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+-- Copyright © 2008-2023 Pioneer Developers. See AUTHORS.txt for details
+-- Licensed under the terms of the GPL v3. See licenses/GPL-3.txt
+
+local Engine     = require 'Engine'
+local Event      = require 'Event'
+local Space      = require 'Space'
+local Timer      = require 'Timer'
+local utils      = require 'utils'
+local Game       = require 'Game'
+
+---@class Modules.Common.ProximityTest
+local ProximityTest = {}
+
+---@type table<Body, table<string, Modules.Common.ProximityTest.Context>>
+local activeTests = utils.automagic()
+
+-- ─── Context ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+local onBodyEnter = function(ctx, enter) end
+local onBodyLeave = function(ctx, leave) end
+
+-- List of bodies currently in proximity is stored with weak keys, so deleted
+-- bodies are quietly cleaned up during a GC cycle
+local bodyListMt = {
+	__mode = "k"
+}
+
+---@class Modules.Common.ProximityTest.Context
+---@field New fun(body, dist, interval, type): self
+---@field body Body
+---@field dist number
+local Context = utils.class 'Modules.Common.ProximityTest.Context'
+
+function Context:Constructor(key, body, dist, type)
+	self.bodies = setmetatable({}, bodyListMt)
+	self.key = key
+	self.body = body
+	self.dist = dist
+	self.filter = type
+	self.iter = 0
+
+	self.onBodyEnter = onBodyEnter
+	self.onBodyLeave = onBodyLeave
+end
+
+function Context:Cancel()
+	activeTests[self.body][self.key] = nil
+	self.iter = nil
+end
+
+---@param fn fun(ctx: Modules.Common.ProximityTest.Context, enter: Body)
+function Context:SetBodyEnter(fn)
+	self.onBodyEnter = fn
+	return self
+end
+
+---@param fn fun(ctx: Modules.Common.ProximityTest.Context, leave: Body)
+function Context:SetBodyLeave(fn)
+	self.onBodyLeave = fn
+	return self
+end
+
+-- ─── Proximity Test ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+-- Class: ProximityTest
+--
+-- This class provides a helper utility to allow using Space.GetBodiesNear() in
+-- an efficient manner, providing an event-based API when bodies enter or leave
+-- a user-specified relevancy range of the reference body.
+
+local function makeTestKey(dist, interval, type)
+	return string.format("%d:%d:%s", dist, interval, type or "Body")
+end
+
+-- Function: GetTest
+--
+-- Retrieves the Context object for an active proximity test currently queued
+--
+-- Parameters:
+--
+--   body - the reference body object of the proximity test
+--   key  - the key value retrieved from the Context returned by RegisterTest
+--
+-- Returns:
+--
+--   context - the proximity test context object for the registered test
+--
+function ProximityTest:GetTest(body, key)
+	return activeTests[body][key]
+end
+
+-- Function: RegisterTest
+--
+-- Register a new periodic proximity test relative to the given body
+--
+-- Parameters:
+--
+--   body     - the reference body to perform testing for
+--   dist     - the distance (in meters) of the proximity test to perform
+--   interval - how often a proximity test should be performed in seconds.
+--              Smaller values are more performance-hungry.
+--   type     - optional body classname filter, see Space.GetBodiesNear
+--   overlap  - if false, all bodies of type in the radius will generate
+--                initial proximity events on the first proximity test
+--
+-- Returns:
+--
+--   context - the context object for the registered test
+--
+function ProximityTest:RegisterTest(body, dist, interval, type, overlap)
+	local key = makeTestKey(dist, interval, type)
+	if activeTests[body][key] then return activeTests[body][key] end
+
+	local context = Context.New(key, body, dist, type)
+	local cb = self:MakeCallback(context)
+
+	activeTests[body][key] = context
+
+	-- Queue the start of the timer at a random timestamp inside the first interval period
+	-- This provides natural load balancing for large numbers of callbacks created on the same frame
+	-- (e.g. at game start / hyperspace entry)
+	Timer:CallAt(Game.time + Engine.rand:Number(interval), function()
+
+		if overlap == false then
+			cb()
+		else
+			-- Pre-fill the list of nearby bodies (avoid spurious onBodyEnter() callbacks when creating)
+			for i, locBody in ipairs(Space.GetBodiesNear(body, dist, type)) do
+				context.bodies[locBody] = context.iter
+			end
+		end
+
+		Timer:CallEvery(interval, cb)
+	end)
+
+	return context
+end
+
+---@private
+---@param context Modules.Common.ProximityTest.Context
+function ProximityTest:MakeCallback(context)
+	return function()
+		-- Callback has been cancelled
+		if not context.iter then
+			return true
+		end
+
+		local newIter = (context.iter + 1) % 2
+		context.iter = newIter
+
+		for i, locBody in ipairs(Space.GetBodiesNear(context.body, context.dist, context.filter)) do
+			if not context.bodies[locBody] then
+				context.onBodyEnter(context, locBody)
+			end
+
+			context.bodies[locBody] = newIter
+		end
+
+		local remove = {}
+		for locBody, ver in pairs(context.bodies) do
+			if ver ~= newIter then
+				context.onBodyLeave(context, locBody)
+				table.insert(remove, locBody)
+			end
+		end
+
+		for _, v in ipairs(remove) do
+			context.bodies[v] = nil
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+Event.Register("onGameStart", function()
+	activeTests = utils.automagic()
+end)
+
+Event.Register("onGameEnd", function()
+	activeTests = utils.automagic()
+end)
+
+return ProximityTest