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Eris::Entity Class Referenceabstract

Entity is a concrete (instantiable) class representing one game entity. More...

#include <Entity.h>

Inheritance diagram for Eris::Entity:
Eris::ViewEntity

Classes

class  DynamicState
 

Public Types

typedef std::map< std::string, Atlas::Message::Element > AttrMap
 
typedef sigc::slot< void, const Atlas::Message::Element & > AttrChangedSlot
 A slot which can be used for receiving attribute update signals.
 

Public Member Functions

 Entity (const std::string &id, TypeInfo *ty)
 
virtual void shutdown ()
 Shuts down the entity. More...
 
unsigned int numContained () const
 Gets the number of contained entities, i.e. More...
 
EntitygetContained (unsigned int index) const
 Gets the child entity at the specified index. More...
 
const Atlas::Message::Element & valueOfAttr (const std::string &attr) const
 Gets the value of a named attribute. More...
 
bool hasAttr (const std::string &p) const
 Checks whether an attribute exists. More...
 
sigc::connection observe (const std::string &attr, const AttrChangedSlot &aslot)
 Setup an observer so that the specified slot is fired when the named attribue's value changes. More...
 
const std::string & getId () const
 Retrieve the unique entity ID. More...
 
const std::string & getName () const
 Gets the name of the entity. More...
 
float getStamp () const
 Access the current time-stamp of the entity. More...
 
TypeInfogetType () const
 Gets the type of this entity. More...
 
EntitygetLocation () const
 The containing entity, or null if this is a top-level visible entity. More...
 
WFMath::Point< 3 > getPosition () const
 Returns the Entity's position inside it's parent in the parent's local system coordinates. More...
 
const AttrMap getAttributes () const
 Gets all attributes defined for this entity. More...
 
const AttrMap & getInstanceAttributes () const
 Gets all locally defined attributes. More...
 
bool isMoving () const
 Test if this entity has a non-zero velocity vector. More...
 
WFMath::Point< 3 > getPredictedPos () const
 Retrieve the predicted position of this entity, based on it's velocity and acceleration. More...
 
WFMath::Vector< 3 > getPredictedVelocity () const
 Retrieve the current predicted velocity of an entity. More...
 
WFMath::Point< 3 > getViewPosition () const
 retreive this Entity's position in view coordinates. More...
 
WFMath::Quaternion getViewOrientation () const
 retreive this Entity's orientation in view coordinates. More...
 
const WFMath::Vector< 3 > & getVelocity (void) const
 Returns the entity's velocity as last set explicitely. More...
 
const WFMath::Quaternion & getOrientation (void) const
 Returns the entity's orientation as last set explicitely. More...
 
const WFMath::AxisBox< 3 > & getBBox (void) const
 Returns the entity's bounding box in the entity's local system coordinates. More...
 
bool hasBBox () const
 Returns true if the entity has a bounding box. More...
 
const TaskArray & getTasks () const
 Gets the tasks associated with this entity. More...
 
TypeInfoArray getUseOperations () const
 Get a list of operations supported by this entity (tool) If the entity does no provide an operations list, this will return an empty array.
 
bool hasChild (const std::string &eid) const
 
bool isVisible () const
 determine if this entity is visible. More...
 
template<class C >
toLocationCoords (const C &c) const
 
template<class C >
fromLocationCoords (const C &c) const
 
WFMath::Vector< 3 > toLocationCoords (const WFMath::Vector< 3 > &v) const
 
WFMath::Vector< 3 > fromLocationCoords (const WFMath::Vector< 3 > &v) const
 

Static Public Member Functions

static bool extractEntityId (const Atlas::Message::Element &element, std::string &id)
 Extracts an entity id from the supplied element. More...
 

Public Attributes

sigc::signal< void, Entity * > ChildAdded
 
sigc::signal< void, Entity * > ChildRemoved
 
sigc::signal< void, Entity * > LocationChanged
 Signal that the entity's container changed. More...
 
sigc::signal< void, const StringSet & > Changed
 Emitted when one or more attributes change. More...
 
sigc::signal< void > Moved
 Emitted when then entity's position, orientation or velocity change. More...
 
sigc::signal< void, bool > Moving
 Emitted when an entity starts or stops moving (as determined by the 'inMotion' method. More...
 
sigc::signal< void, const Atlas::Objects::Root &> Say
 Emitted with the entity speaks. More...
 
sigc::signal< void, const std::string & > Emote
 Emitted when this entity emits an imaginary operation (also known as an emote. More...
 
sigc::signal< void, const Atlas::Objects::Operation::RootOperation & > Acted
 Emitted when this entity performs an action. More...
 
sigc::signal< void, const Atlas::Objects::Root & > Noise
 Emitted when this entity performs an action which causes a noise. More...
 
sigc::signal< void, bool > VisibilityChanged
 Emitted when the visibility of the entity changes. More...
 
sigc::signal< void > BeingDeleted
 Emitted prior to deletion. More...
 
sigc::signal< void, Task * > TaskAdded
 Emitted when a task has been added to the entity. More...
 
sigc::signal< void, Task * > TaskRemoved
 Emitted when a task has been removed from the entity. More...
 

