com.almasb.fxgl.ai

Class GdxAI

java.lang.Object

com.almasb.fxgl.ai.GdxAI

public final class GdxAI
extends Object

Environment class holding references to the Timepiece, Logger instances. The references are held in static fields which allows static access to all sub systems.

Basically, this class is the locator of the service locator design pattern. The locator contains references to the services and encapsulates the logic that locates them. Being a decoupling pattern, the service locator provides a global point of access to a set of services without coupling users to the concrete classes that implement them.

The gdx-ai framework internally uses the service locator to give you the ability to use the framework out of a libgdx application. In this scenario, the libgdx jar must still be in the classpath but you don't need native libraries since the libgdx environment is not initialized at all.

Also, this service locator automatically configures itself with proper service providers in the situations below:

• Libgdx application: if a running libgdx environment (regardless of the particular backend) is detected.
• Non-libgdx desktop application: if no running libgdx environment is found.

This means that if you want to use gdx-ai in Android (or any other non desktop platform) out of a lbgdx application then you have to implement and set proper providers.

Author:

davebaol

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Logger	getLogger()
static Timepiece	getTimepiece() Returns the timepiece service.
static void	setTimepiece(Timepiece timepiece) Sets the timepiece service.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getTimepiece

public static Timepiece getTimepiece()

Returns the timepiece service.

setTimepiece

public static void setTimepiece(Timepiece timepiece)

Sets the timepiece service.

getLogger

public static Logger getLogger()

Returns:

logger service