Creature_Generator.hpp

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#pragma once
#ifndef WORLDSIM_CREATURE_GENERATOR_HPP
#define WORLDSIM_CREATURE_GENERATOR_HPP

/* WorldSim: Creature_Generator
  #include "Creature_Generator.hpp"
  
  Class to generate new Creature_Species.
*/

class Creature_Species;

#include <Container/WordList/WordList.hpp>

class Creature_Generator
{
   // It might be better practise to have a more centralised name generator which can handle all the different
   // names to generate, for example Flora, cities, people, etc. However there is still a lot to implement here
   // eg alchemy effects, before I'll look at doing that.
   
   //All these should become raws tbh
   WordList wlistFloraPattern;
   WordList wlistFloraColour;
   WordList wlistFloraAdjective;
   WordList wlistFloraNoun;
   // For testing
   WordList wlistCreatureType;
   
   // species templates from which to spin off creatures.
   Vector <Creature_Species*> vSpecies;
   
   public:
   Creature_Generator();
   
   // load the raws data from raw file
   void loadRaw(std::string strRaw);
   
   std::string generateName();
   
   // Flora generation.
   // Name is randomly generated from wordlists.
   // Current system makes each additional Flora half as common as the previous.
   Vector <Creature_Species*> * generate(int amount);
   
   // generate and return a single creature type
   // note this is Flora type, not object.
   Creature_Species * get(const int spawnWeighting=0);
};

#endif