/*
    SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2007-2008 Thomas Gallinari <tg8187@yahoo.fr>

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
*/

#ifndef CHARACTERITEM_H
#define CHARACTERITEM_H

#include "character.h"
#include "elementitem.h"

#include <QTimer>

/**
 * @brief This class is the graphical representation of a Character.
 */
class CharacterItem : public ElementItem
{
    Q_OBJECT

protected:
    /** Timer used to make the character blink */
    QTimer *m_blinkTimer = nullptr;

    /** Number of ticks of the blink timer */
    int m_nbBlinks;

public:
    /**
     * Creates a new CharacterItem instance.
     * @param p_model the Character model
     */
    explicit CharacterItem(Character *p_model);

    /**
     * Deletes the CharacterItem instance.
     */
    ~CharacterItem() override;

    /**
     * Overrides the default shape function to make it a small circle
     * This function is used to determinate collision between items
     * @return QPainterPath the new shape of the Character
     */
    QPainterPath shape() const override;

public Q_SLOTS:

    /**
     * Updates the CharacterItem coordinates.
     * @param p_x the new x-coordinate
     * @param p_y the new y-coordinate
     */
    void update(qreal p_x, qreal p_y) override;

    /**
     * Starts the character blinking.
     */
    virtual void startBlinking();

    /**
     * Makes the character blink.
     */
    virtual void blink();
};

#endif
