I’m about halfway done completing ETA’s build mode functionality. However, before I can complete and refine it, I must first parse the buildMode.js script. For some reason, however, it refuses to do so. The parse button in the entity editor turns red when clicked, and in the bottom-left of the screen is a an error message: “Uncaught Error: Couldn’t find current application”
Here is the buildMode.js script in its entirety.
var BuildMode = pc.createScript('buildMode');
BuildMode.attributes.add('passiveAsset', {
type:'asset',
assetType:'texture'
});
BuildMode.attributes.add('activeAsset', {
type:'asset',
assetType:'texture'
});
BuildMode.attributes.add('passiveMaterial', {
type : 'asset',
assetType : 'material',
description : 'Defines the passive material of an unselected tile.',
title : "Passive Mat"
});
BuildMode.attributes.add('ghostMaterial', {
type : 'asset',
assetType : 'material',
description : 'Defines the material of build modes ghost tile.',
title : "Ghost Mat"
});
// defines whether the build mode is in use or not
BuildMode.attributes.add('buildActive', {
type : 'boolean',
title : "Builder Active",
description : 'Defines if the builder functionality is engaged or not (activated in app by pressing Build button)',
default : false
});
// the ghost tile that shows user where tile may be spawned
var ghostTile = new pc.Entity();
// the standard tile that is spawned by ghostTile
var passiveTile = new pc.Entity();
// initialize code called once per entity
BuildMode.prototype.initialize = function() {
// mouse events
this.entity.element.on('mouseenter', this.onEnter, this);
this.entity.element.on('mousedown', this.onPress, this);
this.entity.element.on('mouseleave', this.onLeave, this);
// keyboard events
// this.app.keyboard.on(pc.EVENT_KEYDOWN, this.onKeyDown, this);
// this.app.keyboard.on(pc.EVENT_KEYUP, this.onKeyUp, this);
};
// code called when build button is pressed
BuildMode.prototype.onPress = function(event) {
// toggles buildActive and Build_Button
if(this.buildActive === false) {this.select();}
else if (this.buildActive === true) {this.deSelect();}
};
// turns buildActive / Build_Button on
BuildMode.prototype.select = function() {
this.buildActive = true;
this.entity.element.textureAsset = this.activeAsset;
};
// turns buildActive / Build_Button off
BuildMode.prototype.deSelect = function() {
this.buildActive = false;
this.entity.element.textureAsset = this.passiveAsset;
this.ghostTile.destroy(); // destroy ghostTile when button is de-selected
};
BuildMode.prototype.update = function(dt) {
// engage builder mode
if (this.buildActive === true) {
// spawn ghost tile
//
// spawn ghost tile and add it to the entity hierarchy
this.app.root.addChild(ghostTile);
// add components (box etc)
ghostTile.addComponent("model", {type: 'box',});
// set material, dimensions, and location
ghostTile.model.material = this.ghostMaterial.resource; ghostTile.setLocalScale(1, 0.01, 1); ghostTile.setPosition(0, 0, 0);
// sets name for programming reference
ghostToken.name = "Ghost_Token";
// move x-coord +1 if up arrow was pressed; vice versa for down arrow
if (this.app.keyboard.wasPressed(pc.KEY_UP)) {
ghostTile.translate(1, 0, 0);
}
else if (this.app.keyboard.wasPressed(pc.KEY_DOWN)) {
ghostTile.translate(-1, 0, 0);
}
// move z-coord +1 if right arrow was pressed; vice versa for left arrow
else if (this.app.keyboard.wasPressed(pc.KEY_RIGHT)) {
ghostTile.translate(0, 0, 1);
}
else if (this.app.keyboard.wasPressed(pc.KEY_LEFT)) {
ghostTile.translate(0, 0, -1);
}
// move y-coord +1 if space bar was pressed; vice versa for ctrl btn
else if (this.app.keyboard.wasPressed(pc.KEY_SPACE)) {
ghostTile.translate(0, 1, 0);
}
else if (this.app.keyboard.wasPressed(pc.KEY_CONTROL)) {
ghostTile.translate(0, -1, 0);
}
// rotate 90 degrees on x axis if left-click; vice versa for right-click
else if (this.app.mouse.wasPressed(pc.MOUSEBUTTON_LEFT)) {
ghostTile.rotateLocal(90, 0, 0);
}
else if (this.app.mouse.wasPressed(pc.MOUSEBUTTON_RIGHT)) {
ghostTile.rotateLocal(0, 90, 0);
}
// place tile at ghost tile's position and rotation if enter is pressed
else if (this.app.keyboard.wasPressed(pc.KEY_ENTER)) {
passivePosition.set(ghostTile.getPosition());
// spawn gold token and add it to the entity hierarchy
this.app.root.addChild(passiveTile); // copy all these declarations outside switch statement to facilitate token moving
// add components (cylinder etc)
passiveTile.addComponent("model", {type: 'box',});
passiveTile.addComponent("collision", {type: "box", halfExtents: (0.5, 0.01, 0.5)});
passiveTile.addComponent("rigidbody", {type: "static", friction: 0.5, restitution: 0.5});
// set material, dimensions, and location
passiveTile.model.material = this.passiveMaterial.resource; passiveTile.setLocalScale(1, 0.01, 1); passiveTile.rigidbody.teleport(passivePosition);
// sets name for programming reference
passiveTile.name = "Passive_Tile";
}
}
// de-spawn ghostTile
else if (this.buildActive === false) {
ghostTile.destroy();
}
};
// swap method called for script hot-reloading
// inherit your script state here
// BuildMode.prototype.swap = function(old) { };
// to learn more about script anatomy, please read:
// http://developer.playcanvas.com/en/user-manual/scripting/
Does anyone know what I’m doing wrong? I’m sure it’s something ridiculously simple, but I can’t figure it out.
