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/* Input Engine Concept Code                                                  */
/*   -  Fredrik Redgård <mrfrippe@writeme.com>                                */
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  #include <iostream.h>
  ///
/// This is a shortened version of my input engine
/// the keymappings can be loaded from a configuration
/// file, and updated from an options screen
/// 
/// The keybindings define what each key does, by
/// assigning that key a controller ID.
/// When the key is pressed, the controller ID is
/// found in the list of controllers, and
/// the controller code is executed
///
/// I don't know how fast this is, or if there are any
/// optimizations that can be done.
///
/// To use it, you need to make controller IDs for each
/// function that can be bound to keys
///
/// by keys I also mean mouse buttons, function keys,
/// timers, script interupts.
///
/// how you collect this input is up to you.
///
#define ERROR_CONTROLLER_NOT_FOUND ((InputController*)(-1))
  #define CID_NONE			0
#define CID_MOVEUP			1
#define CID_MOVEDOWN		2
#define CID_MOVELEFT		3
#define CID_MOVERIGHT		4
  /// Base Class for the input controllers
class InputController
{
public:
	virtual void Down() = 0;	/// key down
	virtual void Up() = 0;		/// key up
};
  /// Move controller, just a simple test
class MoveController : public InputController
{
public:
	void Down()
	{
		/// key bound to this function has been pressed,
		/// do something
		cout << m_value;
	}
	void Up()
	{
		/// in this test, nothing happens when the key is released
	};
  	MoveController( char *value )
	{
		m_value = value;
	}
private:
	char *m_value;
};
  /// Node type for the controller list
/// each controller has an ID defined in the beginning
/// of this file.
typedef struct ControllerNode
{
	ControllerNode *next;
	int controller_id;
	InputController *controller;
} ControllerNode;
  /// pointer to the first node in the list
ControllerNode *first = 0;
  /// Registers a controller for use by adding
/// it to the list
void MakeController( int controller_id, InputController *controller )
{
	ControllerNode *cn = new ControllerNode;
  	cn->next = first;
	cn->controller = controller;
	cn->controller_id = controller_id;
  	first = cn;
}
  /// the key bindings ( this test only uses 10 keys )
/// keybindings should bind all keys, function keys, mouse buttons, etc
/// to controller IDs, this is used to translate a keypress
/// to a controller function
int keybindings[10] = 
	{ 
		CID_MOVEUP,		//key 0  =  controller UP
		CID_MOVEDOWN,	//key 1  =  controller DOWN
		CID_MOVELEFT,	//key 2  =  controller LEFT
		CID_MOVERIGHT,	//key 3  =  controller RIGHT
		CID_MOVEUP,		//key 4  =  controller UP
		CID_MOVELEFT,	// ...
		CID_MOVEUP, 
		CID_NONE,		//key 7 is not bound to anything
		CID_NONE,		//
		CID_MOVEDOWN 
	};
  /// Finds the controller bound to the key
/// that was pressed
InputController *GetController( int key )
{
	if (keybindings[key] == CID_NONE) return NULL;
	ControllerNode *cn = first;
	
	while (cn != 0)
	{
		if (keybindings[key] == cn->controller_id)
			return cn->controller;
  		cn = cn->next;
	}
  	return ERROR_CONTROLLER_NOT_FOUND;
}
  ///Theese functions are used where ever input is collected
void KeyDown( int key )
{
	InputController *ic;
	ic = GetController(key);
	if ((ic!=NULL) && (ic!=ERROR_CONTROLLER_NOT_FOUND))
		ic->Down();
}
void KeyUp( int key )
{
	InputController *ic;
	ic = GetController(key);
	if ((ic!=NULL) && (ic!=ERROR_CONTROLLER_NOT_FOUND))
		ic->Up();
}
  /// test implementation
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
  	/// The MakeController calls should be made in the initiation code of the 
	/// different systems, like camera movement, player position etc.
	/// I also use the MoveController more than once, but you can use
	/// different controllers for each function
	/// the objects are destroyed by the input engine when they are not needed
	/// anymore
	MakeController( CID_MOVEUP,		new MoveController("move up") );
	MakeController( CID_MOVEDOWN,	new MoveController("move down") );
	MakeController( CID_MOVELEFT,	new MoveController("move left") );
	MakeController( CID_MOVERIGHT,	new MoveController("move right") );
  
	/// temporary pointer for walking in the list
	InputController *ic;
	for (int i=0; i<10; i++)
	{
		cout << "key " << i << " = ";
		ic = GetController(i); /// see if a controller is bound to this key
		if ((ic != NULL) && (ic != ERROR_CONTROLLER_NOT_FOUND))
		{
			ic->Down(); /// if so, press the key
			ic->Up();   /// and release it
		}
		else if (ic == ERROR_CONTROLLER_NOT_FOUND)
		{
			cout << "error, controller not found";
		}
		cout << endl;
	}
  	return 0;
}
  /*/ Output: 
  key 0 = move up
key 1 = move down
key 2 = move left
key 3 = move right
key 4 = move up
key 5 = move left
key 6 = move up
key 7 = 
key 8 = 
key 9 = move down
Press any key to continue
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