continued sprite with states

assets/actors/players/playerE/new_spriteframes.tres

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ animations = [ {
 "speed": 10.0
 }, {
 "frames": [ SubResource( 14 ), SubResource( 15 ), SubResource( 16 ), SubResource( 17 ), SubResource( 17 ), SubResource( 18 ), SubResource( 14 ), SubResource( 19 ), SubResource( 19 ), SubResource( 19 ) ],
-"loop": true,
+"loop": false,
 "name": "idle",
 "speed": 11.0
 } ]

lib/classes/animated_sprite_state_receiver.gd

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ var previous_state_frame_number : int
 var previous_state_name: String
 var previous_speed_multiplier: float
 
-var show_frame:bool = false
 
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():
@@ -46,29 +45,16 @@ func _process(delta):
 			#play()
 	process_animations()
 
-	# Need to detect when animation is finished.
-	# This spit out to the console too many times.
-#	if (frame + 1) == frames.get_frame_count(animation):
-#		print("done.")
-	# asynchronous animation completed check. 
-#	if show_frame:
-#		print(frame, "-done.")
-#		show_frame = false
-	# Turns out frame 0 is when animation get signaled.
-	
-	#Disabling for now:
-#	if frames.get_animation_loop(animation) == false:
-#		#print("Stop!!!!!", current_state.animation_sequence.size(), " - ", current_state.animation_index)
-#		if current_state.animation_sequence.size() > 0:
-#			#print("<-- next anim.")
-#			current_state.animation_index += 1
-#			if current_state.animation_index >= current_state.animation_sequence.size():
-#				#print("Stop!!!!!")
-#				current_state.animation_finished = true
-
 func _on_animation_finished():
-	print(frame, "- Frame done (self signaled)")
+	#Disabling for now:
-	show_frame = true
+	if frames.get_animation_loop(animation) == false:
+		#print("Stop!!!!!", current_state.animation_sequence.size(), " - ", current_state.animation_index)
+		if current_state.animation_sequence.size() > 0:
+			#print("<-- next anim.")
+			animation_index += 1
+			if animation_index >= current_state.animation_sequence.size():
+				#print("Stop!!!!!")
+				current_state.animation_finished = true
 
 # Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
 #func _process(delta):

lib/classes/state.gd

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ extends Resource
 export var debug_state: bool = false
 export var timeout_seconds: float = 0.0
 
-#signal state_entered()
+signal state_entered()
-#signal state_exited()
+signal state_exited()
 
 # Declare member variables here. Examples:
 
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ func enter() -> void:
 	if state_timeout != null:
 		print(name, "-Starting Timer")
 		state_timeout.start()
-	pass
+	emit_signal("state_entered")
+	return
 
 func exit() -> void:
-	pass
+	emit_signal("state_exited")
+	return
 
 # Disable to test whether actually needed.
 #func process_input(_event: InputEvent) -> String:

lib/classes/state_machine.gd

@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ func change_to_known_state(new_state_name: String) -> void:
 			push_warning(get_parent().name + ": Attempt to switch state to unknown: " + new_state_name)
 			change_state(states_index["default"])
 
+func get_state_reference(state_name: String) -> State:
+	if states_index.has(state_name):
+		return states_index[state_name]
+	return null
+
 # Disable to test whether actually needed.	
 ## Pass through functions for the Player to call,
 ## handling state changes as needed.

lib/classes/state_machine_animated_actor.gd

@@ -1,32 +1,3 @@
 class_name StateMachineAnimatedActor extends StateMachine
 
 ## I'm not sure I need a subtype anymore
-func _ready():
-	print ("ready animactor state machine.")
-	for s in states:
-		print ("sname: ", s.name)
-		var this_state = s
-		if this_state is StateAnimatedActor:
-			print("Adding state ", this_state.name)
-			#check for empty state name 
-			if this_state.name != '':
-				#check for unique state name
-				if !(states_index.has(this_state.name)):
-					# call setup
-					this_state.setup()
-					if debug_state_machine:
-						print("Initializing State Node: ", s)
-						this_state.debug_state = true
-					if this_state.state_timeout != null:
-						add_child(this_state.state_timeout)
-					# Add to state index
-					states_index[this_state.name] = this_state
-				else:
-					push_error("Multiple states with same name in: ")
-			else:
-				print("State missing name in: " )
-
-	if states_index.has(starting_state_name):
-		change_state(states_index[starting_state_name])
-	else:
-		push_error("State machine cannot find starting state: " + starting_state_name)