Package com.deco2800.game.entities

Class EntityService

java.lang.Object

com.deco2800.game.entities.EntityService

public class EntityService
extends Object

Provides a global access point for entities to register themselves. This allows for iterating over entities to perform updates each loop. All game entities should be registered here. Avoid adding additional state here! Global access is often the easy but incorrect answer to sharing data.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
EntityService()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	dispose()	Dispose all entities.
com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Array<Entity>	getEntities()
void	register(Entity entity)	Register a new entity with the entity service.
void	unregister(Entity entity)	Unregister an entity with the entity service.
void	update()	Update all registered entities.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

EntityService

public EntityService()

Method Details

register

public void register(Entity entity)

Register a new entity with the entity service. The entity will be created and start updating.

Parameters:

entity - new entity.

getEntities

public com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Array<Entity> getEntities()

unregister

public void unregister(Entity entity)

Unregister an entity with the entity service. The entity will be removed and stop updating.

Parameters:

entity - entity to be removed.

update

public void update()

Update all registered entities. Should only be called from the main game loop.

dispose

public void dispose()

Dispose all entities.