Extended Object Manager

This subclass of the DtVrfObjectManager prints out a message in its tick() method

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Header file:

/*******************************************************************************
** Copyright (c) 2021 MAK Technologies, Inc.
** All rights reserved.
*******************************************************************************/

#pragma once

#include "vrfobjcore/localObjectManager.h"

class MyObjectManager : public DtLocalObjectManager
{
public:

   // The constructor takes a DtSimulationServices and entityAdvisory which get passed 
   // to the base class
   MyObjectManager(DtSimulationServices* simManager);

   // destructor
   virtual ~MyObjectManager() override;

   // This is a good place to add your own behavior.
   virtual void tick() override;

   // This is overridden to show how you can show how you can choose your own HLA object
   // name (global ID) when creating a new object.
   virtual bool add(DtLocalObject* simObject) override;

public:

   // Creator function to be registered with the DtDefaultVrfCreator from main.cxx
   static DtLocalObjectManager* creator(DtSimulationServices* simManager);

};

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Implementation:

/*******************************************************************************
** Copyright (c) 2021 MAK Technologies, Inc.
** All rights reserved.
*******************************************************************************/

#include "myObjectManager.h"
#include <vrfutil/profiler.h>
#include <vrfobjcore/localObject.h>
#include <vrfcore/simulationServices.h>
#include <vrfMsgTransport/communicationManager.h>
#include <vrfMsgTransport/networkInterfaceManager.h>

//It is important to pass the DtSimulationServices to the constructor of the base class
MyObjectManager::MyObjectManager(DtSimulationServices* simManager) :
   DtLocalObjectManager(simManager)
{
}

MyObjectManager::~MyObjectManager()
{
}

void MyObjectManager::tick()
{
   DtPROFILE("MyObjectManager::tick");
   //This is a good place to add your own functionality. For instance, if you
   //were making an after action review tool, this might be a good place to
   //connect to a database to store simulation information.

   DtInfo("MyObjectManager::tick()\n");


   //In order for VR-Forces to function, it is vital to call down to the base
   //class !
   DtLocalObjectManager::tick();
}

bool MyObjectManager::add(DtLocalObject* simObject)
{
   // For HLA, this is where we can override the global ID (aka HLA object name) for
   // a newly created object.
   if (DtString("DIS") !=
      simulationServices()->communicationManager()->networkInterfaceManager()->protocol())
   {
      DtString globalId = "Global_Id_Is_";
      globalId += simObject->objectName();
      simObject->setGlobalIdentifierForPublication(globalId);
   }

   return DtLocalObjectManager::add(simObject);
}

//The creator simply calls new. It is important to pass on the DtSimulationServices.
DtLocalObjectManager* MyObjectManager::creator(DtSimulationServices* simManager)
{
   return new MyObjectManager(simManager);
}