Version: Phaser v4.0.0

AnimationManager

The Animation Manager is a global system responsible for defining, storing, and managing all animations in your Phaser game. It is a singleton owned by the Game instance, meaning it persists across all Scenes and is not tied to any single Scene's lifecycle.

You create animations once via this.anims.create() (or this.anims.createFromAseprite() for Aseprite exports), and those animations are then available to every Sprite or Game Object that has an Animation Component, across every Scene.

The Animation Manager handles frame sequencing, timing, and playback configuration. Individual Game Objects each maintain their own playback state (current frame, repeat count, etc.) via their AnimationState component, but the frame data and timing definitions live here.

You can access the Animation Manager from any Scene via this.anims.

Constructor

new AnimationManager(game)

Parameters

name	type	optional	description
game	Phaser.Game	No	A reference to the Phaser.Game instance.

Scope: static

Extends

Phaser.Events.EventEmitter

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L19
Since: 3.0.0

Public Members

anims

anims: Phaser.Structs.Map.<string, Phaser.Animations.Animation>

Description:

The Animations registered in the Animation Manager.

This map should be modified with the #add and #create methods of the Animation Manager.

Access: protected

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L85
Since: 3.0.0

game

game: Phaser.Game

Description:

A reference to the Phaser.Game instance.

Access: protected

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L53
Since: 3.0.0

globalTimeScale

globalTimeScale: number

Description:

The global time scale of the Animation Manager.

This scales the time delta between two frames, thus influencing the speed of time for the Animation Manager.

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L73
Since: 3.0.0

mixes

mixes: Phaser.Structs.Map.<string, Phaser.Animations.Animation>

Description:

A list of animation mix times.

See the #setMix method for more details.

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L97
Since: 3.50.0

name

name: string

Description:

The name of this Animation Manager.

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L118
Since: 3.0.0

paused

paused: boolean

Description:

Whether the Animation Manager is paused along with all of its Animations.

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L108
Since: 3.0.0

textureManager

textureManager: Phaser.Textures.TextureManager

Description:

A reference to the Texture Manager.

Access: protected

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L63
Since: 3.0.0

Inherited Methods

From Phaser.Events.EventEmitter:

Public Methods

add

<instance> add(key, animation)

Description:

Adds an existing Animation to the Animation Manager.

Parameters:

name	type	optional	description
key	string	No	The key under which the Animation should be added. The Animation will be updated with it. Must be unique.
animation	Phaser.Animations.Animation	No	The Animation which should be added to the Animation Manager.

Returns: Phaser.Animations.AnimationManager - This Animation Manager.

Fires: Phaser.Animations.Events#event:ADD_ANIMATION

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L282
Since: 3.0.0

addMix

<instance> addMix(animA, animB, delay)

Description:

Adds a mix between two animations.

Mixing allows you to specify a unique delay between a pairing of animations.

When playing Animation A on a Game Object, if you then play Animation B, and a mix exists, it will wait for the specified delay to be over before playing Animation B.

This allows you to customise smoothing between different types of animation, such as blending between an idle and a walk state, or a running and a firing state.

Note that mixing is only applied if you use the Sprite.play method. If you opt to use playAfterRepeat or playAfterDelay instead, those will take priority and the mix delay will not be used.

To update an existing mix, just call this method with the new delay.

To remove a mix pairing, see the removeMix method.

Parameters:

name	type	optional	description
animA	string \| Phaser.Animations.Animation	No	The string-based key, or instance of, Animation A.
animB	string \| Phaser.Animations.Animation	No	The string-based key, or instance of, Animation B.
delay	number	No	The delay, in milliseconds, to wait when transitioning from Animation A to B.

Returns: Phaser.Animations.AnimationManager - This Animation Manager.

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L144
Since: 3.50.0

boot

<instance> boot()

Description:

Registers event listeners after the Game boots.

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L130
Since: 3.0.0

create

<instance> create(config)

Description:

Creates a new Animation and adds it to the Animation Manager.

Animations are global. Once created, you can use them in any Scene in your game. They are not Scene specific.

If an invalid key is given this method will return false.

