add 'entity.despawn' command

res/layouts/console.xml.lua

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ function setup_variables()
     if pentity ~= 0 then
         console.set('entity.id', pentity)
     end
+    local sentity = player.get_selected_entity(pid)
+    if sentity ~= nil then
+        console.set('entity.selected', sentity)
+    end
 end
 
 function on_history_up()

res/scripts/stdcmd.lua

@@ -156,3 +156,16 @@ console.add_command(
         return "spawned new player entity #"..tostring(eid)
     end
 )
+
+console.add_command(
+    "entity.despawn entity:sel=$entity.selected",
+    "Despawn entity",
+    function (args, kwargs)
+        local eid = args[1]
+        local entity = entities.get(eid)
+        if entity ~= nil then
+            entity:despawn()
+            return "despawned entity #"..tostring(eid)
+        end
+    end
+)

src/frontend/debug_panel.cpp

@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<UINode> create_debug_panel(
         }
     }));
     panel->add(create_label([=]() {
-        const auto& selection = player->selection;
-        if (selection.entity == ENTITY_NONE) {
+        auto eid = player->getSelectedEntity();
+        if (eid == ENTITY_NONE) {
             return std::wstring {L"entity: -"};
-        } else if (auto entity = level->entities->get(selection.entity)) {
+        } else if (auto entity = level->entities->get(eid)) {
             return L"entity: "+util::str2wstr_utf8(entity->getDef().name)+
                    L" uid: "+std::to_wstring(entity->getUID());
         } else {

src/logic/CommandsInterpreter.cpp

@@ -373,6 +373,12 @@ public:
             if (!arg->optional) {
                 throw error("missing argument "+util::quote(arg->name));
             } else {
+                if (auto string = std::get_if<std::string>(&arg->def)) {
+                    if ((*string)[0] == '$') {
+                        args->put((*interpreter)[string->substr(1)]);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
                 args->put(arg->def);
             }
         }

src/logic/PlayerController.cpp

@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ void PlayerController::update(float delta, bool input, bool pause) {
     if (!pause) {
         if (input) {
             updateKeyboard();
+            player->updateSelectedEntity();
         } else {
             resetKeyboard();
         }

src/logic/scripting/lua/libplayer.cpp

@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ static int l_get_selected_block(lua::State* L) {
 
 static int l_get_selected_entity(lua::State* L) {
     if (auto player = get_player(L, 1)) {
-        if (player->selection.entity) {
-            return lua::pushinteger(L, player->selection.entity);
+        if (auto eid = player->getSelectedEntity()) {
+            return lua::pushinteger(L, eid);
         }
     }
     return 0;

src/objects/Player.cpp

@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ void Player::updateInput(PlayerInput& input, float delta) {
     input.flight = false;
 }
 
+void Player::updateSelectedEntity() {
+    selectedEid = selection.entity;
+}
+
 void Player::postUpdate() {
     auto entity = level->entities->get(eid);
     if (!entity.has_value()) {
@@ -225,6 +229,10 @@ void Player::setEntity(entityid_t eid) {
     this->eid = eid;
 }
 
+entityid_t Player::getSelectedEntity() const {
+    return selectedEid;
+}
+
 std::shared_ptr<Inventory> Player::getInventory() const {
     return inventory;
 }

src/objects/Player.hpp

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class Player : public Object, public Serializable {
     bool flight = false;
     bool noclip = false;
     entityid_t eid;
+    entityid_t selectedEid;
 public:
     std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera, spCamera, tpCamera;
     std::shared_ptr<Camera> currentCamera;
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ public:
     void teleport(glm::vec3 position);
     void updateEntity();
     void updateInput(PlayerInput& input, float delta);
+    void updateSelectedEntity();
     void postUpdate();
 
     void attemptToFindSpawnpoint();
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ public:
 
     entityid_t getEntity() const;
     void setEntity(entityid_t eid);
+
+    entityid_t getSelectedEntity() const;
     
     std::shared_ptr<Inventory> getInventory() const;