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README.md

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 This is a tool that lets you download a bunch of hack/plugin files for the game engine [Bitsy](https://ledoux.itch.io/bitsy) to extend the engine's functionality. It compiles them into a single js file that you can easily include in your game HTML file without making it, like, really really long.
 
+If you're a programmer, think of it like bundler for ruby, or npm/yarn/etc. for node, or composer for php, or like, whatever else, except it doesn't do nested dependencies.
+
 System Requirements:
 
 * Some relatively recent version of PHP, because I could not tell you what happens if you use like PHP 4 or something. If you don't have a version of PHP, [look at this guide](https://www.php.net/manual/en/install.php).
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 If you really don't want to deal with a terminal interface, there's [Borksy](https://ayolland.itch.io/borksy)! This is just for power users and my highly specific desire to easily add and swap out hacks without having to generate a new game template.
 
+## Future Improvements?
+
+There's not like a roadmap or anything but there's a few things I do already have in mind.
+
+* Better source management
+* Option to minify hacks
+* Option to keep hacks in separate files
+* Version-based caching for speed?
+* Better user/friendliness (interactive hacks.json file generation?)
+
+## <3
+
 If you get use out of this, obviously it's free! But on account of I'm presently freelance I appreciate tips, either via itch.io purchase or via [ko-fi](https://ko-fi.com/veryroundbird).

bundler.php

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ $hacks_file = file_get_contents('hacks.json');
 $time_start = microtime(true);
 if (!$hacks_file) {
   echo "hacks.json file not found. creating file.";
-  // create the hacks file
+  file_put_contents('hacks.json', '{"sources": ["seleb/bitsy-hacks/dist"],"local": "hacks","hacks": []}');
   $hacks_file = file_get_contents('hacks.json');
 }