import time

__version__ = "0.1.0"

class GameCore(object):
    def __init__(self,conf=None): # initialize game
        self.conf = conf

        self.version = __version__

        self.running = True

        self.last_loop_time = time.time()

    def receive_updates(self): # get updates from the server connection thread
        pass

    def update_game(self,delta_time): # update the game's object states
        pass

    def user_input(self): # handle user input
        pass

    def update_server(self): # pass relevant updates to the server connection thread
        pass

    def render(self): # render the current state of the game
        pass

    def run(self):

        delta_time = 0

        while running:

            # update everything
            self.receive_updates()
            self.update_game(delta_time)
            self.user_input()
            self.update_server()
            self.render()

            # update delta_time (this keeps track of how much time has passed so that update_game() can be framerate independent)
            delta_time = time.time() - self.last_loop_time
            self.last_loop_time = time.time()