AutoActor.h

#ifndef AutoActor_H
#define AutoActor_H
 
class Actor;
class XNode;
 
class AutoActor
{
  public:
    AutoActor() = default;
    ~AutoActor() { Unload(); }
    AutoActor(const AutoActor& cpy);
    auto operator=(const AutoActor& cpy) -> AutoActor&;
    operator const Actor*() const { return m_pActor; }
    operator Actor*() { return m_pActor; }
    auto operator->() const -> const Actor* { return m_pActor; }
    auto operator->() -> Actor* { return m_pActor; }
    void Unload();
    [[nodiscard]] auto IsLoaded() const -> bool { return m_pActor != nullptr; }
    void Load(Actor* pActor); // transfer pointer
    void Load(const std::string& sPath);
    void LoadB(const std::string& sMetricsGroup,
               const std::string& sElement); // load a background and set up
                                             // LuaThreadVariables for recursive
                                             // loading
    void LoadActorFromNode(const XNode* pNode, Actor* pParent);
    void LoadAndSetName(const std::string& sScreenName,
                        const std::string& sActorName);
 
  protected:
    Actor* m_pActor{ nullptr };
};
 
#endif