improvement: rework layer drawing code

sonic-radiance.love/core/modules/world/baseworld.lua

@@ -398,12 +398,15 @@ function BaseWorld:draw(dt)
   local camNumber = self.cameras:getViewNumber()
 
   if (camNumber == 0) then
-    self:drawMap()
+    self:drawLowerLayers()
     self:drawActors()
+    self:drawUpperLayers()
   else
     for i=1, camNumber do
       self.cameras:attachView(i)
-      self:drawMap(i)
+      self:drawLowerLayers(i)
+      self:drawActors(i)
+      self:drawUpperLayers(i)
       self.cameras:detachView(i)
     end
   end
@@ -417,6 +420,18 @@ function BaseWorld:drawActors(id)
   end
 end
 
+function BaseWorld:drawUpperLayers()
+  if (self.map ~= nil) then
+    self.map:drawUpperLayers()
+  end
+end
+
+function BaseWorld:drawLowerLayers()
+  if (self.map ~= nil) then
+    self.map:drawLowerLayers()
+  end
+end
+
 function BaseWorld:drawMap(id)
   if (self.map ~= nil) then
     self.map:draw()

sonic-radiance.love/core/modules/world/maps/parent.lua

@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ function ParentMap:getDimensions()
   return core.screen:getDimensions()
 end
 
+function ParentMap:drawLowerLayers()
+  self:draw()
+end
+
 function ParentMap:getBox()
   local x1, y1, x2, y2 = self:getPadding()
   local w, h = self:getDimensions()

sonic-radiance.love/core/modules/world/maps/sti.lua

@@ -10,6 +10,26 @@ function StiMap:new(world, mapfile)
   StiMap.super.new(self, world)
   self:setBackgroundColorFromTable(self.sti.backgroundcolor)
   self.mapname = self:getMapName(mapfile)
+
+  self.objectlayer = 0
+end
+
+function StiMap:loadObjects()
+  self:loadCollisions()
+  self:loadPlayers()
+  self:loadActors()
+  self.objectlayer = self:getObjectLayer()
+end
+
+function StiMap:getObjectLayer()
+  local objectlayer = 0
+  for i, layer in ipairs(self.sti.layers) do
+    if (layer.name == "objects") then
+      objectlayer = i
+    end
+    self.nbrLayer = i
+  end
+  return objectlayer
 end
 
 function StiMap:getMapName(mapfile)
@@ -224,21 +244,28 @@ end
 -- DRAW FUNCTIONS
 -- Draw the map
 
-function StiMap:draw(i)
+function StiMap:drawUpperLayers()
-  local haveDrawnObjects = false
+  if (self.objectlayer > 0) then
-  for _, layer in ipairs(self.sti.layers) do
+    for i = self.objectlayer, self.nbrLayer, 1 do
+      self:drawLayer(i)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+function StiMap:drawLowerLayers()
+  for i = 1, self.objectlayer, 1 do
+    self:drawLayer(i)
+  end
+end
+
+function StiMap:drawLayer(id)
+  local layer = self.sti.layers[id]
+  if (layer ~= nil) then
     if layer.visible and layer.opacity > 0 and (layer.type == "tilelayer") then
+      print("upper " .. id)
       self.sti:drawLayer(layer)
-    else
-      if (layer.name == "objects") then
-        haveDrawnObjects = true
-        self.world:drawActors(i)
     end
   end
 end
-  if (not haveDrawnObjects) then
-    self.world:drawActors(i)
-  end
-end
 
 return StiMap