User:AVS/Spellcasting

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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.

Spell

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.
  • (+) inherit all from common interface.

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