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# Animation System
Source: `src/dusk/animation/`
## Overview
The animation system provides time-based keyframe interpolation with
pluggable easing functions. It is intentionally minimal -- no skeleton,
no blending, no state machine. Animations produce a single `float_t`
value at a given time, which callers apply to whatever property they
are animating.
## Keyframes (`keyframe.h`)
```c
typedef struct {
float_t time; // time in seconds this keyframe is at
float_t value; // the value at this keyframe
easingtype_t easing; // easing applied between this frame and the next
} keyframe_t;
```
## Animation (`animation.h`)
```c
typedef struct {
keyframe_t *keyframes; // caller-owned array
uint16_t keyframeCount;
} animation_t;
void animationInit(
animation_t *anim,
keyframe_t *keyframes,
uint16_t keyframeCount
);
float_t animationGetValue(animation_t *anim, float_t time);
// Returns the interpolated value at the given time.
// Before the first keyframe: returns the first keyframe's value.
// After the last keyframe: returns the last keyframe's value.
```
## Easing functions (`easing.h`)
```c
typedef float_t (*easingfn_t)(float_t t); // t in [0, 1], out in [0, 1]
extern const easingfn_t EASING_FUNCTIONS[EASING_COUNT];
float_t easingApply(easingtype_t type, float_t t);
```
Available easing types:
```
EASING_LINEAR
EASING_IN_SINE EASING_OUT_SINE EASING_IN_OUT_SINE
EASING_IN_QUAD EASING_OUT_QUAD EASING_IN_OUT_QUAD
EASING_IN_CUBIC EASING_OUT_CUBIC EASING_IN_OUT_CUBIC
EASING_IN_QUART EASING_OUT_QUART EASING_IN_OUT_QUART
EASING_IN_BACK EASING_OUT_BACK EASING_IN_OUT_BACK
```
## Usage pattern
```c
// Declare keyframes statically (no allocation):
static keyframe_t kfs[] = {
{ .time = 0.0f, .value = 0.0f, .easing = EASING_OUT_CUBIC },
{ .time = 1.0f, .value = 1.0f, .easing = EASING_LINEAR },
};
animation_t anim;
animationInit(&anim, kfs, 2);
// In update loop:
float_t alpha = animationGetValue(&anim, TIME.time);
// Apply alpha to whatever is being animated.
```
## Design notes
- Keyframe arrays are caller-owned and not copied. Use static or
long-lived arrays; do not allocate per-frame.
- The system has no notion of looping -- wrap `time` with `fmodf` if
you need a repeating animation.
- For multi-property animations, use multiple `animation_t` instances
sharing the same time source.