Unigine::NodeTrigger Class

Header:	#include <UnigineNodes.h>
Inherits:	Node

A trigger node is a zero-sized node that has no visual representation and fires callbacks when:

It is enabled/disabled (the enabled callback function is called).
Its transformation is changed (the position callback function is called).

The trigger node is usually added as a child node to another node, so that the callbacks will be fired on the parent node enabling/disabling or transforming.

For example, to detect if some node has been enabled (for example, a world clutter node that renders nodes only around the camera has enabled it), the trigger node is added as a child to this node and fires the corresponding callback.

Creating a Trigger Node#

To create a trigger node, simply call the NodeTrigger constructor and then add the node as a child to another node, for which callbacks should be fired.

Source code (C++)

// AppWorldLogic.h

#include <UnigineLogic.h>
#include <UnigineStreams.h>
#include <UnigineObjects.h>
#include <UnigineNodes.h>
#include <UnigineCallback.h>
#include <UnigineLog.h>

using namespace Unigine;

class AppWorldLogic : public Unigine::WorldLogic {

public:
	AppWorldLogic();
	virtual ~AppWorldLogic();

	virtual int init();
	
	virtual int update();
	virtual int postUpdate();
	virtual int updatePhysics();
	
	virtual int shutdown();
	
	virtual int save(const Unigine::StreamPtr &stream);
	virtual int restore(const Unigine::StreamPtr &stream);

private:

	ObjectMeshStaticPtr object;
	NodeTriggerPtr trigger;
};

Source code (C++)

// AppWorldLogic.cpp

#include "AppWorldLogic.h"

#include <UnigineEditor.h>

using namespace Math;

int AppWorldLogic::init() {
	
	// create a mesh
	MeshPtr mesh = Mesh::create();
	mesh->addBoxSurface("box_0", vec3(1.0f));
	// create a node (e.g. an instance of the ObjectMeshStatic class)
	object = ObjectMeshStatic::create(mesh);
	object->setMaterial("mesh_base", "*");
	object->setMaterialParameterFloat4("albedo_color", vec4(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f), 0);

	// create a trigger node
	trigger = NodeTrigger::create();
	// add it as a child to the static mesh
	object->addWorldChild(trigger);

	return 1;
}

Editing a Trigger Node#

Editing a trigger node includes implementing and specifying the enabled and position callbacks that are fired on enabling or positioning the trigger node correspondingly.

The callback function must receive at least 1 argument of the NodeTrigger type. In addition, it can also take another 2 arguments of any type.

The callback functions can be set by callback pointers or names:

addEnabledCallback() and addPositionCallback() receive pointers to the callback functions.
setEnabledCallbackName() and setPositionCallbackName() receive names of the callback functions implemented in the world script (on the UnigineScript side). In this case, the callback functions can receive no arguments or 1 argument of the Node or NodeTrigger type.
Notice
These methods allow for setting callbacks with 0 or 1 argument only. To set callbacks with additional arguments, use addEnabledCallback()/addPositionCallback().

Setting the callback functions by pointers:

Source code (C++)

// AppWorldLogic.h

#include <UnigineLogic.h>
#include <UnigineStreams.h>
#include <UnigineObjects.h>
#include <UnigineNodes.h>
#include <UnigineCallback.h>
#include <UnigineLog.h>

using namespace Unigine;

class AppWorldLogic : public Unigine::WorldLogic {
	
public:
	AppWorldLogic();
	virtual ~AppWorldLogic();
	
	virtual int init();
	
	virtual int update();
	virtual int postUpdate();
	virtual int updatePhysics();
	
	virtual int shutdown();
	
	virtual int save(const Unigine::StreamPtr &stream);
	virtual int restore(const Unigine::StreamPtr &stream);

private:

	ObjectMeshStaticPtr object;
	NodeTriggerPtr trigger;

	void position_callback(NodeTriggerPtr trigger)
	{
		Log::message("Object position has been changed. New position is: (%f %f %f)\n", trigger->getWorldPosition().x, trigger->getWorldPosition().y, trigger->getWorldPosition().z);
	}

	void enabled_callback(NodeTriggerPtr trigger)
	{
		Log::message("The enabled flag is %d\n", trigger->isEnabled());
	}
};

Source code (C++)

// AppWorldLogic.cpp

#include "AppWorldLogic.h"

