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/*
 *   ORXONOX - the hottest 3D action shooter ever to exist
 *                    > www.orxonox.net <
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 *   Author:
 *      Fabian 'x3n' Landau
 *   Co-authors:
 *      ...
 *
 */

#ifndef _AIController_H__
#define _AIController_H__

#include "OrxonoxPrereqs.h"

#include "tools/Timer.h"
#include "tools/interfaces/Tickable.h"
#include "ArtificialController.h"

namespace orxonox
{
    class _OrxonoxExport AIController : public ArtificialController, public Tickable
    {
        public:
            AIController(BaseObject* creator);
            virtual ~AIController();

            virtual void tick(float dt); //<! Carrying out the targets set in action().

        protected:
            virtual void action(); //<! action() is called in regular intervals managing the bot's behaviour ~ setting targets.
            void defaultBehaviour(float maxrand); //<! Helper function for code reusage. Some concrete commands for a bot.

        private:
            static const float ACTION_INTERVAL;

            Timer actionTimer_; //<! Regularly calls action(). 
    };
}

#endif /* _AIController_H__ */