directx-plane-game/Graphics2/GamePadController.cpp

#include "GamePadController.h"

GamePadController::GamePadController(void)
{
	_firstTime = true;
	_leftThumbDeadZoneSquared = XINPUT_GAMEPAD_LEFT_THUMB_DEADZONE * XINPUT_GAMEPAD_LEFT_THUMB_DEADZONE;
	_rightThumbDeadZoneSquared = XINPUT_GAMEPAD_RIGHT_THUMB_DEADZONE * XINPUT_GAMEPAD_RIGHT_THUMB_DEADZONE;
}

GamePadController::~GamePadController(void)
{
}

// Method for processing the current inputs, i added params for the current inputs vector and a bool to set the boosting varaible
void GamePadController::ProcessGameController(set<ControlInputs>& currentInputs, bool &boostHit)
{
	DWORD magnitudeSquared;

	ZeroMemory(&_controllerState, sizeof(XINPUT_STATE));
	// Get the state of the controller
    if (XInputGetState(0, &_controllerState) != ERROR_SUCCESS)
	{
		// Controller is not connected or is lost
		return;
	}
	// Uncomment out this if statement if you only want to test the controller if it has
	// changed since the last time it was tested
	//if (!_firstTime && _controllerState.dwPacketNumber != _lastPacketNumber)
	//{
		// No change in controller states
	//}
	_firstTime = false;

	// Deal with the left thumb stick
	SHORT thumbLX = _controllerState.Gamepad.sThumbLX;
	SHORT thumbLY = _controllerState.Gamepad.sThumbLY;

	// Determine how far the controller is pushed
	magnitudeSquared = thumbLX * thumbLX + thumbLY * thumbLY;

	// check if the controller is inside a circular dead zone. We do it this way to avoid having to
	// take the square root of the magnitude above.
	if (magnitudeSquared <= _leftThumbDeadZoneSquared)
	{		
		thumbLX = 0;
		thumbLY = 0;
	}

	if (thumbLY > 0)
	{
		currentInputs.insert(ControlInputs::Forward);
	}
	else if (thumbLY < 0)
	{
		currentInputs.insert(ControlInputs::Back);
	}

	if (thumbLX > 0)
	{
		currentInputs.insert(ControlInputs::StrafeRight);
	}
	else if (thumbLX < 0)
	{
		currentInputs.insert(ControlInputs::StrafeLeft);
	}

	// Deal with the right thumb stick
	SHORT thumbRX = _controllerState.Gamepad.sThumbRX;
	SHORT thumbRY = _controllerState.Gamepad.sThumbRY;

	// Determine how far the controller is pushed
	magnitudeSquared = thumbRX * thumbRX + thumbRY * thumbRY;

	//check if the controller is inside a circular dead zone
	if (magnitudeSquared <= _rightThumbDeadZoneSquared)
	{
		thumbRX = 0;
		thumbRY = 0;
	}

	if (thumbRY > 0)
	{
		currentInputs.insert(ControlInputs::Up);
	}
	else if (thumbRY < 0)
	{
		currentInputs.insert(ControlInputs::Down);
	}

	if (thumbRX > 0)
	{
		currentInputs.insert(ControlInputs::TurnRight);
	}
	else if (thumbRX < 0)
	{
		currentInputs.insert(ControlInputs::TurnLeft);
	}

	// Check left and right triggers
	BYTE leftTrigger = _controllerState.Gamepad.bLeftTrigger;
	if (leftTrigger <= XINPUT_GAMEPAD_TRIGGER_THRESHOLD)
	{	
		leftTrigger = 0;
	}

	if (leftTrigger > 0)
	{
		boostHit = true;
	}

	BYTE rightTrigger = _controllerState.Gamepad.bRightTrigger;
	if (rightTrigger <= XINPUT_GAMEPAD_TRIGGER_THRESHOLD)
	{		
		rightTrigger = 0;
	}

	if (rightTrigger)
	{
		currentInputs.insert(ControlInputs::Fire2);
	}

	// Test the different digital buttons
	WORD buttons = _controllerState.Gamepad.wButtons;
	if (buttons & XINPUT_GAMEPAD_DPAD_UP)
	{
		currentInputs.insert(ControlInputs::Forward);
	}
	if (buttons & XINPUT_GAMEPAD_DPAD_DOWN)
	{
		currentInputs.insert(ControlInputs::Back);
	}
	if (buttons & XINPUT_GAMEPAD_DPAD_LEFT)
	{
		currentInputs.insert(ControlInputs::TurnLeft);
	}
	if (buttons & XINPUT_GAMEPAD_DPAD_RIGHT)
	{
		currentInputs.insert(ControlInputs::TurnRight);
	}

	// Other button mask values that can be used are:
	//
	//  XINPUT_GAMEPAD_START, 
	//  XINPUT_GAMEPAD_BACK, 
	//  XINPUT_GAMEPAD_LEFT_THUMB, 
	//  XINPUT_GAMEPAD_RIGHT_THUMB, 
	//  XINPUT_GAMEPAD_LEFT_SHOULDER, 
	//  XINPUT_GAMEPAD_RIGHT_SHOULDER, 
	//  XINPUT_GAMEPAD_A, 
	//  XINPUT_GAMEPAD_B, 
	//  XINPUT_GAMEPAD_X, 
	//  XINPUT_GAMEPAD_Y 

}