Nimbus::EntityManager Class Reference

#include <EntityManager.h>

Inheritance diagram for Nimbus::EntityManager:

Collaboration diagram for Nimbus::EntityManager:

Classes
class	CatchEntityListener
class	CreateEntityListener
class	DestroyEntityListener
class	PositionResponseListener
class	TickListener

Public Member Functions
	EntityManager (World *world)
virtual void	initialize (void)
virtual bool	update (void)
virtual void	pause (void)
virtual void	stop (void)
void	configureEntityTypes (std::string entityTypesFile, World *world)

Protected Attributes
Nimbus::EntityManager::CreateEntityListener *	mCreateEntityListener
Nimbus::EntityManager::CatchEntityListener *	mCatchEntityListener
Nimbus::EntityManager::DestroyEntityListener *	mDestroyEventListener
Nimbus::EntityManager::TickListener *	mTickListener
Nimbus::EntityManager::PositionResponseListener *	mPositionResponseListener

Detailed Description

Manages all the entities in the game world.

Entities are all the game world elements. Particularly elements that can be seen as elements that exist in the environment. We often stretch this definition for convenience sake, particularly because entity provides a generic framework from which we can build any game object we'd like.

This manager merely updates various entities as appropriate. Though it may handle some aggregate updates that would be impossible for individual entities to execute.

Member Function Documentation

void EntityManager::configureEntityTypes	(	std::string	entityTypesFile,
		World *	world
	)

Configures the entity factory.

I'm trying something a bit different in order to take weight off the constructor. Theoretically this could lead to switching/updating the entity types midgame... might be cool.

Parameters

entityTypesFile	The file location of the entity types definition file. This file contains a list of entity type names mapped to entity type definition files. These files are loaded by the EntityFactory to construct the prototypal entity types.
world	A reference to the world because sometimes, just sometimes, you need a reference to the world.

void EntityManager::initialize ( void  )

virtual

The initial initialization function.

Implements Nimbus::Manager.

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bool EntityManager::update ( void  )

virtual

The super complex update function.

Returns

A boolean indicating the success of the update function. If this returns false... stop the program.

Example of how to access entities std::list<GameEntity*> dragons = entities->getEntitiesOfType("Dragon"); for (std::list<GameEntity*>::iterator it = dragons.begin(); it != dragons.end(); it++) { Ogre::LogManager::getSingleton().logMessage("I found a dragon"); } Ogre::LogManager::getSingleton().logMessage(entities->getEntity(4)->getEntityType());

Implements Nimbus::Manager.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• C:/Users/Hazen/Documents/projects/Nimbus/src/EntityManager.h
• C:/Users/Hazen/Documents/projects/Nimbus/src/EntityManager.cpp