From 74a8599977385552dce16e3b648288f65d439e30 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Zed A. Shaw" <zed.shaw@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2025 02:48:39 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fully converted to using the lel-guecs library externally
 now.

---
 Makefile             |   2 +-
 backend.cpp          |  67 ++++++++
 backend.hpp          |  19 +++
 boss_fight_ui.hpp    |   2 +-
 combat_ui.hpp        |   2 +-
 components.hpp       |   1 +
 config.cpp           |  12 +-
 config.hpp           |   5 +
 dbc.hpp              |   4 +-
 debug_ui.hpp         |   2 +-
 guecs.cpp            | 354 -------------------------------------------
 guecs.hpp            | 340 -----------------------------------------
 guecstra.hpp         |   3 +-
 lel.cpp              | 117 --------------
 lel_parser.cpp       | 261 -------------------------------
 lel_parser.rl        |  66 --------
 main.cpp             |   6 +-
 main_ui.hpp          |   2 +-
 map_view.hpp         |   2 +-
 meson.build          |   7 +-
 mini_map.hpp         |   2 +-
 overlay_ui.hpp       |   4 +-
 ritual_ui.cpp        |   3 +-
 ritual_ui.hpp        |   2 +-
 status_ui.cpp        |   2 +-
 status_ui.hpp        |   2 +-
 tests/guecs.cpp      |  32 ----
 tilemap.cpp          |   1 +
 worldbuilder.hpp     |   2 +-
 wraps/lel-guecs.wrap |   9 ++
 30 files changed, 139 insertions(+), 1194 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 backend.cpp
 create mode 100644 backend.hpp
 delete mode 100644 guecs.cpp
 delete mode 100644 guecs.hpp
 delete mode 100644 lel.cpp
 delete mode 100644 lel_parser.cpp
 delete mode 100644 lel_parser.rl
 delete mode 100644 tests/guecs.cpp
 create mode 100644 wraps/lel-guecs.wrap

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9e0fc75..6b74d7b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ endif
 %.cpp : %.rl
 	ragel -o $@ $<
 
-build: lel_parser.cpp
+build:
 	meson compile -j 10 -C builddir
 
 release_build:
diff --git a/backend.cpp b/backend.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa4692a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#include "backend.hpp"
+#include "shaders.hpp"
+#include "sound.hpp"
+#include "textures.hpp"
+#include "config.hpp"
+
+namespace sfml {
+  guecs::SpriteTexture Backend::texture_get(const string& name) {
+    auto sp = textures::get(name);
+    return {sp.sprite, sp.texture};
+  }
+
+  Backend::Backend() {
+    sound::init();
+    shaders::init();
+    textures::init();
+  }
+
+  void Backend::sound_play(const string& name) {
+    sound::play(name);
+  }
+
+  void Backend::sound_stop(const string& name) {
+    sound::stop(name);
+  }
+
+  std::shared_ptr<sf::Shader> Backend::shader_get(const std::string& name) {
+    return shaders::get(name);
+  }
+
+  bool Backend::shader_updated() {
+    if(shaders::updated($shaders_version)) {
+      $shaders_version = shaders::version();
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  guecs::Theme Backend::theme() {
+    guecs::Theme theme {
+      .BLACK={0, 0, 0},
+      .DARK_DARK={10, 10, 10},
+      .DARK_MID={30, 30, 30},
+      .DARK_LIGHT={60, 60, 60},
+      .MID={100, 100, 100},
+      .LIGHT_DARK={150, 150, 150},
+      .LIGHT_MID={200, 200, 200},
+      .LIGHT_LIGHT={230, 230, 230},
+      .WHITE={255, 255, 255},
+      .TRANSPARENT = sf::Color::Transparent
+    };
+
+    theme.PADDING = 3;
+    theme.BORDER_PX = 1;
+    theme.TEXT_SIZE = 20;
+    theme.LABEL_SIZE = 20;
+    theme.FILL_COLOR = theme.DARK_DARK;
+    theme.TEXT_COLOR = theme.LIGHT_LIGHT;
+    theme.BG_COLOR = theme.MID;
+    theme.BORDER_COLOR = theme.LIGHT_DARK;
+    theme.BG_COLOR_DARK = theme.BLACK;
+    theme.FONT_FILE_NAME = Config::path_to("assets/text.otf").string();
+
+    return theme;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend.hpp b/backend.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fed18f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include "guecs/ui.hpp"
+
+namespace sfml {
+  using std::string;
+
+  class Backend : public guecs::Backend {
+    int $shaders_version = 0;
+
+  public:
+
+    Backend();
+    guecs::SpriteTexture texture_get(const string& name);
+    void sound_play(const string& name);
+    void sound_stop(const string& name);
+    std::shared_ptr<sf::Shader> shader_get(const std::string& name);
+    bool shader_updated();
+    guecs::Theme theme();
+  };
+}
diff --git a/boss_fight_ui.hpp b/boss_fight_ui.hpp
index 3fbe208..447c719 100644
--- a/boss_fight_ui.hpp
+++ b/boss_fight_ui.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.hpp>
 #include <SFML/Graphics/Font.hpp>
-#include "guecs.hpp"
+#include <guecs/ui.hpp>
 #include "textures.hpp"
 #include "components.hpp"
 #include <SFML/System/Clock.hpp>
diff --git a/combat_ui.hpp b/combat_ui.hpp
index be70f4f..96f2cb8 100644
--- a/combat_ui.hpp
+++ b/combat_ui.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "levelmanager.hpp"
 #include <SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.hpp>
 #include <SFML/Graphics/Font.hpp>
-#include "guecs.hpp"
+#include <guecs/ui.hpp>
 #include "events.hpp"
 
 namespace gui {
diff --git a/components.hpp b/components.hpp
index 90938cf..696d87e 100644
--- a/components.hpp
+++ b/components.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "goap.hpp"
 
 namespace components {
+  using std::string;
   using namespace nlohmann;
 
   struct SpriteEffect {
diff --git a/config.cpp b/config.cpp
index ea3ef62..d6478d8 100644
--- a/config.cpp
+++ b/config.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 using nlohmann::json;
 using fmt::format;
 
+std::filesystem::path Config::BASE_DIR{"."};
+
 Config::Config(const std::string src_path) : $src_path(src_path) {
-  std::ifstream infile($src_path);
+  std::ifstream infile(Config::path_to($src_path));
   $config = json::parse(infile);
 }
 
