scheduled events. |
schedule_once(func, delay, *args, **kwargs) | Schedule ‘func’ to be called once after ‘delay’ seconds (can be a float) on the default clock. |
set_default(default) | Set the default clock to use for all module-level functions. |
set_fps_limit(fps_limit) | Set the framerate limit for the default clock. |
test_clock() | |
tick([poll]) | Signify that one frame has passed on the default clock. |
unschedule(func) | Remove ‘func’ from the default clock’s schedule. |
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