Struct CharacterLoader 

pub struct CharacterLoader {
    update_rx: Receiver<CharacterUpdaterMessage>,
    update_tx: Sender<(Entity, CharacterLoaderRequestKind)>,
}

A bi-directional messaging resource for making requests to modify or load character data in a background thread.

This is used on the character selection screen, and after character selection when loading the components associated with a character.

Requests messages are sent in the form of CharacterLoaderRequestKind and are dispatched at the character select screen.

Responses are polled on each server tick in the format CharacterUpdaterMessage

Fields

update_rx: Receiver<CharacterUpdaterMessage>

update_tx: Sender<(Entity, CharacterLoaderRequestKind)>

Implementations

impl CharacterLoader

pub fn new( settings: Arc<RwLock<DatabaseSettings>>, ) -> Result<Self, PersistenceError>

fn process_request( request: (Entity, CharacterLoaderRequestKind), connection: &Connection, ) -> CharacterUpdaterMessage

pub fn load_character_list(&self, entity: Entity, player_uuid: String)

Loads a list of characters belonging to the player identified by player_uuid

pub fn load_character_data( &self, entity: Entity, player_uuid: String, character_id: CharacterId, )

Loads components associated with a character

pub fn messages(&self) -> TryIter<'_, CharacterUpdaterMessage>

Returns a non-blocking iterator over CharacterUpdaterMessage messages