Class: Zyps::Creature

Inherits:

GameObject

• Object
• GameObject
• Zyps::Creature

Defined in:

lib/zyps.rb

Overview

A Creature is a GameObject that can sense and respond to other GameObjects (including other Creature objects).

Instance Attribute Summary

• #behaviors ⇒ Object

  A list of Behavior objects that determine the creature’s response to its environment.

Attributes inherited from GameObject

#color, #identifier, #location, #name, #size, #tags, #vector

Instance Method Summary

• #act(targets) ⇒ Object

  Performs all assigned behaviors on the targets.

• #copy ⇒ Object

  Make a deep copy.

• #initialize(options = {}) ⇒ Creature constructor

  Identical to the GameObject constructor, except that it also takes a list of Behavior objects.

Methods inherited from GameObject

#age, #age=, #move

Constructor Details

#initialize(options = {}) ⇒ Creature

Identical to the GameObject constructor, except that it also takes a list of Behavior objects. Takes a hash with these keys and defaults: :name => nil :location => Location.new :color => Color.new :vector => Vector.new :age => 0 :size => 1 :tags => [] :behaviors => []

# File 'lib/zyps.rb', line 217

def initialize (options = {})
	options = {
		:behaviors => []
	}.merge(options)
	super
	self.behaviors = options[:behaviors]
end

Instance Attribute Details

#behaviors ⇒ Object

A list of Behavior objects that determine the creature’s response to its environment.

# File 'lib/zyps.rb', line 205

def behaviors
  @behaviors
end

Instance Method Details

#act(targets) ⇒ Object

Performs all assigned behaviors on the targets.

# File 'lib/zyps.rb', line 235

def act(targets)
	behaviors.each {|behavior| behavior.perform(self, targets)}
end

#copy ⇒ Object

Make a deep copy.

# File 'lib/zyps.rb', line 226

def copy
	copy = super
	#Make deep copy of each behavior.
	copy.behaviors = []
	@behaviors.each {|behavior| copy.behaviors << behavior.copy}
	copy
end