phaser/src/actions/PlaceOnRectangle.js

var MarchingAnts = require('../geom/rectangle/MarchingAnts');
var RotateLeft = require('../utils/array/RotateLeft');
var RotateRight = require('../utils/array/RotateRight');

//  Place the items in the array around the perimeter of the given rectangle.

//  Placement starts from the top-left of the rectangle, and proceeds in a
//  clockwise direction. If the shift parameter is given you can offset where
//  placement begins.

/**
 * [description]
 *
 * @function Phaser.Actions.PlaceOnRectangle
 * @since 3.0.0
 * 
 * @param {array} items - An array of Game Objects. The contents of this array are updated by this Action.
 * @param {Phaser.Geom.Rectangle} rect - [description]
 * @param {integer} [shift=1] - [description]
 *
 * @return {array} The array of Game Objects that was passed to this Action.
 */
var PlaceOnRectangle = function (items, rect, shift)
{
    if (shift === undefined) { shift = 0; }

    var points = MarchingAnts(rect, false, items.length);

    if (shift > 0)
    {
        RotateLeft(points, shift);
    }
    else if (shift < 0)
    {
        RotateRight(points, Math.abs(shift));
    }

    for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++)
    {
        items[i].x = points[i].x;
        items[i].y = points[i].y;
    }

    return items;
};

module.exports = PlaceOnRectangle;