ScriptableFactoryManager

Singleton MonoBehaviour that orchestrates the runtime lifecycle of all registered ScriptableFactory instances. It initializes factories, creates ScriptableFactoryMonitor components for Inspector visibility, and handles application quit cleanup.

Definition

Namespace: Paragon.Core.ScriptableFactory Assembly: Paragon.dll

[SingletonSettings(DontDestroyOnLoad = true, InitializeOnLoad = true)]
public sealed class ScriptableFactoryManager : SingletonBehaviour<ScriptableFactoryManager>

Inheritance: ParagonBehaviour → SingletonBehaviour<ScriptableFactoryManager> → ScriptableFactoryManager

Remarks

The manager is configured with DontDestroyOnLoad = true and InitializeOnLoad = true, meaning it persists across scene loads and is created automatically on first access.

During Start(), it performs a three-phase initialization:

1. InitializeFactories — Iterates all factories from ScriptableFactoryRegistry, calls Initialize() on each (which creates their runtime GameObjects), and parents them under the manager's transform for hierarchy organization.

2. InitializeMonitors — Creates a ScriptableFactoryMonitor component on each factory's GameObject, grouped by type in an internal dictionary.

3. StartFactories — Calls Start() on each factory, which typically pre-populates object pools.

On OnApplicationQuit(), it calls OnQuit() on all factories for cleanup.

Quick Lookup

Goal	How
Access the manager	ScriptableFactoryManager.Instance
Manager auto-creates on load	Configured via [SingletonSettings(InitializeOnLoad = true)]

No direct API needed. The manager operates automatically. You do not need to call any methods on it — it initializes all factories and monitors on its own during Start().

Properties

No public properties. The manager's internal monitors dictionary is shown in the Inspector via [ShowInInspector] for debugging purposes.

Examples

Hierarchy at Runtime

After initialization, the Unity hierarchy will look like:

ScriptableFactoryManager (DontDestroyOnLoad)
  ├─ EnemyFactory          [ScriptableFactoryMonitor]
  ├─ ProjectileFactory     [ScriptableFactoryMonitor]
  └─ ItemFactory           [ScriptableFactoryMonitor]
      ├─ ItemInstance_0     (pooled, inactive)
      ├─ ItemInstance_1     (pooled, inactive)
      └─ ...

See Also

• ScriptableFactoryRegistry — the registry the manager reads from

• ScriptableFactoryMonitor — the monitor components the manager creates

• ScriptableFactoryDatabase — game-specific factory lookup