Protected Types

typedef std::map< std::string, Entity * > IdEntityMap
 
typedef sigc::signal< void, const Atlas::Message::Element & > AttrChangedSignal
 
typedef std::map< std::string, AttrChangedSignal > ObserverMap
 

Protected Member Functions

virtual void init (const Atlas::Objects::Entity::RootEntity &ge, bool fromCreateOp)
 over-rideable initialisation helper. More...
 
virtual void onTalk (const Atlas::Objects::Operation::RootOperation &talk)
 process TALK data - default implementation emits the Say signal. More...
 
virtual void onAttrChanged (const std::string &attr, const Atlas::Message::Element &v)
 
virtual void onLocationChanged (Entity *oldLoc)
 
virtual void onMoved ()
 over-rideable hook method when then Entity position, orientation or velocity change. More...
 
virtual void onVisibilityChanged (bool vis)
 over-rideable hook when the actual (computed) visiblity of this entity changed. More...
 
virtual void onAction (const Atlas::Objects::Operation::RootOperation &act)
 Over-rideable hook when this entity is seen to perform an action. More...
 
virtual void onSoundAction (const Atlas::Objects::Operation::RootOperation &op)
 Over-rideable hook when this entity is heard performing an action. More...
 
virtual void onImaginary (const Atlas::Objects::Root &act)
 Over-rideable hook when this entity is seen to emit an imginary op. More...
 
virtual void setMoving (bool moving)
 over-rideable hook for when the entity changes from stationary to moving or vice-versa. More...
 
virtual void onChildAdded (Entity *child)
 Over-rideable hook when child entities are added. More...
 
virtual void onChildRemoved (Entity *child)
 Over-rideable hook when child entities are removed. More...
 
virtual void onTaskAdded (Task *task)
 Over-rideable hook for when tasks are added. More...
 
void sight (const Atlas::Objects::Entity::RootEntity &gent)
 Fully initialise all entity state based on a RootEntity, including location and contents.
 
void setFromRoot (const Atlas::Objects::Root &obj, bool allowMotion, bool includeTypeInfoAttributes=false)
 Initialise all simple state from a Root. More...
 
void setVisible (bool vis)
 the View calls this to change local entity visibility. More...
 
void setAttr (const std::string &p, const Atlas::Message::Element &v)
 
bool nativeAttrChanged (const std::string &p, const Atlas::Message::Element &v)
 Map Atlas attributes to natively stored properties. More...
 
void typeInfo_AttributeChanges (const std::string &attributeName, const Atlas::Message::Element &element)
 Connected to the TypeInfo::AttributeChanges event. More...
 
virtual void attrChangedFromTypeInfo (const std::string &attributeName, const Atlas::Message::Element &element)
 Called when an attribute has been changed in the TypeInfo for this entity. More...
 
void fillAttributesFromType (Entity::AttrMap &attributes, TypeInfo *typeInfo) const
 Utility method for recursively filling a map of attributes from a TypeInfo instance. More...
 
void beginUpdate ()
 
void addToUpdate (const std::string &attr)
 
void endUpdate ()
 
void setLocationFromAtlas (const std::string &locId)
 update the entity's location based on Atlas data. More...
 
void setLocation (Entity *newLocation)
 setLocation is the core of the entity hierarchy maintenance logic. More...
 
void setContentsFromAtlas (const StringList &contents)
 wrapper for setLocation with additional code the retrive the location if it's not available right now
 
void filterMoveAttrs (Atlas::Message::MapType &attrs) const
 Remove from a map all items whose key is a movement related attribute, eg position or velocity.
 
void buildEntityDictFromContents (IdEntityMap &dict)
 
void addChild (Entity *e)
 
void removeChild (Entity *e)
 
void addToLocation ()
 
void removeFromLocation ()
 
void updateTasks (const Atlas::Message::Element &e)
 
void removeTask (Task *t)
 
void updateCalculatedVisibility (bool wasVisible)
 recursively update the real visiblity of this entity, and fire appropriate signals. More...
 
void updatePredictedState (const WFMath::TimeStamp &t)
 
void createAlarmExpired ()
 
virtual TypeServicegetTypeService () const =0
 Gets the typeservice used throughout the Eris system. More...
 
virtual void removeFromMovementPrediction ()=0
 Removes the entity from any movement prediction service. More...
 
virtual void addToMovementPredition ()=0
 Adds the entity to any movement prediction service. More...
 
virtual EntitygetEntity (const std::string &id)=0
 Gets an entity with the supplied id from the system. More...
 

