Components

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Component

Overview

In Silver C++, a Component is an essential part of the entity-component system. It represents a modular piece of behavior that can be attached to an Actor. Components allow for a flexible way to structure game objects, enabling code reuse and better maintainability.

Constructors/Destructors

Constructor / Destructor	Description
Component(Actor* parent)	Creates a component with the specified parent.
virtual ~Component()	Virtual destructor for proper cleanup.
virtual std::shared_ptr<Component> Clone() const = 0;	Pure virtual function for cloning the component. Must be implemented in derived classes.

Member Variables

Name	Type	Description
parent	Actor*	Pointer to the actor that owns this component.

Usage

Components are meant to be inherited and extended to define new behaviors. For example:

class Transform : public Component {
public:
  Transform(Actor* parent) : Component(parent) {}
  void Update(float deltaTime) override {
    // Update transformation logic here
  }
  std::shared_ptr<Component> Clone() const override {
    return std::make_shared<Transform>(*this);
  }
};

Member Functions

Function Name	Description
virtual void Update(float deltaTime)	Pure virtual function to update the component every frame. Must be implemented in derived classes.
Actor* GetParent() const	Returns the parent actor of the component.
void UnsafeSetParent(Actor* target)	Sets the parent actor of the component. Should be used with caution.