If you pass the key of an animation that already exists in the Animation Manager, that animation will be returned.

A brand new animation is only created if the key is valid and not already in use.

If you wish to re-use an existing key, call AnimationManager.remove first, then this method.

Parameters:

name	type	optional	description
config	Phaser.Types.Animations.Animation	No	The configuration settings for the Animation.

Returns: Phaser.Animations.Animation, false - The Animation that was created, or false if the key is already in use.

Fires: Phaser.Animations.Events#event:ADD_ANIMATION

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L498
Since: 3.0.0

createFromAseprite

<instance> createFromAseprite(key, [tags], [target])

Description:

Create one, or more animations from a loaded Aseprite JSON file.

Aseprite is a powerful animated sprite editor and pixel art tool.

You can find more details at https://www.aseprite.org/

To export a compatible JSON file in Aseprite, please do the following:

Go to "File - Export Sprite Sheet"
On the Layout tab:

2a. Set the "Sheet type" to "Packed"

2b. Set the "Constraints" to "None"

2c. Check the "Merge Duplicates" checkbox

On the Sprite tab:

3a. Set "Layers" to "Visible layers"

3b. Set "Frames" to "All frames", unless you only wish to export a sub-set of tags

On the Borders tab:

4a. Check the "Trim Sprite" and "Trim Cells" options

4b. Ensure "Border Padding", "Spacing" and "Inner Padding" are all > 0 (1 is usually enough)

On the Output tab:

5a. Check "Output File", give your image a name and make sure you choose "png files" as the file type

5b. Check "JSON Data" and give your json file a name

5c. The JSON Data type can be either a Hash or Array, Phaser doesn't mind.

5d. Make sure "Tags" is checked in the Meta options

5e. In the "Item Filename" input box, make sure it says just "{frame}" and nothing more.

Click export

This was tested with Aseprite 1.2.25.

This will export a png and json file which you can load using the Aseprite Loader, i.e.:

function preload ()

{

    this.load.path = 'assets/animations/aseprite/';

    this.load.aseprite('paladin', 'paladin.png', 'paladin.json');

}

Once loaded, you can call this method from within a Scene with the 'atlas' key:

this.anims.createFromAseprite('paladin');

Any animations defined in the JSON will now be available to use in Phaser and you play them via their Tag name. For example, if you have an animation called 'War Cry' on your Aseprite timeline, you can play it in Phaser using that Tag name:

this.add.sprite(400, 300).play('War Cry');

When calling this method you can optionally provide an array of tag names, and only those animations will be created. For example:

this.anims.createFromAseprite('paladin', [ 'step', 'War Cry', 'Magnum Break' ]);

This will only create the 3 animations defined. Note that the tag names are case-sensitive.

Parameters:

name	type	optional	description
key	string	No	The key of the loaded Aseprite atlas. It must have been loaded prior to calling this method.
tags	Array.<string>	Yes	An array of Tag names. If provided, only animations found in this array will be created.
target	Phaser.Animations.AnimationManager \| Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject	Yes	Create the animations on this target Sprite. If not given, they will be created globally in this Animation Manager.

Returns: Array.<Phaser.Animations.Animation> - An array of Animation instances that were successfully created.

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L329
Since: 3.50.0

destroy

<instance> destroy()

Description:

Destroy this Animation Manager and clean up animation definitions and references to other objects. This method should not be called directly. It will be called automatically as a response to a destroy event from the Phaser.Game instance.

Overrides: Phaser.Events.EventEmitter#destroy

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L1056
Since: 3.0.0

exists

<instance> exists(key)

Description:

Checks to see if the given key is already in use within the Animation Manager or not.

Animations are global. Keys created in one scene can be used from any other Scene in your game. They are not Scene specific.

Parameters:

name	type	optional	description
key	string	No	The key of the Animation to check.

Returns: boolean - true if the Animation already exists in the Animation Manager, or false if the key is available.

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L312
Since: 3.16.0

fromJSON

<instance> fromJSON(data, [clearCurrentAnimations])

Description:

Loads this Animation Manager's Animations and settings from a JSON object.

