Added new timer.

src/main/java/com/github/halotroop/litecraft/logic/Timer.java

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package com.github.halotroop.litecraft.logic;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+/*
+ * @author Jack Wilsdon (Stack Exchange)
+ * https://codereview.stackexchange.com/questions/111855/ticker-for-game-timing
+ */
+public class Timer
+{
+	private double lastTick;
+	private double nextTick;
+	private int tickRate;
+	private Set<TickListener> tickListeners = new HashSet<>();
+
+	public Timer(int tickRate)
+	{ this.tickRate = tickRate; }
+
+	public void addTickListener(TickListener listener)
+	{ tickListeners.add(listener); }
+
+	public void removeTickListener(TickListener listener)
+	{ tickListeners.remove(listener); }
+
+	public void setTickRate(int tickRate)
+	{ this.tickRate = tickRate; }
+
+	public int getTickRate()
+	{ return tickRate; }
+
+	public void reset()
+	{
+		lastTick = 0;
+		nextTick = 0;
+	}
+
+	public boolean tick()
+	{
+		long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+		if (currentTime >= nextTick)
+		{
+			long targetTimeDelta = 1000L / tickRate;
+			if (lastTick == 0 || nextTick == 0)
+			{
+				lastTick = currentTime - targetTimeDelta;
+				nextTick = currentTime;
+			}
+			float deltaTime = (float) (currentTime - lastTick) / targetTimeDelta;
+			for (TickListener listener : tickListeners)
+			{ listener.onTick(deltaTime); }
+			lastTick = currentTime;
+			nextTick = currentTime + targetTimeDelta;
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public interface TickListener
+	{
+		void onTick(float deltaTime);
+	}
+}

src/main/java/com/github/hydos/ginger/Litecraft.java

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package com.github.hydos.ginger;
 
 import java.util.*;
 
+import com.github.halotroop.litecraft.logic.Timer;
+import com.github.halotroop.litecraft.logic.Timer.TickListener;
 import com.github.halotroop.litecraft.types.block.*;
 import com.github.hydos.ginger.engine.api.*;
 import com.github.hydos.ginger.engine.api.game.*;
@@ -14,7 +16,6 @@ import com.github.hydos.ginger.engine.io.Window;
 import com.github.hydos.ginger.engine.math.vectors.*;
 import com.github.hydos.ginger.engine.obj.ModelLoader;
 import com.github.hydos.ginger.engine.obj.shapes.StaticCube;
-import com.github.hydos.ginger.engine.particle.*;
 import com.github.hydos.ginger.engine.render.MasterRenderer;
 import com.github.hydos.ginger.engine.render.models.TexturedModel;
 import com.github.hydos.ginger.engine.utils.Loader;
@@ -26,7 +27,14 @@ public class Litecraft extends Game{
 	
 	private boolean isInWorld = false;
 	
-	private ParticleSystem system;
+	Timer timer;
+	TickListener tickListener = new TickListener()
+	{
+		public void onTick(float deltaTime)
+		{
+			
+		};
+	};
 	
 	public Litecraft() {
 		super();
@@ -90,9 +98,6 @@ public class Litecraft extends Game{
 
 		data.entities.add(player);
 		
-		system = setupParticles();
-		
-		
 		TextureButton playButton = ginger3D.registerButton("/textures/guis/purpur.png", new Vector2f(0, 0), new Vector2f(0.25f, 0.1f));
 		playButton.show(data.guis);
 		
@@ -104,19 +109,6 @@ public class Litecraft extends Game{
 		ginger3D.startGame();
 	}
 
-
-	private ParticleSystem setupParticles() {
-		ParticleTexture particleTexture = new ParticleTexture(Loader.loadTexture("particles/smoke.png"), 8);
-
-		system = new ParticleSystem(particleTexture, 100, 10f, 0.3f, 4, 3f);
-		system.randomizeRotation();
-		system.setDirection(new Vector3f(0,0.001f,0), 0.00001f);
-		system.setLifeError(0);
-		system.setSpeedError(0);
-		system.setScaleError(1f);
-		return system;
-	}
-
 	//temp stuff to test out fbo fixes
 	int oldWindowWidth = Window.width;
 	int oldWindowHeight = Window.height;