DougDiggem/Assets/Scripts/CameraController.cs

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using UnityEngine;

public class CameraController : MonoBehaviour
{
    private bool isTracking = false; // don't track when parented
    private bool returningHome = false; // cam is on its way home
    private float baseCamSize = 7; // this is how "zoomed" the ortho cam is
    private float camMovementTime = 0.9f; // how much time to switch cam positions

    private float moveSpeed;
    private float zoomSpeed;

    public Transform playerCamHome; // camera's home base
    public GameObject cameraObj;
    private Camera cameraComponent;

    private Vector3 currentCamPosition;
    private float desiredCamSize;
    private int positionsSet = 0; // this keeps track of how many cam zones we're in

    private List<StaticCamRoom> roomsActive;

    public void SetCurrentPosition(Vector3 currentCamPosition, float desiredCamSize)
    {
        positionsSet++; // we have entered a cam zone
        cameraObj.transform.parent = null;

        float distanceToMove = Vector3.Distance(this.currentCamPosition, currentCamPosition);
        float amountToZoom = Mathf.Abs(this.desiredCamSize - desiredCamSize);
        moveSpeed = distanceToMove / camMovementTime;
        zoomSpeed = amountToZoom / camMovementTime;

        isTracking = true;
        returningHome = false;
        
        this.currentCamPosition = currentCamPosition;
        this.desiredCamSize = desiredCamSize;
    }

    public void ReturnCameraToHome()
    {
        positionsSet--; // we have exited a cam zone
       
        // if this number is greater than 1, we have left a zone but are still in another
        if (positionsSet <= 0) 
        {
            positionsSet = 0;

            float distanceToMove = Vector3.Distance(this.currentCamPosition, playerCamHome.position);
            float amountToZoom = Mathf.Abs(this.desiredCamSize - baseCamSize);
            moveSpeed = distanceToMove / camMovementTime;
            zoomSpeed = amountToZoom / camMovementTime;

            isTracking = false;
            returningHome = true;

            currentCamPosition = playerCamHome.position;
            desiredCamSize = baseCamSize;
        }
    }

    public void AddToRoomsActive(StaticCamRoom room)
    {
        roomsActive.Add(room);
        room.RoomEnter();
    }

    public void RemoveFromRoomsActive(StaticCamRoom room)
    {
        List<Transform> wallsToKeep = new List<Transform>();
        roomsActive.Remove(room);

        foreach (StaticCamRoom staticCamRoom in roomsActive)
        {
            wallsToKeep.AddRange(staticCamRoom.objectsToHide);
        }
        room.RoomExit(wallsToKeep);
    }

    // Start is called once before the first execution of Update after the MonoBehaviour is created
    void Start()
    {
        cameraComponent = cameraObj.GetComponent<Camera>();
        roomsActive = new List<StaticCamRoom>();
        ReturnCameraToHome();
    }

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        if (isTracking)
        {
            cameraObj.transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(cameraObj.transform.position, currentCamPosition, Time.deltaTime * moveSpeed);
            cameraComponent.orthographicSize = Mathf.MoveTowards(cameraComponent.orthographicSize, desiredCamSize, Time.deltaTime * zoomSpeed);
        }

        if (returningHome)
        {
            currentCamPosition = playerCamHome.position;

            cameraObj.transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(cameraObj.transform.position, currentCamPosition, Time.deltaTime * moveSpeed);
            cameraComponent.orthographicSize = Mathf.MoveTowards(cameraComponent.orthographicSize, desiredCamSize, Time.deltaTime * zoomSpeed);

            if (Vector3.Distance(cameraObj.transform.position, currentCamPosition) < 0.1f)
            {
                cameraObj.transform.parent = playerCamHome;
                cameraObj.transform.localPosition = Vector3.zero;
                cameraComponent.orthographicSize = baseCamSize;
                returningHome = false;
            }
        }
    }
}