Made some progress on the refactoring but I need to start getting serious and not reworking this code to death.

assets/config.json

@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@
   ],
   "sprites": {
     "armored_knight": "assets/armored_knight_1-256.png",
-    "sword": "assets/cinqueda_1-256.png",
+    "sword": "assets/cinqueda_1-512.png",
     "barrel": "assets/wood_barrel_large-256.png",
     "evil_eye": "assets/evil_eye_test-256.png",
     "peasant_girl": "assets/undead_peasant-256.png",
     "floor": "assets/floor_tile_test-256.png",
-    "ceiling": "assets/ceiling_test-256.png",
-    "weapon": "assets/cinqueda_1-256.png"
+    "ceiling": "assets/ceiling_test-256.png"
   }
 }

main.cpp

@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ void draw_gui(sf::RenderWindow &window, sf::Text &text, Stats &stats) {
   window.draw(text);
 }
 
-void draw_weapon(sf::RenderWindow &window, sf::Sprite *weapon, float rotation) {
-  weapon->setPosition({SCREEN_WIDTH/2,SCREEN_HEIGHT/2});
-  weapon->setRotation(sf::degrees(rotation));
-  window.draw(*weapon);
+void draw_weapon(sf::RenderWindow &window, sf::Sprite &weapon, float rotation) {
+  weapon.setPosition({SCREEN_WIDTH/2,SCREEN_HEIGHT/2});
+  weapon.setRotation(sf::degrees(rotation));
+  window.draw(weapon);
 }
 
 int main() {
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ int main() {
     auto elapsed = std::chrono::duration<double>(end - start);
     stats.sample(1/elapsed.count());
 
+    auto weapon_sprite_ptr = rayview.$textures.sword.sprite;
     draw_gui(window, text, stats);
-    draw_weapon(window, rayview.$textures.sword.sprite, rotation);
+    draw_weapon(window, *weapon_sprite_ptr, rotation);
     window.display();
 
     if(sf::Keyboard::isKeyPressed(sf::Keyboard::Key::W)) {

raycaster.cpp

@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ Raycaster::Raycaster(sf::RenderWindow& window, Matrix &map, int width, int heigh
   $view_sprite.setPosition({0, 0});
   $pixels = make_unique<RGBA[]>($width * $height);
   $textures.load_textures();
+  $textures.load_sprites();
+  $textures.position_sprite(4.0, 3.55, "evil_eye");
   $view_texture.setSmooth(false);
 }
 
@@ -86,8 +88,8 @@ void Raycaster::sprite_casting() {
   for(int i = 0; i < $textures.NUM_SPRITES; i++) {
     int sprite_index = spriteOrder[i];
     Sprite& sprite_rec = $textures.get_sprite(sprite_index);
-    // auto& sprite_texture = $textures.get_texture(sprite_rec.texture);
-    sf::Sprite *sf_sprite = sprite_rec.sprite;
+    // TODO: this must die
+    auto sf_sprite = sprite_rec.sprite.sprite;
 
     double spriteX = sprite_rec.x - $posX;
     double spriteY = sprite_rec.y - $posY;

texture.cpp

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "config.hpp"
 #include "constants.hpp"
 
+using std::shared_ptr, std::make_shared;
+
 sf::Image TexturePack::load_image(std::string filename) {
   sf::Image texture;
   bool good = texture.loadFromFile(filename);
@@ -12,6 +14,27 @@ sf::Image TexturePack::load_image(std::string filename) {
   return texture;
 }
 
+void TexturePack::load_sprites() {
+  Config assets("assets/config.json");
+
+  for(auto& el : assets["sprites"].items()) {
+    string path = el.value();
+    auto texture = make_shared<sf::Texture>(path);
+
+    texture->setSmooth(false);
+    auto sprite = make_shared<sf::Sprite>(*texture);
+
+    string name = el.key();
+    sprite_textures[name] = {sprite, texture};
+  }
+
+  sword = sprite_textures["sword"];
+}
+
+void TexturePack::position_sprite(double x, double y, string name) {
+  sprites.emplace_back(x, y, sprite_textures[name]);
+}
+
 void TexturePack::load_textures() {
   Config assets("assets/config.json");
 
@@ -19,22 +42,8 @@ void TexturePack::load_textures() {
     images.emplace_back(load_image(tile_path));
   }
 
-  for(string tile_path : assets["sprites"]) {
-    images.emplace_back(load_image(tile_path));
-  }
-
   floor = load_image(assets["sprites"]["floor"]);
   ceiling = load_image(assets["sprites"]["ceiling"]);
-
-  sf::Texture* sprite_texture = new sf::Texture(assets["sprites"]["evil_eye"]);
-  sprite_texture->setSmooth(false);
-  sf::Sprite* sf_sprite = new sf::Sprite(*sprite_texture);
-
-  sprites.push_back({4.0, 3.55, 6, sf_sprite, sprite_texture});
-
-  sword.sprite_texture = new sf::Texture("assets/cinqueda_1-512.png");
-  sword.sprite_texture->setSmooth(false);
-  sword.sprite = new sf::Sprite(*sword.sprite_texture);
 }
 
 const uint32_t* TexturePack::get_texture(size_t num) {

texture.hpp

@@ -5,35 +5,37 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <SFML/Graphics.hpp>
 #include <unordered_map>
+#include <memory>
+
+struct SpriteTexture {
+  std::shared_ptr<sf::Sprite> sprite = nullptr;
+  std::shared_ptr<sf::Texture> texture = nullptr;
+};
 
 struct Sprite {
   double x;
   double y;
-  int texture;
-  sf::Sprite *sprite = nullptr;
-  sf::Texture *sprite_texture = nullptr;
+  SpriteTexture sprite;
   double elevation=0;
   int uDiv=1;
   int vDiv=1;
 };
 
-struct SpriteTexture {
-  sf::Sprite *sprite = nullptr;
-  sf::Texture *sprite_texture = nullptr;
-};
-
 struct TexturePack {
   int NUM_SPRITES=1;
 
   std::vector<sf::Image> images;
   std::vector<Sprite> sprites;
-  std::unordered_map<std::string, SpriteTexture> sprite_sheets;
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, SpriteTexture> sprite_textures;
   sf::Image floor;
   sf::Image ceiling;
   SpriteTexture sword;
 
   void load_textures();
+  void load_sprites();
   sf::Image load_image(std::string filename);
   Sprite& get_sprite(size_t sprite_num);
   const uint32_t* get_texture(size_t num);
+  // this needs to go into a map place
+  void position_sprite(double x, double y, std::string name);
 };