#pragma once #include #include "Manager.h" namespace crepe { /** * \brief Manages timing and frame rate for the game loop. * * The LoopTimerManager class is responsible for calculating and managing timing functions * such as delta time, frames per second (FPS), fixed time steps, and time scaling. It ensures * consistent frame updates and supports game loop operations, such as handling fixed updates * for physics and other time-sensitive operations. */ class LoopTimerManager : public Manager { public: /** * \param mediator A reference to a Mediator object used for transfering managers. */ LoopTimerManager(Mediator &mediator); /** * \brief Get the current delta time for the current frame. * * \return Delta time in seconds since the last frame. */ double get_delta_time() const; /** * \brief Get the current game time. * * \note The current game time may vary from real-world elapsed time. It is the cumulative * sum of each frame's delta time. * * \return Elapsed game time in seconds. */ double get_current_time() const; /** * \brief Set the target frames per second (FPS). * * \param fps The desired frames rendered per second. */ void set_target_fps(int fps); /** * \brief Get the current frames per second (FPS). * * \return Current FPS. */ int get_fps() const; /** * \brief Get the current time scale. * * \return The current time scale, where (0 = pause, < 1 = slow down, 1 = normal speed, > 1 = speed up). * up the game. */ double get_time_scale() const; /** * \brief Set the time scale. * * time_scale is a value that changes the delta time that can be retrieved using get_delta_time function. * * \param time_scale The desired time scale (0 = pause, < 1 = slow down, 1 = normal speed, > 1 = speed up). */ void set_time_scale(double time_scale); /** * \brief Get the scaled fixed delta time in seconds. * * The fixed delta time is used for operations that require uniform time steps, * such as physics calculations, and is scaled by the current time scale. * * \return The fixed delta time, scaled by time scale, in seconds. */ double get_fixed_loop_interval() const; /** * \brief Get the fixed delta time in seconds without scaling by the time scale. * * This value is used in the LoopManager to determine how many times * the fixed_update should be called within a given interval. * * \return The unscaled fixed delta time in seconds. */ double get_fixed_delta_time() const; /** * \brief Set the fixed_delta_time in seconds. * * \param seconds fixed_delta_time in seconds. * * The fixed_delta_time value is used to determine how many times per second the fixed_update and process_input functions are called. */ void set_fixed_delta_time(double seconds); private: //! Friend relation to use start,enforce_frame_rate,get_lag,update,advance_fixed_update. friend class LoopManager; /** * \brief Start the loop timer. * * Initializes the timer to begin tracking frame times. */ void start(); /** * \brief Enforce the frame rate limit. * * Ensures that the game loop does not exceed the target FPS by delaying frame updates as * necessary. */ void enforce_frame_rate(); /** * \brief Get the accumulated lag in the game loop. * * Lag represents the difference between the target frame time and the actual frame time, * useful for managing fixed update intervals. * * \return Accumulated lag in seconds. */ double get_lag() const; /** * \brief Update the timer to the current frame. * * Calculates and updates the delta time for the current frame and adds it to the cumulative * game time. */ void update(); /** * \brief Advance the game loop by a fixed update interval. * * This method progresses the game state by a consistent, fixed time step, allowing for * stable updates independent of frame rate fluctuations. */ void advance_fixed_update(); private: //! Target frames per second int target_fps = 60; //! Actual frames per second int actual_fps = 0; //! Time scale for speeding up or slowing down the game (0 = pause, < 1 = slow down, 1 = normal speed, > 1 = speed up) double time_scale = 1; //! Maximum delta time in seconds to avoid large jumps std::chrono::duration maximum_delta_time{0.25}; //! Delta time for the current frame in seconds std::chrono::duration delta_time{0.0}; //! Target time per frame in seconds std::chrono::duration frame_target_time = std::chrono::duration(1.0) / target_fps; //! Fixed delta time for fixed updates in seconds std::chrono::duration fixed_delta_time = std::chrono::duration(1.0) / 50.0; //! Total elapsed game time in seconds std::chrono::duration elapsed_time{0.0}; //! Total elapsed time for fixed updates in seconds std::chrono::duration elapsed_fixed_time{0.0}; //! Time of the last frame std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point last_frame_time; }; } // namespace crepe