///////// HELPER METHODS
private void SetAvailabilityInPool(int objectType, GameObject objectKey, PoolingAvailability newAvailability)
{
//retreives the index of where the object key exists on the object type entry's list
int objectDataIndex = GetObjectDataIndex(pool[objectType].objects, objectKey, objectType);
//gets the pooled object data struct and sets the new availability
if (objectDataIndex != -1)
{
PooledObjectData getObjectData = pool[objectType].objects[objectDataIndex];
getObjectData.availability = newAvailability;
//places the modified pooled object data struct back into the object type entry's list
pool[objectType].objects[objectDataIndex] = getObjectData;
}
}
// checks whether it can receive the object from the pool
private RetrievedObjectData Retrieve(int objectType, RetrieveMethod method)
{
// retrieve nothing if the pool doesn't even have an entry for that object type
if (!pool.ContainsKey(objectType))
{
if (debug)
{
Debug.Log("[POOLER] No entry exists for " + objectType);
}
return(new RetrievedObjectData()
{
allowSpawning = true
});
}
// retrieve nothing if the pool for that object type hasn't been filled to the brim
if (GetPoolCount(objectType) < GetSettingsMaxCount(objectType))
{
if (debug)
{
Debug.Log("[POOLER] " + objectType + " is not at max capacity yet (" + GetPoolCount(objectType) + " < " + GetSettingsMaxCount(objectType) + ")");
}
return(new RetrievedObjectData()
{
allowSpawning = true
});
}
switch (method)
{
// iterates from bottom to top of the object type's list looking for an object that is 'pooled' to be reused
case RetrieveMethod.BOTTOM:
for (int i = 0; i < pool[objectType].objects.Count; i++)
{
PooledObjectData pooledObjectData = pool[objectType].objects[i];
if (pooledObjectData.availability == PoolingAvailability.POOLED)
{
return new RetrievedObjectData()
{
retrievedObject = pooledObjectData.pooledObject
}
}
;
}
if (debug)
{
Debug.Log("[POOLER] All " + objectType + " objects are currently being used in game");
}
return(new RetrievedObjectData()
{
allowSpawning = false
});
}
// if the pooling method used is undefined / null
if (debug)
{
Debug.LogError("[POOLER] Unknown pool retrieving method");
}
return(new RetrievedObjectData()
{
allowSpawning = false
});
}
