diff --git a/content/news/052/godot-rust.png b/content/news/052/godot-rust.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3c3110bee Binary files /dev/null and b/content/news/052/godot-rust.png differ diff --git a/content/news/052/index.md b/content/news/052/index.md index 2c5ba6720..40dcab75d 100644 --- a/content/news/052/index.md +++ b/content/news/052/index.md @@ -72,6 +72,40 @@ If needed, a section can be split into subsections with a "------" delimiter. ## Engine Updates +### [godot-rust] + + + +godot-rust ([GitHub][gd-github], [Discord][gd-discord], [Mastodon][gd-mastodon], [Twitter][gd-twitter]) by [@Bromeon] +provides Rust bindings for the [Godot engine](https://godotengine.org/). + +After quite a bit of development on GitHub, the Godot 4 bindings are now available on [crates.io](https://crates.io/crates/godot) -- +you can immediately get started using +`cargo add godot`. Furthermore, the GDExtension API level can now be specified with a Cargo feature, e.g. `api-4-1`. + +The `ScriptInstance` API has matured a lot over the past months. This feature allows users to write Godot scripts in Rust, which can be +attached to nodes (just like GDScript). Scripts allow for quickly attaching/detaching functionality in a scene. + +The overall API has seen several consistency improvements: reorganized modules, `self`/`&self` receivers on geometric types, +easier element access for `Array`/`Dictionary`/`Packed*Array`. The library has also benefited from Rust's +[`#[diagnostic::on_unimplemented]`][gd-diagnostic] to improve user-facing error messages. + +_Discussions: +[/r/rust](https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/1dnmjtl/godotrust_now_on_cratesio_with_the_godot_crate/), +[Mastodon](https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@GodotRust/112673330814149117), +[X](https://x.com/GodotRust/status/1805327592222081482)_ + +_See also the [devlog article][gd-dev-june]._ + +[@Bromeon]: https://github.com/Bromeon +[gd-dev-june]: https://godot-rust.github.io/dev/june-2024-update +[gd-diagnostic]: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2024/05/02/Rust-1.78.0.html#diagnostic-attributes +[gd-discord]: https://discord.gg/aKUCJ8rJsc +[gd-github]: https://github.com/godot-rust/gdext +[gd-mastodon]: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@GodotRust +[gd-twitter]: https://twitter.com/GodotRust +[godot-rust]: https://godot-rust.github.io + ## Learning Material Updates ## Tooling Updates