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• Welcome to LERP - Luau Education for Rive Professionals - From zero to hero

Core Pages

• About the Author - Author credentials and background for the LERP course
• Changelog - All notable changes to the LERP course
• Contact & Transparency - Contact paths and transparency details for LERP maintenance
• Contribution Instructions - Step-by-step instructions for contributing to LERP
• Contribution Policy - Quality and governance policy for contributing to LERP
• Corrections Policy - How LERP handles errors, clarifications, and content corrections
• Editorial Methodology - How LERP content is authored, reviewed, and updated
• Glossary - Key terms and definitions for Rive scripting with Luau
• My Progress - Track your course progress and manage exercise completion
• Open Source License (MIT) - LERP is open source under the MIT License
• Privacy (localStorage) - How LERP stores progress locally and what data is (and is not) collected.
• Quick Reference - Rive Scripting cheat sheet for Node scripts
• Tips and Tricks - Common workarounds, patterns, and solutions for Rive Luau scripting problems

Advanced

• Core Types - Understanding Path, Paint, and other core drawing types in Rive
• Drawing API - Transforms, Renderer state, and advanced drawing techniques in Rive
• Dynamic Instantiation
• Pointer Events
• Procedural Geometry - Dynamic Path generation, animated shapes, and particle systems in Rive
• ViewModels - Binding scripts to ViewModels for reactive data-driven animations

Api

• API Reference - Complete Rive Luau API documentation organized by category.
• Assets - Image, ImageFilter, ImageSampler, and ImageWrap
• Core Types - Vector, Color, and Mat2D types
• Data & Input - Input, Property, Context, and ViewModel for data binding
• Data Values - DataValue types, Converter, and Property types
• Drawing - Path, Paint, Gradient, and Renderer for custom drawing
• Events - PointerEvent for pointer interactions
• Hierarchy - NodeData, NodeReadData, and Layout
• Path Effects - PathCommand, PathData, PathEffect, and CommandType
• Scene - Artboard, Node, and Animation objects
• Styling - PaintDefinition, PaintStyle, BlendMode, StrokeCap, StrokeJoin, GradientStop
• System - Listener, Output, EnumValues, and Sandbox Limitations

Best Practices

• Architecture
• Debugging
• Performance
• Resources

Examples

• Sample Exercise (Review) - A complete exercise example demonstrating all features

Fundamentals

• 1.1 Variables, Types & Operators - Declare variables, understand data types, and use operators in Rive Node Scripts
• 1.2 Control Flow & Loops - Conditionals, loops, and control structures in Rive Node Scripts
• 1.3 Functions & Closures - Define functions, understand scope, and use closures in Rive Node Scripts
• 1.4 Tables - Arrays, dictionaries, and data structures in Rive Node Scripts
• Data Types - Understanding Luau's fundamental data types for Rive animations
• Iteration - Loops, iterators, and collection traversal in Rive Node Scripts
• Operators - Arithmetic, comparison, logical, and compound operators in Rive Node Scripts

Getting Started

• How Rive Scripts Work - Understanding WHY Rive scripts are structured the way they are - the complete beginner's guide
• Welcome to Rive Scripting - Introduction to Rive scripting and what it enables
• Why Luau? - The power of typed scripting in design
• Your First Rive Script - A gentle introduction to Rive scripting for complete beginners - no programming experience required

Oop

• 3.2 Building Classes - Create proper class constructors with typing and methods
• 3.3 Inheritance & Patterns - Extend classes and implement design patterns
• 3.7 Encapsulation - Private state patterns and closures for encapsulation in Rive
• 3.8 OOP Patterns - Common OOP patterns for Rive - Factory, Prototype, Module, and more
• Metatables & __index - Understand metatables and the __index metamethod - the foundation of OOP in Luau
• Prototype-Based OOP - Understanding Lua's prototype-based approach to object-oriented programming
• self and Methods - The colon syntax, self parameter, and method calls in Lua
• The __index Metamethod - Deep dive into __index, __newindex, and method lookup chains

Projects

• Catch the Stars - Build a tiny interactive game with clicking stars and score tracking
• Data Visualization - Build a simple bar chart driven by ViewModel data
• Interactive Button - Build a button that reacts to pointer Input and fires ViewModel triggers

Rive

• Converter Script Protocol - Bidirectional data transformation for ViewModel bindings
• Inputs and Data Binding - Learn how to use script inputs and data binding in Rive Node Scripts
• Layout Script Protocol - Programmatic control over Layout component sizing and positioning
• ListenerAction Script Protocol - Custom logic triggered by state machine listener events
• Listeners - Learn about Listener functions in Rive - property listeners, pointer events, and cross-script communication
• Node Lifecycle - Understand when each Node script callback runs in Rive
• Node Protocol - Learn the Node script protocol structure required for Rive animations
• Path Effect Script Protocol - Real-time manipulation of path geometry for stroke and fill effects
• Rive AI Agent - Comprehensive guide to the Rive AI Coding Agent built into the editor
• Rive Environment - Understand the Rive scripting environment, Console panel, script types, and sandbox limitations
• Script Capability Matrix - Comprehensive matrix of what each Rive script type can access, what parameters it receives, and what it cannot do
• Script Types Overview - All 8 Rive script types at a glance - when to use each one
• Test Script Protocol - Unit testing for Util Scripts in the Rive editor
• TransitionCondition Script Protocol - Custom state machine transition evaluation logic
• Util Script Protocol - Learn how to create reusable Util scripts for sharing code across Node scripts in Rive

Types

• 2.1 Type Annotations & Inference - Understand strict mode, add type annotations, and understand type inference
• 2.2 Custom Types & Unions - Define custom type aliases, table types, and union types
• 2.3 Generics & Advanced Types - Create flexible, reusable type definitions with generics
• Advanced Types - Master intersection types, union types, optional types, and function types in Luau
• Strict Mode Deep Dive - Master strict mode and understand the type errors it catches
• The late() Initializer - Understand when and how to use late() for engine-provided and deferred values
• Type Annotations Deep Dive - Master type annotations for Rive Node Scripts with practical patterns