@@ -33,3 +35,11 @@ std::vector<std::string> Config::keys() {
 
   return the_fucking_keys;
 }
+
+void Config::set_base_dir(const char *optarg) {
+  Config::BASE_DIR.assign(optarg);
+}
+
+std::filesystem::path Config::path_to(const std::string& path) {
+  return Config::BASE_DIR / path;
+}
diff --git a/config.hpp b/config.hpp
index 52bf664..2ca8d52 100644
--- a/config.hpp
+++ b/config.hpp
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <codecvt>
+#include <filesystem>
 
 struct Config {
+  static std::filesystem::path BASE_DIR;
   nlohmann::json $config;
   std::string $src_path;
 
@@ -16,4 +18,7 @@ struct Config {
   nlohmann::json &json() { return $config; };
   std::wstring wstring(const std::string main_key, const std::string sub_key);
   std::vector<std::string> keys();
+
+  static void set_base_dir(const char *optarg);
+  static std::filesystem::path path_to(const std::string& path);
 };
diff --git a/dbc.hpp b/dbc.hpp
index 87e4fb0..b85deda 100644
--- a/dbc.hpp
+++ b/dbc.hpp
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <source_location>
 
-using std::string;
-
 namespace dbc {
+  using std::string;
+
   class Error {
     public:
       const string message;
diff --git a/debug_ui.hpp b/debug_ui.hpp
index 04adb26..3730024 100644
--- a/debug_ui.hpp
+++ b/debug_ui.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "levelmanager.hpp"
 #include <SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.hpp>
 #include <SFML/Graphics/Font.hpp>
-#include "guecs.hpp"
+#include <guecs/ui.hpp>
 #include "stats.hpp"
 
