AppExperiments

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using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

namespace Leap.Unity.Examples {
  
  /// <summary>
  /// This script keeps a GameObject in front of the ship, off to the side a bit. The
  /// skybox cannot provide a frame of reference for the linear motion of the ship, so
  /// the spawned object provides one instead.
  /// 
  /// This script assumes the ship is moving along the world forward axis.
  /// </summary>
  [AddComponentMenu("")]
  public class LinearReferenceSpawner : MonoBehaviour {

    public Spaceship spaceship;
    public GameObject toSpawn;

    public float forwardSpawnMultiplier = 1F;
    public Vector3 spawnOffset = Vector3.left * 1.5F;

    private GameObject _spawnedObj;

    void Update() {
      bool justSpawned = false;
      if (_spawnedObj == null) {
        _spawnedObj = GameObject.Instantiate(toSpawn);
        justSpawned = true;
      }

      if (justSpawned
          || (_spawnedObj.transform.position - spaceship.transform.position).z < -1F) {
        setSpawnPosition();
        if (justSpawned) _spawnedObj.transform.position += Vector3.forward * 2F;
      }
    }

    private void setSpawnPosition() {
      Vector3 spawnPos = spaceship.transform.position;
      spawnPos += spaceship.velocity * forwardSpawnMultiplier;
      spawnPos += spawnOffset;
      _spawnedObj.transform.position = spawnPos;
    }

    public void Respawn() {
      setSpawnPosition();
    }

  }

}