Static_FloraGenerator.hpp

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#pragma once
#ifndef WORLDSIM_STATIC_FLORA_GENERATOR_HPP
#define WORLDSIM_STATIC_FLORA_GENERATOR_HPP

/* WorldSim: Static_FloraGenerator
   #include "Static_FloraGenerator.hpp"

   Class to generate random Flora within certain parameters.
   
   Subfunctionality of Biome objects.
   
*/

class Flora;
class WordList;

class FloraGenerator
{
   // 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.
   WordList wlistFloraPattern;
   WordList wlistFloraColour;
   WordList wlistFloraAdjective;
   WordList wlistFloraNoun;
   // For testing
   WordList wlistFloraType;
   
   public:
   FloraGenerator();
   
   std::string generateName();
   
   // Flora generation.
   // Name is randomly generated from wordlists.
   // Current system makes each additional Flora half as common as the previous.
   Vector <Flora*> * generate(int amount);
   
   // generate and return a single flora type
   // note this is Flora type, not object.
   Flora* get(const int spawnWeighting=0);
};


#endif