 namespace gui {
diff --git a/guecs.cpp b/guecs.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 22dba4b..0000000
--- a/guecs.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,354 +0,0 @@
-#include "guecs.hpp"
-#include "shaders.hpp"
-#include "sound.hpp"
-#include "textures.hpp"
-#include <typeinfo>
-
-namespace guecs {
-  using std::make_shared;
-
-  void Textual::init(lel::Cell &cell, shared_ptr<sf::Font> font_ptr) {
-    dbc::check(font_ptr != nullptr, "you failed to initialize this WideText");
-    if(font == nullptr) font = font_ptr;
-    if(text == nullptr) text = make_shared<sf::Text>(*font, content, size);
-    text->setFillColor(color);
-
-    if(centered) {
-      auto bounds = text->getLocalBounds();
-      auto text_cell = lel::center(bounds.size.x, bounds.size.y, cell);
-      // this stupid / 2 is because SFML renders from baseline rather than from the claimed bounding box
-      text->setPosition({float(text_cell.x), float(text_cell.y) - text_cell.h / 2});
-    } else {
-      text->setPosition({float(cell.x + padding * 2), float(cell.y + padding * 2)});
-    }
-
-    text->setCharacterSize(size);
-  }
-
-  void Textual::update(const wstring& new_content) {
-    content = new_content;
-    text->setString(content);
-  }
-
-  void Sprite::update(const string& new_name) {
-    if(new_name != name) {
-      name = new_name;
-      auto sprite_texture = textures::get(name);
-      sprite->setTexture(*sprite_texture.texture);
-      sprite->setTextureRect(sprite_texture.sprite->getTextureRect());
-    }
-  }
-
-  void Sprite::init(lel::Cell &cell) {
-    auto sprite_texture = textures::get(name);
-
-    sprite = make_shared<sf::Sprite>(
-        *sprite_texture.texture,
-        sprite_texture.sprite->getTextureRect());
-
-    sprite->setPosition({
-        float(cell.x + padding),
-        float(cell.y + padding)});
-
-    auto bounds = sprite->getLocalBounds();
-
-    sprite->setScale({
-        float(cell.w - padding * 2) / bounds.size.x,
-        float(cell.h - padding * 2) / bounds.size.y});
-  }
-
-  void Rectangle::init(lel::Cell& cell) {
-    sf::Vector2f size{float(cell.w) - padding * 2, float(cell.h) - padding * 2};
-    if(shape == nullptr) shape = make_shared<sf::RectangleShape>(size);
-    shape->setPosition({float(cell.x + padding), float(cell.y + padding)});
-    shape->setFillColor(color);
-    shape->setOutlineColor(border_color);
-    shape->setOutlineThickness(border_px);
-  }
-
-
-  void Meter::init(lel::Cell& cell) {
-    bar.init(cell);
-  }
-
-  void Meter::render(lel::Cell& cell) {
-    float level = std::clamp(percent, 0.0f, 1.0f) * float(cell.w);
-    // ZED: this 6 is a border width, make it a thing
-    bar.shape->setSize({std::max(level, 0.0f), float(cell.h - 6)});
-  }
-
-  void Sound::play(bool hover) {
-    if(!hover) {
-      sound::play(on_click);
-    }
-  }
-
-  void Sound::stop(bool hover) {
-    if(!hover) {
-      sound::stop(on_click);
-    }
-  }
-
-  void Background::init() {
-    sf::Vector2f size{float(w), float(h)};
-    if(shape == nullptr) shape = make_shared<sf::RectangleShape>(size);
-    shape->setPosition({float(x), float(y)});
-    shape->setFillColor(color);
-  }
-
-  void Effect::init(lel::Cell &cell) {
-    $shader_version = shaders::version();
-    $shader = shaders::get(name);
-    $shader->setUniform("u_resolution", sf::Vector2f({float(cell.w), float(cell.h)}));
-    $clock = std::make_shared<sf::Clock>();
-  }
-
-  void Effect::step() {
-    sf::Time cur_time = $clock->getElapsedTime();
-    float u_time = cur_time.asSeconds();
-
-    if(u_time < $u_time_end) {
-      $shader->setUniform("u_duration", duration);
-      $shader->setUniform("u_time_end", $u_time_end);
-      $shader->setUniform("u_time", u_time);
-    } else {
-      $active = false;
-    }
-  }
-
-  void Effect::run() {
-    $active = true;
-    sf::Time u_time = $clock->getElapsedTime();
-    $u_time_end = u_time.asSeconds() + duration;
-  }
-
-  shared_ptr<sf::Shader> Effect::checkout_ptr() {
-    if(shaders::updated($shader_version)) {
-      $shader = shaders::get(name);
-      $shader_version = shaders::version();
-    }
-
-    return $shader;
-  }
-
-  void Effect::stop() {
-    $active = false;
-  }
-
-  UI::UI() {
-    $font = make_shared<sf::Font>(FONT_FILE_NAME);
-  }
-
-  void UI::position(int x, int y, int width, int height) {
-    $parser.position(x, y, width, height);
-  }
-
-  sf::Vector2f UI::get_position() {
-    return {float($parser.grid_x), float($parser.grid_y)};
-  }
-
-  sf::Vector2f UI::get_size() {
-    return {float($parser.grid_w), float($parser.grid_h)};
-  }
-
-  void UI::layout(const string& grid) {
-    $grid = grid;
-    bool good = $parser.parse($grid);
-    dbc::check(good, "LEL parsing failed.");
-
-    for(auto& [name, cell] : $parser.cells) {
-      auto ent = init_entity(name);
-      set<lel::Cell>(ent, cell);
-    }
-  }
-
-  Entity UI::init_entity(const string& name) {
-    auto ent = entity();
-    // this lets you look up an entity by name
-    $name_ents.insert_or_assign(name, ent);
-    // this makes it easier to get the name during querying
-    set<CellName>(ent, {name});
-    return ent;
-  }
-
-  Entity UI::entity(const string& name) {
-    dbc::check($name_ents.contains(name),
-        fmt::format("GUECS entity {} does not exist. Mispelled cell name?", name));
-    return $name_ents.at(name);
-  }
-
-  Entity UI::entity(const string& name, int id) {
-    return entity(fmt::format("{}{}", name, id));
-  }
-
-  void UI::init() {
-    query<Background>([](auto, auto& bg) {
-        bg.init();
-    });
-
-    query<lel::Cell, Rectangle>([](auto, auto& cell, auto& rect) {
-      rect.init(cell);
-    });
-
-    query<lel::Cell, Effect>([](auto, auto& cell, auto& shader) {
-      shader.init(cell);
-    });
-
-    query<Rectangle, Meter>([](auto, auto& bg, auto &meter) {
-      bg.shape->setFillColor(meter.color);
-    });
-
-    query<lel::Cell, Meter>([](auto, auto &cell, auto& meter) {
-      meter.init(cell);
-    });
-
-    query<lel::Cell, Textual>([this](auto, auto& cell, auto& text) {
-      text.init(cell, $font);
-    });
-
-    query<lel::Cell, Label>([this](auto, auto& cell, auto& text) {
-      text.init(cell, $font);
-    });
-
-    query<lel::Cell, Sprite>([&](auto, auto &cell, auto &sprite) {
-      sprite.init(cell);
-    });
-  }
-
-  void UI::debug_layout(sf::RenderWindow& window) {
-    query<lel::Cell>([&](const auto, auto &cell) {
-      sf::RectangleShape rect{{float(cell.w), float(cell.h)}};
-      rect.setPosition({float(cell.x), float(cell.y)});
-      rect.setFillColor(sf::Color::Transparent);
-      rect.setOutlineColor(sf::Color::Red);
-      rect.setOutlineThickness(2.0f);
-      window.draw(rect);
