AbstractManager

AbstractManager

Description

This class is an abstract template to be implemented by all map-bound manager classes

Functions

• initDataStructures
• load
• loadMapData
• new
• unloadMapData

initDataStructures

Description

Initialize data structures

Definition

initDataStructures()

Code

function AbstractManager:initDataStructures()
end

load

Description

Loads initial manager

Definition

load()

Return Values

any	true	if loading was successful else false

Code

function AbstractManager:load()
    return true
end

loadMapData

Description

Load data on map load

Definition

loadMapData()

Return Values

any	true	if loading was successful else false

Code

function AbstractManager:loadMapData()
    if g_isDevelopmentVersion and self.loadedMapData then
        Logging.error( "Manager map-data already loaded or not deleted after last game load!" )
        printCallstack()
    end
    self.loadedMapData = true
    return true
end

new

Description

Creating manager

Definition

new()

Arguments

any	customMt

Return Values

any	instance	instance of object

Code

function AbstractManager.new(customMt)
    if customMt ~ = nil and type(customMt) ~ = "table" then
        printCallstack()
    end
    local self = setmetatable( { } , customMt or AbstractManager _mt)

    self:initDataStructures()
    self.loadedMapData = false

    return self
end

unloadMapData

Description

Unload data on mission delete

Definition

unloadMapData()

Code

function AbstractManager:unloadMapData()
    self.loadedMapData = false
    self:initDataStructures()
end