new entity management and hit detection concepts, began implementing in game play area

core/src/zero1hd/polyjet/entity/EntityController.java

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+package zero1hd.polyjet.entity;
+
+import com.badlogic.gdx.assets.AssetManager;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.glutils.ShapeRenderer;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Array;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Pool;
+
+import zero1hd.polyjet.entity.ally.Laser;
+import zero1hd.polyjet.entity.enemies.VoidCircle;
+
+public class EntityController {
+	AssetManager assets;
+	ShapeRenderer shapes;
+	
+	public final Array<Entity> ACTIVE_ALLIES;
+	public final Array<Entity> ACTIVE_ENEMIES;
+	//Enemy pool declaration;
+	private final Pool<VoidCircle> VOID_CIRCLE_POOL;
+	
+	//Ally pool declaration;
+	private final Pool<Laser> LASER_POOL;
+	public EntityController(ShapeRenderer shapeRenderer, AssetManager assetManager) {
+		ACTIVE_ALLIES = new Array<Entity>();
+		ACTIVE_ENEMIES = new Array<Entity>();
+		
+		//Enemy pool initialization;
+		VOID_CIRCLE_POOL = new Pool<VoidCircle>() {
+			@Override
+			protected VoidCircle newObject() {
+				return new VoidCircle(shapes);
+			}
+		};
+		
+		//Ally pool initialization;
+		LASER_POOL = new Pool<Laser>() {
+			@Override
+			protected Laser newObject() {
+				return new Laser(assets.get("laser.png", Texture.class));
+			}
+		};
+		
+	}
+	
+	public Entity retrieveEntity(Entities entity) {
+		switch (entity) {
+		case VOID_CIRCLE:
+			VoidCircle voidCircle = VOID_CIRCLE_POOL.obtain();
+			ACTIVE_ENEMIES.add(voidCircle);
+			return voidCircle;
+		case BAR_BEAT:
+			return null;
+		case SHARDS:
+			return null;
+		case LASER:
+			Laser laser = LASER_POOL.obtain();
+			ACTIVE_ALLIES.add(laser);
+			return laser;
+		default:
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public void free(Entity entity, Entities type) {
+		switch (type) {
+		case BAR_BEAT:
+			break;
+		case SHARDS:
+			break;
+		case VOID_CIRCLE:
+			ACTIVE_ENEMIES.removeValue(entity, true);
+			VOID_CIRCLE_POOL.free((VoidCircle) entity);
+			break;
+		case LASER:
+			ACTIVE_ALLIES.removeValue(entity, true);
+			LASER_POOL.free((Laser) entity);
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}