Assets/Scenes/anim.shade

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
       idleClip: 227450439
       runClip: 229125027
       pickUpClip: 219605278
+      controlAniSys: true
 - EID: 1
   Name: Default
   IsActive: true
@@ -79,4 +80,5 @@
       fullClip: 231416496
       idleClip: 0
       runClip: 0
-      pickUpClip: 0
+      pickUpClip: 0
+      controlAniSys: false

Assets/Scripts/AnimTest.cs

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ namespace SHADE.Test
         private AnimationClipAsset runClip;
         [SerializeField]
         private AnimationClipAsset pickUpClip;
+        [SerializeField]
+        private bool controlAniSys = false;
         #endregion
 
         #region Components
@@ -52,6 +54,13 @@ namespace SHADE.Test
                 if (pickUpClip)
                     playFunc(pickUpClip);
             }
+
+            // Play and pause
+            if (controlAniSys && Input.GetKeyUp(Input.KeyCode.Space))
+            {
+                AnimationSystem.TimeScale = AnimationSystem.TimeScale > 0.0f ? 0.0f 
+                                                                             : AnimationSystem.DefaultTimeScale;
+            }
         }
         #endregion
     }

SHADE_Engine/src/Animation/SHAnimationSystem.cpp

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace SHADE
   void SHAnimationSystem::UpdateRoutine::Execute(double dt) noexcept
   {
     auto& animators = SHComponentManager::GetDense<SHAnimatorComponent>();
+    dt *= reinterpret_cast<SHAnimationSystem*>(system)->TimeScale;
     for (auto& animator : animators)
     {
       animator.Update(dt);

SHADE_Engine/src/Animation/SHAnimationSystem.h

@@ -42,6 +42,23 @@ namespace SHADE
       void Execute(double dt) noexcept override final;
     };
 
+    /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    /* Constants                                                                       */
+    /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Default time scale used by the system.
+    /// </summary>
+    static constexpr double DEFAULT_TIME_SCALE = 1.0;
+
+    /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    /* Public Data Members                                                             */
+    /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Used by the system to multiply the given delta time to scale the animation 
+    /// speed.
+    /// </summary>
+    double TimeScale = DEFAULT_TIME_SCALE;
+
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* Constructors                                                                    */
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

SHADE_Managed/src/Graphics/AnimationSystem.cxx

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/************************************************************************************//*!
+\file           AnimationSystem.cxx
+\author         Tng Kah Wei, kahwei.tng, 390009620
+\par            email: kahwei.tng\@digipen.edu
+\date           Mar 10, 2023
+\brief          Contains the definition of the functions of the managed AnimationSystem 
+                static class.
+
+                Note: This file is written in C++17/CLI.
+ 
+Copyright (C) 2023 DigiPen Institute of Technology.
+Reproduction or disclosure of this file or its contents without the prior written consent 
+of DigiPen Institute of Technology is prohibited.
+*//*************************************************************************************/
+// Precompiled Headers
+#include "SHpch.h"
+// Primary Header
+#include "AnimationSystem.hxx"
+// External Dependencies
+#include "ECS_Base/Managers/SHSystemManager.h"
+
+namespace SHADE
+{
+    /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    /* Properties                                                                      */
+    /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    double AnimationSystem::TimeScale::get()
+    {
+        auto sys = SHSystemManager::GetSystem<SHAnimationSystem>();
+        return sys->TimeScale;
+    }
+    void AnimationSystem::TimeScale::set(double value)
+    {
+        auto sys = SHSystemManager::GetSystem<SHAnimationSystem>();
+        sys->TimeScale = value;
+    }
+} 

SHADE_Managed/src/Graphics/AnimationSystem.hxx

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/************************************************************************************//*!
+\file           AnimationSystem.hxx
+\author         Tng Kah Wei, kahwei.tng, 390009620
+\par            email: kahwei.tng\@digipen.edu
+\date           Mar 10, 2023
+\brief          Contains the definition of the managed AnimationSystem static class.
+                
+                Note: This file is written in C++17/CLI.
+ 
+Copyright (C) 2023 DigiPen Institute of Technology.
+Reproduction or disclosure of this file or its contents without the prior written consent 
+of DigiPen Institute of Technology is prohibited.
+*//*************************************************************************************/
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Animation/SHAnimationSystem.h"
+
+namespace SHADE
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Static class for interfacing with the animation system.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ref class AnimationSystem abstract sealed
+    {
+      public:
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        /* Constants                                                                   */
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Default time scale used by the system.
+        /// </summary>
+        literal double DefaultTimeScale = SHAnimationSystem::DEFAULT_TIME_SCALE;
+
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        /* Properties                                                                  */
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Used by the system to multiply the given delta time to scale the animation 
+        /// speed.
+        /// </summary>
+        static property double TimeScale
+        {
+            double get();
+            void set(double value);
+        }
+    };
+}