Brought the programs into line, (BUG, read more)

It seems that the serialization code has a bug in it. I was expecting
something like this. When the server tries to send the region content, it
exits. I'll try and find the cause of the error, but I'm committing my
changes anyway.

client/scenes/in_world.cpp

@@ -63,14 +63,11 @@ InWorld::InWorld(ConfigUtility* const argConfig, UDPNetworkUtility* const argNet
 	shutDownButton.SetText("Shut Down");
 
 	//load the tilesheet
+	//TODO: add the tilesheet to the map system?
 	tileSheet.Load(config["dir.tilesets"] + "terrain.bmp", 12, 15);
 
-	//setup the map object
-	mapPager.SetRegionWidth(REGION_WIDTH);
-	mapPager.SetRegionHeight(REGION_HEIGHT);
-	mapPager.SetRegionDepth(REGION_DEPTH);
-
 	//create the server-side player object
+	//TODO: the login system needs an overhaul
 	NetworkPacket packet;
 	packet.meta.type = NetworkPacket::Type::PLAYER_NEW;
 	packet.playerInfo.clientIndex = clientIndex;
@@ -143,7 +140,8 @@ void InWorld::RenderFrame() {
 
 void InWorld::Render(SDL_Surface* const screen) {
 	//draw the map
-	for (auto it = mapPager.GetContainer()->begin(); it != mapPager.GetContainer()->end(); it++) {
+	//TODO: figure out something to fix the region container access
+	for (auto it = regionPager.GetContainer()->begin(); it != regionPager.GetContainer()->end(); it++) {
 		tileSheet.DrawRegionTo(screen, *it, camera.x, camera.y);
 	}
 
@@ -347,15 +345,15 @@ void InWorld::HandlePlayerUpdate(NetworkPacket packet) {
 
 void InWorld::HandleRegionContent(NetworkPacket packet) {
 	//replace existing regions
-	if (mapPager.FindRegion(packet.regionInfo.x, packet.regionInfo.y)) {
-		mapPager.UnloadRegion(packet.regionInfo.x, packet.regionInfo.y);
+	if (regionPager.FindRegion(packet.regionInfo.x, packet.regionInfo.y)) {
+		regionPager.UnloadRegion(packet.regionInfo.x, packet.regionInfo.y);
 	}
-	mapPager.PushRegion(packet.regionInfo.region);
+	regionPager.PushRegion(packet.regionInfo.region);
 	packet.regionInfo.region = nullptr;
 
 	//debugging
 	cout << "Received region: " << packet.regionInfo.x << ", " << packet.regionInfo.y << endl;
-	if (mapPager.FindRegion(packet.regionInfo.x, packet.regionInfo.y)) {
+	if (regionPager.FindRegion(packet.regionInfo.x, packet.regionInfo.y)) {
 		cout << "Success" << endl;
 	}
 	else {
@@ -421,7 +419,8 @@ void InWorld::RequestRegion(int x, int y) {
 //-------------------------
 
 int InWorld::CheckBufferDistance(Region* const region) {
-	/* DOCUMENTATION
+	/* TODO: Remove InWorld::CheckBufferDistance(), and replace it with a simpler system
+	 * DOCUMENTATION
 	 * This algorithm is extremely complex and involed, but initial tests show
 	 * that it gives the right answers. The purpose is to determine how far off screen
 	 * a certain region is, so that it can be unloaded when necessary.
@@ -453,16 +452,16 @@ int InWorld::CheckBufferDistance(Region* const region) {
 	int y = region->GetY() - camera.y;
 
