koobas.hobune.stream
Update() in non-component script?
I'm building a custom input manager since Unity's default one does not satisfy me. I built a custom static class in C# to access all of the set actions, but I need it to check the devices for input constantly.
How to get a function that is executed once per frame in a static class?
Alternatively, how to get a MonoBehaviour-derived static class to execute an update function withot having been linked to a GameObject?
You can't - at some point, you have to have a monobehaviour in the scene to propagate the event
The easiest way is to create a simple script which calls an event in your static class, which other classes register their delegates to
e.g.
void Update() { YourStaticClass.Update(); }
//in YourStaticClass:
delegate void UpdatingEventHandler(); public event UpdatingEventHandler Updating;
void Update() { if (Updating != null) Updating(); }
//in a class wanting to listen to the event:
YourStaticClass.Updating += OnUpdate; //this goes anywhere, a constructor maybe
void OnUpdate() { //your code }
But the $$anonymous$$onoBehaviour has to be linked to some object in the scene?
@Ferdil, it can be an Empty GameObject, which won't be visible. Or anything else handy, like a Camera.
But why use events/delegates? Wouldn't a simple function call be enough?
Then you'd have to call every single function which needed to be drawn. Say you have 50 classes which want the GUI event - you'd have to add all of them into the code. With the event, you just register a delegate from the class which wants it and you're done.
Another option is that your custom class an implement an interface that you define called IUpdateable (or something like that) which contains a single method, Update(float dt). You can then keep track of these IUpdateables in whatever way suits you and have their Update methods called during a MonoBehavior's Update in your scene. So, if you have a CoreGameBehavior script or something, its Update method might look like this:
foreach (IUpdateable updateable in this.updateables)
{
updateable.Update(Time.smoothDeltaTime);
}
This has a benefit in that your IUpdateable interface need not depend on any Unity libraries.
This is of course a simple version; your needs may vary.
i was doing the same as you - feel free to check my custom input manager out. I released it for free.
Currently it can do this : - read input from joystick buttons and (up to 4) axis - read input from mouse buttons and axis - read input from all keys from the keyboard - save the configuration to PlayerPrefs (and ofcourse load them back) - reset to default keys (which u can setup in the inspector)
Visually im not an artist so u have to pimp it up yourself. This will work in both standalone and webbuilds. Hope this satisfy you - the link is HERE
