NetImgui extension for Defold

NetImgui is a library for remotely displaying and controlling Dear Imgui content in a different application (called the Server).

This extension works alongside extension-imgui to make remoting available to Defold applications.

Usage

1. Add extension-imgui and extension-netimgui to your application
2. Use imgui in the normal way - see extension-imgui documentation for more details
3. Adding netimgui/netimgui.script will handle input, and also disables local imgui rendering when a Server is connected.

Server application

To connect to your Defold application running this extension, you'll need the NetImgui server application. The NetImgui distribution includes instructions for building on Windows and Mac with Sharpmake, but the code is quite portable and can be built for Linux.

There are two options for establishing the connection, and example/example.script covers both:

1. Connect from your Defold app to the server app by calling netimgui.connect_to_app() and specifying a host name or IP address.
2. Instruct your Defold app to allow incoming connections by calling netimgui.connect_from_app()

The second option is typically best, as it means that your app/game runs as normal, but will automatically connect to a server.