converting on-screen messages to uGUI

Assets/Prefabs/GameManager.prefab

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Assets/Prefabs/UI.prefab

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Assets/Scripts/Behaviours/Ped/Ped_Damage.cs

@@ -126,14 +126,12 @@ namespace SanAndreasUnity.Behaviours
 
 		public void DisplayInflictedDamageMessage(float damageAmount)
 		{
-			OnScreenMessageManager.Instance.AddMessage(
+			var msg = OnScreenMessageManager.Instance.CreateMessage();
-				new OnScreenMessage
+
-				{
+			msg.velocity = Random.insideUnitCircle.normalized * PedManager.Instance.inflictedDamageMessageVelocityInScreenPerc;
-					velocity = Random.insideUnitCircle.normalized * PedManager.Instance.inflictedDamageMessageVelocityInScreenPerc,
+			msg.TextColor = PedManager.Instance.inflictedDamageMessageColor;
-					color = PedManager.Instance.inflictedDamageMessageColor,
+			msg.timeLeft = PedManager.Instance.inflictedDamageMessageLifetime;
-					timeLeft = PedManager.Instance.inflictedDamageMessageLifetime,
+			msg.Text = damageAmount.ToString();
-					text = damageAmount.ToString(),
-				});
 		}
 
 	}

Assets/Scripts/Utilities/UI/OnScreenMessage.cs

@@ -1,21 +1,51 @@
 using UnityEngine;
+using UnityEngine.UI;
 
 namespace SanAndreasUnity.Utilities
 {
 
-    public class OnScreenMessage
+    public class OnScreenMessage : MonoBehaviour
     {
-		public string text = "";
+		public Text TextComponent { get; private set; }
-		public Color color = Color.black;
+
-		public Color backgroundColor = new Color(0, 0, 0, 1);   // transparent
+		public string Text { get => this.TextComponent.text; set => this.TextComponent.text = value; }
+
+		public Color TextColor { get => this.TextComponent.color; set => this.TextComponent.color = value; }
+
+		//public Color backgroundColor = new Color(0, 0, 0, 1);   // transparent
+
 		/// in percentage of screen dimensions
-		public Vector2 screenPos = Vector2.one / 2f;
+		public Vector2 ScreenPos
+		{
+			get => Vector2.Scale(new Vector2(this.transform.localPosition.x, this.transform.localPosition.y), new Vector2(1.0f / Screen.width, 1.0f / Screen.height));
+			set
+			{
+				(this.transform as RectTransform).localPosition = new Vector3(value.x * Screen.width, value.y * Screen.height, 0f);
+			}
+		}
+
 		/// in percentage of screen dimensions
-		public Vector2 sizeOnScreen = new Vector2(80 / 1280f, 30 / 720f);
+		public Vector2 SizeOnScreen
+		{
+			get => Vector2.Scale((this.transform as RectTransform).sizeDelta, new Vector2(1.0f / Screen.width, 1.0f / Screen.height));
+			set
+			{
+				(this.transform as RectTransform).sizeDelta = new Vector2(value.x * Screen.width, value.y * Screen.height);
+			}
+		}
+
 		/// in percentage of screen dimensions
 		public Vector2 velocity = Vector2.zero;
+
 		/// how much time it is displayed
 		public float timeLeft = 2;
+
+
+
+		void Awake()
+		{
+			this.TextComponent = this.GetComponentInChildren<Text>();
+		}
 	}
 
 }

Assets/Scripts/Utilities/UI/OnScreenMessageManager.cs

@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@ namespace SanAndreasUnity.Utilities
 	public class OnScreenMessageManager : MonoBehaviour
 	{
 
+		public GameObject messagePrefab;
+
+		public RectTransform messagesContainer;
+
 		private List<OnScreenMessage> m_onScreenMessages = new List<OnScreenMessage>();
 		public IReadOnlyList<OnScreenMessage> Messages => m_onScreenMessages;
 
-		[SerializeField] private bool m_drawMessages = true;
+		public int messagePoolSize = 10;
-		public static bool DrawMessages { get { return Instance.m_drawMessages; } set { Instance.m_drawMessages = value; } }
 
 		public static OnScreenMessageManager Instance { get; private set; }
 
@@ -25,52 +28,32 @@ namespace SanAndreasUnity.Utilities
 		void Update()
 		{
 
+			m_onScreenMessages.RemoveDeadObjects();
+
 			foreach (var msg in m_onScreenMessages)
 			{
 				msg.timeLeft -= Time.deltaTime;
-				msg.screenPos += msg.velocity * Time.deltaTime;
+				msg.ScreenPos += msg.velocity * Time.deltaTime;
+				if (msg.timeLeft <= 0)
+				{
+					Object.Destroy(msg);
+				}
 			}
 
-			m_onScreenMessages.RemoveAll(msg => msg.timeLeft <= 0);
-
 		}
 
-		void OnGUI()
+		public OnScreenMessage CreateMessage()
 		{
-			// draw messages
+			messagePrefab.GetComponentOrThrow<OnScreenMessage>();
 
-			if (!m_drawMessages)
+			GameObject messageGo = Object.Instantiate(messagePrefab);
-				return;
+			messageGo.transform.SetParent(messagesContainer, false);
 
-			var originalColor = GUI.color;
+			OnScreenMessage message = messageGo.GetComponent<OnScreenMessage>();
-			var originalBackgroundColor = GUI.backgroundColor;
 
-			Vector2 screenSize = new Vector2(Screen.width, Screen.height);
+			m_onScreenMessages.Add(message);
 
-			foreach (var msg in m_onScreenMessages)
+			return message;
-			{
-				GUI.color = msg.color;
-				GUI.backgroundColor = msg.backgroundColor;
-
-				Vector2 size = Utilities.GUIUtils.CalcScreenSizeForContent(new GUIContent(msg.text), GUI.skin.label);
-
-				GUI.Label(new Rect(Vector2.Scale(msg.screenPos, screenSize), size), msg.text);
-			}
-
-			GUI.color = originalColor;
-			GUI.backgroundColor = originalBackgroundColor;
-
-		}
-
-
-		public void AddMessage(OnScreenMessage msg)
-		{
-			m_onScreenMessages.Add(msg);
-		}
-
-		public void RemoveMessage(OnScreenMessage msg)
-		{
-			m_onScreenMessages.Remove(msg);
 		}
 
 	}