Nimbus::InputManager Class Reference

#include <InputManager.h>

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Public Member Functions
	InputManager (void)
virtual void	initialize (void)
virtual bool	update (void)
virtual void	pause (void)
virtual void	stop (void)

Protected Member Functions
virtual void	windowResized (Ogre::RenderWindow *rw)
virtual void	windowClosed (Ogre::RenderWindow *rw)
virtual bool	keyPressed (const OIS::KeyEvent &evt)
virtual bool	keyReleased (const OIS::KeyEvent &evt)
virtual bool	mouseMoved (const OIS::MouseEvent &evt)
virtual bool	mousePressed (const OIS::MouseEvent &evt, OIS::MouseButtonID id)
virtual bool	mouseReleased (const OIS::MouseEvent &evt, OIS::MouseButtonID id)

Detailed Description

Manager to bind input to events in the game.

Events should be passed through the event callback system so that in game activities are not associated directly to keys, but rather to generic event calls created by key presses.

The input manager uses buffered input because buffered input is better than polled input. This of course is not true, but for some reason, callbacks seem cleaner. So we'll use them if possible. If polling is necessary, we have an update function. At the moment, this only does generic input checks, and this is probably for the best.

Currently, the input manager is a single monolithic class for handling game input. As a design decision, input managers could be made specific to each RunMode. That way input in a menu would be handled differently than in the game.

The other possibility is to simply send off events regardless of the mode. Since no listeners would be registered, the only adverse effect would be a few (< 5?) extra function calls per input action caught.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

InputManager::InputManager

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void

)

Constructs the input manager.

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Member Function Documentation

virtual void Nimbus::InputManager::initialize ( void  )

inlinevirtual

The initial initialization function.

Implements Nimbus::Manager.

bool InputManager::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.

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