swear-jar/spawner/spawner.gd

extends Area2D
class_name Spawner

## A node which spawns things!

## The scene to spawn.
@export var scene: PackedScene

## The node to add new scenes to.
@export var target: Node

## Count of how many items should be spawned when possible.
var buffer: int = 0

## Maximum amount of items whose spawn can be buffered.
@export var buffer_cap: int

## Rect in which scenes can be spawned randomly in.
@export var spawn_rect: Rect2

## Minimum rotation degrees that an object can spawn with.
@export_range(0, 360) var spawn_rotation_degrees_min: float

## Maximum rotation degrees that an object can spawn with.
@export_range(0, 360) var spawn_rotation_degrees_max: float

## Maximum amount of bodies overlapping the spawner's area before the spawner stops spawning.
@export_range(0, 16, 1, "or_greater") var overlapping_body_count_limit: int


signal spawned(what: Node2D)


func spawn():
	buffer += 1
	if buffer > buffer_cap:
		buffer = buffer_cap

func _select_spawn_position() -> Vector2:
	return Vector2(
		Randomizer.rng.randf_range(spawn_rect.position.x, spawn_rect.end.x), 
		Randomizer.rng.randf_range(spawn_rect.position.y, spawn_rect.end.y),
	)

func _select_spawn_rotation() -> float:
	return Randomizer.rng.randf_range(
		spawn_rotation_degrees_min, 
		spawn_rotation_degrees_max
	)

func _do_spawn():
	if len(get_overlapping_bodies()) > overlapping_body_count_limit:
		return
	var instantiated = scene.instantiate()
	instantiated.position = position - target.position + _select_spawn_position()
	instantiated.rotation_degrees = _select_spawn_rotation()
	target.add_child(instantiated)
	emit_signal("spawned", instantiated)
	buffer -= 1

func _physics_process(_delta):
	if buffer > 0:
		_do_spawn()