/// <summary>
/// Returns the UnitCategory an UnitFamily belongs to.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="family">The unit family.</param>
/// <returns>The unit category.</returns>
public static UnitCategory GetUnitCategoryFromUnitFamily(UnitFamily family)
{
string roleStr = family.ToString().ToLowerInvariant();
if (roleStr.StartsWith("helicopter"))
{
return(UnitCategory.Helicopter);
}
if (roleStr.StartsWith("plane"))
{
return(UnitCategory.Plane);
}
if (roleStr.StartsWith("ship"))
{
return(UnitCategory.Ship);
}
if (roleStr.StartsWith("static"))
{
return(UnitCategory.Static);
}
return(UnitCategory.Vehicle);
}
public static DCSMissionUnitGroup FromCoalitionArmyAndUnitFamily(
string luaGroup, string luaUnit,
DefinitionCoalition army, TimePeriod timePeriod, UnitFamily family, int unitCount,
int groupID, Coalition coalition, Coordinates coordinates)
{
List <string> unitList = new List <string>();
UnitCategory category = HQTools.GetUnitCategoryFromUnitFamily(family);
// FIXME: extendSearchToUnitsOfOtherFamilies and returnDefaultIfNoneFound should be parameters
string[] availableUnits = army.GetUnits(timePeriod, family, false, false);
if (availableUnits.Length == 0)
{
DebugLog.Instance.Log($" WARNING: Cannot spawn unit group, no units of type {family.ToString().ToUpperInvariant()} for coalition {army.DisplayName.ToUpperInvariant()} in {timePeriod.ToString().ToUpperInvariant()}.");
return(null);
}
do
{
unitList.AddRange((from u in HQTools.RandomFrom(availableUnits).Split('|') select u.Trim()));
} while (unitList.Count < unitCount);
// Some unit categories (helicopters and planes) require all units to be the same type
if ((category == UnitCategory.Helicopter) || (category == UnitCategory.Plane))
{
for (int i = 1; i < unitList.Count; i++)
{
unitList[i] = unitList[0];
}
}
DCSMissionUnitGroup uGroup = new DCSMissionUnitGroup(
luaGroup, luaUnit,
category, groupID, coalition, coordinates,
unitList.ToArray());
return(uGroup);
}
