BGE PyAPI support for subclassing any BGE game type from python, scripters define extra functions on gameObjects.

Adding a UI to set the type on startup can be added easily.

# ----
class myPlayer(GameTypes.KX_GameObject):
  def die(self):
    # ... do stuff ...
    self.endObject()

# make an instance
player = myPlayer(gameOb) # gameOb is made invalid now.
player.die()

# ----

One limitation (which could also be an advantage), is making the subclass instance will return that subclass everywhere, you cant have 2 different subclasses of the same BGE data at once.

2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_api.h b/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_api.h
index 92b71e9fff0..ffeb342df77 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_api.h
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_api.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void		WM_keymap_tweak	(ListBase *lb, short type, short val, int modifier, short
 ListBase	*WM_keymap_listbase	(struct wmWindowManager *wm, const char *nameid, 
 								 int spaceid, int regionid);
 
-char		*WM_key_event_string(short type);
+const char	*WM_key_event_string(short type);
 char		*WM_key_event_operator_string(const struct bContext *C, const char *opname, int opcontext, struct IDProperty *properties, char *str, int len);
 
 			/* handlers */
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_keymap.c b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_keymap.c
index 85028e3ea1a..b914e63788d 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_keymap.c
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_keymap.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ ListBase *WM_keymap_listbase(wmWindowManager *wm, const char *nameid, int spacei
 
 /* ***************** get string from key events **************** */
 
-char *WM_key_event_string(short type)
+const char *WM_key_event_string(short type)
 {
 	const char *name= NULL;
 	if(RNA_enum_name(event_type_items, (int)type, &name))