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+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint>
+
+#include "Component.h"
+#include "Sprite.h"
+
+namespace crepe {
+class AnimatorSystem;
+class SDLContext;
+
+
+/**
+ * \brief The Animator component is used to animate sprites by managing the movement
+ *        and frame changes within a sprite sheet.
+ *
+ * This component allows for controlling sprite animation through rows and columns of a sprite sheet.
+ * It can be used to play animations, loop them, or stop them.
+ */
+class Animator : public Component {
+
+public:
+	//TODO: need to implement this
+	void loop();
+	void stop();
+
+public:
+	/**
+	 * \brief Constructs an Animator object that will control animations for a sprite sheet.
+	 *
+	 * \param id The unique identifier for the component, typically assigned automatically.
+	 * \param spritesheet A reference to the Sprite object which holds the sprite sheet for animation.
+	 * \param row The maximum number of rows in the sprite sheet.
+	 * \param col The maximum number of columns in the sprite sheet.
+	 * \param col__animate The specific col index of the sprite sheet to animate. This allows selecting which col to animate from multiple col in the sheet.
+	 *
+	 * This constructor sets up the Animator with the given parameters, and initializes the animation system.
+	 */
+	Animator(uint32_t id, Sprite & spritesheet, int row, int col,
+			 int col_animate);
+
+
+	~Animator();
+	Animator(const Animator &) = delete;
+	Animator(Animator &&) = delete;
+	Animator & operator=(const Animator &) = delete;
+	Animator & operator=(Animator &&) = delete;
+
+private:
+	//! A reference to the Sprite sheet containing the animation frames.
+	Sprite & spritesheet;
+
+	//! The maximum number of columns in the sprite sheet.
+	const int col;
+
+	//! The maximum number of rows in the sprite sheet.
+	const int row;
+
+	//! The current col being animated.
+	int curr_col = 0;
+
+	//! The current row being animated.
+	int curr_row = 0;
+
+	Rect animator_rect;
+
+	//TODO: Is this necessary?
+	//int fps;
+
+private:
+	//! AnimatorSystem adjust the private member parameters of Animator;
+	friend class AnimatorSystem;
+
+	//! SDLContext reads the Animator member var's 
+	friend class SDLContext;
+};
+} // namespace crepe
+//