Fix node order in actor template for better ready() processing. Add signal based callback.

Main.tscn

@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ position = Vector2( 208, 20 )
 shape = SubResource( 1 )
 
 [node name="PlayerE" parent="." instance=ExtResource( 1 )]
+position = Vector2( 112, 56 )

lib/classes/actor.gd

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ onready var sound_effect_player: AudioStreamPlayer = $SE_Player
 onready var movement_component: Movement_StateReceiver = $Movement_StateReceiver
 
 #onready var movement_state_machine: StateMachineAnimatedActor = $movement_state_machine
-onready var movement_state_machine: StateMachine = $movement_state_machine
+onready var movement_state_machine: StateMachine = $Movement_StateMachine
 
 var sound_effects_dict: Dictionary
 

lib/classes/animated_sprite_state_receiver.gd

@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ func _ready():
 	get_node(callable_state_machine).connect("state_changed", self,"_on_state_change")
 	self.connect("animation_finished",self,"_on_animation_finished")
 	
+	#set current state since State machine might have set state before this
+	# processed
+	current_state = get_node(callable_state_machine).current_state
+
 # Sprites should only have a process function
 # but if I have this will the sprite still animate?
 func _process(delta):
@@ -43,6 +47,10 @@ func _process(delta):
 			print("You're out of time! I saw it!")
 			request_state_change.call_func('idle')
 			#play()
+	else:
+		print("what, no current_state?")
+	if has_method('_state_process_' + current_state.name):
+		call('_state_process_' + current_state.name)
 	process_animations()
 
 func _on_animation_finished():

lib/classes/state_machine.gd

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ func change_to_known_state(new_state_name: String) -> void:
 			change_state(states_index["default"])
 
 func get_state_reference(state_name: String) -> State:
+	print ("what you want? ", state_name)
 	if states_index.has(state_name):
 		return states_index[state_name]
 	return null

lib/templates/Actor/ActorTemplate.tscn

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 collision_layer = 2
 script = ExtResource( 8 )
 
+[node name="Movement_StateMachine" type="Node" parent="."]
+script = ExtResource( 2 )
+
 [node name="AnimatedSprite_StateReceiver" type="AnimatedSprite" parent="."]
 script = ExtResource( 1 )
 __meta__ = {
@@ -30,7 +33,4 @@ callable_state_machine = NodePath("../Movement_StateMachine")
 script = ExtResource( 5 )
 callable_state_machine = NodePath("../Movement_StateMachine")
 
-[node name="Movement_StateMachine" type="Node" parent="."]
-script = ExtResource( 2 )
-
 [node name="SE_Player" type="AudioStreamPlayer" parent="."]

src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE-AnimatedSprite_StateReceiver.gd

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 extends AnimatedSprite_StateReceiver
 
-
-# Declare member variables here. Examples:
-# var a = 2
-# var b = "text"
-
-
-# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():
-	pass # Replace with function body.
+	# Lets see if this nutty thing works
+	var state_ref :State = get_node(callable_state_machine).get_state_reference('idle')
+	state_ref.connect("state_entered", self, "_on_state_entered_idle")
+	# It works but node order really mattered.
+	# State machine needed to be processed first probably for ready function.
+	# good to know!
 
+# I don't need this right now but I proved it can be done!
+#func _state_process_idle():
+#	print("I got called!")
 
-# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
+func _on_state_entered_idle():
-#func _process(delta):
+	print("Anim Knows Idle State Entered!")
-#	pass

src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE-Movement_StateMachine.gd

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-extends StateMachine
-
-
-# Declare member variables here. Examples:
-# var a = 2
-# var b = "text"
-
-
-# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
-func _ready():
-	pass # Replace with function body.
-
-
-# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
-#func _process(delta):
-#	pass

src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE-Movement_StateReceiver.gd

@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 extends Movement_StateReceiver
 
 
-# Declare member variables here. Examples:
+func _state_process_idle():
-# var a = 2
+	print("I got called!")
-# var b = "text"
-
-
-# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
-func _ready():
-	pass # Replace with function body.
-
-
-# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
-#func _process(delta):
-#	pass

src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE.tscn

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 [ext_resource path="res://lib/templates/Actor/ActorTemplate.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=1]
 [ext_resource path="res://assets/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE_SpriteFrames.tres" type="SpriteFrames" id=2]
 [ext_resource path="res://src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE.gd" type="Script" id=3]
-[ext_resource path="res://src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE-Movement_StateMachine.gd" type="Script" id=4]
+[ext_resource path="res://src/actors/players/playerE/states/idle.tres" type="Resource" id=4]
 [ext_resource path="res://src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE-AnimatedSprite_StateReceiver.gd" type="Script" id=5]
 [ext_resource path="res://src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE-Movement_StateReceiver.gd" type="Script" id=6]
 
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ extents = Vector2( 7, 14 )
 script = ExtResource( 3 )
 actor_type = "Player"
 
-[node name="AnimatedSprite_StateReceiver" parent="." index="0"]
+[node name="Movement_StateMachine" parent="." index="0"]
+starting_state_name = "idle"
+states = [ ExtResource( 4 ) ]
+
+[node name="AnimatedSprite_StateReceiver" parent="." index="1"]
 frames = ExtResource( 2 )
 script = ExtResource( 5 )
 __meta__ = {
@@ -31,12 +35,9 @@ __meta__ = {
 }
 }
 
-[node name="Movement_StateReceiver" parent="." index="1"]
+[node name="Movement_StateReceiver" parent="." index="2"]
 script = ExtResource( 6 )
 
-[node name="Movement_StateMachine" parent="." index="2"]
-script = ExtResource( 4 )
-
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="." index="4"]
 position = Vector2( 0, 2 )
 shape = SubResource( 1 )

src/actors/players/playerE/states/idle.tres

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[gd_resource type="Resource" load_steps=2 format=2]
+
+[ext_resource path="res://lib/classes/state_animated_actor.gd" type="Script" id=1]
+
+[resource]
+resource_name = "idle"
+script = ExtResource( 1 )
+debug_state = false
+timeout_seconds = 2.0
+name = "idle"
+move_speed = 60.0
+move_acceleration = 0.0
+move_speed_modifier = 0.0
+move_modifier_move_acceleration = 0.0
+jerk_factor = 0.0
+animation_sequence = [ "idle" ]
+emitter_frame_subscriptions = {
+}