unit.lua

unit = {
    __units = { },
    __properties = {
        x = {
            get = function(self) return GetUnitX(self.handle) end,
            set = function(self, value) SetUnitX(self.handle, value) end
        },
        y = {
            get = function(self) return GetUnitY(self.handle) end,
            set = function(self, value) SetUnitY(self.handle, value) end
        },
        facing = {
            get = function(self) return GetUnitFacing(self.handle) end,
            set = function(self, value) SetUnitFacing(self.handle, value) end
        },
        position = {
            get = function(self) return vector2.create(GetUnitX(self.handle), GetUnitY(self.handle)) end,
            set = function(self, value) SetUnitX(self.handle, value.x) SetUnitY(self.handle, value.y) end
        },
        location = {
            get = function(self) return vector2.create(GetUnitX(self.handle), GetUnitY(self.handle)) end,
            set = function(self, value)
                local l = Location(value.x, value.y)
                SetUnitPositionLoc(self.handle, l)
                RemoveLocation(l)
            end
        },
        name = {
            get = function(self) return GetUnitName(self.handle) end,
            set = function(self, value) BlzSetUnitName(self.handle, value) end
        },
    }
}

unit.__index = function(self, key)
    if unit.__properties[key] then
        return unit.__properties[key].get(self)
    else
        return unit[key] -- falback to reading the parent
    end
end

unit.__newindex = function(self, key, value)
    if unit.__properties[key] then
        unit.__properties[key].set(self, value)
    else
        rawset(self, key, value) -- fallback to writing the instance
    end
end

function unit.create(owner, id, x, y, facing)
    assert(type(owner) == "player", "bad argument #1 to 'unit.create' (player expected)")
    assert(type(id) == "number", "bad argument #2 to 'unit.create' (number expected)")
    assert(type(x) == "number", "bad argument #3 to 'unit.create' (number expected)")
    assert(type(y) == "number", "bad argument #4 to 'unit.create' (number expected)")
    assert(type(facing) == "number", "bad argument #5 to 'unit.create' (number expected)")
    return unit.wrap(CreateUnit(owner, id, x, y, facing))
end

function unit.wrap(handle)
    assert(handle == nil or type(handle) == "unit", "bad argument #1 to 'unit.wrap' (nil/unit expected)")
    if handle == nil then
        return nil
    end
    if not unit.__units[handle] then
        unit.__units[handle] = setmetatable({ __handle = handle }, unit)
    end
    return unit.__units[handle]
end

function unit:__tostring() return "(unit: " .. self.name .. ")" end

function unit:__concat(value)
    if type(self) == "string" then
        return self .. tostring(value)
    end
    return nil 
end

function unit.getFilter() return unit.wrap(GetFilterUnit()) end

function unit.getEnum() return unit.wrap(GetEnumUnit()) end

function unit.getEntering() return unit.wrap(GetEnteringUnit()) end

function unit.getLeaving() return unit.wrap(GetLeavingUnit()) end

function unit:kill() KillUnit(self.__handle) end

function unit:remove() RemoveUnit(self.__handle) end

function unit:hide(doHide)
    if doHide == nil then
        ShowUnit(self.__handle, false)
    else
        ShowUnit(self.__handle, not doHide)
    end
end

function unit:show(doShow)
    if doShow == nil then
        ShowUnit(self.__handle, true)
    else
        ShowUnit(self.__handle, doShow)
    end
end