SHADE_Engine/src/Animation/SHAnimationController.cpp

@@ -192,6 +192,20 @@ namespace SHADE
     parameters.erase(name);
   }
 
+  void SHAnimationController::SetTrigger(InstanceData& instData, const std::string& paramName)
+  {
+    // Invalid param
+    if (!parameters.contains(paramName))
+      return;
+
+    // Not a trigger
+    if (parameters[paramName] != AnimParam::Type::Trigger)
+      return;
+
+    // Set the flag
+    instData.Params[paramName].Value = true;
+  }
+
   /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   /* Helper Functions                                                                  */
   /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

SHADE_Engine/src/Animation/SHAnimationController.h

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ of DigiPen Institute of Technology is prohibited.
 // STL Includes
 #include <variant>
 #include <vector>
+#include <optional>
 // Project Includes
 #include "SH_API.h"
 #include "Resource/SHHandle.h"
@@ -191,7 +192,37 @@ namespace SHADE
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="name">Name of the parameter.</param>
     void RemoveParameter(const std::string& name);
-    void SetStartingNode(Handle<Node> node);
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the parameter of the for the string. Does nothing if an invalid param name
+    /// is provided. Type of the parameter is not checked.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">
+    /// Type of parameter. Only bool, int, floats are supported.
+    /// </typeparam>
+    /// <param name="instData">Data of the instance to update.</param>
+    /// <param name="paramName">Name of the parameter.</param>
+    /// <param name="value">Value to set the parameter to.</param>
+    template<typename T>
+    void SetParameter(InstanceData& instData, const std::string& paramName, T value);
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the parameter of the for the string. Types are checked and will not return
+    /// a value if there is nothing.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">
+    /// Type of parameter. Only bool, int, floats are supported.
+    /// </typeparam>
+    /// <param name="instData">Data of the instance to update.</param>
+    /// <param name="paramName">Name of the parameter.</param>
+    /// <returns>The value of the parameter or nothing if invalid.</returns>
+    template<typename T>
+    std::optional<T> GetParameter(InstanceData& instData, const std::string& paramName);
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the flag for a trigger parameter. Does nothing if an invalid param name is 
+    /// provided or if the param name refers to a parameter that is not a trigger.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="instData">Data of the instance to update.</param>
+    /// <param name="paramName">Name of the parameter.</param>
+    void SetTrigger(InstanceData& instData, const std::string& paramName);
     
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* Getters                                                                         */

SHADE_Engine/src/Animation/SHAnimationController.hpp

@@ -66,4 +66,55 @@ namespace SHADE
     // Neither of the existing cases
     return false;
   }
+
+  template<typename T>
+  void SHAnimationController::SetParameter(InstanceData& instData, const std::string& paramName, T value)
+  {
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<T, bool> || std::is_same_v<T, float> || std::is_same_v<T, int>, "Only works with bool, float or ints.");
+
+    // Invalid param
+    if (!parameters.contains(paramName))
+      return;
+
+    // Set the value
+    instData.Params[paramName].Value = value;
+  }
+
+  template<typename T>
+  std::optional<T> SHAnimationController::GetParameter(InstanceData& instData, const std::string& paramName)
+  {
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<T, bool> || std::is_same_v<T, float> || std::is_same_v<T, int>, "Only works with bool, float or ints.");
+    
+    // Invalid param
+    if (!parameters.contains(paramName))
+      return {};
+
+    // Check if the type matches
+    const auto TYPE = parameters[paramName];
+    if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, bool>)
+    {
+      if (TYPE != AnimParam::Type::Bool && TYPE != AnimParam::Type::Trigger)
+        return {};
+    }
+    else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, float>)
+    {
+      if (parameters[paramName] != AnimParam::Type::Float)
+        return {};
+    }
+    else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, int>)
+    {
+      if (parameters[paramName] != AnimParam::Type::Int)
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    // Return the correct value
+    if (instData.Params.contains(paramName))
+    {
+      return instData.Params[paramName];
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return T(); // Default constructed value
+    }
+  }
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Animation/SHAnimatorComponent.cpp

@@ -199,6 +199,14 @@ namespace SHADE
     }
   }
   
+  void SHAnimatorComponent::SetTrigger(const std::string& paramName)
+  {
+    if (!animController)
+      return;
+
+    return animController->SetTrigger(animInstanceData, paramName);
+  }
+
   /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   /* Helper Functions - Loading                                                        */
   /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

SHADE_Engine/src/Animation/SHAnimatorComponent.h

@@ -95,7 +95,42 @@ namespace SHADE
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="newRig">Rig to use.</param>
     void SetRig(Handle<SHRig> newRig);
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the animation controller to use for this animator.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="newRig">Animation controller to use.</param>
     void SetAnimationController(Handle<SHAnimationController> ac);
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the parameter of the for the string. Does nothing if an invalid param name
+    /// is provided. Type of the parameter is not checked. Also does nothing if no
+    /// animation controller is specified.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">
+    /// Type of parameter. Only bool, int, floats are supported.
+    /// </typeparam>
+    /// <param name="paramName">Name of the parameter.</param>
+    /// <param name="value">Value to set the parameter to.</param>
+    template<typename T>
+    void SetParameter(const std::string& paramName, T value);
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the parameter of the for the string. Types are checked and will not return
+    /// a value if there is nothing. Returns nothing if there is no animation controller
+    /// specified either.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">
+    /// Type of parameter. Only bool, int, floats are supported.
+    /// </typeparam>
+    /// <param name="paramName">Name of the parameter.</param>
+    /// <returns>The value of the parameter or nothing if invalid.</returns>
+    template<typename T>
+    std::optional<T> GetParameter(const std::string& paramName);
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the flag for a trigger parameter. Does nothing if an invalid param name is 
+    /// provided or if the param name refers to a parameter that is not a trigger.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="instData">Data of the instance to .</param>
+    /// <param name="paramName">Name of the parameter.</param>
+    void SetTrigger(const std::string& paramName);    
 
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* Getter Functions                                                                */

SHADE_Engine/src/Animation/SHAnimatorComponent.hpp

@@ -22,6 +22,26 @@ of DigiPen Institute of Technology is prohibited.
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  /* Setter Functions                                                                  */
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  template<typename T>
+  std::optional<T> SHAnimatorComponent::GetParameter(const std::string& paramName)
+  {
+    if (!animController)
+      return;
+
+    return animController->GetParameter(paramName);
+  }
+  template<typename T>
+  void SHAnimatorComponent::SetParameter(const std::string& paramName, T value)
+  {
+    if (!animController)
+      return;
+
+    return animController->SetParameter(paramName, value);
+  }
+
   /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   /* Helper Functions                                                                  */
   /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/