Parameters:

name	type	optional	default	description
data	string \| Phaser.Types.Animations.JSONAnimations	Phaser.Types.Animations.JSONAnimation	No
clearCurrentAnimations	boolean	Yes	false	If set to `true`, the current animations will be removed (`anims.clear()`). If set to `false` (default), the animations in `data` will be added.

Returns: Array.<Phaser.Animations.Animation> - An array containing all of the Animation objects that were created as a result of this call.

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L546
Since: 3.0.0

generateFrameNames

<instance> generateFrameNames(key, [config])

Description:

Generate an array of Phaser.Types.Animations.AnimationFrame objects from a texture key and configuration object.

Generates objects with string based frame names, as configured by the given Phaser.Types.Animations.GenerateFrameNames.

It's a helper method, designed to make it easier for you to extract all of the frame names from texture atlases.

If you're working with a sprite sheet, see the generateFrameNumbers method instead.

Example:

If you have a texture atlases loaded called gems and it contains 6 frames called ruby_0001, ruby_0002, and so on, then you can call this method using: this.anims.generateFrameNames('gems', { prefix: 'ruby_', start: 1, end: 6, zeroPad: 4 }).

The end value tells it to select frames 1 through 6, incrementally numbered, all starting with the prefix ruby_. The zeroPad value tells it how many zeroes pad out the numbers. To create an animation using this method, you can do:

this.anims.create({

  key: 'ruby',

  repeat: -1,

  frames: this.anims.generateFrameNames('gems', {

    prefix: 'ruby_',

    end: 6,

    zeroPad: 4

  })

});

Please see the animation examples for further details.

Parameters:

name	type	optional	description
key	string	No	The key for the texture containing the animation frames.
config	Phaser.Types.Animations.GenerateFrameNames	Yes	The configuration object for the animation frame names.

Returns: Array.<Phaser.Types.Animations.AnimationFrame> - The array of Phaser.Types.Animations.AnimationFrame objects.

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L595
Since: 3.0.0

generateFrameNumbers

<instance> generateFrameNumbers(key, [config])

Description:

Generate an array of Phaser.Types.Animations.AnimationFrame objects from a texture key and configuration object.

Generates objects with numbered frame names, as configured by the given Phaser.Types.Animations.GenerateFrameNumbers.

If you're working with a texture atlas, see the generateFrameNames method instead.

It's a helper method, designed to make it easier for you to extract frames from sprite sheets.

Example:

If you have a sprite sheet loaded called explosion and it contains 12 frames, then you can call this method using:

this.anims.generateFrameNumbers('explosion', { start: 0, end: 11 }).

The end value of 11 tells it to stop after the 12th frame has been added, because it started at zero.

To create an animation using this method, you can do:

this.anims.create({

  key: 'boom',

  frames: this.anims.generateFrameNumbers('explosion', {

    start: 0,

    end: 11

  })

});

Note that start is optional and you don't need to include it if the animation starts from frame 0.

To specify an animation in reverse, swap the start and end values.

If the frames are not sequential, you may pass an array of frame numbers instead, for example:

this.anims.generateFrameNumbers('explosion', { frames: [ 0, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 0, 1, 2 ] })

Please see the animation examples and GenerateFrameNumbers config docs for further details.

Parameters:

name	type	optional	description
key	string	No	The key for the texture containing the animation frames.
config	Phaser.Types.Animations.GenerateFrameNumbers	Yes	The configuration object for the animation frames.

Returns: Array.<Phaser.Types.Animations.AnimationFrame> - The array of Phaser.Types.Animations.AnimationFrame objects.

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L695
Since: 3.0.0

get

<instance> get(key)

Description:

Retrieves an Animation from the Animation Manager by its key.

Returns undefined if no Animation with the given key exists.

Parameters:

name	type	optional	description
key	string	No	The key of the Animation to retrieve.

Returns: Phaser.Animations.Animation - The Animation.

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L799
Since: 3.0.0

getAnimsFromTexture

<instance> getAnimsFromTexture(key)

Description:

Returns an array of all Animation keys that are using the given Texture. Only Animations that have at least one AnimationFrame entry using this texture will be included in the result.

