iigs-sprite-compiler/README.md
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## Synopsis
A sprite compiler that targets 16-bit 65816 assembly code on the Apple IIgs computer. The sprite compiler uses informed search techniques to generate optimal code for whole-sprite rendering.
## Example
The compiler takes a simple masked, sparse byte sequence which are represented by (data, mask, offset) tuples. During the search, it tracked the state of the 65816 CPU registers in order to find an optimal sequence if operations to generated the sprite data. The space of possible actions are defined by the subclasses of the CodeSequence class.
Currently, the compile can only handle short, unmasked sequences, but it does correctly find the optimal code sequences. Here is a sample of the code that the compiler generates
### Data = $11 ###
```
TCS ; 2 cycles
SEP #$10 ; 3 cycles
LDA #$11 ; 2 cycles
STA 00,s ; 4 cycles
REP #$10 ; 3 cycles
; Total Cost = 14 cycles
```
### Data = $11 $22 ###
```
TCS ; 2 cycles
LDA #$2211 ; 3 cycles
STA 00,s ; 5 cycles
; Total Cost = 10 cycles
```
### Data = $11 $22 $11 $22 ###
```
TCS ; 2 cycles
LDA #$2211 ; 3 cycles
STA 00,s ; 5 cycles
STA 02,s ; 5 cycles
; Total Cost = 15 cycles
```
### Data = $11 $22 $33 $44 $55 $66 ###
```
ADC #5 ; 3 cycles
TCS ; 2 cycles
PEA $6655 ; 5 cycles
PEA $4433 ; 5 cycles
PEA $2211 ; 5 cycles
; Total Cost = 20 cycles
```
### Data = $11 $22 $11 $22 $11 $22 $11 $22 ###
```
ADC #7 ; 3 cycles
TCS ; 2 cycles
LDA #$2211 ; 3 cycles
PHA ; 4 cycles
PHA ; 4 cycles
PHA ; 4 cycles
PHA ; 4 cycles
; Total Cost = 24 cycles
```
## License
MIT License