ZoneManager & SubZoneMapper

The ZoneManager is a domain-level utility, meaning it combines multiple focused utilities to produce a higher-level, feature-specific function.

Its purpose is to dynamically map out key UI zones, enabling more accurate and efficient detection of colour-based objects and image-based sprites on the game screen.

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How it works

1. Initial Zone Detection (Template Matching)
   The ZoneManager uses template matching to locate core UI regions:

   • Control panel (inventory, tabs, etc.)
   • Mini-map area (orbs, compass, map)
   • Chatbox
   • Game view (calculated as the remaining screen space after subtracting the above)

2. Zone Expansion (SubZoneMapper)
   Once the main regions are identified, ZoneManager uses the helper class SubZoneMapper to map additional sub-zones within each. These are derived using hardcoded offsets relative to the parent region.

3. Final Output
   The result is a Map<String, Rectangle>:

   • The String key is a semantic name, e.g., "hpText".
   • The Rectangle represents an exact screen region, e.g., new Rectangle(zone.x + 4, zone.y + 55, 20, 13).

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Notable Outliers

controller().zones().getGameView()

Returns a cropped BufferedImage of the game view region. This is not always a clean rectangle and is ideal for operations like template matching and colour detection.

controller().zones().getInventorySlots().get(27)

Returns a List<Rectangle> representing each inventory slot, indexed 0–27 from left to right, then top to bottom.

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Usage Instructions

Access all mapped zones via ZoneManager's public getters using their associated string keys.

Zone keys such as "hpText" are defined in SubZoneMapper.

Because ZoneManager is stateful (e.g., depends on fixed vs resizable client), you must access it through the controller.

Examples

Rectangle hp = controller().zones().getCtrlPanel().get("hpText");
Rectangle runOrb = controller().zones().getMinimap().get("runOrb");
Rectangle chatbox = controller().zones().getChatTabs().get("chat");
Rectangle invSlot5 = controller().zones().getInventorySlots().get(5);

BufferedImage gameView = controller().zones().getGameView();

Taking a screenshot of a zone

BufferedImage screenshot = ScreenManager.captureZone(invSlot5)