Adding custom mouse cursors for flame (#935)

* Adding custom mouse cursors for flame

* linting and adding fvm to gitignore

* PR suggestions

* Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Luan Nico <luanpotter27@gmail.com>

Co-authored-by: Luan Nico <luanpotter27@gmail.com>

.gitignore

@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ desktop/
 build/
 
 coverage
+
+.fvm

doc/gesture-input.md

@@ -102,6 +102,22 @@ and [MouseRegion widget](https://api.flutter.dev/flutter/widgets/MouseRegion-cla
 also read more about Flutter's gestures
 [here](https://api.flutter.dev/flutter/gestures/gestures-library.html).
 
+It is also possible to change the current mouse cursor displayed on the `GameWidget` region. To do
+so the following code can be used inside the `Game` class
+
+```dart
+mouseCursor.value = SystemMouseCursors.move;
+```
+
+To already initialize the `GameWidget` with a custom cursor, the `mouseCursor` property can be used
+
+```dart
+GameWidget(
+  game: MouseCursorGame(),
+  mouseCursor: SystemMouseCursors.move,
+);
+```
+
 ## Event coordinate system
 
 On events that have positions, like for example `Tap*` or `Drag`, you will notice that the `eventPosition`

examples/lib/stories/input/input.dart

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'package:dashbook/dashbook.dart';
 import 'package:flame/game.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
 import '../../commons/commons.dart';
 import 'draggables.dart';
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import 'hoverables.dart';
 import 'joystick.dart';
 import 'joystick_advanced.dart';
 import 'keyboard.dart';
+import 'mouse_cursor.dart';
 import 'mouse_movement.dart';
 import 'multitap.dart';
 import 'multitap_advanced.dart';
@@ -26,6 +28,18 @@ void addInputStories(Dashbook dashbook) {
       (_) => GameWidget(game: MouseMovementGame()),
       codeLink: baseLink('input/mouse_movement.dart'),
     )
+    ..add(
+      'Mouse Cursor',
+      (_) => GameWidget(
+        game: MouseCursorGame(),
+        mouseCursor: SystemMouseCursors.move,
+      ),
+      codeLink: baseLink('input/mouse_cursor.dart'),
+      info: '''
+      Example showcasing the ability to change the game cursor in runtime
+      hover the little square to see the cursor changing
+      ''',
+    )
     ..add(
       'Scroll',
       (_) => GameWidget(game: ScrollGame()),

examples/lib/stories/input/mouse_cursor.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import 'package:flame/extensions.dart';
+import 'package:flame/game.dart';
+import 'package:flame/input.dart';
+import 'package:flame/palette.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
+
+class MouseCursorGame extends Game with MouseMovementDetector {
+  static const speed = 200;
+  static final Paint _blue = BasicPalette.blue.paint();
+  static final Paint _white = BasicPalette.white.paint();
+  static final Vector2 objSize = Vector2.all(150);
+
+  Vector2 position = Vector2(100, 100);
+  Vector2? target;
+
+  bool onTarget = false;
+
+  @override
+  void onMouseMove(PointerHoverInfo info) {
+    target = info.eventPosition.game;
+  }
+
+  Rect _toRect() => position.toPositionedRect(objSize);
+
+  @override
+  void render(Canvas canvas) {
+    canvas.drawRect(
+      _toRect(),
+      onTarget ? _blue : _white,
+    );
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void update(double dt) {
+    final target = this.target;
+    if (target != null) {
+      final hovering = _toRect().contains(target.toOffset());
+      if (hovering) {
+        if (!onTarget) {
+          //Entered
+          mouseCursor.value = SystemMouseCursors.grab;
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (onTarget) {
+          // Exited
+          mouseCursor.value = SystemMouseCursors.move;
+        }
+      }
+      onTarget = hovering;
+    }
+  }
+}

packages/flame/.min_coverage

@@ -1 +1 @@
-54.8
+57.0

packages/flame/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
  - Add `loadAllImages` to `Images`, which loads all images from the prefixed path
  - Reviewed the keyboard API with new mixins (`KeyboardHandler` and `HasKeyboardHandlerComponents`)
  - Added `FocusNode` on the game widget and improved keyboard handling in the game.
+ - Added ability to have custom mouse cursor on the `GameWidget` region
 
 ## [1.0.0-releasecandidate.13]
  - Fix camera not ending up in the correct position on long jumps

packages/flame/lib/src/game/game.dart

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:ui';
 
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/rendering.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/scheduler.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
@@ -209,6 +210,11 @@ abstract class Game extends Projector {
   /// - GameWidget
   /// - [Game.overlays]
   final overlays = ActiveOverlaysNotifier();
+
+  /// Used to change the mouse cursor of the GameWidget running this game.
+  /// Setting the value to null will make the GameWidget defer the choice
+  /// of the cursor to the closest region available on the tree.
+  final mouseCursor = ValueNotifier<MouseCursor?>(null);
 }
 
 /// A [ChangeNotifier] used to control the visibility of overlays on a [Game] instance.

