ants/pheromone.gd

extends Node2D

onready var PheromoneMap := .get_parent().get_parent().get_node("Pheromones")

onready var intenfityBar = .get_node("HSplitContainer/intensity")
onready var close2homeBar = .get_node("HSplitContainer/close2home")

var created = 0
var lifetime = 10
var intensity = 1.0
var decay = 0.8
var closeToHome = 0
var type = "search"
var dir := Vector2()

var tilePos := Vector2()

# meta creator
var _timer


func _ready():
	created = OS.get_unix_time()
	position = PheromoneMap.map_to_world(tilePos)
	get_node("dir").add_point(Vector2())
	get_node("dir").add_point(dir*10)
	
	_timer = Timer.new()
	add_child(_timer)
	
	if .get_meta("type") == "food":
		lifetime = 60
		decay = 0.99

	_timer.connect("timeout", self, "_on_Timer_timeout")
	_timer.set_wait_time(1.0)
	_timer.set_one_shot(false) # Make sure it loops
	_timer.start()
	

func _on_Timer_timeout():
	intensity = intensity * decay

# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
func _process(delta):
	intenfityBar.value=intensity * 100
	if intensity <= 0.1:
		.get_parent().removePheromone(self)
		queue_free()
	close2homeBar.value = closeToHome*100