Added spawning state to 'SpawnVolume' class

Author: weeeBox

Source/BatteryCollector/BatteryCollectorGameMode.cpp

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "BatteryCollectorCharacter.h"
 #include "Kismet/GameplayStatics.h"
 #include "Blueprint/UserWidget.h"
+#include "SpawnVolume.h"
 
 ABatteryCollectorGameMode::ABatteryCollectorGameMode()
 {
@@ -22,6 +23,20 @@ ABatteryCollectorGameMode::ABatteryCollectorGameMode()
 void ABatteryCollectorGameMode::BeginPlay()
 {
 	Super::BeginPlay();
+
+	// find all spawn volume Actors
+	TArray<AActor*> FoundActors;
+	UGameplayStatics::GetAllActorsOfClass(GetWorld(), ASpawnVolume::StaticClass(), FoundActors);
+
+	for (auto Actor : FoundActors)
+	{
+		ASpawnVolume* SpawnVolumeActor = Cast<ASpawnVolume>(Actor);
+		if (SpawnVolumeActor)
+		{
+			SpawnVolumeActors.AddUnique(SpawnVolumeActor);
+		}
+	}
+
 	SetCurrentState(EBatteryPlayState::EPlaying);
 
 	ABatteryCollectorCharacter* MyCharacter = Cast<ABatteryCollectorCharacter>(UGameplayStatics::GetPlayerPawn(this, 0));

Source/BatteryCollector/BatteryCollectorGameMode.h

@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ class ABatteryCollectorGameMode : public AGameMode
 private:
 	/**Keeps track of the current playing state */
 	EBatteryPlayState CurrentState;
+
+	TArray<class ASpawnVolume*> SpawnVolumeActors;
 };
 
 

Source/BatteryCollector/SpawnVolume.cpp

@@ -19,15 +19,16 @@ ASpawnVolume::ASpawnVolume()
 	//Set the spawn delay range
 	SpawnDelayRangeLow = 1.0f;
 	SpawnDelayRangeHigh = 4.5f;
+
 }
 
 // Called when the game starts or when spawned
 void ASpawnVolume::BeginPlay()
 {
 	Super::BeginPlay();
+
+
 
-	SpawnDelay = FMath::FRandRange(SpawnDelayRangeLow, SpawnDelayRangeHigh);
-	GetWorldTimerManager().SetTimer(SpawnTimer, this, &ASpawnVolume::SpawnPickup, SpawnDelay, false);
 }
 
 // Called every frame
@@ -46,6 +47,21 @@ FVector ASpawnVolume::GetRandomPointInVolume()
 
 }
 
+void ASpawnVolume::SetSpawningActive(bool bShouldSpawn)
+{
+	if (bShouldSpawn)
+	{
+		// Set the timer on Spawn Pickup
+		SpawnDelay = FMath::FRandRange(SpawnDelayRangeLow, SpawnDelayRangeHigh);
+		GetWorldTimerManager().SetTimer(SpawnTimer, this, &ASpawnVolume::SpawnPickup, SpawnDelay, false);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		// clear the timer on Spawn Pickup
+		GetWorldTimerManager().ClearTimer(SpawnTimer);
+	}
+}
+
 void ASpawnVolume::SpawnPickup()
 {
 	// If we have set something to spawn:
@@ -71,11 +87,11 @@ void ASpawnVolume::SpawnPickup()
 
 			// spawn the pickup
 			APickup* const SpawnedPickup = World->SpawnActor<APickup>(WhatToSpawn, SpawnLocation, SpawnRotation, SpawnParams);
-
+		
 			SpawnDelay = FMath::FRandRange(SpawnDelayRangeLow, SpawnDelayRangeHigh);
 			GetWorldTimerManager().SetTimer(SpawnTimer, this, &ASpawnVolume::SpawnPickup, SpawnDelay, false);
+		
 		}
 	}
 
 }
-

Source/BatteryCollector/SpawnVolume.h

@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ class BATTERYCOLLECTOR_API ASpawnVolume : public AActor
 	UFUNCTION(BlueprintPure, Category = "Spawning")
 	FVector GetRandomPointInVolume();
 
+	/**This function toggles whether or not the spawn volume spawns pickups */
+	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category = "Spawning")
+	void SetSpawningActive(bool bShouldSpawn);
+
 protected:
 	/** The pickup to spawn*/
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category = "Spawning")
@@ -49,7 +53,9 @@ class BATTERYCOLLECTOR_API ASpawnVolume : public AActor
 
 	/** Handle spawning a new pickup */
 	void SpawnPickup();
-	
+
 	/** The current spawn delay */
 	float SpawnDelay;
+
+	
 };