[*] Style improvements, make constructors callable by :.

That is the recommended style for class constructors.

button.lua

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -- @author Lorenzo Cogotti, Andrea Pasquini
 --
 --
---- Button widget receives the following callbacks: @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onEnter}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onHit}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onLeave}().
+-- Button widget receives the following callbacks: @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onEnter}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onHit}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onLeave}().
 
 
 local BASE = (...):gsub('button$', '')
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ local core = require(BASE..'core')
 local shadowtext = require 'lib.gear.shadowtext'
 local T = require('lib.moonspeak').translate
 
-local Button = setmetatable({}, Widget)
+local Button = setmetatable({
+    __call = function(cls, args) return cls:new(args) end
+}, Widget)
 Button.__index = Button
 
 --- Attributes accepted by the @{Button} widget beyond the standard @{yui.Widget.WidgetAttributes|attributes}
@@ -33,8 +35,8 @@ Button.__index = Button
 
 --- Button constructor
 -- @param args (@{ButtonAttributes}) widget attributes
-function Button.new(args)
+function Button:new(args)
-    local self = setmetatable(args, Button)
+    self = setmetatable(args, self)
 
     self.text = self.text or ""
     self.align = self.align or 'center'
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ local function hit(button)
     end
 end
 
-function Button:onPointerInput(px,py, clicked)
+function Button:onPointerInput(_,_, clicked)
     self:grabFocus()
     if clicked then hit(self) end
 end

checkbox.lua

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 -- @copyright 2022, The DoubleFourteen Code Forge
 -- @author Lorenzo Cogotti, Andrea Pasquini
 --
---- Checkbox widget receives the following callbacks: @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onEnter}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onChange}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onLeave}().
+-- Checkbox widget receives the following callbacks: @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onEnter}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onChange}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onLeave}().
 
 local BASE = (...):gsub('checkbox$', '')
 
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ local core = require(BASE..'core')
 local shadowtext = require 'lib.gear.shadowtext'
 local T = require('lib.moonspeak').translate
 
-local Checkbox = setmetatable({}, Widget)
+local Checkbox = setmetatable({
+    __call = function(cls, args) return cls:new(args) end
+}, Widget)
 Checkbox.__index = Checkbox
 
 
@@ -25,15 +27,15 @@ Checkbox.__index = Checkbox
 -- @field text (string) text displayed inside the Checkbox
 -- @field[opt='center'] valign (string) vertical alignment 'top', 'bottom', 'center'
 -- @field[opt='center'] align (string) horizontal alignment, 'left', 'center', 'right'
--- @field cornerRadius (number) radius for rounded corners 
+-- @field cornerRadius (number) radius for rounded corner
 -- @field notranslate (boolean) don't translate text
 -- @table CheckboxAttributes
 
 
 --- Checkbox constructor
 -- @param args (@{CheckboxAttributes}) widget attributes
-function Checkbox.new(args)
+function Checkbox:new(args)
-    local self = setmetatable(args, Checkbox)
+    self = setmetatable(args, self)
 
     self.text = self.text or ""
     self.text = self.notranslate and self.text or T(self.text)
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ function Checkbox.new(args)
     return self
 end
 
-function Checkbox:onPointerInput(px,py, clicked)
+function Checkbox:onPointerInput(_,_, clicked)
     self:grabFocus()
     if clicked then
         self.checked = not self.checked
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ function Checkbox:draw()
         love.graphics.line(x+h*.2,y+h*.55, x+h*.45,y+h*.75, x+h*.8,y+h*.2)
     end
 
-    -- Most of the times checkboxes have no text, so test for performance
+    -- Most checkboxes have no text, so test for performance
     if self.text ~= "" then
         love.graphics.setFont(font)
         y = y + core.verticalOffsetForAlign(self.valign, font, self.h)

choice.lua

@@ -4,18 +4,19 @@
 -- @copyright 2022, The DoubleFourteen Code Forge
 -- @author Lorenzo Cogotti, Andrea Pasquini
 --
---- Multi-choice widget receives the following callbacks: @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onEnter}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onChange}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onLeave}().
+-- Multi-choice widget receives the following callbacks: @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onEnter}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onChange}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onLeave}().
 
