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6. Creating and Deleting Nodes at Runtime

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Nodes can be created and deleted at runtime almost as easy as in the Editor. The basic set of actions is as follows:

  • Creation. To create a node we should declare a smart pointer for the type of the node we are going to create and call a constructor of the corresponding class providing construction parameters if necessary.
  • Deletion. To delete a node we simply call the deleteLater() method for the node we are going to remove.
Source code (C++)
// creating a node of the NodeType named nodename
<NodeType>Ptr nodename = <NodeType>::create(<construction_parameters>);
	
// removing the node
nodename.deleteLater();

Now let us illustrate the process of creating and deleting a node using a simple static mesh (ObjectMeshStatic) by both creating a box surface and loading a mesh from an asset as an example.

Source code (C++)
#include <UnigineObjects.h>
using namespace Unigine;

/* .. */
int AppWorldLogic::init() 
{
// first, we're creating a mesh instance as it is required to call an ObjectMeshStatic constructor
MeshPtr mesh = Mesh::create();

// loading a mesh from an fbx model imported to the data/fbx/ folder using the Editor
mesh->load("fbx/model.fbx/model.mesh");

// creating a box surface with a given size to the mesh
mesh->addBoxSurface("box_surface", Math::vec3(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f));

//create an ObjectMeshStatic node
ObjectMeshStaticPtr my_object = ObjectMeshStatic::create(mesh);

// removing the node
my_object.deleteLater();

// clearing the mesh
mesh->clear();
}

Additional information:

Project Progress#

In our project we are going to need some objects, so let us:

  • write an auxiliary method to create an ObjectMeshDynamic node (addMeshToScene),
  • write an auxiliary method to append some initial set of objects to our scene(initObjects),
  • store the list of nodes created at runtime in a Vector.

In the AppWorldLogic.h file, we include the UnigineObjects.h library to work with ObjectMeshDynamic class, define the scene objects vector and declare our methods: addMeshToScene and initObjects.

Source code (C++)
// AppWorldLogic.h

#include <UnigineObjects.h>
#include <UnigineEditor.h>

using namespace Unigine;

/* ... */

class AppWorldLogic : public WorldLogic {
	
public:

/* .. */

private:

/* .. */

	// auxiliary functions
	int addMeshToScene(const char *file_name, const char *mesh_name, const char *material_name, Math::Vec3 position);
	int initObjects();
	
/* .. */	
	
	// scene objects vector
	Vector<ObjectMeshDynamicPtr> Objects;
	
/* .. */	
};

In the AppWorldLogic.cpp file let us implement our methods and insert initObjects method into the AppWorldLogic::init() method. We are also going to do some cleanup (delete all created nodes) in the AppWorldLogic::shutdown() method.

Source code (C++)
// AppWorldLogic.cpp
/* .. */

/// method adding a Dynamic Mesh Object to the scene. 
/// if an empty filename is passed the method creates a default box; 
/// otherwise, loads a mesh-file with a given name.
int AppWorldLogic::addMeshToScene(const char *file_name, const char *mesh_name, const char *material_name, Math::Vec3 position)
{
	MeshPtr mesh = Mesh::create();
	ObjectMeshDynamicPtr omd;

	if (file_name){				// loading a mesh from a specified file
		if (!mesh->load(file_name))
		{
			Log::error("\nError opening .mesh file!\n");
			mesh.clear();
			
			return 0;
		}
		else omd = ObjectMeshDynamic::create(mesh);
	}
	else								//creating a default box
	{
		mesh->addBoxSurface("box_surface", Math::vec3(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f));

		omd = ObjectMeshDynamic::create(mesh);
	}
	
	// setting node material, name and transformation
	omd->setMaterial(material_name, "*");
	omd->setName(mesh_name);
	omd->setWorldPosition(position);

	// updating the list of scene objects
	Objects.append(omd);

	//reporting progress to the console
	Log::message("-> Object %s added to the scene.\n", mesh_name);

	// clearing the mesh
	mesh->clear();

	return 1;
}

/* .. */

/// method performing initialization of objects
int AppWorldLogic::initObjects()
{
	int index = 0;
	for (int x = 0; x < 2; x++)
	{
		for (int y = 0; y < 2; y++)
		{
			addMeshToScene(NULL, String::format("my_meshdynamic_%d", index), "mesh_base", Math::Vec3(x, y, 1.0f));
			index++;
		}
	}
	// reporting progress to the console
	Log::warning("Objects generation OK!\n\n");
	
	return 1;
}

/* .. */
	
int AppWorldLogic::init() 
{

	// creating objects
	initObjects();

/* .. */
	
	return 1;
}

/* .. */

int AppWorldLogic::shutdown() {
	
	// deleting all created nodes
	for(int i = 0; i < Objects.size(); i++)
	{
		// removing current node from the scene
		Objects[i].deleteLater();
	}
	
	// updating the list of scene objects
	Objects.clear();

	return 1;
}
/* .. */

Source Files

You can copy the code below and paste it to the corresponding source files of your project:

