mnd::Application Class Reference

Interface that every runnable game or lab must implement. More...

#include <Application.h>

Public Member Functions
virtual bool	Init ()=0
	Called once by Engine::Init() after the GL context is ready.
virtual void	RegisterTypes ()=0
virtual void	Update (float deltaTime)=0
	Called every frame by Engine::Run() with the elapsed time.
virtual void	Destroy ()=0
	Called by Engine::Destroy() before the GL context is torn down. Release GPU resources (meshes, textures, shaders) here.
void	SetNeedsToBeClosed (bool value)
	Request the engine to stop after the current frame.
bool	NeedsToBeClosed () const
	Returns true when the application has requested shutdown. Engine::Run() checks this each frame to know when to exit.

Detailed Description

Interface that every runnable game or lab must implement.

The Engine singleton owns the Application instance (via std::unique_ptr) and drives its lifecycle through the three virtual methods below.

Definition at line 35 of file Application.h.

Member Function Documentation

Destroy()

virtual void mnd::Application::Destroy ( )

pure virtual

Called by Engine::Destroy() before the GL context is torn down. Release GPU resources (meshes, textures, shaders) here.

Init()

virtual bool mnd::Application::Init ( )

pure virtual

Called once by Engine::Init() after the GL context is ready.

Returns

true if initialisation succeeded; false aborts startup.

NeedsToBeClosed()

bool mnd::Application::NeedsToBeClosed

(

)

const

Returns true when the application has requested shutdown. Engine::Run() checks this each frame to know when to exit.

Definition at line 13 of file Application.cpp.

RegisterTypes()

void mnd::Application::RegisterTypes ( )

pure virtual

Definition at line 6 of file Application.cpp.

SetNeedsToBeClosed()

void mnd::Application::SetNeedsToBeClosed

(

bool

value

)

Request the engine to stop after the current frame.

Parameters

value

true to signal shutdown, false to keep running.

Definition at line 8 of file Application.cpp.

Update()

virtual void mnd::Application::Update ( float  deltaTime )

pure virtual

Called every frame by Engine::Run() with the elapsed time.

Parameters

deltaTime

Seconds since the previous frame. Use this to make movement and animations frame-rate independent.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• engine/source/Application.h
• engine/source/Application.cpp