 local BASE = (...):gsub('choice$', '')
 
 local Widget = require(BASE..'widget')
 local core = require(BASE..'core')
 
+local clamp = require('lib.gear.algo').clamp
 local shadowtext = require 'lib.gear.shadowtext'
 local T = require('lib.moonspeak').translate
 
 local Choice = setmetatable({
-    __call = function(cls, args) return cls.new(args) end
+    __call = function(cls, args) return cls:new(args) end
 }, Widget)
 Choice.__index = Choice
 
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ Choice.__index = Choice
 
 --- Choice constructor
 -- @param args (@{ChoiceAttributes}) widget attributes
-function Choice.new(args)
+function Choice:new(args)
-    local self = setmetatable(args, Choice)
+    self = setmetatable(args, self)
 
     self.align = self.align or 'center'
     self.valign = self.valign or 'center'
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ end
 
 function Choice:checkIndex()
     if self.nowrap then
-        self.index = math.min(math.max(self.index, 1), #self.choices)
+        self.index = clamp(self.index, 1, #self.choices)
     else
         if self.index < 1 then
             self.index = #self.choices
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ function Choice:onActionInput(action)
     return true
 end
 
-function Choice:onPointerInput(px,py, clicked)
+function Choice:onPointerInput(px,_, clicked)
     self:grabFocus()
     if not clicked then
         return

columns.lua

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 -- @copyright 2022, The DoubleFourteen Code Forge
 -- @author Lorenzo Cogotti, Andrea Pasquini
 --
---- A widget container, lays down its child widgets into multiple columns.
+-- A widget container, lays down its child widgets into multiple columns.
 
 local BASE = (...):gsub('columns$', '')
 
@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@ local Layout = require(BASE..'layout')
 
 -- Advance position to next column
 -- given current position, widget dimensions and padding
-local function columnadvance(x,y, ww,wh, padding)
+local function columnadvance(x,y, ww,_, padding)
     return x + ww + padding, y
 end
 
 local Columns = setmetatable({
     advance = columnadvance,
-    __call = function(cls, args) return cls.new(args) end
+    __call = function(cls, args) return cls:new(args) end
 }, Layout)
 Columns.__index = Columns
 
 
-function Columns.new(args) return setmetatable(Layout.new(args), Columns) end
+function Columns:new(args) return setmetatable(Layout:new(args), self) end
 
 return Columns

input.lua

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 -- @copyright 2022, The DoubleFourteen Code Forge
 -- @author Lorenzo Cogotti, Andrea Pasquini
 --
---- Input widget receives the following callbacks: @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onEnter}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onChange}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onLeave}().
+-- Input widget receives the following callbacks: @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onEnter}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onChange}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onLeave}().
 
 
 local BASE = (...):gsub('input$', '')
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ local utf8 = require 'utf8'
 -- NOTE: Input manages keyboard directly.
 local Input = setmetatable({
     grabkeyboard = true,
-    __call = function(cls, args) return cls.new(args) end
+    __call = function(cls, args) return cls:new(args) end
 }, Widget)
 Input.__index = Input
 
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ end
 
 --- Input constructor
 -- @param args (@{InputAttributes}) widget attributes
-function Input.new(args)
+function Input:new(args)
-    local self = setmetatable(args, Input)
+    self = setmetatable(args, self)
 
     self.text = self.text or ""
     self.color = self.color or core.theme.color
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function Input:textinput(text)
     end
 end
 
-function Input:keypressed(key, code, isrepeat)
+function Input:keypressed(key, _, isrepeat)
     if isrepeat == nil then
         -- LOVE sends 3 types of keypressed() events,
         -- 1. with isrepeat = true
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ function Input:keypressed(key, code, isrepeat)
             self:onChange(self.text)
         elseif key == 'delete' and self.cursor ~= utf8.len(self.text)+1 then
             local a,b = split(self.text, self.cursor)
-            local _,b = split(b, 2)
+            _,b = split(b, 2)
 
             self.text = table.concat { a, b }
 

label.lua

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 -- @classmod yui.Label
 -- @copyright 2022, The DoubleFourteen Code Forge
 -- @author Lorenzo Cogotti, Andrea Pasquini
---
 
 local BASE = (...):gsub('label$', '')
 