 	//if the region is visible, return -1
-	if (x >= -mapPager.GetRegionWidth() * tileSheet.GetTileW() && x < camera.width &&
-		y >= -mapPager.GetRegionHeight() * tileSheet.GetTileH() && y < camera.height) {
+	if (x >= -REGION_WIDTH * tileSheet.GetTileW() && x < camera.width &&
+		y >= -REGION_HEIGHT * tileSheet.GetTileH() && y < camera.height) {
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	//prune the screen's area from the algorithm; get the pseudo-indexes
-	if (x < 0) x /= (mapPager.GetRegionWidth() * tileSheet.GetTileW());
-	if (y < 0) y /= (mapPager.GetRegionHeight() * tileSheet.GetTileH());
-	if (x > 0) x = (x - camera.width) / (mapPager.GetRegionWidth() * tileSheet.GetTileW()) + 1;
-	if (y > 0) y = (y - camera.height) / (mapPager.GetRegionHeight() * tileSheet.GetTileH()) + 1;
+	if (x < 0) x /= (REGION_WIDTH * tileSheet.GetTileW());
+	if (y < 0) y /= (REGION_HEIGHT * tileSheet.GetTileH());
+	if (x > 0) x = (x - camera.width) / (REGION_WIDTH * tileSheet.GetTileW()) + 1;
+	if (y > 0) y = (y - camera.height) / (REGION_HEIGHT * tileSheet.GetTileH()) + 1;
 
 	//return the pseudo-index with the greatest magnitude
 	return std::max(abs(x), abs(y));
@@ -471,28 +470,28 @@ int InWorld::CheckBufferDistance(Region* const region) {
 //TODO: eew ugly
 void InWorld::UpdateMap() {
 	//prune distant regions
-	for (auto it = mapPager.GetContainer()->begin(); it != mapPager.GetContainer()->end(); /* EMPTY */) {
+	for (auto it = regionPager.GetContainer()->begin(); it != regionPager.GetContainer()->end(); /* EMPTY */) {
 		if (CheckBufferDistance(*it) > 2) {
 			//debugging
 			cout << "unloading: " << (*it)->GetX() << ", " << (*it)->GetY() << endl;
 
-			mapPager.UnloadRegion((*it)->GetX(), (*it)->GetY());
+			regionPager.UnloadRegion((*it)->GetX(), (*it)->GetY());
 
 			//reset
-			it = mapPager.GetContainer()->begin();
+			it = regionPager.GetContainer()->begin();
 			continue;
 		}
 		++it;
 	}
 
 	//TODO: make the region units official
-	int regionUnitX = mapPager.GetRegionWidth() * tileSheet.GetTileW();
-	int regionUnitY = mapPager.GetRegionHeight() * tileSheet.GetTileH();
+	int regionUnitX = REGION_WIDTH * tileSheet.GetTileW();
+	int regionUnitY = REGION_HEIGHT * tileSheet.GetTileH();
 
 	//request empty regions, including buffers (-1 & +1 region unit)
 	for (int i = snapToBase(regionUnitX, camera.x - regionUnitX); i <= snapToBase(regionUnitX, camera.x + camera.width + regionUnitX); i += regionUnitX) {
 		for (int j = snapToBase(regionUnitY, camera.y - regionUnitY); j <= snapToBase(regionUnitY, camera.y + camera.height + regionUnitY); j += regionUnitY) {
-			if (!mapPager.FindRegion(i, j)) {
+			if (!regionPager.FindRegion(i, j)) {
 				RequestRegion(i, j);
 			}
 		}

client/scenes/in_world.hpp

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #define INWORLD_HPP_
 
 //maps
-#include "map_generator.hpp"
+#include "map_allocator.hpp"
 #include "map_file_format.hpp"
 #include "region_pager.hpp"
 
@@ -101,11 +101,12 @@ protected:
 	TileSheet tileSheet;
 
 	//map
-	RegionPager<BlankGenerator, DummyFormat> mapPager;
+	RegionPager<BlankAllocator, DummyFormat> regionPager;
 
 	//UI
 	Button disconnectButton;
 	Button shutDownButton;
+	//TODO: Fix the camera
 	struct {
 		int x = 0, y = 0;
 		int width = 0, height = 0;