Members

readonly entities :Array.<GameEntity>

core/EntityManager.js, line 28

A list of game entities.

nullable spatialIndex :CellSpacePartitioning

core/EntityManager.js, line 35

A reference to a spatial index.

Default Value:

• null

Methods

add(entity) → {EntityManager}

core/EntityManager.js, line 50

Adds a game entity to this entity manager.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
entity	GameEntity	The game entity to add.

Returns:

EntityManager -

A reference to this entity manager.

clear() → {EntityManager}

core/EntityManager.js, line 82

Clears the internal state of this entity manager.

Returns:

EntityManager -

A reference to this entity manager.

fromJSON(json) → {EntityManager}

core/EntityManager.js, line 379

Restores this instance from the given JSON object.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
json	Object	The JSON object.

Returns:

EntityManager -

A reference to this entity manager.

getEntityByName(name) → {GameEntity}

core/EntityManager.js, line 100

Returns an entity by the given name. If no game entity is found, null is returned. This method should be used once (e.g. at GameEntity#start) and the result should be cached for later use.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the game entity.

Returns:

GameEntity -

The found game entity.

processTrigger(trigger) → {EntityManager}

core/EntityManager.js, line 294

Processes a single trigger.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
trigger	Trigger	The trigger to process.

Returns:

EntityManager -

A reference to this entity manager.

registerType(type, constructor) → {EntityManager}

core/EntityManager.js, line 465

Registers a custom type for deserialization. When calling EntityManager#fromJSON the entity manager is able to pick the correct constructor in order to create custom game entities.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
type	String	The name of the entity type.
constructor	function	The constructor function.

Returns:

EntityManager -

A reference to this entity manager.

remove(entity) → {EntityManager}

core/EntityManager.js, line 66

Removes a game entity from this entity manager.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
entity	GameEntity	The game entity to remove.

Returns:

EntityManager -

A reference to this entity manager.

sendMessage(sender, receiver, message, delay, data) → {EntityManager}

core/EntityManager.js, line 326

Interface for game entities so they can send messages to other game entities.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
sender	GameEntity	The sender.
receiver	GameEntity	The receiver.
message	String	The actual message.
delay	Number	A time value in millisecond used to delay the message dispatching.
data	Object	An object for custom data.

Returns:

EntityManager -

A reference to this entity manager.

toJSON() → {Object}

core/EntityManager.js, line 339

Transforms this instance into a JSON object.

Returns:

Object -

The JSON object.

update(delta) → {EntityManager}

core/EntityManager.js, line 123

The central update method of this entity manager. Updates all game entities and delayed messages.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
delta	Number	The time delta.

Returns:

EntityManager -

A reference to this entity manager.

updateEntity(entity, delta) → {EntityManager}

core/EntityManager.js, line 166

Updates a single entity.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
entity	GameEntity	The game entity to update.
delta	Number	The time delta.

Returns:

EntityManager -

A reference to this entity manager.

updateNeighborhood(entity) → {EntityManager}

core/EntityManager.js, line 239

Updates the neighborhood of a single game entity.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
entity	GameEntity	The game entity to update.

Returns:

EntityManager -

A reference to this entity manager.