Package com.csse3200.game.components.tasks

Class ChaseTask

java.lang.Object

com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.DefaultTask

com.csse3200.game.components.tasks.ChaseTask

All Implemented Interfaces:

PriorityTask, Task

Direct Known Subclasses:

AvoidTask, MazeChaseTask, PauseTask

public class ChaseTask
extends DefaultTask
implements PriorityTask

Chases a target entity until they get too far away or line of sight is lost

Nested Class Summary

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

Task.Status

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected final DebugRenderer	debugRenderer
protected final RaycastHit	hit
protected final float	maxChaseDistance
protected MovementTask	movementTask
protected final PhysicsEngine	physics
protected final int	priority
protected final Entity	target
protected final float	viewDistance

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

owner, status

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ChaseTask(Entity target, int priority, float viewDistance, float maxChaseDistance, com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector2 speed, boolean isBoss)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected float	getDistanceToTarget()
int	getPriority()
float	getViewDistance()
boolean	isBoss()
protected boolean	isTargetVisible()
void	start()	Moves the entity in the direction of the entities target (often the player)
void	stop()	Stop the task immediately.
void	update()	Updates the direction in which the entity needs to move in, checks every frame to see where the player is to determine this.

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

create, getStatus, setOwner

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

target

protected final Entity target

priority

protected final int priority

viewDistance

protected final float viewDistance

maxChaseDistance

protected final float maxChaseDistance

physics

protected final PhysicsEngine physics

debugRenderer

protected final DebugRenderer debugRenderer

hit

protected final RaycastHit hit

movementTask

protected MovementTask movementTask

Constructor Details

ChaseTask

public ChaseTask(Entity target,
 int priority,
 float viewDistance,
 float maxChaseDistance,
 com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector2 speed,
 boolean isBoss)

Parameters:

target - The entity to chase.

priority - Task priority when chasing (0 when not chasing).

viewDistance - Maximum distance from the entity at which chasing can start.

maxChaseDistance - Maximum distance from the entity while chasing before giving up.

Method Details

isBoss

public boolean isBoss()

start

public void start()

Moves the entity in the direction of the entities target (often the player)

Specified by:

start in interface Task

Overrides:

start in class DefaultTask

update

public void update()

Updates the direction in which the entity needs to move in, checks every frame to see where the player is to determine this.

Specified by:

update in interface Task

Overrides:

update in class DefaultTask

getViewDistance

public float getViewDistance()

stop

public void stop()

Description copied from interface: Task

Stop the task immediately. This can be called at any time by the AI controller.

Specified by:

stop in interface Task

Overrides:

stop in class DefaultTask

getPriority

public int getPriority()

Specified by:

getPriority in interface PriorityTask

getDistanceToTarget

protected float getDistanceToTarget()

isTargetVisible

protected boolean isTargetVisible()