From 4b051ae2fd9a373404e115b9012fc2d952f8b185 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dragoncoder047 <101021094+dragoncoder047@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2024 07:38:39 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] closest orthagonal distance function (#426)

---
 src/math/math.ts | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/math/math.ts b/src/math/math.ts
index 9d4f08ea..3da86076 100644
--- a/src/math/math.ts
+++ b/src/math/math.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ export class Vec2 {
     static UP = new Vec2(0, -1);
     static DOWN = new Vec2(0, 1);
 
+    /** Closest orthogonal direction: LEFT, RIGHT, UP, or DOWN */
+    toAxis(): Vec2 {
+        return Math.abs(this.x) > Math.abs(this.y) ?
+            this.x < 0 ? Vec2.LEFT : Vec2.RIGHT :
+            this.y < 0 ? Vec2.UP : Vec2.DOWN;
+    }
+
     /** Clone the vector */
     clone(): Vec2 {
         return new Vec2(this.x, this.y);