IMonsterCaptureEngine

The main entry point for the Monster Capture Engine SDK. Provides access to all engine subsystems via clean interfaces.

One thing to resolve, and the rest hangs off it. There is no static singleton to hunt down.

Namespace: OpenMon.MCE.SDK

Definition

public interface IMonsterCaptureEngine
{
    /// <summary>Access to monster database queries.</summary>
    IMonsterDatabase Database { get; }

    /// <summary>Access to battle system.</summary>
    IBattleSystem Battle { get; }

    /// <summary>Access to the player's data (roster, inventory, progression).</summary>
    IPlayerData Player { get; }

    /// <summary>Access to save/load functionality.</summary>
    ISaveSystem SaveSystem { get; }

    /// <summary>Engine version string.</summary>
    string Version { get; }
}

Properties

Database

Type	IMonsterDatabase
Description	Read-only access to the monster database. Query species, moves, items, abilities, and type effectiveness.

Battle

Type	IBattleSystem
Description	Battle state checking and event subscription. Check if a battle is active and receive notifications when battles start and end (the engine hooks that feed these are not connected yet: see IBattleSystem).

Player

Type	IPlayerData
Description	Access the player's current state: roster, money, name, and badge count.

SaveSystem

Type	ISaveSystem
Description	Save and load requests by slot, with event notifications (not connected to the engine's saves yet: see ISaveSystem).

Version

Type	string
Description	The MCE engine version string (e.g., "1.1.0").

Usage

using OpenMon.MCE.SDK;
using Zenject;

public class MyGameFeature : MonoBehaviour
{
    [Inject] private IMonsterCaptureEngine engine;

    private void Start()
    {
        Debug.Log($"Running MCE v{engine.Version}");
        Debug.Log($"Monsters: {engine.Database.MonsterCount}");
        Debug.Log($"In battle: {engine.Battle.IsInBattle}");
    }
}