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ local T = require('lib.moonspeak').translate
 -- Labels don't accept focus
 local Label = setmetatable({
     nofocus = true,
-    __call = function(cls, args) return cls.new(args) end
+    __call = function(cls, args) return cls:new(args) end
 }, Widget)
 Label.__index = Label
 
@@ -30,8 +29,8 @@ Label.__index = Label
 
 --- Label constructor
 -- @param args (@{LabelAttributes}) widget attributes
-function Label.new(args)
+function Label:new(args)
-    local self = setmetatable(args, Label)
+    self = setmetatable(args, self)
 
     self.text = self.text or ""
     self.text = self.notranslate and self.text or T(self.text)

layout.lua

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 -- @copyright 2022, The DoubleFourteen Code Forge
 -- @author Lorenzo Cogotti, Andrea Pasquini
 --
---- @{Layout} is an internal class, serving as a container of widgets and helping to define their organization and display order.
+-- @{Layout} is an internal class, serving as a container of widgets and
+-- defining their organization and display order.
 -- It is useful for arrangement customization.
 
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ local rectunion = gear.rect.union
 local pointinrect = gear.rect.pointinside
 
 local Layout = setmetatable({
-    __call = function(cls, args) return cls.new(args) end
+    __call = function(cls, args) return cls:new(args) end
 }, Widget)
 Layout.__index = Layout
 
@@ -167,8 +168,8 @@ end
 
 --- Layout constructor
 -- @param args (@{LayoutAttributes}) widget attributes
-function Layout.new(args)
+function Layout:new(args)
-    local self = setmetatable(args, Layout)
+    self = setmetatable(args, self)
 
     self.padding = self.padding or 0
     self.stack = {}

rows.lua

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 -- @copyright 2022, The DoubleFourteen Code Forge
 -- @author Lorenzo Cogotti, Andrea Pasquini
 --
---- A widget container, lays down its child widgets into multiple rows.
+-- A widget container, lays down its child widgets into multiple rows.
 
 local BASE = (...):gsub('rows$', '')
 
@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@ local Layout = require(BASE..'layout')
 
 -- Advance position to next row,
 -- given current position, widget dimensions and padding.
-local function rowadvance(x,y, ww,wh, padding)
+local function rowadvance(x,y, _,wh, padding)
     return x, y + wh + padding
 end
 
 local Rows = setmetatable({
     advance = rowadvance,
-    __call = function(cls, args) return cls.new(args) end
+    __call = function(cls, args) return cls:new(args) end
 }, Layout)
 Rows.__index = Rows
 
 
-function Rows.new(args) return setmetatable(Layout.new(args), Rows) end
+function Rows:new(args) return setmetatable(Layout:new(args), Rows) end
 
 return Rows

slider.lua

@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@
 -- @copyright 2022, The DoubleFourteen Code Forge
 -- @author Lorenzo Cogotti, Andrea Pasquini
 --
---- Slider widget receives the following callbacks: @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onEnter}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onChange}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onLeave}().
+-- Slider widget receives the following callbacks: @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onEnter}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onChange}(), @{yui.Widget.WidgetCallbacks|onLeave}().
 
 local BASE = (...):gsub('slider$', '')
 
 local Widget = require(BASE..'widget')
 local core = require(BASE..'core')
 
-local Slider = setmetatable({}, Widget)
+local Slider = setmetatable({
+    __call = function(cls, args) return cls:new(args) end
+}, Widget)
 Slider.__index = Slider
 