Parameters:

name	type	optional	description
key	string \| Phaser.Textures.Texture	Phaser.Textures.Frame	No

Returns: Array.<string> - An array of Animation keys that feature the given Texture.

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L816
Since: 3.60.0

getMix

<instance> getMix(animA, animB)

Description:

Returns the mix delay between two animations.

If no mix has been set up, this method will return zero.

If you wish to create, or update, a new mix, call the addMix method. If you wish to remove a mix, call the removeMix method.

Parameters:

name	type	optional	description
animA	string \| Phaser.Animations.Animation	No	The string-based key, or instance of, Animation A.
animB	string \| Phaser.Animations.Animation	No	The string-based key, or instance of, Animation B.

Returns: number - The mix duration, or zero if no mix exists.

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L247
Since: 3.50.0

pauseAll

<instance> pauseAll()

Description:

Pauses all animations in the Animation Manager by setting the paused flag to true. This affects all Game Objects that are playing animations globally. Has no effect if the Animation Manager is already paused.

Returns: Phaser.Animations.AnimationManager - This Animation Manager.

Fires: Phaser.Animations.Events#event:PAUSE_ALL

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L856
Since: 3.0.0

play

<instance> play(key, children)

Description:

Play an animation on the given Game Objects that have an Animation Component.

Parameters:

name	type	optional	description
key	string \| Phaser.Animations.Animation	Phaser.Types.Animations.PlayAnimationConfig	No
children	Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject \| Array.<Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject>	No	An array of Game Objects to play the animation on. They must have an Animation Component.

Returns: Phaser.Animations.AnimationManager - This Animation Manager.

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L879
Since: 3.0.0

remove

<instance> remove(key)

Description:

Removes an Animation from this Animation Manager, based on the given key.

This is a global action. Once an Animation has been removed, no Game Objects can carry on using it.

Parameters:

name	type	optional	description
key	string	No	The key of the animation to remove.

Returns: Phaser.Animations.Animation - The Animation instance that was removed from the Animation Manager.

Fires: Phaser.Animations.Events#event:REMOVE_ANIMATION

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L971
Since: 3.0.0

removeMix

<instance> removeMix(animA, [animB])

Description:

Removes a mix between two animations.

Mixing allows you to specify a unique delay between a pairing of animations.

Calling this method lets you remove those pairings. You can either remove it between animA and animB, or if you do not provide the animB parameter, it will remove all animA mixes.

If you wish to update an existing mix instead, call the addMix method with the new delay.

Parameters:

name	type	optional	description
animA	string \| Phaser.Animations.Animation	No	The string-based key, or instance of, Animation A.
animB	string \| Phaser.Animations.Animation	Yes	The string-based key, or instance of, Animation B. If not given, all mixes for Animation A will be removed.

Returns: Phaser.Animations.AnimationManager - This Animation Manager.

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L197
Since: 3.50.0

resumeAll

<instance> resumeAll()

Description:

Resumes all paused animations in the Animation Manager by setting the paused flag to false. Has no effect if the Animation Manager is not currently paused.

Returns: Phaser.Animations.AnimationManager - This Animation Manager.

Fires: Phaser.Animations.Events#event:RESUME_ALL

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L1001
Since: 3.0.0

staggerPlay

<instance> staggerPlay(key, children, stagger, [staggerFirst])

Description:

Takes an array of Game Objects that have an Animation Component and then starts the given animation playing on them. The start time of each Game Object is offset, incrementally, by the stagger amount.

