Usage of uint

[exectails]

Hi there. I was wondering what the reasoning for using unsigned integers was and whether you've considered using signed integers instead. While uints communicate well what the intended or possible values of a variable are, it's a somewhat unusual type to see in C#, where signed ints and longs are usually preferred. When integrating DotTiled with other C# libraries in particular, you have to cast a lot, which can be a bit bothersome. As such, I would suggest changing the types. What do you think?

[dcronqvist]

Your reasoning is completely valid and I have been considering making that change for quite some time too. Since we haven't had an official 1.0.0 release, it is still fully possible to make any kind of breaking change to provide a more useful library.

The initial reasoning from my perspective was to provide a nearly identical model of the saved map/tileset files, but as you mention, it has instead only led to unnecessary friction. I'll see what I can do.

[7H3LaughingMan]

Your reasoning is completely valid and I have been considering making that change for quite some time too. Since we haven't had an official 1.0.0 release, it is still fully possible to make any kind of breaking change to provide a more useful library.

The initial reasoning from my perspective was to provide a nearly identical model of the saved map/tileset files, but as you mention, it has instead only led to unnecessary friction. I'll see what I can do.

Also, if you take a look at the source pretty much everything except for the global identifiers with flags is an signed integer. Also Tiled has some limitations in place to prevent you from creating maps larger than 99,999 x 99,999 tiles.