The layout is now also coming from the bosses.json file so it's totally configured there.

assets/bosses.json

@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
   "RAT_KING": {
     "components": [
       {"_type": "AnimatedScene",
+        "layout": [
+          "[status|boss1 |boss2 |boss3 |boss4 |_]",
+          "[torch1|boss5 |boss6 |boss7 |boss8 |torch2]",
+          "[floor1|boss9 |boss10|boss11|boss12|_]",
+          "[floor2|boss13|boss14|boss15|boss16|_]",
+          "[floor3|player1|player2|player3|player4|_]",
+          "[floor4|player5|player6|player7|player8|_]"
+        ],
         "background": "test_background",
         "floor": false,
         "floor_pos": "floor1",

components.hpp

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ namespace components {
 
   struct AnimatedScene {
     std::string background;
+    std::vector<std::string> layout;
     json actors;
     json fixtures;
   };
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ namespace components {
   using ComponentMap = std::unordered_map<std::string, ReflFuncSignature>;
 
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Tile, display, foreground, background);
-  ENROLL_COMPONENT(AnimatedScene, background, actors, fixtures);
+  ENROLL_COMPONENT(AnimatedScene, background, layout, actors, fixtures);
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Sprite, name, scale);
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Curative, hp);
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(LightSource, strength, radius);

scene.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "scene.hpp"
 #include "animation.hpp"
+#include <ranges>
 
 const bool DEBUG=false;
 const bool YOU_REMOVED_MID_CELL_IDIOT=false;
@@ -9,11 +10,7 @@ namespace scene {
 
    Element config_scene_element(nlohmann::json& config, bool and_play, bool duped) {
       std::string sprite_name = config["sprite"];
-      auto st = textures::get_sprite(sprite_name);
-
-      if(duped) {
-        st.sprite = std::make_shared<sf::Sprite>(*st.texture);
-      }
+      auto st = textures::get_sprite(sprite_name, duped);
 
       float scale_x = config["scale_x"];
       float scale_y = config["scale_y"];
@@ -47,6 +44,10 @@ namespace scene {
       auto element = config_scene_element(fixture, true, true);
       $fixtures.push_back(element);
     }
+
+    for(auto& line : $scene.layout) {
+      $layout.append(line);
+    }
   }
 
   void Engine::init() {
@@ -55,14 +56,7 @@ namespace scene {
     auto& background = $ui.get<Background>($ui.MAIN);
     background.set_sprite($scene.background, true);
 
-    $ui.layout(
-        "[status|boss1 |boss2 |boss3 |boss4 |_]"
-        "[torch1|boss5 |boss6 |boss7 |boss8 |torch2]"
-        "[floor1|boss9 |boss10|boss11|boss12|_]"
-        "[floor2|boss13|boss14|boss15|boss16|_]"
-        "[floor3|player1|player2|player3|player4|_]"
-        "[floor4|player5|player6|player7|player8|_]"
-        );
+    $ui.layout($layout);
 
     for(auto& actor : $actors) {
       actor.pos = position_sprite(actor.st, actor.cell,

scene.hpp

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace scene {
   struct Engine {
     guecs::UI $ui;
     components::AnimatedScene& $scene;
+    std::string $layout;
     std::unordered_map<std::string, int> $actor_name_ids;
     std::vector<Element> $fixtures;
     std::vector<Element> $actors;

textures.cpp

@@ -146,8 +146,14 @@ namespace textures {
     return result;
   }
 
-  SpriteTexture get_sprite(const string& name) {
-    return get(name, TMGR.sprite_textures);
+  SpriteTexture get_sprite(const string& name, bool duped) {
+    auto& st = get(name, TMGR.sprite_textures);
+
+    if(duped) {
+      st.sprite = make_shared<sf::Sprite>(*st.sprite);
+    }
+
+    return st;
   }
 
   SpriteTexture get_icon(const string& name) {

textures.hpp

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace textures {
 
   void init();
 
-  SpriteTexture get_sprite(const std::string& name);
+  SpriteTexture get_sprite(const std::string& name, bool duped=false);
   SpriteTexture get_icon(const std::string& name);
 
   sf::Image load_image(const std::string& filename);