✨ Project templates functionality; debuting with a platformer template!

app/data/i18n/English.json

@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@
         "browse": "Browse",
         "latest": "Latest projects",
         "examples": "Examples",
+        "templates": "Templates",
+        "templatesInfo": "You can kickstart your game development by using one of these templates. They contain placeholder graphics only but have working mechanics. Selecting a project will open a save directory selector for your new project.",
         "unableToWriteToFolders": "Ct.js could not find an appropriate place for projects! Make sure you store ct.js app inside a folder you have access to write to.",
         "twitter": "Twitter channel",
         "discord": "Discord community",

gulpfile.js

@@ -589,6 +589,9 @@ if ((/^win/).test(process.platform)) {
 const examples = () => gulp.src('./src/examples/**/*')
     .pipe(gulp.dest('./app/examples'));
 
+const templates = () => gulp.src('./src/projectTemplates/**/*')
+    .pipe(gulp.dest('./app/templates'));
+
 // eslint-disable-next-line valid-jsdoc
 /**
  * @see https://stackoverflow.com/a/22907134
@@ -614,10 +617,13 @@ const patronsCache = done => {
 const packages = gulp.series([
     lint,
     abortOnWindows,
-    build,
-    docs,
-    patronsCache,
-    examples,
+    gulp.parallel([
+        build,
+        docs,
+        patronsCache,
+        examples,
+        templates
+    ]),
     bakePackages,
 //    fixSymlinks,
 //    fixPermissions,

src/js/roomTileTools.js

@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@
                                         hidden: false
                                     };
                                     this.room.tiles.push(layer);
+                                    this.resortRoom();
                                 }
                                 for (const tile of this.selectedTiles) {
                                     const ind = this.currentTileLayer.tiles.indexOf(tile);

src/node_requires/resources/projects/index.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,21 @@ const getExamplesDir = function (): string {
     }
 };
 
+const getTemplatesDir = function (): string {
+    const path = require('path');
+    try {
+        require('gulp');
+        // Most likely, we are in a dev environment
+        return path.join((nw.App as any).startPath, 'src/projectTemplates');
+    } catch (e) {
+        const {isMac} = require('./../../platformUtils');
+        if (isMac) {
+            return path.join(process.cwd(), 'templates');
+        }
+        return path.join((nw.App as any).startPath, 'templates');
+    }
+};
+
 /**
  * Returns a path that does not end with `.ict`
  * @param  {string} projPath
@@ -65,5 +80,6 @@ export {
     getProjectThumbnail,
     getProjectIct,
     getProjectDir,
-    getExamplesDir
+    getExamplesDir,
+    getTemplatesDir
 };