using System;
using UnityEngine;

public class Spawner : MonoBehaviour
{
    [SerializeField] private GameObject _spawnTemplate = null;
    [SerializeField] private int _spawnCount = 1;
    [SerializeField] private float _spawnInterval = 1.0f;
    
    private float _nextSpawnTime = 0.0f;
    
    // Start is called once before the first execution of Update after the MonoBehaviour is created
    void Start()
    {
        _nextSpawnTime = Time.time + _spawnInterval;
    }

    private void Update()
    {
        if (Time.time >= _nextSpawnTime)
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < _spawnCount; i++)
            {
                Spawn();
            }
            _nextSpawnTime = Time.time + _spawnInterval;
        }
    }
    
    public GameObject Spawn()
    {
        if (_spawnTemplate == null)
        {
            Debug.LogError("Spawn template is not assigned in the Spawner component.");
            return null;
        }
        
        GameObject spawnedObject = Instantiate(_spawnTemplate, transform.position, transform.rotation);
        spawnedObject.transform.SetParent(transform); // Optional: Set parent to keep hierarchy organized
        return spawnedObject;
    }
}