AppWorldLogic.h

Source code (C++)
#ifndef __APP_WORLD_LOGIC_H__
#define __APP_WORLD_LOGIC_H__

#include <UnigineLogic.h>
#include <UnigineStreams.h>
#include <UnigineObjects.h>

using namespace Unigine;

class AppWorldLogic : public WorldLogic {
	
public:
	AppWorldLogic();
	virtual ~AppWorldLogic();
	
	virtual int init();
	
	virtual int update();
	virtual int postUpdate();
	virtual int updatePhysics();
	
	virtual int shutdown();
	virtual int destroyRenderResources();
	
	virtual int save(const StreamPtr &stream);
	virtual int restore(const StreamPtr &stream);
private:

	//auxiliary functions
	int addMeshToScene(const char *file_name, const char *mesh_name, const char *material_name, Math::Vec3 position);

	// initialization functions
	int initObjects();

	// scene objects vector
	Vector<ObjectMeshDynamicPtr> Objects;
};

#endif // __APP_WORLD_LOGIC_H__

AppWorldLogic.cpp

Source code (C++)
#include "AppWorldLogic.h"
// World logic, it takes effect only when the world is loaded.
// These methods are called right after corresponding world script's (UnigineScript) methods.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//---------------------------------------------- AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS AND METHODS ----------------------------------------------
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

/// method adding a Dynamic Mesh Object to the scene. If an empty filename is passed the method creates a default box; otherwise, loads a mesh-file with a given name.
int AppWorldLogic::addMeshToScene(const char *file_name, const char *mesh_name, const char *material_name, Math::Vec3 position)
{
	MeshPtr mesh = Mesh::create();
	ObjectMeshDynamicPtr omd;

	if (file_name) {				// loading a mesh from a specified file
		if (!mesh->load(file_name))
		{
			Log::error("\nError opening .mesh file!\n");
			mesh.clear();

			return 0;
		}
		else omd = ObjectMeshDynamic::create(mesh);
	}
	else																// creating a default box
	{
		mesh->addBoxSurface("box_surface", Math::vec3(0.5f));

		omd = ObjectMeshDynamic::create(mesh);
	}

	// setting node material, name and position
	omd->setMaterial(material_name, "*");
	omd->setName(mesh_name);
	omd->setWorldPosition(position);

	// updating the list of scene objects
	Objects.append(omd);

	// reporting progress to the console
	Log::message("-> Object %s added to the scene.\n", mesh_name);

	// clearing the mesh
	mesh.clear();

	return 1;

}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//---------------------------------------------- INITIALIZATION METHODS -------------------------------------------------------
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// method performing initialization of the set of 4 boxes
int AppWorldLogic::initObjects()
{
	int index = 0;

	for (int x = 0; x < 2; x++)
	{
		for (int y = 0; y < 2; y++)
		{
			addMeshToScene(NULL, String::format("my_meshdynamic_%d", index), "mesh_base", Math::Vec3(x, y, 1.0f));
			index++;
		}
	}

	// reporting progress to the console
	Log::warning("Objects generation OK!\n\n");

	return 1;
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AppWorldLogic::AppWorldLogic() {

}

AppWorldLogic::~AppWorldLogic() {

}

int AppWorldLogic::init() {
	// Write here code to be called on world initialization: initialize resources for your world scene during the world start.

	// creating objects
	initObjects();

	return 1;
}

// start of the main loop
int AppWorldLogic::update() {
	// Write here code to be called before updating each render frame: specify all graphics-related functions you want to be called every frame while your application executes.

	return 1;
}

int AppWorldLogic::postUpdate() {
	// The engine calls this function before rendering each render frame: correct behavior after the state of the node has been updated.

	return 1;
}

int AppWorldLogic::updatePhysics() {
	// Write here code to be called before updating each physics frame: control physics in your application and put non-rendering calculations.
	// The engine calls updatePhysics() with the fixed rate (60 times per second by default) regardless of the FPS value.
	// WARNING: do not create, delete or change transformations of nodes here, because rendering is already in progress.

	return 1;
}
// end of the main loop

int AppWorldLogic::shutdown() {

	// deleting all created nodes
	for (int i = 0; i < Objects.size(); i++)
	{
		// removing current node from the scene
		Objects[i]->deleteLater();
	}

	// updating the list of scene objects
	Objects.clear();

	return 1;
}

int AppWorldLogic::destroyRenderResources() {
	// Write here code to be called when the video mode is changed or the application is restarted (i.e. video_restart is called). It is used to reinitialize the graphics context.

	return 1;
}

int AppWorldLogic::save(const StreamPtr &stream) {
	// Write here code to be called when the world is saving its state (i.e. state_save is called): save custom user data to a file.

	UNIGINE_UNUSED(stream);
	return 1;
}

int AppWorldLogic::restore(const StreamPtr &stream) {
	// Write here code to be called when the world is restoring its state (i.e. state_restore is called): restore custom user data to a file here.

	UNIGINE_UNUSED(stream);
	return 1;
}

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