Package com.csse3200.game.entities.spawner

Class ItemSpawner

java.lang.Object

com.csse3200.game.entities.spawner.ItemSpawner

public class ItemSpawner
extends Object

Spawns items in the game area based on a provided configuration. The configuration maps item types to their spawn locations and quantities. Each item type should have a corresponding creation method in the WeaponsFactory or other relevant factory.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static final record	ItemSpawner.ItemSpawnInfo	It holds the information needed to spawn an item

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ItemSpawner(GameArea gameArea)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected Entity	makeItem(String type)	Creates a new world-pickable item entity from the given type string.
void	spawnItems(Map<String,List<ItemSpawner.ItemSpawnInfo>> config)	Spawns items in the game area based on the provided information.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

ItemSpawner

public ItemSpawner(GameArea gameArea)

Method Details

spawnItems

public void spawnItems(Map<String,List<ItemSpawner.ItemSpawnInfo>> config)

Spawns items in the game area based on the provided information. Each item type is created using the appropriate factory method.

Parameters:

config - A map where keys are item types and values are lists of ItemSpawnInfo objects

makeItem

protected Entity makeItem(String type)

Creates a new world-pickable item entity from the given type string. If the type matches a Weapons enum constant, a corresponding weapon pickup entity is created via WorldPickUpFactory.

Parameters:

type - which is the type of item to be created

Returns:

A new Entity representing the item, or null if the type does not match any known item.