-    });
-  }
-
-  void UI::render(sf::RenderWindow& window) {
-    if(auto bg = get_if<Background>(MAIN)) {
-      window.draw(*(bg->shape));
-    }
-
-    query<Effect>([&](auto, auto& shader) {
-      if(shader.$active) shader.step();
-    });
-
-    query<Rectangle>([&](auto ent, auto& rect) {
-        render_helper(window, ent, true, rect.shape);
-    });
-
-    query<lel::Cell, Meter>([&](auto ent, auto& cell, auto &meter) {
-      meter.render(cell);
-      render_helper(window, ent, true, meter.bar.shape);
-    });
-
-    query<Sprite>([&](auto ent, auto& sprite) {
-        render_helper(window, ent, false, sprite.sprite);
-    });
-
-    query<Label>([&](auto ent, auto& text) {
-        render_helper(window, ent, false, text.text);
-    });
-
-    query<Textual>([&](auto ent, auto& text) {
-        render_helper(window, ent, true, text.text);
-    });
-  }
-
-  bool UI::mouse(float x, float y, bool hover) {
-    int action_count = 0;
-
-    query<lel::Cell>([&](auto ent, auto& cell) {
-      if((x >= cell.x && x <= cell.x + cell.w) &&
-          (y >= cell.y && y <= cell.y + cell.h))
-      {
-        do_if<Effect>(ent, [hover](auto& effect) {
-          effect.$shader->setUniform("hover", hover);
-          effect.run();
-        });
-
-        do_if<Sound>(ent, [hover](auto& sound) {
-            // here set that it played then only play once
-            sound.play(hover);
-        });
-
-        if(hover) return;
-
-        click_on(ent);
-
-        action_count++;
-      } else {
-        do_if<Effect>(ent, [hover](auto& effect) {
-          effect.stop();
-        });
-
-        do_if<Sound>(ent, [hover](auto& sound) {
-            // here set that it played then only play once
-            sound.stop(hover);
-        });
-      }
-    });
-
-    return action_count > 0;
-  }
-
-  void UI::show_sprite(const string& region, const string& sprite_name) {
-    auto ent = entity(region);
-
-    if(auto sprite = get_if<Sprite>(ent)) {
-      sprite->update(sprite_name);
-    } else {
-      set_init<Sprite>(ent, {sprite_name});
-    }
-  }
-
-  void UI::show_text(const string& region, const wstring& content) {
-    auto ent = entity(region);
-
-    if(auto tc = get_if<Textual>(ent)) {
-      tc->text->setString(content);
-    } else {
-      auto &cell = cell_for(ent);
-      Textual to_set{content, TEXT_SIZE};
-      to_set.init(cell, $font);
-      set<Textual>(ent, to_set);
-    }
-  }
-
-  void UI::click_on(const string& name, bool required) {
-    auto ent = entity(name);
-
-    if(required) {
-      dbc::check(has<Clickable>(ent),
-          fmt::format("click_on required '{}' to exist but it doesn't", name));
-    }
-
-    click_on(ent);
-  }
-
-  void UI::click_on(Entity ent) {
-    if(auto clicked = get_if<Clickable>(ent)) {
-      if(auto action_data = get_if<ActionData>(ent)) {
-        clicked->action(ent, action_data->data);
-      } else {
-        clicked->action(ent, {});
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  void UI::show_label(const string& region, const wstring& content) {
-    auto ent = entity(region);
-
-    if(auto tc = get_if<Label>(ent)) {
-      tc->text->setString(content);
-    } else {
-      auto &cell = cell_for(ent);
-      Label to_set{content, LABEL_SIZE};
-      to_set.init(cell, $font);
-      to_set.text->setFillColor(TEXT_COLOR);
-      set<Label>(ent, to_set);
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/guecs.hpp b/guecs.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index cce73e8..0000000
--- a/guecs.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,340 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-#include "dbc.hpp"
-#include "color.hpp"
-#include "lel.hpp"
-#include <string>
-#include <memory>
-#include <SFML/Graphics.hpp>
-#include <functional>
-#include "events.hpp"
-#include <any>
-#include <queue>
-#include <typeindex>
-#include <unordered_map>
-
-namespace guecs {
-  constexpr const int PADDING = 3;
-  constexpr const int BORDER_PX = 1;
-  constexpr const int TEXT_SIZE = 30;
-  constexpr const int LABEL_SIZE = 20;
-  constexpr const sf::Color FILL_COLOR = ColorValue::DARK_MID;
-  constexpr const sf::Color TEXT_COLOR = ColorValue::LIGHT_LIGHT;
-  constexpr const sf::Color BG_COLOR = ColorValue::MID;
-  constexpr const sf::Color BORDER_COLOR = ColorValue::MID;
-  constexpr const char *FONT_FILE_NAME="assets/text.otf";
-
-  using std::shared_ptr, std::wstring, std::string;
-
-  using Entity = unsigned long;
-
-  using EntityMap = std::unordered_map<Entity, size_t>;
-
-  template <typename T>
-    struct ComponentStorage {
-      std::vector<T> data;
-      std::queue<size_t> free_indices;
-    };
-
-  struct Textual {
-    std::wstring content;
-    unsigned int size = TEXT_SIZE;
-    sf::Color color = TEXT_COLOR;
-    int padding = PADDING;
-    bool centered = false;
-    shared_ptr<sf::Font> font = nullptr;
-    shared_ptr<sf::Text> text = nullptr;
-
-    void init(lel::Cell &cell, shared_ptr<sf::Font> font_ptr);
-    void update(const std::wstring& new_content);
-  };
-
-  struct Label : public Textual {
-    template<typename... Args>
-      Label(Args... args) : Textual(args...)
-    {
-      centered = true;
-      size = LABEL_SIZE;
-    }
-
-    Label() {
-      centered = true;
-    };
-  };
-
-  struct Clickable {
-    /* This is actually called by UI::mouse and passed the entity ID of the
-     * button pressed so you can interact with it in the event handler.
-     */
-    std::function<void(Entity ent, std::any data)> action;
-  };
-
-  struct Sprite {
-    string name;
-    int padding = PADDING;
-    std::shared_ptr<sf::Sprite> sprite = nullptr;
-
-    void init(lel::Cell &cell);
-    void update(const string& new_name);
-  };
-
-  struct Rectangle {
-    int padding = PADDING;
-    sf::Color color = FILL_COLOR;
-    sf::Color border_color = BORDER_COLOR;
-    int border_px = BORDER_PX;
-    shared_ptr<sf::RectangleShape> shape = nullptr;
-
-    void init(lel::Cell& cell);
-  };
-
-  struct Meter {
-    float percent = 1.0f;
-    sf::Color color = ColorValue::BLACK;
-    Rectangle bar;
-
-    void init(lel::Cell& cell);
-    void render(lel::Cell& cell);
-  };
-
-  struct ActionData {
-    std::any data;
-  };
-
-  struct CellName {
-    string name;
-  };
-
-  struct Effect {
-    float duration = 0.1f;
-    string name{"ui_shader"};
-    float $u_time_end = 0.0;
-    bool $active = false;
-    std::shared_ptr<sf::Clock> $clock = nullptr;
-    std::shared_ptr<sf::Shader> $shader = nullptr;
-    int $shader_version = 0;
-
-    void init(lel::Cell &cell);
-    void run();
-    void stop();
-    void step();
-    shared_ptr<sf::Shader> checkout_ptr();
-  };
-
-  struct Sound {
-    string on_click{"ui_click"};