Protected Attributes

AttrMap m_attrs
 
TypeInfom_type
 
Entitym_location
 
EntityArray m_contents
 
const std::string m_id
 the Atlas object ID
 
std::string m_name
 a human readable name
 
float m_stamp
 last modification time (in seconds)
 
std::string m_description
 
bool m_visible
 
bool m_limbo
 waiting for parent bind
 
WFMath::AxisBox< 3 > m_bbox
 
WFMath::Point< 3 > m_position
 
WFMath::Vector< 3 > m_velocity
 
WFMath::Quaternion m_orientation
 
WFMath::Vector< 3 > m_acc
 
DynamicState m_predicted
 
int m_updateLevel
 If greater than zero, we are doing a batched update. More...
 
StringSet m_modifiedAttrs
 When a batched property update is in progress, the set tracks the names of each modified property. More...
 
ObserverMap m_observers
 
bool m_hasBBox
 This flag should be set when the server notifies that this entity has a bounding box. More...
 
WFMath::TimeStamp m_lastMoveTime
 
bool m_moving
 flag recording if this entity is current considered in-motion
 
bool m_recentlyCreated
 flag set if this entity was the subject of a sight(create)
 
TaskArray m_tasks
 
bool m_initialised
 

Friends

class IGRouter
 
class View
 
class Task
 

Detailed Description

Entity is a concrete (instantiable) class representing one game entity.

Entity encapsulates the state and tracking of one game entity; this includes it's location in the containership tree (graph?), it's name and unique and id, and so on.

This class may be sub-classed by users (and those sub-classes built via a Factory), to allow specific functionality. This means there are two integration strategies; either subclassing and over-riding virtual functions, or creating peer clases and attaching them to the signals.

Note
If you handle entities manually, you must make sure to call shutdown() before the instance is deleted.

Member Function Documentation

◆ addToMovementPredition()

virtual void Eris::Entity::addToMovementPredition ( )
protectedpure virtual

Adds the entity to any movement prediction service.

This is called when movement has started.

Implemented in Eris::ViewEntity.

◆ attrChangedFromTypeInfo()

void Eris::Entity::attrChangedFromTypeInfo ( const std::string &  attributeName,
const Atlas::Message::Element &  element 
)
protectedvirtual

Called when an attribute has been changed in the TypeInfo for this entity.

If the attribute doesn't have an instance value local to this entity the event will be processed just like a call to setAttr but without the attribute being saved in the map of instance attributes.

Parameters
attributeNameThe name of the attribute which is to be changed.
elementThe new element data.

Only fire the events if there's no attribute already defined for this entity

References Eris::Task::name().

◆ extractEntityId()

bool Eris::Entity::extractEntityId ( const Atlas::Message::Element &  element,
std::string &  id 
)
static

Extracts an entity id from the supplied element.

There are two ways to express entity ids; either as a string, or as a map with one entry named "$eid" (where the string is the value). The function parses the element for these two cases, if found fills the "id" parameter and then returns true.

Parameters
elementThe element which we want to extract from.
idThe string where the id, if found, will be placed.
Returns
True if an id could be found.

Referenced by Eris::Avatar::onAvatarEntityDeleted().

◆ fillAttributesFromType()

void Eris::Entity::fillAttributesFromType ( Entity::AttrMap &  attributes,
TypeInfo typeInfo 
) const
protected

Utility method for recursively filling a map of attributes from a TypeInfo instance.

The method will recursively call itself to make sure that the topmost TypeInfo is used first. This makes sure that attributes are overwritten by newer values, if duplicates exists.

Parameters
attributesThe map of attributes to fill.
typeInfoThe type info from which we will copy values, as well as its parents.

Make sure to fill from the closest attributes first, as insert won't replace an existing value

References Eris::TypeInfo::getAttributes(), and Eris::TypeInfo::getParents().

◆ getAttributes()

const Entity::AttrMap Eris::Entity::getAttributes ( ) const

Gets all attributes defined for this entity.

The collection of entities returned will include both local attributes as well as the defaults set in the TypeInfo (and all of its parents) of this entity.

Note
This is a rather expensive operation since it needs to iterate over all parent TypeInfo instances and build up a map, which is then returned by value. If you only want to get a single attribute you should instead use the valueOfAttr method.
See also
getInstanceAttributes() for a similiar method which only returns those attributes that are local to this entity.
Returns
A map of the combined attributes of both this entity and all of it's TypeInfo parents.

Merge both the local attributes and the type default attributes.

◆ getBBox()

const WFMath::AxisBox< 3 > & Eris::Entity::getBBox ( void  ) const
inline

Returns the entity's bounding box in the entity's local system coordinates.

