Core & System Commands

These functions manage the canvas, files, and core engine settings.

Function	Description	Syntax
createCanvas	Creates a new blank image.	`$createCanvas[width;height;color]`
save	Saves the current canvas to a file.	`$save[filename]`
getBytes	Returns the current canvas as bytes.	`$getBytes[format]`
setVar	Sets a template-local variable.	`$setVar[name;value]`
setFont	Sets the default font, size, and optional variation.	`$setFont[font_path;size;variation]`
loadFont	Loads a local or remote font (URL) with an alias.	`$loadFont[path_or_url;alias]`
setColor	Sets the default fill color.	`$setColor[color]`
setStroke	Sets the default stroke width and color.	`$setStroke[width;color]`

Examples

$createCanvas[800;600;#1a1a2e]
# ... drawing commands ...
$save[output.png]

$loadFont[fonts/bold.ttf;mybold]
$drawText[10;10;Hello;white;24;mybold]