ActionPlayer

MonoBehaviour component that holds a single Action reference and provides Play() / Stop() methods. Designed for Inspector-driven action configuration using Odin serialization.

Definition

Namespace: Paragon.Core.ActionSystem Assembly: Paragon.dll

public class ActionPlayer : SerializedMonoBehaviour

Inheritance: MonoBehaviour → SerializedMonoBehaviour → ActionPlayer

Remarks

ActionPlayer is a thin wrapper that bridges the Action System with Unity's component model. It uses SerializedMonoBehaviour from Odin Inspector, which enables polymorphic serialization of the Action field — meaning you can assign any Action subclass (including ActionSequence) directly in the Inspector.

Inspector workflow: Attach ActionPlayer to a GameObject, then use the Odin-powered Inspector dropdown to select and configure any concrete Action subclass. The action and its [Variable]-marked fields will be fully serialized.

Quick Lookup

Goal	How
Play the action	actionPlayer.Play()
Stop the action	actionPlayer.Stop()
Check if action assigned	actionPlayer.HasAction
Assign action	Configure in Inspector via Odin polymorphic serialization

Properties

HasAction

Returns true if an action has been assigned to this player.

public bool HasAction { get; }

Methods

Play

Executes the assigned action asynchronously (fire-and-forget).

public async void Play()

Internally calls action.ExecuteAsync(). The action must not already be running.

Stop

Cancels the currently executing action.

public void Stop()

Internally calls action.Cancel(). The action must be running.

Examples

Inspector Setup

1. Add ActionPlayer component to a GameObject

2. In the Inspector, click the Action field dropdown

3. Select a concrete Action type (e.g., WaitAction, MoveToAction, ActionSequence)

4. Configure the action's serialized fields

Triggering from Code

// Get reference
var player = GetComponent<ActionPlayer>();

// Check and play
if (player.HasAction)
{
    player.Play();
}

// Stop later
player.Stop();

Event-Driven Playback

// Wire up in Inspector or code
button.onClick.AddListener(() => actionPlayer.Play());

See Also

• Action — base class for all playable actions

• ActionSequence — composite action for sequential execution