Package com.csse3200.game.components.tasks

Class PierceTowerCombatTask

java.lang.Object

com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.DefaultTask

com.csse3200.game.components.tasks.PierceTowerCombatTask

All Implemented Interfaces:

PriorityTask, Task

public class PierceTowerCombatTask
extends DefaultTask
implements PriorityTask

The PierceTowerCombatTask runs the AI for the PierceTower class. The tower scans for mobs and targets in a straight line from its centre coordinate and executes the trigger phrases for animations depeending on the current state of tower.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static enum	PierceTowerCombatTask.STATE

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.Task

Task.Status

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	ALERT
static final String	ATTACK
static final String	DEATH
static final String	IDLE
PierceTowerCombatTask.STATE	towerState

Fields inherited from class com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.DefaultTask

owner, status

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
PierceTowerCombatTask(int priority, float maxRange)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	getPriority()	returns the current priority of the task
PierceTowerCombatTask.STATE	getState()	Returns the state that the tower is currently in
boolean	isTargetVisible()	Searches for enemies/mobs in a straight line from the centre of the tower to maxRange in a straight line.
void	start()	Starts the task running and starts the Idle animation
void	stop()	stops the current animation and switches back the state of the tower to IDLE.
void	update()	updates the current state of the tower based on the current state of the game.
void	updateTowerState()	This method acts is the state machine for StunTower.

Methods inherited from class com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.DefaultTask

create, getStatus

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.Task

create, getStatus

Field Details

IDLE

public static final String IDLE

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

ATTACK

public static final String ATTACK

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

DEATH

public static final String DEATH

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

ALERT

public static final String ALERT

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

towerState

public PierceTowerCombatTask.STATE towerState

Constructor Details

PierceTowerCombatTask

public PierceTowerCombatTask(int priority,
 float maxRange)

Parameters:

priority - Task priority when targets are detected (0 when nothing is present)

maxRange - Maximum effective range of the StunTower.

Method Details

start

public void start()

Starts the task running and starts the Idle animation

Specified by:

start in interface Task

Overrides:

start in class DefaultTask

update

public void update()

updates the current state of the tower based on the current state of the game. If enemies are detected, attack state is activated and otherwise idle state remains.

Specified by:

update in interface Task

Overrides:

update in class DefaultTask

updateTowerState

public void updateTowerState()

This method acts is the state machine for StunTower. Relevant animations are triggered based on relevant state of the game. If enemies are detected, state of the tower is changed to attack state.

getState

public PierceTowerCombatTask.STATE getState()

Returns the state that the tower is currently in

Returns:

this.towerState

stop

public void stop()

stops the current animation and switches back the state of the tower to IDLE.

Specified by:

stop in interface Task

Overrides:

stop in class DefaultTask

getPriority

public int getPriority()

returns the current priority of the task

Specified by:

getPriority in interface PriorityTask

Returns:

(int) active priority if target is visible and inactive priority otherwise

isTargetVisible

public boolean isTargetVisible()

Searches for enemies/mobs in a straight line from the centre of the tower to maxRange in a straight line.

Returns:

true if targets are detected, false otherwise