◆ getContained()

Entity * Eris::Entity::getContained ( unsigned int  index) const
inline

Gets the child entity at the specified index.

Parameters
indexAn index for the collection of child entities. This must be a valid index as no bounds checking will happen.
Returns
A pointer to a child entity.

Referenced by Eris::View::taskRateChanged().

◆ getEntity()

virtual Entity* Eris::Entity::getEntity ( const std::string &  id)
protectedpure virtual

Gets an entity with the supplied id from the system.

Parameters
idThe id of the entity to get.

Implemented in Eris::ViewEntity.

Referenced by Eris::View::taskRateChanged().

◆ getId()

const std::string & Eris::Entity::getId ( ) const
inline

◆ getInstanceAttributes()

const Entity::AttrMap & Eris::Entity::getInstanceAttributes ( ) const

Gets all locally defined attributes.

This will only return those attributes that are locally defined for this entity. In practice it will in most cases mean those attributes that have been changed by the defaults as defined in the TypeInfo instance.

Note
This will only return a subset of all attributes. If you need to iterate over all attributes you should instead use the getAttributes() method. If you only want the value of a specific attribute you should use the valueOfAttr method.
See also
getAttributes
Returns
The locally defined attributes for the entity.

◆ getLocation()

Entity * Eris::Entity::getLocation ( ) const
inline

The containing entity, or null if this is a top-level visible entity.

the containing entity, or null if this is a top-level visible entity.

Returns
The containing entity, or null.

Referenced by Eris::Avatar::drop(), getViewOrientation(), getViewPosition(), Eris::View::isPending(), Eris::Avatar::moveToPoint(), setContentsFromAtlas(), Eris::View::taskRateChanged(), and Eris::Avatar::wield().

◆ getName()

const std::string & Eris::Entity::getName ( ) const
inline

Gets the name of the entity.

In contrast to getId() this is not unique, and doesn't even have to be set.

Returns
The name of the entity.

◆ getOrientation()

const WFMath::Quaternion & Eris::Entity::getOrientation ( void  ) const
inline

Returns the entity's orientation as last set explicitely.

Referenced by Eris::TerrainModObserver::parseMod(), and Eris::View::taskRateChanged().

◆ getPosition()

WFMath::Point< 3 > Eris::Entity::getPosition ( ) const
inline

Returns the Entity's position inside it's parent in the parent's local system coordinates.

Returns
The position of the entity in parent relative coords.

Referenced by Eris::Avatar::drop(), Eris::TerrainModObserver::parseMod(), and Eris::View::taskRateChanged().

◆ getPredictedPos()

WFMath::Point< 3 > Eris::Entity::getPredictedPos ( ) const

Retrieve the predicted position of this entity, based on it's velocity and acceleration.

If the entity is not moving, this is the same as calling getPosition().

Returns
The predicted position of the entity.

◆ getPredictedVelocity()

WFMath::Vector< 3 > Eris::Entity::getPredictedVelocity ( ) const

Retrieve the current predicted velocity of an entity.

If the entity is not moving, this is an invalid Vector.

Returns
The predicted velocity of the entity.

◆ getStamp()

float Eris::Entity::getStamp ( ) const
inline

Access the current time-stamp of the entity.

Returns
The current time stamp.

Referenced by Eris::View::taskRateChanged().

◆ getTasks()

const TaskArray & Eris::Entity::getTasks ( ) const
inline

Gets the tasks associated with this entity.

Returns
The tasks associated with this entity.

◆ getType()

TypeInfo * Eris::Entity::getType ( ) const
inline

Gets the type of this entity.

Returns
The type of this entity. This can be null.

◆ getTypeService()

virtual TypeService* Eris::Entity::getTypeService ( ) const
protectedpure virtual

Gets the typeservice used throughout the Eris system.

Returns
A type service instance.

Implemented in Eris::ViewEntity.

◆ getVelocity()

const WFMath::Vector< 3 > & Eris::Entity::getVelocity ( void  ) const
inline

Returns the entity's velocity as last set explicitely.

◆ getViewOrientation()

WFMath::Quaternion Eris::Entity::getViewOrientation ( ) const

retreive this Entity's orientation in view coordinates.

References getLocation().

◆ getViewPosition()

WFMath::Point< 3 > Eris::Entity::getViewPosition ( ) const

retreive this Entity's position in view coordinates.

References getLocation().

◆ hasAttr()

bool Eris::Entity::hasAttr ( const std::string &  p) const

Checks whether an attribute exists.

Parameters
pThe name of the attribute.
Returns
True if the attribute exists.

first check with the instance attributes

it wasn't locally defines, now check with typeinfo

Referenced by Eris::TerrainModObserver::parseMod().

◆ hasBBox()

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inline

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