Buttons

i know how to make buttons, but it’s annoying. Is there any built-in button functions or anything of the sort

if you mean buttons for touch screens or to click on, then there are no built in functions to my knowledge. there may be libraries out there you can use, but you'll probably just have to make your own

You can use my function, and if needed, you can replace the rectangle drawing with sprites.

button = function(x,y,w,h,textSize,text)
  isHover = abs(mouse.x-x)<w/2 and abs(mouse.y-y)<h/2
  isPressed = mouse.pressed or touch.press
  
  if (isHover and isPressed) then
    screen.fillRoundRect(x,y,w,h,2,"#48CFAD")
    screen.drawText(text,x,y,textSize,"#434A54")
    return true
  else
    screen.fillRoundRect(x,y,w,h,2,"#37BC9B")
    screen.drawText(text,x,y,textSize,"#434A54")
    return false
  end
end

you should publish this as a library