For example, if you pass an array with 4 children and a stagger time of 1000, the delays will be:

child 1: 1000ms delay child 2: 2000ms delay child 3: 3000ms delay child 4: 4000ms delay

If you set the staggerFirst parameter to false they would be:

child 1: 0ms delay child 2: 1000ms delay child 3: 2000ms delay child 4: 3000ms delay

You can also set stagger to be a negative value. If it was -1000, the above would be:

child 1: 3000ms delay child 2: 2000ms delay child 3: 1000ms delay child 4: 0ms delay

Tags:

generic

Parameters:

name	type	optional	default	description
key	string \| Phaser.Animations.Animation	Phaser.Types.Animations.PlayAnimationConfig	No
children	Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject \| Array.<Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject>	No		An array of Game Objects to play the animation on. They must have an Animation Component.
stagger	number	No		The amount of time, in milliseconds, to offset each play time by. If a negative value is given, it's applied to the children in reverse order.
staggerFirst	boolean	Yes	true	Should the first child be staggered as well?

Returns: Phaser.Animations.AnimationManager - This Animation Manager.

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L905
Since: 3.0.0

toJSON

<instance> toJSON([key])

Description:

Returns the Animation data as JavaScript object based on the given key. Or, if no key is defined, it will return the data of all animations as array of objects.

Parameters:

name	type	optional	description
key	string	Yes	The animation to get the JSONAnimation data from. If not provided, all animations are returned as an array.

Returns: Phaser.Types.Animations.JSONAnimations - The resulting JSONAnimations formatted object.

Source: src/animations/AnimationManager.js#L1023
Since: 3.0.0

Public Members​

anims​

anims: Phaser.Structs.Map.<string, Phaser.Animations.Animation>​

game​

game: Phaser.Game​

globalTimeScale​

globalTimeScale: number​

mixes​

mixes: Phaser.Structs.Map.<string, Phaser.Animations.Animation>​

name​

name: string​

paused​

paused: boolean​

textureManager​

textureManager: Phaser.Textures.TextureManager​

Inherited Methods​

Public Methods​

add​

<instance> add(key, animation)​

addMix​

<instance> addMix(animA, animB, delay)​

boot​

<instance> boot()​

create​

<instance> create(config)​

createFromAseprite​

<instance> createFromAseprite(key, [tags], [target])​

destroy​

<instance> destroy()​

exists​

<instance> exists(key)​

fromJSON​

<instance> fromJSON(data, [clearCurrentAnimations])​

generateFrameNames​

<instance> generateFrameNames(key, [config])​

generateFrameNumbers​

<instance> generateFrameNumbers(key, [config])​

get​

<instance> get(key)​

getAnimsFromTexture​

<instance> getAnimsFromTexture(key)​

getMix​

<instance> getMix(animA, animB)​

pauseAll​

<instance> pauseAll()​

play​

<instance> play(key, children)​

remove​

<instance> remove(key)​

removeMix​

<instance> removeMix(animA, [animB])​

resumeAll​

<instance> resumeAll()​

staggerPlay​

<instance> staggerPlay(key, children, stagger, [staggerFirst])​

toJSON​

<instance> toJSON([key])​

Public Members

anims

anims: Phaser.Structs.Map.<string, Phaser.Animations.Animation>

game

game: Phaser.Game

globalTimeScale

globalTimeScale: number

mixes

mixes: Phaser.Structs.Map.<string, Phaser.Animations.Animation>

name

name: string

paused

paused: boolean

textureManager

textureManager: Phaser.Textures.TextureManager

Inherited Methods

Public Methods

add

<instance> add(key, animation)

addMix

<instance> addMix(animA, animB, delay)

boot

<instance> boot()

create

<instance> create(config)

createFromAseprite

<instance> createFromAseprite(key, [tags], [target])

destroy

<instance> destroy()

exists

<instance> exists(key)

fromJSON

<instance> fromJSON(data, [clearCurrentAnimations])

generateFrameNames

<instance> generateFrameNames(key, [config])

generateFrameNumbers

<instance> generateFrameNumbers(key, [config])

get

<instance> get(key)

getAnimsFromTexture

<instance> getAnimsFromTexture(key)

getMix

<instance> getMix(animA, animB)

pauseAll

<instance> pauseAll()

play

<instance> play(key, children)

remove

<instance> remove(key)

removeMix

<instance> removeMix(animA, [animB])

resumeAll

<instance> resumeAll()

staggerPlay

<instance> staggerPlay(key, children, stagger, [staggerFirst])

toJSON

<instance> toJSON([key])