using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace Syntriax.Engine.Core.Abstract;

/// <summary>
/// Represents a game world responsible for managing <see cref="IGameObject"/>s.
/// </summary>
public interface IGameManager : IEntity, IEnumerable<IGameObject>
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Event triggered when a <see cref="IGameObject"/> is registered to the <see cref="IGameManager"/>.
    /// </summary>
    event OnGameObjectRegisteredDelegate? OnGameObjectRegistered;

    /// <summary>
    /// Event triggered when a <see cref="IGameObject"/> is unregistered from the <see cref="IGameManager"/>.
    /// </summary>
    event OnGameObjectUnRegisteredDelegate? OnGameObjectUnRegistered;

    /// <summary>
    /// Gets a read-only list of <see cref="IGameObject"/>s managed by the <see cref="IGameManager"/>.
    /// </summary>
    IReadOnlyList<IGameObject> GameObjects { get; }

    /// <summary>
    /// Registers a <see cref="IGameObject"/> to the <see cref="IGameManager"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="gameObject">The <see cref="IGameObject"/> to register.</param>
    void RegisterGameObject(IGameObject gameObject);

    /// <summary>
    /// Instantiates a <see cref="IGameObject"/> of type T with the given arguments and registers it to the <see cref="IGameManager"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="T">The type of <see cref="IGameObject"/> to instantiate.</typeparam>
    /// <param name="args">Constructor parameters for the given type of <see cref="IGameObject"/>.</param>
    /// <returns>The instantiated <see cref="IGameObject"/>.</returns>
    T InstantiateGameObject<T>(params object?[]? args) where T : class, IGameObject;

    /// <summary>
    /// Removes a <see cref="IGameObject"/> from the <see cref="IGameManager"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="gameObject">The <see cref="IGameObject"/> to remove.</param>
    /// <returns>The removed <see cref="IGameObject"/>.</returns>
    IGameObject RemoveGameObject(IGameObject gameObject);

    /// <summary>
    /// Updates the <see cref="IGameManager"/> with the given engine time data.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="time">The engine time.</param>
    void Update(EngineTime time);

    /// <summary>
    /// Performs operations that should be done before the draw calls.
    /// </summary>
    void PreDraw();

    delegate void OnGameObjectRegisteredDelegate(IGameManager sender, IGameObject gameObjectRegistered);
    delegate void OnGameObjectUnRegisteredDelegate(IGameManager sender, IGameObject gameObjectUnregistered);
}