The whole boss fight scene is now configurable with json.

assets/bosses.json

@@ -4,7 +4,18 @@
       {"_type": "BossFight",
         "background": "test_background",
         "floor": "test_floor",
-        "weapon_sound": "Sword_Hit_2"
+        "floor_pos": "floor4",
+        "player": {
+          "sprite": "test_player",
+          "start_pos": "player1",
+          "scale": 0.5,
+          "mid_cell": false
+        },
+        "boss":  {
+          "start_pos": "boss2",
+          "scale": 0.7,
+          "mid_cell": true
+        }
       },
       {"_type": "Combat", "hp": 20, "max_hp": 20, "damage": 20, "dead": false},
       {"_type": "Animation",
@@ -19,31 +30,5 @@
       {"_type": "Sprite", "name": "test_boss", "width": 720, "height": 720, "scale": 0.8, "stationary": false},
       {"_type": "Sound", "attack": "Marmot_Scream_1", "death": "Creature_Death_1"}
     ]
-  },
-  "DEVILS_FINGERS": {
-    "components": [
-      {"_type": "BossFight",
-        "background": "test_background",
-        "floor": "test_floor",
-        "weapon_sound": "Sword_Hit_2"
-      },
-      {"_type": "Combat", "hp": 20, "max_hp": 20, "damage": 20, "dead": false},
-      {"_type": "Animation",
-        "easing": 1,
-        "ease_rate": 0.1,
-        "simple": false,
-        "frames": 2,
-        "speed": 0.02,
-        "scale": 0.1,
-        "stationary": true
-      },
-      {"_type": "Sprite",
-        "name": "test_boss",
-        "width": 720,
-        "height": 720,
-        "scale": 1.0
-      },
-      {"_type": "Sound", "attack": "Spider_1", "death": "Spider_2"}
-    ]
   }
 }

boss/ui.cpp

@@ -8,23 +8,23 @@ namespace boss {
   UI::UI(shared_ptr<World> world, Entity boss_id) :
     $world(world),
     $boss_id(boss_id),
+    $scene(world->get<components::BossFight>($boss_id)),
     $combat_ui(true)
   {
-    auto& sprite = world->get<components::Sprite>($boss_id);
+    auto& sprite = $world->get<components::Sprite>($boss_id);
     $boss_sprite = textures::get_sprite(sprite.name);
 
-    auto& boss_conf = world->get<components::BossFight>($boss_id);
     // floor is std::optional
-    $floor_sprite = textures::get_sprite(*boss_conf.floor);
+    $floor_sprite = textures::get_sprite(*$scene.floor);
 
-    $player_sprite = textures::get_sprite("test_player");
+    $player_sprite = textures::get_sprite($scene.player["sprite"]);
   }
 
   void UI::init() {
     $arena.position(SCREEN_WIDTH-BOSS_VIEW_WIDTH,0, BOSS_VIEW_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT);
     $arena.set<Background>($arena.MAIN, {$arena.$parser, THEME.DARK_MID});
     auto& background = $arena.get<Background>($arena.MAIN);
-    background.set_sprite("test_background", true);
+    background.set_sprite($scene.background, true);
 
     $arena.layout(
         "[_     |boss1 |boss2 |boss3 |boss4 |_]"
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ namespace boss {
         "[floor4|player5|player6|player7|player8|_]"
         );
 
-    position_sprite($boss_sprite, "boss3", 0.7, true);
+    position_sprite($boss_sprite, $scene.boss["start_pos"], $scene.boss["scale"], $scene.boss["mid_cell"]);
-    position_sprite($player_sprite, "player2", 0.5, false);
+    position_sprite($player_sprite, $scene.player["start_pos"], $scene.player["scale"], $scene.player["mid_cell"]);
-    position_sprite($floor_sprite, "floor1", 1.0, false);
+    position_sprite($floor_sprite, $scene.floor_pos, 1.0, false);
 
     $arena.init();
 

boss/ui.hpp

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 #include "textures.hpp"
 #include "gui/combat_ui.hpp"
 
+namespace components {
+  struct BossFight;
+}
+
 namespace boss {
   using std::shared_ptr;
   using namespace DinkyECS;
@@ -14,6 +18,7 @@ namespace boss {
   struct UI {
     shared_ptr<World> $world = nullptr;
     Entity $boss_id = NONE;
+    components::BossFight& $scene;
     gui::CombatUI $combat_ui;
     SpriteTexture $boss_sprite;
     SpriteTexture $player_sprite;

components.hpp

@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ namespace components {
   struct BossFight {
     std::string background;
     std::optional<std::string> floor;
-    std::string weapon_sound;
+    std::string floor_pos;
+    json player;
+    json boss;
   };
 
   struct Combat {
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ namespace components {
   using ComponentMap = std::unordered_map<std::string, ReflFuncSignature>;
 
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Tile, display, foreground, background);
-  ENROLL_COMPONENT(BossFight, background, floor, weapon_sound);
+  ENROLL_COMPONENT(BossFight, background, floor, floor_pos, player, boss);
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Sprite, name, width, height, scale);
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Curative, hp);
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(LightSource, strength, radius);

tests/components.cpp

@@ -52,10 +52,4 @@ TEST_CASE("make sure json_mods works", "[components]") {
 
   auto boss = world.get<BossFight>(rat_king);
   REQUIRE(boss.floor != std::nullopt);
-
-  // now load the other one for the other way optional is used
-  auto devils_fingers = world.entity();
-  components::configure_entity(world, devils_fingers, config["DEVILS_FINGERS"]["components"]);
-  auto boss2 = world.get<BossFight>(devils_fingers);
-  REQUIRE(boss2.floor != std::nullopt);
 }