A "break free" feature can make your application more user-friendly by allowing users to escape mouse grab through rapid movement. Let's implement this feature with customizable sensitivity.
Here's a simple version that measures mouse movement speed:
#include <SDL.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
class BreakFreeDetector {
const double VelocityThreshold{1000.0};
const Uint32 TimeWindow{200};// milliseconds
double TotalVelocity{0.0};
Uint32 LastResetTime{0};
public:
bool CheckBreakFree(int DeltaX, int DeltaY) {
Uint32 CurrentTime{SDL_GetTicks()};
// Reset if outside time window
if (CurrentTime - LastResetTime > TimeWindow) {
TotalVelocity = 0.0;
LastResetTime = CurrentTime;
}
// Add current velocity to total
double Velocity{
std::sqrt(DeltaX * DeltaX + DeltaY * DeltaY)
};
TotalVelocity += Velocity;
// Check if break free threshold reached
return TotalVelocity > VelocityThreshold;
}
};
int main(int argc, char** argv) {
SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
SDL_Window* Window{SDL_CreateWindow(
"Break Free Example",
100, 100, 800, 600,
SDL_WINDOW_MOUSE_GRABBED
)};
BreakFreeDetector Detector;
bool quit{false};
SDL_Event E;
while (!quit) {
while (SDL_PollEvent(&E)) {
if (E.type == SDL_QUIT) {
quit = true;
} else if (E.type == SDL_MOUSEMOTION) {
if (Detector.CheckBreakFree(
E.motion.xrel, E.motion.yrel
)) {
SDL_SetWindowMouseGrab(Window, SDL_FALSE);
std::cout << "Mouse broke free!\n";
}
}
}
}
SDL_DestroyWindow(Window);
SDL_Quit();
return 0;
}
Here's a more sophisticated version that considers patterns of movement:
#include <SDL.h>
#include <cmath>
#include <vector>
class AdvancedBreakFreeDetector {
struct Movement {
double Velocity;
Uint32 Timestamp;
};
const double VelocityThreshold{800.0};
const Uint32 TimeWindow{300};// milliseconds
const size_t MinMovements{5};
std::vector<Movement> RecentMovements;
double CalculateIntensity() {
double TotalIntensity{0.0};
Uint32 CurrentTime{SDL_GetTicks()};
// Remove old movements
while (!RecentMovements.empty() &&
CurrentTime - RecentMovements[0].Timestamp
> TimeWindow) {
RecentMovements.erase(
RecentMovements.begin());
}
// Calculate intensity from recent movements
for (const auto& Move : RecentMovements) {
TotalIntensity += Move.Velocity;
}
return TotalIntensity;
}
public:
bool CheckBreakFree(int DeltaX, int DeltaY) {
// Record new movement
Movement NewMove{
std::sqrt(DeltaX * DeltaX + DeltaY * DeltaY),
SDL_GetTicks()
};
RecentMovements.push_back(NewMove);
// Only check for break free if we have
// enough movements
if (RecentMovements.size() < MinMovements) {
return false;
}
return CalculateIntensity() > VelocityThreshold;
}
};
This enhanced version:
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