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/*
    Copyright (C) 2003 - 2025
    by David White <dave@whitevine.net>
    Part of the Battle for Wesnoth Project https://www.wesnoth.org/
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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/**
 * @file
 * Sighting.
 */
 
#include "actions/vision.hpp"
 
#include "actions/move.hpp"
 
#include "config.hpp"
#include "game_events/pump.hpp"
#include "log.hpp"
#include "map/map.hpp"
#include "map/label.hpp"
#include "map/location.hpp"
#include "pathfind/pathfind.hpp"
#include "play_controller.hpp"
#include "resources.hpp"
#include "team.hpp"
#include "units/unit.hpp"
 
 
 
static lg::log_domain log_engine("engine");
#define DBG_NG LOG_STREAM(debug, log_engine)
#define ERR_NG LOG_STREAM(err, log_engine)
 
 
static const std::string sighted_str("sighted");
 
 
void actions::create_jamming_map(std::map<map_location, int> & jamming,
                                 const team & view_team)
{
    // Reset the map.
    jamming.clear();
 
    // Build the map.
    for (const unit &u : resources::gameboard->units())
    {
        if ( u.jamming() < 1  ||  !view_team.is_enemy(u.side()) )
            continue;
 
        pathfind::jamming_path jam_path(u, u.get_location());
        for (const pathfind::paths::step& st : jam_path.destinations) {
            if ( jamming[st.curr] < st.move_left )
                jamming[st.curr] = st.move_left;
        }
    }
}
 
 
/**
 * Determines if @a loc is within @a viewer's visual range.
 * This is a moderately expensive function (vision is recalculated
 * with each call), so avoid using it heavily.
 * If @a jamming is left as nullptr, the jamming map is also calculated
 * with each invocation.
 */
static bool can_see(const unit & viewer, const map_location & loc,
                    const std::map<map_location, int> * jamming = nullptr)
{
    // Make sure we have a "jamming" map.
    std::map<map_location, int> local_jamming;
    if ( jamming == nullptr ) {
        actions::create_jamming_map(local_jamming, resources::gameboard->get_team(viewer.side()));
        jamming = &local_jamming;
    }
 
    // Determine which hexes this unit can see.
    pathfind::vision_path sight(viewer, viewer.get_location(), *jamming);
 
    return sight.destinations.contains(loc)  ||  sight.edges.count(loc) != 0;
}
 
 
namespace actions {
 
 
/**
 * Constructor from a unit.
 */
clearer_info::clearer_info(const unit & viewer) :
    underlying_id(viewer.underlying_id()),
    sight_range(viewer.vision()),
    slowed(viewer.get_state(unit::STATE_SLOWED)),
    costs(viewer.movement_type().get_vision().make_standalone())
{
}
 
/**
 * Constructor from a config.
 */
clearer_info::clearer_info(const config & cfg) :
    underlying_id(cfg["underlying_id"].to_size_t()),
    sight_range(cfg["vision"].to_int()),
    slowed(cfg.child_or_empty("status")["slowed"].to_bool()),
    costs(movetype::read_terrain_costs(cfg.child_or_empty("vision_costs")))
{
}
 
/**
 * Writes to a config.
 */
void clearer_info::write(config & cfg) const
{
    // The key and tag names are intended to mirror those used by [unit]
    // (so a clearer_info can be constructed from a unit's config).
    cfg["underlying_id"] = underlying_id;
    cfg["vision"] = sight_range;
    if ( slowed )
        cfg.add_child("status")["slowed"] = true;
    costs->write(cfg, "vision_costs");
}
 
 
/**
 * A record of a sighting event.
 * Records the unit doing a sighting, the location of that unit at the
 * time of the sighting, and the location of the sighted unit.
 */
struct shroud_clearer::sight_data {
    sight_data(std::size_t viewed_id, const map_location & viewed_loc,
               std::size_t viewer_id, const map_location & viewer_loc) :
        seen_id(viewed_id),    seen_loc(viewed_loc),
        sighter_id(viewer_id), sighter_loc(viewer_loc)
    {}
 
    std::size_t       seen_id;
    map_location seen_loc;
    std::size_t       sighter_id;
    map_location sighter_loc;
};
 