-    void play(bool hover);
-    void stop(bool hover);
-  };
-
-  struct Background {
-    float x = 0.0f;
-    float y = 0.0f;
-    float w = 0.0f;
-    float h = 0.0f;
-    sf::Color color = BG_COLOR;
-    shared_ptr<sf::RectangleShape> shape = nullptr;
-
-    Background(lel::Parser& parser, sf::Color bg_color=BG_COLOR) :
-      x(parser.grid_x),
-      y(parser.grid_y),
-      w(parser.grid_w),
-      h(parser.grid_h),
-      color(bg_color)
-    {}
-
-    Background() {}
-
-    void init();
-  };
-
-
-  class UI {
-    public:
-      Entity MAIN = 0;
-      unsigned long entity_count = 1;
-      std::unordered_map<std::type_index, EntityMap> $components;
-      std::unordered_map<std::type_index, std::any> $component_storages;
-      std::unordered_map<string, Entity> $name_ents;
-      shared_ptr<sf::Font> $font = nullptr;
-      lel::Parser $parser;
-      string $grid = "";
-
-      UI();
-
-      void position(int x, int y, int width, int height);
-      sf::Vector2f get_position();
-      sf::Vector2f get_size();
-      void layout(const string& grid);
-      Entity init_entity(const string& name);
-      Entity entity(const string& name);
-      Entity entity(const string& name, int id);
-
-      inline lel::CellMap& cells() {
-        return $parser.cells;
-      }
-
-      void init();
-      void render(sf::RenderWindow& window);
-      bool mouse(float x, float y, bool hover);
-      void click_on(const string& name, bool required=false);
-      void click_on(Entity slot_id);
-      void debug_layout(sf::RenderWindow& window);
-
-      Entity entity() { return ++entity_count; }
-
-      template <typename Comp>
-        size_t make_component() {
-          auto &storage = component_storage_for<Comp>();
-          size_t index;
-
-          if(!storage.free_indices.empty()) {
-            index = storage.free_indices.front();
-            storage.free_indices.pop();
-          } else {
-            storage.data.emplace_back();
-            index = storage.data.size() - 1;
-          }
-
-          return index;
-        }
-
-      template <typename Comp>
-        ComponentStorage<Comp> &component_storage_for() {
-          auto type_index = std::type_index(typeid(Comp));
-          $component_storages.try_emplace(type_index, ComponentStorage<Comp>{});
-          return std::any_cast<ComponentStorage<Comp> &>(
-              $component_storages.at(type_index));
-        }
-
-      template <typename Comp>
-        EntityMap &entity_map_for() {
-          return $components[std::type_index(typeid(Comp))];
-        }
-
-      template <typename Comp>
-        void set(Entity ent, Comp val) {
-          EntityMap &map = entity_map_for<Comp>();
-
-          if(has<Comp>(ent)) {
-            get<Comp>(ent) = val;
-            return;
-          }
-
-          map.insert_or_assign(ent, make_component<Comp>());
-          get<Comp>(ent) = val;
-        }
-
-      template <typename Comp>
-        Comp& get(Entity ent) {
-          EntityMap &map = entity_map_for<Comp>();
-          auto &storage = component_storage_for<Comp>();
-          auto index = map.at(ent);
-          return storage.data[index];
-        }
-
-      template <typename Comp>
-        Comp* get_if(Entity entity) {
-          EntityMap &map = entity_map_for<Comp>();
-          auto &storage = component_storage_for<Comp>();
-          if(map.contains(entity)) {
-            auto index = map.at(entity);
-            return &storage.data[index];
-          } else {
-            return nullptr;
-          }
-        }
-
-      template <typename Comp>
-        bool has(Entity ent) {
-          EntityMap &map = entity_map_for<Comp>();
-          return map.contains(ent);
-        }
-
-      template <typename Comp>
-        void remove(Entity ent) {
-          EntityMap &map = entity_map_for<Comp>();
-
-          if(map.contains(ent)) {
-            size_t index = map.at(ent);
-            component_storage_for<Comp>().free_indices.push(index);
-          }
-
-          map.erase(ent);
-        }
-
-      template <typename Comp>
-        void query(std::function<void(Entity, Comp &)> cb) {
-          EntityMap &map = entity_map_for<Comp>();
-
-          for(auto &[entity, index] : map) {
-            cb(entity, get<Comp>(entity));
-          }
-        }
-
-      template <typename CompA, typename CompB>
-        void query(std::function<void(Entity, CompA &, CompB &)> cb) {
-          EntityMap &map_a = entity_map_for<CompA>();
-          EntityMap &map_b = entity_map_for<CompB>();
-
-          for(auto &[entity, index_a] : map_a) {
-            if(map_b.contains(entity)) {
-              cb(entity, get<CompA>(entity), get<CompB>(entity));
-            }
-          }
-        }
-
-      template <typename Comp>
-        void set_init(Entity ent, Comp val) {
-          dbc::check(has<lel::Cell>(ent),"WRONG! slot is missing its cell?!");
-          auto& cell = get<lel::Cell>(ent);
-          val.init(cell);
-          set<Comp>(ent, val);
-        }
-
-      template <typename Comp>
-        void do_if(Entity ent, std::function<void(Comp &)> cb) {
-          if(has<Comp>(ent)) {
-            cb(get<Comp>(ent));
-          }
-        }
-
-      lel::Cell& cell_for(Entity ent) {
-        return get<lel::Cell>(ent);
-      }
-
-      lel::Cell& cell_for(const string& name) {
-        Entity ent = entity(name);
-        return get<lel::Cell>(ent);
-      }
-
-
-      // BUG: close could just be remove with overload
-      template <typename Comp>
-        void close(string region) {
-          auto ent = entity(region);
-          if(has<Comp>(ent)) {
-            remove<Comp>(ent);
-          }
-        }
-
-      template<typename T>
-        void render_helper(sf::RenderWindow& window, Entity ent, bool is_shape, T& target) {
-          sf::Shader *shader_ptr = nullptr;
-
-          if(auto shader = get_if<Effect>(ent)) {
-            if(shader->$active && !is_shape) {
-              auto ptr = shader->checkout_ptr();
-              ptr->setUniform("is_shape", is_shape);
-              // NOTE: this is needed because SFML doesn't handle shared_ptr
-              shader_ptr = ptr.get();
-            }
-          }
-
-          window.draw(*target, shader_ptr);
-        }
-
-      void show_sprite(const string& region, const string& sprite_name);
-      void show_text(const string& region, const wstring& content);
-      void show_label(const string& region, const wstring& content);
-  };
-}
diff --git a/guecstra.hpp b/guecstra.hpp
index b9d62b3..686fb05 100644
--- a/guecstra.hpp
+++ b/guecstra.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "components.hpp"
-#include "guecs.hpp"
+#include "events.hpp"
+#include <guecs/ui.hpp>
 
