utilites.lua

-- Utilities Class for APICO Modding
local Utilities = {}

-- Function to get the player's current position
function Utilities:getPlayerPosition()
    local position = api_get_player_position()
    if position then
        return { x = position.x, y = position.y }
    else
        api_log("Utilities", "Failed to retrieve player position.")
        return nil
    end
end

function define_obj(id, name, catagory, tooltip, isBed, has_shadow, destTool, depth, spriteLoc)
    local obj = {
    id = id,
    name = name,
    category = catagory,
    tooltip = tooltip,
    bed = isBed, -- this allows it to be used as a bed
    has_shadow = has_shadow,
    tools = {destTool},
    depth = depth -- this sets the layering of the player + the object
    }
    api_define_object(obj, spriteLoc, nil)
  end

return Utilities