 
/**
 * Convenience wrapper for adding sighting data to the sightings_ vector.
 */
inline void shroud_clearer::record_sighting(
    const unit & seen, const map_location & seen_loc,
    std::size_t sighter_id, const map_location & sighter_loc)
{
    sightings_.emplace_back(seen.underlying_id(), seen_loc, sighter_id, sighter_loc);
}
 
 
/**
 * Default constructor.
 */
shroud_clearer::shroud_clearer() : jamming_(), sightings_(), view_team_(nullptr)
{}
 
 
/**
 * Destructor.
 * The purpose of explicitly defining this is so we can log an error if the
 * sighted events were neither fired nor explicitly ignored.
 */
shroud_clearer::~shroud_clearer()
{
    if ( !sightings_.empty() ) {
        ERR_NG << sightings_.size() << " sighted events were ignored.";
    }
}
 
/**
 * Causes this object's "jamming" map to be recalculated.
 * This gets called as needed, and can also be manually invoked
 * via cache_units().
 * @param[in] new_team  The team whose vision will be used. If nullptr, the
 *                      jamming map will be cleared.
 */
void shroud_clearer::calculate_jamming(const team * new_team)
{
    // Reset data.
    jamming_.clear();
    view_team_ = new_team;
 
    if ( view_team_ == nullptr )
        return;
 
    // Build the map.
    create_jamming_map(jamming_, *view_team_);
}
 
 
/**
 * Clears shroud from a single location.
 * This also records sighted events for later firing.
 *
 * In a few cases, this will also clear corner hexes that otherwise would
 * not normally get cleared.
 * @param tm               The team whose fog/shroud is affected.
 * @param loc              The location to clear.
 * @param view_loc         The location viewer is assumed at (for sighted events).
 * @param event_non_loc    The unit at this location cannot be sighted
 *                         (used to prevent a unit from sighting itself).
 * @param viewer_id        The underlying ID of the unit doing the sighting (for events).
 * @param check_units      If false, there is no checking for an uncovered unit.
 * @param enemy_count      Incremented if an enemy is uncovered.
 * @param friend_count     Incremented if a friend is uncovered.
 * @param spectator        Will be told if a unit is uncovered.
 *
 * @return whether or not information was uncovered (i.e. returns true if
 *         the specified location was fogged/ shrouded under shared vision/maps).
 */
bool shroud_clearer::clear_loc(team &tm, const map_location &loc,
                               const map_location &view_loc,
                               const map_location &event_non_loc,
                               std::size_t viewer_id, bool check_units,
                               std::size_t &enemy_count, std::size_t &friend_count,
                               move_unit_spectator * spectator)
{
    const gamemap &map = resources::gameboard->map();
    // This counts as clearing a tile for the return value if it is on the
    // board and currently fogged under shared vision. (No need to explicitly
    // check for shrouded since shrouded implies fogged.)
    bool was_fogged = tm.fogged(loc);
    bool result = was_fogged && map.on_board(loc);
 
    // Clear the border as well as the board, so that the half-hexes
    // at the edge can also be cleared of fog/shroud.
    if ( map.on_board_with_border(loc) ) {
        // Both functions should be executed so don't use || which uses short-cut evaluation.
        // (This is different than the return value because shared vision does not apply here.)
        bool clear_shroud = tm.clear_shroud(loc);
        bool clear_fog = tm.clear_fog(loc);
        if ( clear_shroud || clear_fog ) {
            // If we are near a corner, the corner might also need to be cleared.
            // This happens at the lower-left corner and at either the upper- or
            // lower- right corner (depending on the width).
 