 namespace guecs {
   Clickable make_action(DinkyECS::World& target, Events::GUI event);
diff --git a/lel.cpp b/lel.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e2579fd..0000000
--- a/lel.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,117 +0,0 @@
-#include "lel.hpp"
-#include <fmt/core.h>
-#include "dbc.hpp"
-#include <numeric>
-
-#include "lel_parser.cpp"
-
-namespace lel {
-
-  Parser::Parser(int x, int y, int width, int height) :
-    grid_x(x),
-    grid_y(y),
-    grid_w(width),
-    grid_h(height),
-    cur(0, 0)
-  {
-  }
-
-  Parser::Parser() : cur(0, 0) { }
-
-  void Parser::position(int x, int y, int width, int height) {
-    grid_x = x;
-    grid_y = y;
-    grid_w = width;
-    grid_h = height;
-  }
-
-  void Parser::id(std::string name) {
-    if(name != "_") {
-      dbc::check(!cells.contains(name),
-          fmt::format("duplicate cell name {}", name));
-      cells.insert_or_assign(name, cur);
-    }
-
-    cur = {cur.col + 1, cur.row};
-    auto& row = grid.back();
-    row.push_back(name);
-  }
-
-  void Parser::finalize() {
-    size_t rows = grid.size();
-    int cell_height = grid_h / rows;
-
-    for(auto& row : grid) {
-      size_t columns = row.size();
-      int cell_width = grid_w / columns;
-      dbc::check(cell_width > 0, "invalid cell width calc");
-      dbc::check(cell_height > 0, "invalid cell height calc");
-
-      for(auto& name : row) {
-        if(name == "_") continue;
-        auto& cell = cells.at(name);
-
-        // ZED: getting a bit hairy but this should work
-        if(cell.percent) {
-          // when percent mode we have to take unset to 100%
-          if(cell.max_w == 0) cell.max_w = 100;
-          if(cell.max_h == 0) cell.max_h = 100;
-          cell.max_w *= cell_width * 0.01;
-          cell.max_h *= cell_height * 0.01;
-        } else {
-          if(cell.max_w == 0) cell.max_w = cell_width;
-          if(cell.max_h == 0) cell.max_h = cell_height;
-        }
-
-        cell.w = cell.expand ? std::min(cell.max_w, grid_w) : std::min(cell_width, cell.max_w);
-        cell.h = cell.expand ? std::min(cell.max_h, grid_h) : std::min(cell_height, cell.max_h);
-
-        dbc::check(cell.h > 0, fmt::format("invalid height cell {}", name));
-        dbc::check(cell.w > 0, fmt::format("invalid width cell {}", name));
-
-        cell.x = grid_x + (cell.col * cell_width);
-        cell.y = grid_y + (cell.row * cell_height);
-
-        // keep the midpoint since it is used a lot
-        cell.mid_x = std::midpoint(cell.x, cell.x + cell.w);
-        cell.mid_y = std::midpoint(cell.y, cell.y + cell.h);
-
-        // perform alignments
-        if(cell.right) cell.x += cell_width - cell.w;
-        if(cell.bottom) cell.y += cell_height - cell.h;
-        if(cell.center) {
-          cell.x = cell.mid_x - cell.w / 2;
-          cell.y = cell.mid_y - cell.h / 2;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  void Parser::reset() {
-    cur = {0, 0};
-    grid.clear();
-    cells.clear();
-  }
-
-  std::optional<std::string> Parser::hit(int x, int y) {
-    for(auto& [name, cell] : cells) {
-      if((x >= cell.x && x <= cell.x + cell.w) &&
-          (y >= cell.y && y <= cell.y + cell.h)) {
-        return name;
-      }
-    }
-
-    return std::nullopt;
-  }
-
-  Cell center(int width, int height, Cell &parent) {
-    Cell copy = parent;
-
-    copy.x = parent.mid_x - width / 2;
-    copy.y = parent.mid_y - height / 2;
-    copy.w = width;
-    copy.h = height;
-
-    return copy;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/lel_parser.cpp b/lel_parser.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 3af72bc..0000000
--- a/lel_parser.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,261 +0,0 @@
-
-#line 1 "lel_parser.rl"
-#include "lel.hpp"
-#include <fmt/core.h>
-#include <iostream>
-
-namespace lel {
-
-
-#line 40 "lel_parser.rl"
-
-
-
-#line 10 "lel_parser.cpp"
-static const char _Parser_actions[] = {
-	0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 
-	4, 1, 5, 1, 6, 1, 9, 1, 
-	10, 1, 11, 1, 12, 1, 13, 2, 
-	0, 7, 2, 0, 8, 2, 4, 1, 
-	2, 4, 5
-};
-
-static const char _Parser_key_offsets[] = {
-	0, 0, 4, 20, 33, 35, 39, 41, 
-	44, 56, 61
-};
-
-static const char _Parser_trans_keys[] = {
-	32, 91, 9, 13, 32, 37, 40, 42, 
-	46, 61, 94, 95, 9, 13, 60, 62, 
-	65, 90, 97, 122, 37, 40, 42, 46, 
-	61, 94, 95, 60, 62, 65, 90, 97, 
-	122, 48, 57, 41, 44, 48, 57, 48, 
-	57, 41, 48, 57, 32, 93, 95, 124, 
-	9, 13, 48, 57, 65, 90, 97, 122, 
-	32, 93, 124, 9, 13, 32, 91, 9, 
-	13, 0
-};
-
-static const char _Parser_single_lengths[] = {
-	0, 2, 8, 7, 0, 2, 0, 1, 
-	4, 3, 2
-};
-
-static const char _Parser_range_lengths[] = {
-	0, 1, 4, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 
-	4, 1, 1
-};
-
-static const char _Parser_index_offsets[] = {
-	0, 0, 4, 17, 28, 30, 34, 36, 
-	39, 48, 53
-};
-
-static const char _Parser_indicies[] = {
-	0, 2, 0, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
-	7, 9, 7, 10, 3, 8, 10, 10, 
-	1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 7, 10, 
-	8, 10, 10, 1, 11, 1, 12, 13, 
-	14, 1, 15, 1, 16, 17, 1, 18, 
-	20, 19, 21, 18, 19, 19, 19, 1, 
-	22, 23, 24, 22, 1, 25, 2, 25, 
-	1, 0
-};
-
-static const char _Parser_trans_targs[] = {
-	1, 0, 2, 2, 3, 4, 3, 3, 
-	3, 3, 8, 5, 3, 6, 5, 7, 
-	3, 7, 9, 8, 10, 2, 9, 10, 
-	2, 10
-};
-
-static const char _Parser_trans_actions[] = {
-	0, 0, 3, 0, 17, 0, 13, 5, 
-	11, 15, 21, 19, 23, 23, 0, 19, 
-	26, 0, 7, 0, 32, 29, 0, 9, 
-	1, 0
-};
-
-static const int Parser_start = 1;
-static const int Parser_first_final = 10;
-static const int Parser_error = 0;
