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single-file public domain libraries for C/C++
Most libraries by stb, except: stb_dxt by Fabian "ryg" Giesen, stb_image_resizeby Jorge L. "VinoBS" Rodriguez, and stb_sprintf by Jeff Roberts.
| library | lastest version | category | LoC | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stb_vorbis.c | 1.10 | audio | 5447 | decode ogg vorbis files from file/memory to float/16-bit signed output |
| stb_image.h | 2.14 | graphics | 7049 | image loading/decoding from file/memory: JPG, PNG, TGA, BMP, PSD, GIF, HDR, PIC |
| stb_truetype.h | 1.15 | graphics | 4061 | parse, decode, and rasterize characters from truetype fonts |
| stb_image_write.h | 1.05 | graphics | 1092 | image writing to disk: PNG, TGA, BMP |
| stb_image_resize.h | 0.92 | graphics | 2620 | resize images larger/smaller with good quality |
| stb_rect_pack.h | 0.10 | graphics | 623 | simple 2D rectangle packer with decent quality |
| stb_sprintf.h | 1.02 | utility | 1134 | fast sprintf, snprintf for C/C++ |
| stretchy_buffer.h | 1.02 | utility | 257 | typesafe dynamic array for C (i.e. approximation to vector<>), doesn't compile as C++ |
| stb_textedit.h | 1.10 | user interface | 1370 | guts of a text editor for games etc implementing them from scratch |
| stb_voxel_render.h | 0.84 | 3D graphics | 3792 | Minecraft-esque voxel rendering "engine" with many more features |
| stb_dxt.h | 1.05 | 3D graphics | 686 | Fabian "ryg" Giesen's real-time DXT compressor |
| stb_perlin.h | 0.2 | 3D graphics | 222 | revised Perlin noise (3D input, 1D output) |
| stb_easy_font.h | 1.0 | 3D graphics | 303 | quick-and-dirty easy-to-deploy bitmap font for printing frame rate, etc |
| stb_tilemap_editor.h | 0.38 | game dev | 4172 | embeddable tilemap editor |
| stb_herringbone_wa... | 0.6 | game dev | 1220 | herringbone Wang tile map generator |
| stb_c_lexer.h | 0.09 | parsing | 962 | simplify writing parsers for C-like languages |
| stb_divide.h | 0.91 | math | 419 | more useful 32-bit modulus e.g. "euclidean divide" |
| stb_connected_comp... | 0.95 | misc | 1045 | incrementally compute reachability on grids |
| stb.h | 2.28 | misc | 14277 | helper functions for C, mostly redundant in C++; basically author's personal stuff |
| stb_leakcheck.h | 0.3 | misc | 165 | quick-and-dirty malloc/free leak-checking |
Total libraries: 20
Total lines of C code: 50916
These libraries are in the public domain (or the equivalent where that is notpossible). You can do anything you want with them. You have no legal obligationto do anything else, although I appreciate attribution.
Are there other single-file public-domain/open source libraries with minimal dependencies out there?
No.
Generally they're only better in that they're easier to integrate,easier to use, and easier to release (single file; good API; noattribution requirement). They may be less featureful, slower,and/or use more memory. If you're already using an equivalentlibrary, there's probably no good reason to switch.
You can usethis URL to link directly to that list.
Just to give you some idea of the internal complexity of the library,to help you manage your expectations, or to let you know what you'regetting into. While not all the libraries are written in the samestyle, they're certainly similar styles, and so comparisons betweenthe libraries are probably still meaningful.
Note though that the lines do include both the implementation, thepart that corresponds to a header file, and the documentation.
Windows doesn't have standard directories where librarieslive. That makes deploying libraries in Windows a lot morepainful than open source developers on Unix-derivates generallyrealize. (It also makes library dependencies a lot worse in Windows.)
There's also a common problem in Windows where a library was builtagainst a different version of the runtime library, which causeslink conflicts and confusion. Shipping the libs as headers meansyou normally just compile them straight into your project withoutmaking libraries, thus sidestepping that problem.
Making them a single file makes it very easy to justdrop them into a project that needs them. (Of course you canstill put them in a proper shared library tree if you want.)
Why not two files, one a header and one an implementation?The difference between 10 files and 9 files is not a big deal,but the difference between 2 files and 1 file is a big deal.You don't need to zip or tar the files up, you don't have toremember to attachtwo files, etc.
No, they are just the initials for my name, Sean T. Barrett.This was not chosen out of egomania, but as a moderately saneway of namespacing the filenames and source function names.
If people submit them, I generally add them, but the goal of stb_imageis less for applications like image viewer apps (which need to supportevery type of image under the sun) and more for things like games whichcan choose what images to use, so I may decline to add them if they'retoo rare or if the size of implementation vs. apparent benefit is too low.
Yes.https://github.com/nothings/stb/blob/master/docs/stb_howto.txt
I prefer it over GPL, LGPL, BSD, zlib, etc. for many reasons.Some of them are listed here:https://github.com/nothings/stb/blob/master/docs/why_public_domain.md
Primarily, because I use C, not C++. But it does also make it easierfor other people to use them from other languages.
I still use MSVC 6 (1998) as my IDE because it has better human factorsfor me than later versions of MSVC.