Added spawning pickups from the 'SpawnVolume'

Author: weeeBox

Source/BatteryCollector/SpawnVolume.cpp

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "BatteryCollector.h"
 #include "SpawnVolume.h"
 #include "Kismet/KismetMathLibrary.h"
+#include "Pickup.h"
 
 
 // Sets default values
@@ -39,3 +40,33 @@ FVector ASpawnVolume::GetRandomPointInVolume()
 
 }
 
+void ASpawnVolume::SpawnPickup()
+{
+	// If we have set something to spawn:
+	if (WhatToSpawn != NULL)
+	{
+		// Check for a valid World: 
+		UWorld* const World = GetWorld();
+		if (World)
+		{
+			// Set the spawn parameters
+			FActorSpawnParameters SpawnParams;
+			SpawnParams.Owner = this;
+			SpawnParams.Instigator = Instigator;
+
+			// Get a random location to spawn at
+			FVector SpawnLocation = GetRandomPointInVolume();
+
+			// Get a random rotation for the spawned item
+			FRotator SpawnRotation;
+			SpawnRotation.Yaw = FMath::FRand() * 360.0f;
+			SpawnRotation.Pitch = FMath::FRand() * 360.0f;
+			SpawnRotation.Roll = FMath::FRand() * 360.0f;
+
+			// spawn the pickup
+			APickup* const SpawnedPickup = World->SpawnActor<APickup>(WhatToSpawn, SpawnLocation, SpawnRotation, SpawnParams);
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+

Source/BatteryCollector/SpawnVolume.h

@@ -27,9 +27,17 @@ class BATTERYCOLLECTOR_API ASpawnVolume : public AActor
 	UFUNCTION(BlueprintPure, Category = "Spawning")
 	FVector GetRandomPointInVolume();
 
+protected:
+	/** The pickup to spawn*/
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category = "Spawning")
+	TSubclassOf<class APickup> WhatToSpawn;
+
 private:
 	/** Box Component to specify where pickups should be spawned */
 	UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "Spawning", meta = (AllowPrivateAccess = "true"))
 	class UBoxComponent* WhereToSpawn;
+
+	/** Handle spawning a new pickup */
+	void SpawnPickup();
 
 };