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server/src/main.rs

@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ const YEAR: i32 = MONTH*12;
 const KG: f32 = 1.0;
 const TON: f32 = KG*1000.0;
 
+
+// Diet types a lifeform could have
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 enum Diets {
     Carnivore,
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ enum Diets {
     Photovore
 }
 
+// The types of lifeforms that may exist
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 enum LifeformKind {
     Fauna,
@@ -56,6 +59,12 @@ struct Biome {
 }
 
 
+/*
+Biome - a container for lifeforms.
+Ideally, I wanted to have next to no logic here, but I realized my lifeforms needed access to the biome,
+for example to re-deposit their weight back on death, to query for food, etc. I'd like to pass this to a 
+lifeform so it can access it and modify it.
+*/
 impl Biome {
     fn tick(&mut self){
 
@@ -76,36 +85,32 @@ impl Biome {
 
         }
     }
-
-    // fn lf_move(&mut self, mut lf: &Lifeform) {
-       
-    // }
-
-    // fn lf_eat(&mut self) {
-    //     for lf in self.lifeforms {
-
-    //     }
-    // }
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 struct Lifeform {
-    name: String,
-    mass: f32,
-    age: i32,
-    maxage: i32,
-    water_intake: f32,
-    nutrient_intake: f32,
-    diet: Diets,
-    kind: LifeformKind,
-    alive: bool,
-    position: Vec<f32>,
-    speed: f32,
+    name: String,           //just for fun
+    mass: f32,              //how much it weights
+    age: i32,               //age in ticks
+    maxage: i32,            //maximum age
+    water_intake: f32,      //how much water it consumes per tick
+    nutrient_intake: f32,   //how much food it consumes per tick
+    diet: Diets,            //the type of stuff it eats
+    kind: LifeformKind,     //the kind of lifeform it is
+    alive: bool,            //whether it lives or not
+    position: Vec<f32>,     //where it hangs out
+    speed: f32,             //how fast it can move (or not)
 }
 
 
 // TODO: add position
 impl Lifeform {
+
+    /*
+    Here is what the lifeform 'does' per tick. It consumes food, gains weight...
+    i would like to be able to pass the biome to the lifeform as a reference to that
+    it could interact with it.
+    */
     fn tick(&mut self){
         if self.alive {
             self.mass += self.nutrient_intake;