nim-chip8/src/rom.nim

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# code for loading roms
import def
const FONT: array[FONT_SIZE, uint8] = [
0xF0, 0x90, 0x90, 0x90, 0xF0, # 0
0x20, 0x60, 0x20, 0x20, 0x70, # 1
0xF0, 0x10, 0xF0, 0x80, 0xF0, # 2
0xF0, 0x10, 0xF0, 0x10, 0xF0, # 3
0x90, 0x90, 0xF0, 0x10, 0x10, # 4
0xF0, 0x80, 0xF0, 0x10, 0xF0, # 5
0xF0, 0x80, 0xF0, 0x90, 0xF0, # 6
0xF0, 0x10, 0x20, 0x40, 0x40, # 7
0xF0, 0x90, 0xF0, 0x90, 0xF0, # 8
0xF0, 0x90, 0xF0, 0x10, 0xF0, # 9
0xF0, 0x90, 0xF0, 0x90, 0x90, # A
0xE0, 0x90, 0xE0, 0x90, 0xE0, # B
0xF0, 0x80, 0x80, 0x80, 0xF0, # C
0xE0, 0x90, 0x90, 0x90, 0xE0, # D
0xF0, 0x80, 0xF0, 0x80, 0xF0, # E
0xF0, 0x80, 0xF0, 0x80, 0x80, # F
]
proc load*(memory: var openArray[uint8], path: string): bool =
# loads the rom and font data into memory
# returns true on success
let f = open(path)
defer: f.close()
let filesize = f.getFileSize
if filesize > MEM_SIZE - ROM_OFFSET:
return false
discard f.readBytes(memory, ROM_OFFSET, MEM_SIZE - ROM_OFFSET)
for i in 0 .. FONT_SIZE - 1:
memory[i] = FONT[i]
return true