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GetComponent

GetComponent retrieves the underlying component data for a given entity.

func GetComponent[T metadata.Component](worldCtx WorldContext, id entity.ID) (*T, error)

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Example

import "pkg.world.dev/world-engine/cardinal"

health, err := cardinal.GetComponent[Health](worldCtx, id)

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Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
Ttype parameterA registered component struct that implements the Name method
worldCtxWorldContextA WorldContext object passed in to your system or Query definition
idEntityIDThe ID of the entity from which to retrieve the component data.

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Return Values

TypeDescription
TThe retrieved component data.
errorAn error indicating any issues during retrieval.

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SetComponent

SetComponent sets the component data for a given entity.

func SetComponent[T metadata.Component](worldCtx WorldContext, id entity.ID, component *T) error

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Example

import "pkg.world.dev/world-engine/cardinal"

newHealth := Health{Amount: 45, Capacity: 100}
err := cardinal.SetComponent[Health](worldCtx, id, newHealth)

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Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
Ttype parameterA registered component struct that implements the Name method
worldCtxWorldContextA WorldContext object passed in to your system or query definition
idEntityIDEntity ID of the entity to set the component data for.
componentTComponent value to set for the entity.

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Return Value

TypeDescription
errorAn error indicating any issues during the operation.

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UpdateComponent

UpdateComponent enables modification of the underlying component data in a single function call. Update uses Get and Set under the hood.

func UpdateComponent[T metadata.Component](worldCtx WorldContext, id entity.ID, fn func(*T) *T) error

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Example

import "pkg.world.dev/world-engine/cardinal"

err := cardinal.UpdateComponent[Health](worldCtx, id, func(h *Health) *Health {
	h.Amount -= 10 // take away 10 health
	return r
})

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Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
Ttype parameterA registered component struct that implements the Name method
worldCtxWorldContextA WorldContext object passed in to your system or query definition
idEntityIDID of the entity to perform the component update on.
fnfunc(*T) *TFunction that modifies the component’s value.

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Return Value

TypeDescription
errorAn error indicating any issues during the operation.

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RemoveComponentFrom

RemoveComponentFrom removes the component from the given entity. An error will be returned if the entity does not have the component.

func RemoveComponentFrom[T metadata.Component](worldCtx WorldContext, id entity.ID) error

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Example

import "pkg.world.dev/world-engine/cardinal"

target := EntityID(10)
err := cardinal.RemoveComponentFrom[Health](worldCtx, target)

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Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
Ttype parameterA registered component struct that implements the Name method
worldCtxWorldContextA WorldContext object passed in to your system or query definition
idEntityIDEntity ID of the entity to remove the component from.

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Return Value

TypeDescription
errorReturns an error if the operation encounters an issue.

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AddComponentTo

AddComponentTo adds the component to a given entity. An error will be returned if the entity already has the component.

func AddComponentTo[T metadata.Component](worldCtx WorldContext, id entity.ID) error

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Example

import "pkg.world.dev/world-engine/cardinal"

target := EntityID(40)
err := cardinal.AddComponentTo[Health](worldCtx, target)

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Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
Ttype parameterA registered component struct that implements the Name method
worldCtxWorldContextA WorldContext object passed in to your system or query definition
idEntityIDEntity ID of the entity to add the component to.

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Return Value

TypeDescription
errorReturns an error if the operation encounters an issue.
Create/Remove EntityEvent