User:AVS/Spellcasting

Entities

Caster

1. Hero
2. Creature
3. (*) Scriptable virtual. Fully customizable by scripts.

ISpellCaster - public interface.

Target

1. Object - any object in adv map. (f.e. scuttle boat).
2. (?)Tile - any tile on map (f.e. DD)
3. Battle creature
4. Battle obstacle
5. Battle hex
6. (*) Battle hero.

• there can be multiple targets.
• on adv map, if no target then it assumed hero itself (f.e. vision, viewXXX ).
• (->) target selection configuration use selector semantic similar to bonus system.

ISpellTarger - public interface.

Common interface

Used by GUI, AI, (?) Server. Readonly.

Service-oriented design version

Use singleton Handler and methods accepting TSpell as first parameter.

• (+) script-frendly
• (+) low coupling

OO design version with proxy

1. CSpellInfo - proxy class. Constructs from TSpell.

• (+) more readable
• (+) low coupling

OO design version

1. CSpell -
2. CSpellHandler

• (+) current version
• (-) higher coupling

GUI related interface

used by GUI

• animation
• sound
• description for spellbook
• icon for spellbook, scroll etc.

OO design version with proxy

1. SpellView - proxy class. Header file public.
2. SpellViewHandler - singleton class (hidden) Header file private: used only by implementation of SpellView and CGI.

Server interface

used by server-side handlers

• applying effects
  • do damage
  • set timed effects
  • adv map logic