Load Atlas and Font images from paths

atlas.lua

@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ local Object = require "lib/classic"
 local Atlas = Object:extend()
 
 ---Creates a new atlas.
----@param image love.Image The source image for the atlas.
+---@param image_path string The path to the source image for the atlas.
 ---@param sw integer The width of each sprite.
 ---@param sh integer The height of each sprite.
 ---@param ax integer? The anchor X coordinate of each sprite. Defaults to 0.
 ---@param ay integer? The anchor Y coordinate of each sprite. Defaults to 0.
-function Atlas:new(image, sw, sh, ax, ay)
+function Atlas:new(image_path, sw, sh, ax, ay)
+  local image = love.graphics.newImage(image_path)
+
   ---The source image of the atlas.
   self.image = image
 

font.lua

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ local Atlas = require "atlas"
 local Font = Atlas:extend()
 
 ---Creates a new font.
----@param image love.Image The source image for the atlas.
+---@param image_path string The path to the source image for the atlas.
 ---@param sw integer The width of each sprite.
 ---@param sh integer The height of each sprite.
 ---@param characters string[] A list of characters with indices corresponding to each sprite.
-function Font:new(image, sw, sh, characters)
-  Font.super.new(self, image, sw, sh)
+function Font:new(image_path, sw, sh, characters)
+  Font.super.new(self, image_path, sw, sh)
 
   ---A map of characters to sprites.
   self.characters = {}
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function Font:draw(text, x, y)
     local sprite = self.characters[c]
     if sprite then
       local x = (i - 1) * self.sw + x
-      Font.super.draw(self, sprite, x, y)
+      self.super.draw(self, sprite, x, y)
     end
   end
 end

main.lua

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ local pushOpts = {
 push:setupScreen(gameWidth, gameHeight, windowWidth, windowHeight, pushOpts)
 
 function love.load()
-  local blockyFont = love.graphics.newImage("assets/small-blocky-font.png")
-
   local blockFontChars = {
     " ", "!", "\"", "#", "$", "%", "&", "'", "(", ")", "×", "+", ",", "-", ".", "/", --first line
     "0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", ":", ";", "<", "=", ">", "?",  --second line
@@ -28,9 +26,9 @@ function love.load()
     "P", "Q", "R", "S", "T", "U", "V", "W", "X", "Y", "Z", "{", "|", "}", "~",       --fourth line
   }
 
-  BlockyFont = Font(blockyFont, 8, 8, blockFontChars)
+  BlockyFont = Font("assets/small-blocky-font.png", 8, 8, blockFontChars)
 
-  local uiAtlas = Atlas(love.graphics.newImage("assets/flat-ui.png"), 32, 32)
+  local uiAtlas = Atlas("assets/flat-ui.png", 32, 32)
 
   Window = NineSlice(uiAtlas, {
     tl = 26,

units.lua

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ local function rowState(atlas, row, len, on_finish, next)
   return spannedState(atlas, start, len, on_finish, next)
 end
 
-local leafRanger = Atlas(love.graphics.newImage("assets/leaf-ranger.png"), 288, 128, 144, 128)
-local bringerOfDeath = Atlas(love.graphics.newImage("assets/bringer-of-death.png"), 140, 93, 105, 93)
+local leafRanger = Atlas("assets/leaf-ranger.png", 288, 128, 144, 128)
+local bringerOfDeath = Atlas("assets/bringer-of-death.png", 140, 93, 105, 93)
 
 return {
   {