TypeScript

The Genies Dev Kit allows developers to use TypeScript coding to help create logic for their Experiences in Unity.

What is TypeScript?

TypeScript is a programming language which is a typed superset of JavaScript which means it shares the same syntax but has different rules about how different kinds of values can be used.

Why TypeScript and not C#?

The Experiences made by Genies Dev Kit will be launched on the 7th Period app as a minigame. As a result, there can be no dynamic-loading code in Experiences. This means that custom shaders and C# scripts are not allowed when developing Genies Experiences.

Our solution is to use Genies Scripts which use the programming language called TypeScript to create logic for Experiences.

Read the Features and Limitations page for more information.

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📄️ VS Code

To use TypeScript in a Unity project, it is required to use an IDE to write the code in. It is highly recommended to use VS Code because it has Genies tools for autocomplete, debugging, and much more.

📄️ Hello World Example

Follow along these steps to learn how to create a new TypeScript file and have it execute code.

📄️ Syntax

This page will provide information on TypeScript syntax.

📄️ API Library

This page will contain information about Genies-specific API for TypeScript.

📄️ Debugging

This page will demonstrate how to debug TypeScript code for Genies Experiences.

📄️ FAQ

Here is a list of frequently asked questions about TypeScript.