Package com.csse3200.game.components.tasks

Class WanderTask

java.lang.Object
com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.DefaultTask
com.csse3200.game.components.tasks.WanderTask
All Implemented Interfaces:
PriorityTask, Task
public class WanderTask extends DefaultTask implements PriorityTask
Represents a task that causes the entity to wander around by moving to random positions within a specified range of its starting position. The entity will wait for a certain amount of time between movements. Requires an entity with a PhysicsMovementComponent.

  • Constructor Details

    • WanderTask

      public WanderTask(com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector2 wanderRange, float waitTime)
      Creates a new WanderTask.
      Parameters:
      wanderRange - The distance in X and Y that the entity can move from its position when start() is called.
      waitTime - The duration in seconds to wait between wandering.

  • Method Details

    • getPriority

      public int getPriority()
      Specified by:
      getPriority in interface PriorityTask

    • start

      public void start()
      Description copied from interface: Task
      Start running this task. This will usually be called by an AI controller.
      Specified by:
      start in interface Task
      Overrides:
      start in class DefaultTask

    • update

      public void update()
      Description copied from interface: Task
      Run one frame of the task. Similar to the update() in Components.
      Specified by:
      update in interface Task
      Overrides:
      update in class DefaultTask

    • getDirection

      public char getDirection(com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector2 destination)
      Determines the direction from the entity's current position to the destination position.
      Parameters:
      destination - The destination position to which the direction is calculated.
      Returns:
      A character representing the direction ('<', '>', or '=') relative to the current position.