            // Lower-left corner:
            if ( loc.x == 0  &&  loc.y == map.h()-1 ) {
                const map_location corner(-1, map.h());
                tm.clear_shroud(corner);
                tm.clear_fog(corner);
            }
            // Lower-right corner, odd width:
            else if ( is_odd(map.w())  &&  loc.x == map.w()-1  &&  loc.y == map.h()-1 ) {
                const map_location corner(map.w(), map.h());
                tm.clear_shroud(corner);
                tm.clear_fog(corner);
            }
            // Upper-right corner, even width:
            else if ( is_even(map.w())  &&  loc.x == map.w()-1  &&  loc.y == 0) {
                const map_location corner(map.w(), -1);
                tm.clear_shroud(corner);
                tm.clear_fog(corner);
            }
        }
    }
 
    // Possible screen invalidation.
    if ( was_fogged ) {
        display::get_singleton()->invalidate(loc);
        // Need to also invalidate adjacent hexes to get rid of the "fog edge" graphics.
        for(const map_location& adj : get_adjacent_tiles(loc)) {
            display::get_singleton()->invalidate(adj);
        }
    }
 
    // Check for units?
    if ( result  &&  check_units  &&  loc != event_non_loc ) {
        // Uncovered a unit?
        unit_map::const_iterator sight_it = resources::gameboard->find_visible_unit(loc, tm);
        if ( sight_it.valid() ) {
            record_sighting(*sight_it, loc, viewer_id, view_loc);
 
            // Track this?
            if ( !sight_it->get_state(unit::STATE_PETRIFIED) ) {
                if ( tm.is_enemy(sight_it->side()) ) {
                    ++enemy_count;
                    if ( spectator )
                        spectator->add_seen_enemy(sight_it);
                } else {
                    ++friend_count;
                    if ( spectator )
                        spectator->add_seen_friend(sight_it);
                }
            }
        }
    }
 
    return result;
}
 
 
/**
 * Clears shroud (and fog) around the provided location for @a view_team
 * based on @a sight_range, @a costs, and @a slowed.
 * This will also record sighted events, which should be either fired or
 * explicitly dropped. (The sighter is the unit with underlying id @a viewer_id.)
 *
 * This should only be called if delayed shroud updates is off.
 * It is wasteful to call this if view_team uses neither fog nor shroud.
 *
 * @param view_loc         The location to clear fog from.
 * @param view_team        The team who will have the fog cleared from their map.
 * @param viewer_id        The underlying ID of the unit doing the sighting (for events).
 * @param sight_range
 * @param slowed           Whether the unit is slowed.
 * @param costs            The terrain costs for the unit.
 * @param real_loc         The actual location of the viewing unit.
 *                         (This is used to avoid having a unit sight itself.)
 * @param known_units      These locations are not checked for uncovered units.
 * @param enemy_count      Incremented for each enemy uncovered (excluding known_units).
 * @param friend_count     Incremented for each friend uncovered (excluding known_units).
 * @param spectator        Will be told of uncovered units (excluding known_units).
 * @param instant          If false, then drawing delays (used to make movement look better) are allowed.
 *
 * @return whether or not information was uncovered (i.e. returns true if any
 *         locations in visual range were fogged/shrouded under shared vision/maps).
 */
bool shroud_clearer::clear_unit(const map_location &view_loc, team &view_team,
                                std::size_t viewer_id, int sight_range, bool slowed,
                                const movetype::terrain_costs & costs,
                                const map_location & real_loc,
                                const std::set<map_location>* known_units,
                                std::size_t * enemy_count, std::size_t * friend_count,
                                move_unit_spectator * spectator, bool /*instant*/)
{
    bool cleared_something = false;
    // Dummy variables to make some logic simpler.
    std::size_t enemies=0, friends=0;
    if ( enemy_count == nullptr )
        enemy_count = &enemies;
    if ( friend_count == nullptr )
        friend_count = &friends;
 
    // Make sure the jamming map is up-to-date.
    if ( view_team_ != &view_team ) {
        calculate_jamming(&view_team);
    }
 
    // Determine the hexes to clear.
    pathfind::vision_path sight(costs, slowed, sight_range, view_loc, jamming_);
 