#include <UnigineEditor.h>

using namespace Math;

int AppWorldLogic::init() {
	
	// create a mesh
	MeshPtr mesh = Mesh::create();
	mesh->addBoxSurface("box_0", vec3(1.0f));
	// create a node (e.g. an instance of the ObjectMeshStatic class)
	object = ObjectMeshStatic::create(mesh);

	object->setMaterial("mesh_base", "*");
	object->setMaterialParameterFloat4("albedo_color", vec4(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f), 0);

	// create node trigger
	trigger = NodeTrigger::create();

	// add the trigger node to the static mesh as a child node
	object->addWorldChild(trigger);
	
	// add the enabled and position callbacks
	trigger->addEnabledCallback(MakeCallback(this, &AppWorldLogic::enabled_callback));
	trigger->addPositionCallback(MakeCallback(this, &AppWorldLogic::position_callback));

	return 1;
}

Setting the callback functions by their names:

Implement the callback functions in the world script (on the UnigineScript side).
Set the callback functions for the trigger node by using their names on the C++ side (AppWorldLogic.cpp).

Source code (UnigineScript)

// unigine_project.cpp

#include <core/unigine.h>

// the enabled callback
void enabled_callback(NodeTrigger trigger) {
	
	log.message("Enabled flag is %d\n", trigger.isEnabled());
}
// the position callback
void position_callback(NodeTrigger trigger) {
	
	log.message("The node position is %s\n", typeinfo(trigger.getWorldPosition()));
}

int init() {

	// some logic if required
	return 1;
}

Source code (C++)

// AppWorldLogic.cpp

#include "AppWorldLogic.h"

#include <UnigineCallback.h>
#include <UnigineEditor.h>
#include <UnigineNodes.h>

using namespace Unigine;
NodeTriggerPtr trigger;

int AppWorldLogic::init() {
	
	// create a trigger node 
	trigger = NodeTrigger::create();
	
	// set the enabled and position callbacks
	trigger->setEnabledCallbackName("enabled_callback");
	trigger->setPositionCallbackName("position_callback");

	return 1;
}

Methods:

Name	Description View: Sort by:
*create*	Constructor.
addEnabledCallback	Sets a pointer to a callback to be fired when the trigger node is enabled or disabled.
removeEnabledCallback	Removes the specified callback from the list of enabled callbacks.
clearEnabledCallbacks	Clears all added enabled callbacks.
setEnabledCallbackName	Sets a callback function to be fired when the trigger node is enabled.
getEnabledCallbackName	Returns the name of callback function to be fired on enabling the trigger node.
addPositionCallback	Adds a pointer to a callback to be fired when the trigger node position has changed.
removePositionCallback	Removes the specified callback from the list of position callbacks.
clearPositionCallbacks	Clears all added position callbacks.
setPositionCallbackName	Sets a callback function to be fired when the trigger node position has changed.
getPositionCallbackName	Returns the name of callback function to be fired on changing the trigger node position.
type	Returns the type of the node.

NodeTrigger Class

Members

static NodeTriggerPtr create ( ) #

Constructor. Creates a new trigger node.

void * addEnabledCallback ( Unigine::CallbackBase1< Ptr<NodeTrigger> > * func ) #

Sets a pointer to a callback to be fired when the trigger node is enabled or disabled. The callback function must receive a NodeTrigger as its first argument. In addition, it can also take 2 arguments of any type.

Source code (C++)

// implement the enabled callback
void AppWorldLogic::enabled_callback(NodeTriggerPtr trigger){
	Log::message("The enabled flag is %d\n", trigger->isEnabled());
}

NodeTriggerPtr trigger;

int AppWorldLogic::init() {

	// create a trigger node
	trigger = NodeTrigger::create();
	
	// add the enabled callback to be fired when the node is enabled/disabled
	trigger->addEnabledCallback(MakeCallback(this, &AppWorldLogic::enabled_callback));
	
	return 1;
}

Arguments

Unigine::CallbackBase1< Ptr<NodeTrigger> > * func - Callback pointer.

Return value

ID of the last added enabled callback, if the callback was added successfully; otherwise, nullptr. This ID can be used to remove this callback when necessary.

bool removeEnabledCallback ( void * id ) #

Removes the specified callback from the list of enabled callbacks.

Arguments

void * id - Enabled callback ID obtained when adding it.

Return value

True if the enabled callback with the given ID was removed successfully; otherwise false.

void clearEnabledCallbacks ( ) #

Clears all added enabled callbacks.

void setEnabledCallbackName ( const char * name ) #

Sets a callback function to be fired when the trigger node is enabled. The callback function must be implemented in the world script (on the UnigineScript side). The callback function can take no arguments, a Node or a NodeTrigger.

