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+//
+// $Id: BobblePath.java,v 1.1 2003/01/14 04:40:45 ray Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.media.util;
+
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Graphics2D;
+
+import com.threerings.media.Log;
+
+import com.threerings.util.RandomUtil;
+
+/**
+ * Bobble a Pathable.
+ */
+public class BobblePath implements Path
+{
+    /**
+     * Construct a bobble path that updates as often as possible.
+     *
+     * @param dx the variance in the x direction.
+     * @param dy the variance in the y direction.
+     * @param duration the duration to bobble, or -1 to bobble until
+     * stop() is called.
+     */
+    public BobblePath (int dx, int dy, long duration)
+    {
+        this(dx, dy, duration, 1L);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Construct a bobble path.
+     *
+     * @param dx the variance in the x direction.
+     * @param dy the variance in the y direction.
+     * @param duration the duration to bobble, or -1 to bobble until
+     * stop() is called.
+     * @param updateFreq how often to update the Pathable's location.
+     */
+    public BobblePath (int dx, int dy, long duration, long updateFreq)
+    {
+        _updateFreq = updateFreq;
+        // we store the duration in stoptime for now
+        _stopTime = duration;
+        setVariance(dx, dy);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the variance of bobblin' in each direction.
+     */
+    public void setVariance (int dx, int dy)
+    {
+        if ((dx < 0) || (dy < 0) || ((dx == 0) && (dy == 0))) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                "Variance values must be positive, " +
+                "and at least one must be non-zero.");
+        } else {
+            _dx = dx;
+            _dy = dy;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set a new update frequency.
+     */
+    public void setUpdateFrequency (long freq)
+    {
+        _updateFreq = freq;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Have the Pathable stop bobbling asap.
+     */
+    public void stop ()
+    {
+        // it will stop on the next tick..
+        _stopTime = 0L;
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited from interface Path
+    public void init (Pathable pable, long tickstamp)
+    {
+        _sx = pable.getX();
+        _sy = pable.getY();
+        // change the duration to a real stop time
+        if (_stopTime == -1L) {
+            _stopTime = Long.MAX_VALUE;
+        } else {
+            _stopTime += tickstamp;
+        }
+        _nextMove = tickstamp;
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited from interface Path
+    public boolean tick (Pathable pable, long tickStamp)
+    {
+        // see if we need to stop
+        if (_stopTime <= tickStamp) {
+            pable.pathCompleted(tickStamp);
+            return updatePositionTo(pable, _sx, _sy);
+        }
+
+        // see if it's time to move..
+        if (_nextMove > tickStamp) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // when bobbling, it's bad form to bobble into the same position
+        int newx, newy;
+        do {
+            newx = _sx + RandomUtil.getInt(_dx * 2 + 1) - _dx;
+            newy = _sy + RandomUtil.getInt(_dy * 2 + 1) - _dy;
+        } while (! updatePositionTo(pable, newx, newy));
+
+        // and update the next time to move
+        _nextMove = tickStamp + _updateFreq;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited from interface Path
+    public void fastForward (long timeDelta)
+    {
+        _stopTime += timeDelta;
+        _nextMove += timeDelta;
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited from interface Path
+    public void paint (Graphics2D gfx)
+    {
+        // for debugging, show the bobble bounds
+        gfx.setColor(Color.RED);
+        gfx.drawRect(_sx - _dx, _sy - _dy, _dx * 2, _dy * 2);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the position of the pathable or return false
+     * if it's already there.
+     */
+    protected boolean updatePositionTo (Pathable pable, int x, int y)
+    {
+        if ((pable.getX() == x) && (pable.getY() == y)) {
+            return false;
+        } else {
+            pable.setLocation(x, y);
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** The initial position of the pathable. */
+    protected int _sx, _sy;
+
+    /** The variance we will bobble around that initial position. */
+    protected int _dx, _dy;
+
+    /** How often we update the locations. */
+    protected long _updateFreq;
+
+    /** The time at which we'll stop pathin'. */
+    protected long _stopTime;
+
+    /** The time at which we'll next update the position of the pathable. */
+    protected long _nextMove = 0L;
+}