-
-static const int Parser_en_main = 1;
-
-
-#line 43 "lel_parser.rl"
-
-bool Parser::parse(std::string input) {
-  reset();
-  int cs = 0;
-  const char *start = nullptr;
-  const char *begin = input.data();
-  const char *p = input.data();
-  const char *pe = p + input.size();
-  std::string tk;
-
-  
-#line 91 "lel_parser.cpp"
-	{
-	cs = Parser_start;
-	}
-
-#line 54 "lel_parser.rl"
-  
-#line 94 "lel_parser.cpp"
-	{
-	int _klen;
-	unsigned int _trans;
-	const char *_acts;
-	unsigned int _nacts;
-	const char *_keys;
-
-	if ( p == pe )
-		goto _test_eof;
-	if ( cs == 0 )
-		goto _out;
-_resume:
-	_keys = _Parser_trans_keys + _Parser_key_offsets[cs];
-	_trans = _Parser_index_offsets[cs];
-
-	_klen = _Parser_single_lengths[cs];
-	if ( _klen > 0 ) {
-		const char *_lower = _keys;
-		const char *_mid;
-		const char *_upper = _keys + _klen - 1;
-		while (1) {
-			if ( _upper < _lower )
-				break;
-
-			_mid = _lower + ((_upper-_lower) >> 1);
-			if ( (*p) < *_mid )
-				_upper = _mid - 1;
-			else if ( (*p) > *_mid )
-				_lower = _mid + 1;
-			else {
-				_trans += (unsigned int)(_mid - _keys);
-				goto _match;
-			}
-		}
-		_keys += _klen;
-		_trans += _klen;
-	}
-
-	_klen = _Parser_range_lengths[cs];
-	if ( _klen > 0 ) {
-		const char *_lower = _keys;
-		const char *_mid;
-		const char *_upper = _keys + (_klen<<1) - 2;
-		while (1) {
-			if ( _upper < _lower )
-				break;
-
-			_mid = _lower + (((_upper-_lower) >> 1) & ~1);
-			if ( (*p) < _mid[0] )
-				_upper = _mid - 2;
-			else if ( (*p) > _mid[1] )
-				_lower = _mid + 2;
-			else {
-				_trans += (unsigned int)((_mid - _keys)>>1);
-				goto _match;
-			}
-		}
-		_trans += _klen;
-	}
-
-_match:
-	_trans = _Parser_indicies[_trans];
-	cs = _Parser_trans_targs[_trans];
-
-	if ( _Parser_trans_actions[_trans] == 0 )
-		goto _again;
-
-	_acts = _Parser_actions + _Parser_trans_actions[_trans];
-	_nacts = (unsigned int) *_acts++;
-	while ( _nacts-- > 0 )
-	{
-		switch ( *_acts++ )
-		{
-	case 0:
-#line 11 "lel_parser.rl"
-	{tk = input.substr(start - begin, p - start); }
-	break;
-	case 1:
-#line 13 "lel_parser.rl"
-	{}
-	break;
-	case 2:
-#line 14 "lel_parser.rl"
-	{ grid.push_back(Row()); }
-	break;
-	case 3:
-#line 15 "lel_parser.rl"
-	{ cur.bottom = (*p) == '.'; }
-	break;
-	case 4:
-#line 16 "lel_parser.rl"
-	{ id(input.substr(start - begin, p - start)); }
-	break;
-	case 5:
-#line 17 "lel_parser.rl"
-	{ cur.col = 0; cur.row++; }
-	break;
-	case 6:
-#line 18 "lel_parser.rl"
-	{ cur.right = (*p) == '>'; }
-	break;
-	case 7:
-#line 19 "lel_parser.rl"
-	{cur.max_w = std::stoi(tk); }
-	break;
-	case 8:
-#line 20 "lel_parser.rl"
-	{ cur.max_h = std::stoi(tk); }
-	break;
-	case 9:
-#line 21 "lel_parser.rl"
-	{ cur.expand = true; }
-	break;
-	case 10:
-#line 22 "lel_parser.rl"
-	{ cur.center = true; }
-	break;
-	case 11:
-#line 23 "lel_parser.rl"
-	{ cur.percent = true; }
-	break;
-	case 12:
-#line 33 "lel_parser.rl"
-	{ start = p; }
-	break;
-	case 13:
-#line 36 "lel_parser.rl"
-	{start = p;}
-	break;
-#line 209 "lel_parser.cpp"
-		}
-	}
-
-_again:
-	if ( cs == 0 )
-		goto _out;
-	if ( ++p != pe )
-		goto _resume;
-	_test_eof: {}
-	_out: {}
-	}
-
-#line 55 "lel_parser.rl"
-
-  bool good = pe - p == 0;
-  if(good) {
-    finalize();
-  } else {
-    dbc::log("error at:");
-    std::cout << p;
-  }
-  return good;
-}
-
-}
diff --git a/lel_parser.rl b/lel_parser.rl
deleted file mode 100644
index 784d639..0000000
--- a/lel_parser.rl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-#include "lel.hpp"
-#include <fmt/core.h>
-#include <iostream>
-
-namespace lel {
-
-%%{
-  machine Parser;
-  alphtype char;
-
-  action token {tk = input.substr(start - begin, fpc - start); }
-
-  action col {}
-  action ltab { grid.push_back(Row()); }
-  action valign { cur.bottom = fc == '.'; }
-  action id { id(input.substr(start - begin, fpc - start)); }
-  action row { cur.col = 0; cur.row++; }
-  action align { cur.right = fc == '>'; }
-  action setwidth {cur.max_w = std::stoi(tk); }
-  action setheight { cur.max_h = std::stoi(tk); }
-  action expand { cur.expand = true; }
-  action center { cur.center = true; }
-  action percent { cur.percent = true; }
-
-  col = "|" $col;
-  ltab = "[" $ltab;
-  rtab = "]" $row;
-  valign = ("^" | ".") $valign;
-  expand = "*" $expand;
-  center = "=" $center;
-  percent = "%" $percent;
-  halign = ("<" | ">") $align;
-  number =  digit+ >{ start = fpc; } %token;
-  setw = ("(" number %setwidth ("," number %setheight)? ")") ;
-  modifiers = (percent | center | expand | valign | halign | setw);
-  id = modifiers* ((alpha | '_')+ :>> (alnum | '_')*) >{start = fpc;} %id;
-  row = space* ltab space* id space* (col space* id space*)* space* rtab space*;
-
-  main := row+;
-}%%
-
-%% write data;
-
-bool Parser::parse(std::string input) {
-  reset();
-  int cs = 0;
-  const char *start = nullptr;
-  const char *begin = input.data();
-  const char *p = input.data();
-  const char *pe = p + input.size();
-  std::string tk;
-
-  %% write init;
-  %% write exec;
-
-  bool good = pe - p == 0;
-  if(good) {
-    finalize();
-  } else {
-    dbc::log("error at:");
-    std::cout << p;
-  }
-  return good;
-}
-
-}
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 623f2a2..0dcf591 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 #include "animation.hpp"
 #include <iostream>
 #include "shaders.hpp"
+#include "backend.hpp"
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   try {
-    textures::init();
-    sound::init();
+    sfml::Backend backend;
+    guecs::init(&backend);
     ai::init("assets/ai.json");
     animation::init();
-    shaders::init();
 
