Entity.h File Reference

The class containing all entity elements. More...

#include <vector>
#include "Component.h"
#include "ChildrenHandeler.h"
#include "Framework/Engine.h"
#include "System/Messaging.h"
#include "Framework/Factory.h"
#include <memory>
#include "Component/ActionList.h"
#include "Utility/Path/Path.h"

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Classes
class	Entity

Namespaces
namespace	test
namespace	gobj
	namespace for things relating to GameObject, other than GameObject itself

Macros
#define	HAS(type)
	A macro for using the template call to get a component of an entity.

Functions
template<typename ActionType>
auto	operator<< (gobj::Path< Entity > &entity, const ActionType &action) -> gobj::Path< Entity > &
	Adds a new action to an entity's ActionList component.
template<typename ActionType>
auto	operator<< (Entity *entity, const ActionType &action) -> Entity *
	Adds a new action to an entity's ActionList component.
auto	test::entityTest () -> void
auto	gobj::moveEntity (Entity &entityToMove, Entity &newParent) -> void
	Makes the provided entity a child of another entity.

Detailed Description

The class containing all entity elements.

Author

Aidan Hartman (aidan.nosp@m..har.nosp@m.tman@.nosp@m.digi.nosp@m.pen.e.nosp@m.du) Some buttons for ImGui, Pair program with Marcelo Marcelo Escamilla(marce.nosp@m.lo.e.nosp@m.scami.nosp@m.lla@.nosp@m.digip.nosp@m.en.e.nosp@m.du) JSON serialization, and ImGui implementation Bryley Elder (bryle.nosp@m.y.el.nosp@m.der@d.nosp@m.igip.nosp@m.en.ed.nosp@m.u) Pair Program with Aidan

Date

2025 / 11 / 19

Copyright

(c) Digipen 2026

Macro Definition Documentation

HAS

#define HAS

(

type

)

Value:

GetComponent<type>(Component::c##type)

A macro for using the template call to get a component of an entity.

example call: Transform* transform = MyEntity()->HAS(Transform);

Parameters

type	the type of component to search for on an object

Returns

the component requested, typecast to its inherited class, NULL if not found

Function Documentation

operator<<() [1/2]

template<typename ActionType>

auto operator<<	(	Entity *	entity,
		const ActionType &	action )->Entity *

Adds a new action to an entity's ActionList component.

Warning

Will crash if the entity does not have an actionList component

Parameters

entity	A pointer to an entity
action	The action you want to add

Returns

A reference to the path, to allow chaining

operator<<() [2/2]

template<typename ActionType>

auto operator<<	(	gobj::Path< Entity > &	entity,
		const ActionType &	action )->gobj::Path< Entity > &

Adds a new action to an entity's ActionList component.

Warning

Will crash if the entity does not have an actionList component

Parameters

entity	A path to an entity
action	The action you want to add

Returns

A reference to the path, to allow chaining

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