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[RESOURCE] Godot-Style Input System for Roblox (Built on InputActions Beta)

Hey everyone, I very recently started making games on Roblox, and since I’m used to how Godot handles inputs, I made an input library that feels similar built on Roblox’s new InputActions Beta Feature. If you have any feature requests or bugs, message me, comment or whatever.

How To Use This?

Setup

Place your InputContext, InputAction, and InputBinding instances inside this module script.

Example Structure:

InputModule
├─ InputContext (instance of InputContext)
│    ├─ MoveLeft (InputAction)
│    │    └─ KeyboardBinding (InputBinding)
│    ├─ MoveRight (InputAction)
│    │    └─ KeyboardBinding (InputBinding)
│    └─ Jump (InputAction)
│         └─ KeyboardBinding (InputBinding)

Loading the Module

local Input = require(path.to.InputModule)

Most Important Stuff

Check if an action is continuously pressed:

if Input.IsActionPressed("Jump") then
	print("Jumping!")
end

Check for a one-time press:

if Input.IsActionJustPressed("Fire") then
	print("Fire button was just pressed")
end

Check for a one-time release:

if Input.IsActionJustReleased("Fire") then
	print("Fire button was just released")
end

Axis and Vector Inputs

Use for movement or directional input:

local moveX = Input.GetAxis("MoveLeft", "MoveRight")
local moveY = Input.GetAxis("MoveDown", "MoveUp")

local moveVector = Input.GetVector("MoveLeft", "MoveRight", "MoveDown", "MoveUp")

Mouse Inputs

local mousePos = Input.GetMousePosition()
local mouseDelta = Input.GetMouseDelta()
local scrollDelta = Input.GetMouseWheelDelta()

Device Data

local acceleration = Input.GetDeviceAcceleration()
local gravity = Input.GetDeviceGravity()
local rotation = Input.GetDeviceRotation()

Rebinding Actions

Input.RebindAction("Jump", "KeyboardBinding", Enum.KeyCode.Space)

Note: You can’t rebind combined actions created with AddAction. It’ll yell at you.

Check if Any Input is Pressed

if Input.IsAnyPressed() then
	print("Some input is being held down")
end

Custom Combined Actions

You can now register your own custom actions that activate when multiple keys are pressed together, like Shift+W for sprinting or Ctrl+R for a shortcut.

Adding a Combined Action:

Input.AddAction("SprintForward", {Enum.KeyCode.LeftShift, Enum.KeyCode.W})

Now you can check it like any other action:

if Input.IsActionPressed("SprintForward") then
	print("You are sprinting forward!")
end

Learn more about how to use this, also the RBXM is located in Github releases:
https://github.com/COOKIE-POLICE/input

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Hey everybody, I have released v1.2.0 of this library, it adds IsKeyJustPressed and allows you to add custom actions. The advantage is that you can define actions that are a combination of many keys. However, you cannot rebind them nor are they connected in any way to InputContext. I have done some testing of this release, but not extensive, so if you find any problems just reply.

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