     if(DEBUG_BUILD) sound::mute(true);
 
diff --git a/main_ui.hpp b/main_ui.hpp
index 44e2434..ada3019 100644
--- a/main_ui.hpp
+++ b/main_ui.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "raycaster.hpp"
 #include "camera.hpp"
 #include <optional>
-#include "guecs.hpp"
+#include <guecs/ui.hpp>
 
 namespace gui {
 
diff --git a/map_view.hpp b/map_view.hpp
index 05c9010..0c10417 100644
--- a/map_view.hpp
+++ b/map_view.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "levelmanager.hpp"
 #include "textures.hpp"
-#include "guecs.hpp"
+#include <guecs/ui.hpp>
 #include "tilemap.hpp"
 
 namespace gui {
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9556c7e..5097b63 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -68,13 +68,14 @@ sfml_graphics = subproject('sfml').get_variable('sfml_graphics_dep')
 sfml_network = subproject('sfml').get_variable('sfml_network_dep')
 sfml_system = subproject('sfml').get_variable('sfml_system_dep')
 sfml_window = subproject('sfml').get_variable('sfml_window_dep')
+lel_guecs = subproject('lel-guecs').get_variable('lel_guecs_dep')
 
 dependencies += [
   fmt, json, freetype2,
   flac, ogg, vorbis, vorbisfile, vorbisenc,
   sfml_audio, sfml_graphics,
   sfml_network, sfml_system,
-  sfml_window
+  sfml_window, lel_guecs
 ]
 
 sources = [
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ sources = [
   'animation.cpp',
   'animation.cpp',
   'autowalker.cpp',
+  'backend.cpp',
   'battle.cpp',
   'boss_fight_ui.cpp',
   'camera.cpp',
@@ -94,11 +96,9 @@ sources = [
   'debug_ui.cpp',
   'devices.cpp',
   'goap.cpp',
-  'guecs.cpp',
   'guecstra.cpp',
   'gui_fsm.cpp',
   'inventory.cpp',
-  'lel.cpp',
   'levelmanager.cpp',
   'lights.cpp',
   'main_ui.cpp',
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ executable('runtests', sources + [
   'tests/dinkyecs.cpp',
   'tests/easings.cpp',
   'tests/fsm.cpp',
-  'tests/guecs.cpp',
   'tests/inventory.cpp',
   'tests/lel.cpp',
   'tests/levelmanager.cpp',
diff --git a/mini_map.hpp b/mini_map.hpp
index aa3dd7b..bf159d5 100644
--- a/mini_map.hpp
+++ b/mini_map.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "levelmanager.hpp"
 #include "textures.hpp"
-#include "guecs.hpp"
+#include <guecs/ui.hpp>
 #include "tilemap.hpp"
 
 namespace gui {
diff --git a/overlay_ui.hpp b/overlay_ui.hpp
index 76873d0..7c6aec0 100644
--- a/overlay_ui.hpp
+++ b/overlay_ui.hpp
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.hpp>
 #include <SFML/Graphics/Font.hpp>
-#include "guecs.hpp"
+#include <guecs/ui.hpp>
 
 namespace gui {
+  using std::string;
+
   class OverlayUI {
     public:
       guecs::UI $gui;
diff --git a/ritual_ui.cpp b/ritual_ui.cpp
index c0166ed..9f07c98 100644
--- a/ritual_ui.cpp
+++ b/ritual_ui.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #include "ritual_ui.hpp"
 #include "components.hpp"
-#include "guecs.hpp"
+#include <guecs/ui.hpp>
 #include "rand.hpp"
 #include "animation.hpp"
 #include "rand.hpp"
 #include "sound.hpp"
+#include "events.hpp"
 
 namespace gui {
   namespace ritual {
diff --git a/ritual_ui.hpp b/ritual_ui.hpp
index 159a126..63cc163 100644
--- a/ritual_ui.hpp
+++ b/ritual_ui.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "constants.hpp"
 #include <deque>
 #include "textures.hpp"
-#include "guecs.hpp"
+#include <guecs/ui.hpp>
 #include "rituals.hpp"
 #include "fsm.hpp"
 
diff --git a/status_ui.cpp b/status_ui.cpp
index eedbfed..2a5a110 100644
--- a/status_ui.cpp
+++ b/status_ui.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "components.hpp"
 #include "inventory.hpp"
 #include "color.hpp"
-#include "guecs.hpp"
+#include <guecs/ui.hpp>
 #include "rand.hpp"
 #include <fmt/xchar.h>
 
diff --git a/status_ui.hpp b/status_ui.hpp
index 68a81c2..7ab1b16 100644
--- a/status_ui.hpp
+++ b/status_ui.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "constants.hpp"
 #include <deque>
 #include "textures.hpp"
-#include "guecs.hpp"
+#include <guecs/ui.hpp>
 #include "ritual_ui.hpp"
 
 namespace gui {
diff --git a/tests/guecs.cpp b/tests/guecs.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b41065..0000000
--- a/tests/guecs.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-#include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
-#include <fmt/core.h>
-#include "constants.hpp"
-#include "guecs.hpp"
-#include "textures.hpp"
-#include <fmt/xchar.h>
-
-using namespace guecs;
-
-TEST_CASE("prototype one gui", "[ecs-gui]") {
-  guecs::UI gui;
-  textures::init();
-
-  gui.position(0, 0, 1000, 500);
-  gui.layout("[test1|test2|test3][test4|_|test5]");
-
-  for(auto& [name, cell] : gui.cells()) {
-    auto button = gui.entity(name);
-    gui.set<lel::Cell>(button, cell);
-    gui.set<Rectangle>(button, {});
-    gui.set<Clickable>(button, {});
-    gui.set<Textual>(button, {L"whatever"});
-  }
-
-  gui.init();
-
-  // at this point it's mostly ready but I'd need to render it to a window real quick
-  sf::RenderWindow window;
-  window.setSize({SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT});
-  gui.render(window);
-  window.display();
-}
diff --git a/tilemap.cpp b/tilemap.cpp
index 180eecc..a374949 100644
--- a/tilemap.cpp
+++ b/tilemap.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 using nlohmann::json;
 using components::Tile;
+using std::string;
 
 TileMap::TileMap(size_t width, size_t height) :
   $config("./assets/tiles.json"),
diff --git a/worldbuilder.hpp b/worldbuilder.hpp
index d415ea5..b55440e 100644
--- a/worldbuilder.hpp
+++ b/worldbuilder.hpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class WorldBuilder {
   void place_rooms();
   void tunnel_doors(PointList &holes, Room &src, Room &target);
   void update_door(Point &at, int wall_or_space);
-  void stylize_room(int room, string tile_name, float size);
+  void stylize_room(int room, std::string tile_name, float size);
   void generate_rooms();
   void generate_map();
 
diff --git a/wraps/lel-guecs.wrap b/wraps/lel-guecs.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5b58d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wraps/lel-guecs.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[wrap-git]
+directory=lel-guecs-0.2.0
+url=https://git.learnjsthehardway.com/learn-code-the-hard-way/lel-guecs.git
+revision=HEAD
+depth=1
+method=meson
+
+[provide]
+lel_guecs = lel_guecs_dep