feat(world): add a way to automatically load hitbox from a file

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - **assets:** Add a new getCurrentAnimation function
 
+- **world:** Add a way to automatically load hitbox from a file
+
 ### Changed
 
 - **world2D:** Use a list for bodies (hitboxes, etc) and one other for actors

examples/gameplay/plateform/actors/player.lua

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ function Player:new(world, x, y, id)
   self.direction  = 1
 
   self.punchName = ""
+  self:setHitboxFile("examples.gameplay.plateform.assets.playerhitbox")
 end
 
 function Player:updateStart(dt)
@@ -33,14 +34,12 @@ function Player:updateStart(dt)
 
   if self.keys["A"].isDown then
     self.isPunching = true
-    self.punchName = self:addHitboxFromFrameData({"punch", 16, 6, 12, 12, false})
   else
     self.isPunching = false
-    self:removeHitbox(self.punchName)
   end
 
   if (self.isPunching) then
-    self:checkHitboxCollisions(self.punchName)
+    --self:checkHitboxCollisions(self.punchName)
   end
 
   if self.keys["start"].isPressed then

examples/gameplay/plateform/assets/playerhitbox.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+return {
+  ["idle"] = {
+    {
+      {"main", 0, 0, 16, 24, true}
+    }
+  },
+  ["punch"] = {
+    {
+      {"main", 0, 0, 16, 24, true},
+      {"punch", 16, 6, 12, 12, false}
+    }
+  }
+}

gamecore/modules/world/actors/actor2D.lua

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ function Actor2D:initMovement()
 end
 
 function Actor2D:autoMove(dt)
+  self:updateHitboxes()
   self.onGround = false
   self:applyGravity(dt)
 
@@ -185,6 +186,51 @@ function Actor2D:initHitboxes(w, h)
   self:initMainHitbox()
 
   self.hitboxes = {}
+  self.hitboxListFile = ""
+  self.hitboxList = nil
+end
+
+function Actor2D:setHitboxFile(file)
+  self.hitboxList = require(file)
+  self.hitboxListFile = file
+end
+
+function Actor2D:getAutomaticHitboxLoading()
+  return (self.hitboxList ~= nil)
+end
+
+function Actor2D:getHitboxFile()
+  return self.hitboxListFile
+end
+
+function Actor2D:getHitboxList(animation, frame)
+  if (animation == nil) or (self.hitboxList == nil) then
+    return self.hitboxList
+  else
+    local list = self.hitboxList[animation]
+
+    if (frame == nil) or (list == nil) then
+      return list
+    else
+      return list[frame]
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+function Actor2D:updateHitboxes()
+  if (self.hitboxList ~= nil) then
+    self:purgeHitbox()
+    local animation, frame
+    animation = self:getCurrentAnimation()
+    frame     = self:getRelativeFrame()
+    local hitboxList = self:getHitboxList(animation, frame)
+
+    if (hitboxList ~= nil) then
+      for i,v in ipairs(hitboxList) do
+        self:addHitboxFromFrameData(v, animation, frame, i)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 function Actor2D:addHitboxFromFrameData(framedata, animationID, frameID, hitboxID)