 --- Attributes accepted by the @{Slider} widget beyond the standard @{yui.Widget.WidgetAttributes|attributes}
@@ -21,15 +23,15 @@ Slider.__index = Slider
 -- @field max (number) max value of the slider
 -- @field vertical (boolean) true for vertical slider, false or nil for horizontal slider
 -- @field value (number) default value
--- @field step (number) number of slider's steps 
+-- @field step (number) number of slider's steps
 -- @field cornerRadius (number) radius for rounded corners
 -- @table SliderAttributes
 
 
 --- Slider constructor
 -- @param args (@{SliderAttributes}) widget attributes
-function Slider.new(args)
+function Slider:new(args)
-    local self = setmetatable(args, Slider)
+    self = setmetatable(args, self)
 
     self.color = self.color or core.theme.color
     self.cornerRadius = self.cornerRadius or core.theme.cornerRadius
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ function Slider.new(args)
     return self
 end
 
-function Slider:onPointerInput(px,py, clicked, down)
+function Slider:onPointerInput(px,py, _, down)
     self:grabFocus()
     if not down then
         return

spacer.lua

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 -- @copyright 2022, The DoubleFourteen Code Forge
 -- @author Lorenzo Cogotti, Andrea Pasquini
 --
---- Spacer widget insert a space between two widget.
+-- Spacer widget insert a space between two widget.
 
 local BASE = (...):gsub('spacer$', '')
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ local Widget = require(BASE..'widget')
 -- Spacers don't accept focus
 local Spacer = setmetatable({
     nofocus = true,
-    __call = function(cls, args) return cls.new(args) end
+    __call = function(cls, args) return cls:new(args) end
 }, Widget)
 Spacer.__index = Spacer
 
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ Spacer.__index = Spacer
 --- Attributes accepted by the @{Spacer} widget @{yui.Widget.WidgetAttributes|attributes}.
 --
 -- @param args @{yui.Widget.WidgetAttributes|Widgetattributes} widget attributes
-function Spacer.new(args) return setmetatable(args, Spacer) end
+function Spacer:new(args) return setmetatable(args, self) end
 
 return Spacer

ui.lua

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 --
 
 --- An Ui manages a hierarchy of Widgets.
--- The @{Ui} draws its widgets according to their layout and position, manages input focus, and 
+-- The @{Ui} draws its widgets according to their layout and position, manages input focus, and
 -- dispatches events to the appropriate widgets depending on their class and activity status.
 local BASE = (...):gsub('ui$', '')
 
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ end
 
 --- Ui constructor
 -- @param args (@{UiAttributes}) widget attributes
-function Ui.new(args)
+function Ui:new(args)
-    local self = setmetatable(args, Ui)
+    self = setmetatable(args, self)
-    assert(#self == 1, "Ui.new() must have exactly one root widget.")
+    assert(#self == 1, "Ui:new() must have exactly one root widget.")
 
     self.device = self.device or require(BASE..'device.love').new()
     self.x = self.x or 0
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ function Ui.new(args)
 
     local root = self[1]
     if not isinstance(root, Widget) then
-        error("Ui.new() bad root Widget type: "..type(root)..".")
+        error("Ui:new() bad root Widget type: "..type(root)..".")
     end
 
     root.x,root.y = self.x,self.y
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ function Ui.new(args)
     if isinstance(root, Layout) then
         root:layoutWidgets()
     else
-        assert(type(root.w) == 'number', "Ui.new() root Widget must have a numeric width.")
+        assert(type(root.w) == 'number', "Ui:new() root Widget must have a numeric width.")
-        assert(type(root.h) == 'number', "Ui.new() root Widget must have a numeric height.")
+        assert(type(root.h) == 'number', "Ui:new() root Widget must have a numeric height.")
-        assert(not root.nofocus, "Ui.new() single root Widget can't be nofocus.")
+        assert(not root.nofocus, "Ui:new() single root Widget can't be nofocus.")
     end
 
     self.w,self.h = root.w,root.h

widget.lua

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 local rectunion = require('lib.gear.rect').union
 
 local Widget = {
-    __call = function(cls, args) return cls.new(args) end
+    __call = function(cls, args) return cls:new(args) end
 }
 Widget.__index = Widget