Object libraries like Vector2 optimizations.

examples/resources/lib/color.lua

@@ -47,41 +47,33 @@ local metatable = {
 }
 
 function Color:new( r, g, b, a )
-	if type( r ) == "table" then
-		r, g, b, a = table.unpack( r )
-	elseif type( r ) == "nil" then
-		r, g, b, a = 0, 0, 0, 255
-	end
-
-	if a == nil then
-		a = 255
-	end
-
 	local object = setmetatable( {}, metatable )
 
-	object.r = r
-	object.g = g
-	object.b = b
-	object.a = a
+	object.r = r or 255
+	object.g = g or 255
+	object.b = b or 255
+	object.a = a or 255
 
-    return object
+	return object
+end
+
+function Color:newT( t )
+	local object = setmetatable( {}, metatable )
+
+	object.r, object.g, object.b, object.a = table.unpack( t )
+
+	return object
 end
 
 function Color:set( r, g, b, a )
-	if type( r ) == "table" then
-		r, g, b, a = table.unpack( r )
-	elseif type( r ) == "nil" then
-		r, g, b, a = 0, 0, 0, 255
-	end
+	self.r = r or 255
+	self.g = g or 255
+	self.b = b or 255
+	self.a = a or 255
+end
 
-	if a == nil then
-		a = 255
-	end
-
-	self.r = r
-	self.g = g
-	self.b = b
-	self.a = a
+function Color:setT( t )
+	self.r, self.g, self.b, self.a = table.unpack( t )
 end
 
 function Color:arr()
@@ -101,7 +93,7 @@ function Color:scale( scalar )
 end
 
 function Color:fade( alpha )
-	return Color:new( RL.Fade( self, alpha ) )
+	return Color:newT( RL.Fade( self, alpha ) )
 end
 
 function Color:toHex()
@@ -109,7 +101,7 @@ function Color:toHex()
 end
 
 function Color:fromHex( hexValue )
-	return Color:new( RL.GetColor( hexValue ) )
+	return Color:newT( RL.GetColor( hexValue ) )
 end
 
 function Color:getNormalized()
@@ -117,31 +109,31 @@ function Color:getNormalized()
 end
 
 function Color:fromNormalized( normalized )
-	return Color:new( RL.ColorFromNormalized( normalized ) )
+	return Color:newT( RL.ColorFromNormalized( normalized ) )
 end
 
 function Color:toHSV()
-	return Vector3:new( RL.ColorToHSV( self ) )
+	return Vector3:newT( RL.ColorToHSV( self ) )
 end
 
 function Color:fromHSV( hue, saturation, value )
-	return Color:new( RL.ColorFromHSV( hue, saturation, value ) )
+	return Color:newT( RL.ColorFromHSV( hue, saturation, value ) )
 end
 
 function Color:tint( tint )
-	return Color:new( RL.ColorTint( self, tint ) )
+	return Color:newT( RL.ColorTint( self, tint ) )
 end
 
 function Color:brightness( factor )
-	return Color:new( RL.ColorBrightness( self, factor ) )
+	return Color:newT( RL.ColorBrightness( self, factor ) )
 end
 
 function Color:contrast( contrast )
-	return Color:new( RL.ColorContrast( self, contrast ) )
+	return Color:newT( RL.ColorContrast( self, contrast ) )
 end
 
 function Color:alphaBlend( dst, src, tint )
-	return Color:new( RL.ColorAlphaBlend( dst, src, tint ) )
+	return Color:newT( RL.ColorAlphaBlend( dst, src, tint ) )
 end
 
 function Color:lerp( color, amount )
@@ -153,4 +145,47 @@ function Color:lerp( color, amount )
 	)
 end
 
+local TEMP_COUNT = 100
+local tempPool = {}
+local curTemp = 1
+
+for _ = 1, TEMP_COUNT do
+	table.insert( tempPool, Color:new( 255, 255, 255, 255 ) )
+end
+
+-- Uses pre generated objects to avoid "slow" table generation.
+function Color:temp( r, g, b, a )
+	local object = tempPool[ curTemp ]
+	curTemp = curTemp + 1
+
+	if TEMP_COUNT < curTemp then
+		curTemp = 1
+	end
+
+	object.r = r or 255
+	object.g = g or 255
+	object.b = b or 255
+	object.a = a or 255
+
+	return object
+end
+
+-- Uses pre generated objects to avoid "slow" table generation.
+function Color:tempT( t )
+	local object = tempPool[ curTemp ]
+	curTemp = curTemp + 1
+
+	if TEMP_COUNT < curTemp then
+		curTemp = 1
+	end
+
+	object.r, object.g, object.b, object.a = table.unpack( t )
+
+	return object
+end
+
+function Color:getTempId()
+	return curTemp
+end
+
 return Color