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ComponentManager Class

Modifiers: final
Manages component registration, creation, and lifecycle in the Spatial SDK.
The ComponentManager is responsible for:
  • Registering components with the system
  • Creating component instances
  • Tracking attribute information for components
  • Handling entity component lifecycle
How to register a component in your Spatial SDK Activity/Service: 
override fun onCreate() {
  super.onCreate()
  componentManager.registerComponent<MyComponent>(MyComponent.Companion)
}

Signature

class ComponentManager

Constructors

ComponentManager ()
Signature 
constructor()
Returns

Functions

assertComponent ( clazz )
Asserts that a component class is registered.
Signature 
fun assertComponent(clazz: KClass<*>)
Parameters
clazz: KClass
  The Kotlin class to check
Throws
IllegalArgumentException
  If the component class is not registered
checkComponent ( clazz )
Checks if a component class is registered.
Signature 
fun checkComponent(clazz: KClass<*>): Boolean
Parameters
clazz: KClass
  The Kotlin class to check
Returns
Boolean
  True if the component is registered, false otherwise
registerComponent ( clazz , name , sendRate , companionObjectInstance )
This method registers a component class with the ComponentManager, making it available for use with entities. It also registers the component's attributes with the DataModel and configures metadata settings.
Signature 
fun registerComponent(clazz: KClass<*>, name: String, sendRate: SendRate, companionObjectInstance: ComponentCompanion)
Parameters
clazz: KClass
  The Kotlin class of the component
name: String
  The name of the component
sendRate: SendRate
companionObjectInstance: ComponentCompanion
  The companion object instance of the component class
registerComponent ( companionObjectInstance , sendRate )
Registers a component with the ComponentManager using reified type parameters.
Signature 
inline fun <T : ComponentBase> registerComponent(companionObjectInstance: ComponentCompanion, sendRate: SendRate = SendRate.DEFAULT)
Parameters
companionObjectInstance: ComponentCompanion
  The companion object instance of the component class
sendRate: SendRate
  The network synchronization rate for this component (defaults to DEFAULT)
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