    // Clear the fog.
    for (const pathfind::paths::step &dest : sight.destinations) {
        bool known = known_units  &&  known_units->count(dest.curr) != 0;
        if ( clear_loc(view_team, dest.curr, view_loc, real_loc, viewer_id, !known,
                       *enemy_count, *friend_count, spectator) )
            cleared_something = true;
    }
    //TODO guard with game_config option
    for (const map_location &dest : sight.edges) {
        bool known = known_units  &&  known_units->count(dest) != 0;
        if ( clear_loc(view_team, dest, view_loc, real_loc, viewer_id, !known,
                       *enemy_count, *friend_count, spectator) )
            cleared_something = true;
    }
 
    return cleared_something;
}
 
 
/**
 * Clears shroud (and fog) around the provided location for @a view_team
 * as if @a viewer was standing there.
 * This will also record sighted events, which should be either fired or
 * explicitly dropped.
 *
 * This should only be called if delayed shroud updates is off.
 * It is wasteful to call this if view_team uses neither fog nor shroud.
 *
 * @param view_loc         The location to clear fog from.
 * @param viewer           The unit whose vision range will be used to clear the fog.
 * @param view_team        The team who will have the fog cleared from their map.
 * @param known_units      These locations are not checked for uncovered units.
 * @param enemy_count      Incremented for each enemy uncovered (excluding known_units).
 * @param friend_count     Incremented for each friend uncovered (excluding known_units).
 * @param spectator        Will be told of uncovered units (excluding known_units).
 * @param instant          If false, then drawing delays (used to make movement look better) are allowed.
 *
 * @return whether or not information was uncovered (i.e. returns true if any
 *         locations in visual range were fogged/shrouded under shared vision/maps).
 */
bool shroud_clearer::clear_unit(const map_location &view_loc,
                                const unit &viewer, team &view_team,
                                const std::set<map_location>* known_units,
                                std::size_t * enemy_count, std::size_t * friend_count,
                                move_unit_spectator * spectator, bool instant)
{
    // This is just a translation to the more general interface. It is
    // not inlined so that vision.hpp does not have to include unit.hpp.
    return clear_unit(view_loc, view_team, viewer.underlying_id(),
                      viewer.vision(), viewer.get_state(unit::STATE_SLOWED),
                      viewer.movement_type().get_vision(), viewer.get_location(),
                      known_units, enemy_count, friend_count, spectator, instant);
}
 
 
/**
 * Clears shroud (and fog) around the provided location for @a view_team
 * as if @a viewer was standing there.
 * This will also record sighted events, which should be either fired or
 * explicitly dropped.
 *
 * This should only be called if delayed shroud updates is off.
 * It is wasteful to call this if view_team uses neither fog nor shroud.
 *
 * @param view_loc         The location to clear fog from.
 * @param viewer           The unit whose vision range will be used to clear the fog.
 * @param view_team        The team who will have the fog cleared from their map.
 * @param instant          If false, then drawing delays (used to make movement look better) are allowed.
 *
 * @return whether or not information was uncovered (i.e. returns true if any
 *         locations in visual range were fogged/shrouded under shared vision/maps).
 */
bool shroud_clearer::clear_unit(const map_location &view_loc, team &view_team,
                                const clearer_info &viewer, bool instant)
{
    // Locate the unit in question.
    unit_map::const_iterator find_it = resources::gameboard->units().find(viewer.underlying_id);
    const map_location & real_loc = find_it == resources::gameboard->units().end() ?
                                        map_location::null_location() :
                                        find_it->get_location();
 
    return clear_unit(view_loc, view_team, viewer.underlying_id,
                      viewer.sight_range, viewer.slowed, *viewer.costs,
                      real_loc, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, instant);
}
 
 
/**
 * Clears shroud (and fog) around the provided location as if @a viewer
 * was standing there.
 * This version of shroud_clearer::clear_unit() will abort if the viewer's
 * team uses neither fog nor shroud. If @a can_delay is left as true, then
 * this function also aborts on the viewing team's turn if delayed shroud
 * updates is on. (Not supplying a team suggests that it would be inconvenient
 * for the caller to check these.)
 * In addition, if @a invalidate is left as true, invalidate_after_clear()
 * will be called.
 * Setting @a instant to false allows some drawing delays that are used to
 * make movement look better.
 *
 * @return whether or not information was uncovered (i.e. returns true if any
 *         locations in visual range were fogged/shrouded under shared vision/maps).
 */
bool shroud_clearer::clear_unit(const map_location &view_loc, const unit &viewer,
                                bool can_delay, bool invalidate, bool instant)
{
    team & viewing_team = resources::gameboard->get_team(viewer.side());
 