packages/flame/lib/src/game/game_widget/game_widget.dart

@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ class GameWidget<T extends Game> extends StatefulWidget {
   /// Defaults to true.
   final bool autofocus;
 
+  /// Initial mouse cursor for this [GameWidget]
+  /// mouse cursor can be changed in runtime using [Game.mouseCursor]
+  final MouseCursor? mouseCursor;
+
   /// Renders a [game] in a flutter widget tree.
   ///
   /// Ex:
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ class GameWidget<T extends Game> extends StatefulWidget {
     this.initialActiveOverlays,
     this.focusNode,
     this.autofocus = true,
+    this.mouseCursor,
   }) : super(key: key);
 
   /// Renders a [game] in a flutter widget tree alongside widgets overlays.
@@ -128,6 +133,8 @@ class GameWidget<T extends Game> extends StatefulWidget {
 class _GameWidgetState<T extends Game> extends State<GameWidget<T>> {
   Set<String> initialActiveOverlays = {};
 
+  MouseCursor? _mouseCursor;
+
   Future<void>? _gameLoaderFuture;
 
   Future<void> get _gameLoaderFutureCache =>
@@ -139,8 +146,18 @@ class _GameWidgetState<T extends Game> extends State<GameWidget<T>> {
 
     // Add the initial overlays
     _initActiveOverlays();
+    addOverlaysListener();
 
-    addOverlaysListener(widget.game);
+    // Add the initial mouse cursor
+    _initMouseCursor();
+    addMouseCursorListener();
+  }
+
+  void _initMouseCursor() {
+    if (widget.mouseCursor != null) {
+      widget.game.mouseCursor.value = widget.mouseCursor;
+      _mouseCursor = widget.game.mouseCursor.value;
+    }
   }
 
   void _initActiveOverlays() {
@@ -161,7 +178,11 @@ class _GameWidgetState<T extends Game> extends State<GameWidget<T>> {
 
       // Reset the overlays
       _initActiveOverlays();
-      addOverlaysListener(widget.game);
+      addOverlaysListener();
+
+      // Reset mouse cursor
+      _initMouseCursor();
+      addMouseCursorListener();
 
       // Reset the loader future
       _gameLoaderFuture = null;
@@ -174,8 +195,18 @@ class _GameWidgetState<T extends Game> extends State<GameWidget<T>> {
     removeOverlaysListener(widget.game);
   }
 
+  void addMouseCursorListener() {
+    widget.game.mouseCursor.addListener(onChangeMouseCursor);
+  }
+
+  void onChangeMouseCursor() {
+    setState(() {
+      _mouseCursor = widget.game.mouseCursor.value;
+    });
+  }
+
   // widget overlay stuff
-  void addOverlaysListener(T game) {
+  void addOverlaysListener() {
     widget.game.overlays.addListener(onChangeActiveOverlays);
     initialActiveOverlays = widget.game.overlays.value;
   }
@@ -249,7 +280,9 @@ class _GameWidgetState<T extends Game> extends State<GameWidget<T>> {
     // We can use Directionality.maybeOf when that method lands on stable
     final textDir = widget.textDirection ?? TextDirection.ltr;
 
-    return Focus(
+    return MouseRegion(
+      cursor: _mouseCursor ?? MouseCursor.defer,
+      child: Focus(
         focusNode: widget.focusNode,
         autofocus: widget.autofocus,
         onKey: _handleKeyEvent,
@@ -281,6 +314,7 @@ class _GameWidgetState<T extends Game> extends State<GameWidget<T>> {
             ),
           ),
         ),
+      ),
     );
   }
 

packages/flame/test/game/game_widget/game_widget_mouse_cursor_test.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import 'dart:ui';
+
+import 'package:flame/game.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+
+class TestGame extends Game {
+  @override
+  void render(Canvas canvas) {}
+
+  @override
+  void update(double dt) {}
+}
+
+Finder byMouseCursor(MouseCursor cursor) {
+  return find.byWidgetPredicate(
+    (widget) => widget is MouseRegion && widget.cursor == cursor,
+  );
+}
+
+void main() {
+  group('GameWidget - MouseCursor', () {
+    testWidgets('renders with the initial cursor', (tester) async {
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        MaterialApp(
+          home: GameWidget(
+            game: TestGame(),
+            mouseCursor: SystemMouseCursors.grab,
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      expect(
+        byMouseCursor(SystemMouseCursors.grab),
+        findsOneWidget,
+      );
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('can change the cursor', (tester) async {
+      final game = TestGame();
+
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        MaterialApp(
+          home: GameWidget(
+            game: game,
+            mouseCursor: SystemMouseCursors.grab,
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      // Making sure this cursor isn't showing yet
+      expect(byMouseCursor(SystemMouseCursors.copy), findsNothing);
+
+      game.mouseCursor.value = SystemMouseCursors.copy;
+      await tester.pump();
+
+      expect(
+        byMouseCursor(SystemMouseCursors.copy),
+        findsOneWidget,
+      );
+    });
+  });
+}