Notice

The method allows for setting a callback with 0 or 1 argument only. To set the callback with additional arguments, use setEnabledCallback().

On UnigineScript side:

Source code (UnigineScript)

// implement the enabled callback
void enabled_callback(Node node) {
	log.message("The enabled flag is %d\n", node.isEnabled());
}

On C++ side:

Source code (C++)

NodeTriggerPtr trigger;

int AppWorldLogic::init() {

	// create a trigger node
	trigger = NodeTrigger::create();
	
	// set the enabled callback to be fired when the node is enabled/disabled
	trigger->setEnabledCallbackName("enabled_callback");
	
	return 1;
}

Arguments

const char * name - Name of the callback function implemented in the world script (UnigineScript side).

const char * getEnabledCallbackName ( ) #

Returns the name of callback function to be fired on enabling the trigger node. This callback function is set via setEnabledCallbackName().

Return value

Name of the callback function implemented in the world script (UnigineScript side).

void * addPositionCallback ( Unigine::CallbackBase1< Ptr<NodeTrigger> > * func ) #

Adds a pointer to a callback to be fired when the trigger node position has changed. The callback function must receive a NodeTrigger as its first argument. In addition, it can also take 2 arguments of any type.

Source code (C++)

// implement the position callback
void AppWorldLogic::position_callback(NodeTriggerPtr trigger){
	Log::message("A new position of the node is (%f %f %f)\n", trigger->getWorldPosition().x, trigger->getWorldPosition().y, trigger->getWorldPosition().z);
}

NodeTriggerPtr trigger;

int AppWorldLogic::init() {

	// create a trigger node
	trigger = NodeTrigger::create();
	
	// add the position callback to be fired when the node position is changed
	trigger->addPositionCallback(MakeCallback(this, &AppWorldLogic::position_callback));
	
	return 1;
}

Arguments

Unigine::CallbackBase1< Ptr<NodeTrigger> > * func - Callback pointer.

Return value

ID of the last added position callback, if the callback was added successfully; otherwise, nullptr. This ID can be used to remove this callback when necessary.

bool removePositionCallback ( void * id ) #

Removes the specified callback from the list of position callbacks.

Arguments

void * id - Position callback ID obtained when adding it.

Return value

True if the position callback with the given ID was removed successfully; otherwise false.

void clearPositionCallbacks ( ) #

Clears all added position callbacks.

void setPositionCallbackName ( const char * name ) #

Sets a callback function to be fired when the trigger node position has changed. The callback function must be implemented in the world script (on the UnigineScript side). The callback function can take no arguments, a Node or a NodeTrigger.

Notice

The method allows for setting a callback with 0 or 1 argument only. To set the callback with additional arguments, use setPositionCallback().

On UnigineScript side:

Source code (UnigineScript)

// implement the position callback
void position_callback(Node node) {
	log.message("A new position of the node is %s\n", typeinfo(node.getWorldPosition()));
}

On C++ side:

Source code (C++)

NodeTriggerPtr trigger;

int AppWorldLogic::init() {

	// create a trigger node
	trigger = NodeTrigger::create();
	
	// set the position callback to be fired when the node position is changed
	trigger->setPositionCallbackName("position_callback");
	
	return 1;
}

Arguments

const char * name - Name of the callback function implemented in the world script (UnigineScript side).

const char * getPositionCallbackName ( ) #

Returns the name of callback function to be fired on changing the trigger node position. This function is set by using the setPositionCallbackName() function.

Return value

Name of the callback function implemented in the world script (UnigineScript side).

static int type ( ) #

Returns the type of the node.

Return value

NodeTrigger type identifier.

Last update: 2020-11-24

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Unigine::NodeTrigger Class

Creating a Trigger Node#

Editing a Trigger Node#

See Also#

Methods:

NodeTrigger Class

Members

static NodeTriggerPtr create ( ) #

void * addEnabledCallback ( Unigine::CallbackBase1< Ptr<NodeTrigger> > * func ) #

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Return value

bool removeEnabledCallback ( void * id ) #

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void clearEnabledCallbacks ( ) #

void setEnabledCallbackName ( const char * name ) #

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const char * getEnabledCallbackName ( ) #

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void * addPositionCallback ( Unigine::CallbackBase1< Ptr<NodeTrigger> > * func ) #

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Return value

bool removePositionCallback ( void * id ) #

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void clearPositionCallbacks ( ) #

void setPositionCallbackName ( const char * name ) #

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const char * getPositionCallbackName ( ) #

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static int type ( ) #

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