source: code/trunk/src/modules/objects/controllers/TurretController.h @ 10353

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/**
    @brief Definition for the controller for turrets.
*/

#ifndef _TurretController_H__
#define _TurretController_H__

#include "objects/ObjectsPrereqs.h"
#include "controllers/ArtificialController.h"

 namespace orxonox
 {
    /**
        @brief
        Controller for turrets. Chooses a target, and makes the turret aim/shoot at it.

        The controllableEntity gets casted to Turret, so this controller won't work for anything else.
    */
    class _ObjectsExport TurretController : public ArtificialController, public Tickable
    {
        public:
            TurretController(Context* context);
            virtual ~TurretController();

            virtual void tick(float dt);

        private:

            void searchTarget();
            bool isLookingAtTargetNew(float angle) const;
            float targetScore(Pawn* pawn, float distance) const;

            bool once_; //!< Flag for executing code in the tick function only once.
    };
 }

 #endif