BubbleManager - lzbk/BrowserQuest GitHub Wiki

Source file: client/js/bubble.js

Class to represent a manager of Bubbles (Speech bubbles). It handles the creation and destroying of speech bubbles. NOTE: Does not handle positioning

Properties

• container -- [DOMElement | $()] a DOMElement/jQuery object that serves as a layer for speech bubbles
• bubbles -- [object] object containing currently-alive Bubbles. Object key is bubble.id, value is the bubble itself

Methods

init(container)

Assigns this.container to container, assigns this.bubbles to {}

getBubbleById(id)

Returns Bubble object from this.bubbles with id of id

create(id, message, time)

Creates a speech bubble with id and message provided. The bubble will also begin its 5 second countdown to destroyance.

update(time)

Gets called every game tick. Loops through this.bubbles and checks if any have exceeded their 5 second timer. If so, the bubble is destroyed and removed from this.bubbles

clean()

Instantly destroys all bubbles and removes them from this.bubbles

destroyBubble(id)

Destroys bubble with id and removes it from this.bubbles

foreachBubble(callback)

Callback takes one argument, the currently iterated Bubble