pygamelib.actuators.UnidirectionalActuator

class pygamelib.actuators.UnidirectionalActuator(direction=10000100, parent=None)

A class that implements a single movement.

The unidirectional actuator is a subclass of Actuator. It is simply implementing a mono directional movement. It is primarily target at projectiles.

Parameters:

• direction (int) – A single direction from the Constants module.
• parent (pygamelib.board_items.BoardItem) – The parent object to actuate.

__init__(direction=10000100, parent=None)

The constructor take only one (positional) parameter: the parent object.

Important

The default state of ALL actuators is RUNNING. If you want your actuator to be in a different state (PAUSED for example), you have to do it yourself.

Methods

__init__([direction, parent])	The constructor take only one (positional) parameter: the parent object.
next_move()	Return the direction.
pause()	Set the actuator state to PAUSED.
start()	Set the actuator state to RUNNING.
stop()	Set the actuator state to STOPPED.