Object Pool Examples:
In this demo, we've designed an alien fleet that's invading and can shoot laser beams! Our current issue is that we want to make sure that the attack system won't overload the system resources, so we need a way to control how many laser beams are allowed at once. Using the Object Pool with a spawn limit can help us achieve this, while also preserving performance by allowing us to recycle the laser beams.
# The base vector class:
class Vector3D(object):
def __init__(self):
self.x = 0.0
self.y = 0.0
self.z = 0.0
def Set(self, x, y, z):
self.x = x
self.y = y
self.z = z
def Clean(self):
self.x = 0.0
self.y = 0.0
self.z = 0.0
# The Laser Beam class:
class LaserBeam(object):
def __init__(self):
self.position = Vector3D()
def Clean(self):
self.position.Clean()
class LaserBeamPool(object):
def __init__(self, reserve = 5, maxCapacity = 100):
self.activeList = []
self.reserveList = []
self.maxCapacity = maxCapacity
self.numberActive = 0
self.numberReserved = 0
self._InitializeReserve(reserve)
def _InitializeReserve(self, reserve):
for i in range(reserve + 1):
tmp = LaserBeam()
self.reserveList.append(tmp)
self.numberReserved += 1
def CanSpawn(self):
return self.numberActive < self.maxCapacity
def GetLaserBeam(self):
'''
NOTICE:
In your code, make sure to check the spawn limit.
you can either:
1. Throw an exception
2. Return None
3. Spawn a new zombie anyways.
We'll return None.
'''
if self.numberActive >= self.maxCapacity:
return None
if self.numberReserved == 0:
tmp = LaserBeam()
self.reserveList.append(tmp)
self.numberReserved += 1
laser = self.reserveList.pop()
self.numberReserved -= 1
self.activeList.append(laster)
self.numberActive += 1
laser.Clean()
return laser
def ReturnLaserBeam(self, laser):
if laser in self.activeList:
self.activeList.remove(laser)
self.numberActive -= 1
self.reserveList.append(laser)
self.numberReserved += 1
Find any bugs in the code? let us know!