    // Abort if there is nothing to clear.
    if ( !viewing_team.fog_or_shroud() )
        return false;
    if ( can_delay  &&  !viewing_team.auto_shroud_updates()  &&
         viewer.side() == resources::controller->current_side()  )
        return false;
 
    if ( !clear_unit(view_loc, viewer, viewing_team, instant) )
        // Nothing uncovered.
        return false;
 
    if ( invalidate )
        invalidate_after_clear();
 
    return true;
}
 
 
/**
 * Clears shroud (and fog) at the provided location and its immediate neighbors.
 * This is an aid for the [teleport] action, allowing the destination to be
 * cleared before teleporting, while the unit's full visual range gets cleared
 * after.
 * The @a viewer is needed for correct firing of sighted events.
 *
 * @return whether or not information was uncovered (i.e. returns true if the
 *         locations in question were fogged/shrouded under shared vision/maps).
 */
bool shroud_clearer::clear_dest(const map_location &dest, const unit &viewer)
{
    team & viewing_team = resources::gameboard->get_team(viewer.side());
    // A pair of dummy variables needed to simplify some logic.
    std::size_t enemies, friends;
 
    // Abort if there is nothing to clear.
    if ( !viewing_team.fog_or_shroud() )
        return false;
 
    // Cache some values.
    const map_location & real_loc = viewer.get_location();
    const std::size_t viewer_id = viewer.underlying_id();
 
    // Clear the destination.
    bool cleared_something = clear_loc(viewing_team, dest, dest, real_loc,
                                       viewer_id, true, enemies, friends);
 
    // Clear the adjacent hexes (will be seen even if vision is 0, and the
    // graphics do not work so well for an isolated cleared hex).
    for(const map_location& adj : get_adjacent_tiles(dest)) {
        if(clear_loc(viewing_team, adj, dest, real_loc, viewer_id, true, enemies, friends)) {
            cleared_something = true;
        }
    }
 
    if ( cleared_something )
        invalidate_after_clear();
 
    return cleared_something;
}
 
 
/**
 * Clears the record of sighted events from earlier fog/shroud clearing.
 * This should be called if the events are to be ignored and not fired.
 * (Non-cleared, non-fired events will be logged as an error.)
 */
void shroud_clearer::drop_events()
{
    if ( !sightings_.empty() ) {
        DBG_NG << sightings_.size() << " sighted events were dropped.";
    }
    sightings_.clear();
}
 
 
/**
 * Fires the sighted events that were recorded by earlier fog/shroud clearing.
 * @return true if the events have mutated the game state.
 */
game_events::pump_result_t shroud_clearer::fire_events()
{
    const unit_map & units = resources::gameboard->units();
 
    // Possible/probable quick abort.
    if ( sightings_.empty() )
        return game_events::pump_result_t();
 
    // In case of exceptions, clear sightings_ before processing events.
    std::vector<sight_data> sight_list;
    sight_list.swap(sightings_);
 
    for (const sight_data & event : sight_list) {
        // Try to locate the sighting unit.
        unit_map::const_iterator find_it = units.find(event.sighter_id);
        const map_location & sight_loc =
            find_it == units.end() ? map_location::null_location() :
                                     find_it->get_location();
 
        {   // Raise the event based on the latest data.
            resources::game_events->pump().raise(sighted_str,
                  game_events::entity_location(event.seen_loc, event.seen_id),
                  game_events::entity_location(sight_loc, event.sighter_id, event.sighter_loc));
        }
    }
 
    return resources::game_events->pump()();
}
 
 
/**
 * The invalidations that should occur after invoking clear_unit().
 * This is separate since clear_unit() might be invoked several
 * times in a row, and the invalidations might only need to be done once.
 */
void shroud_clearer::invalidate_after_clear()
{
    display::get_singleton()->invalidate_game_status();
    display::get_singleton()->recalculate_minimap();
    display::get_singleton()->labels().recalculate_shroud();
    // The tiles are invalidated as they are cleared, so no need
    // to invalidate them here.
}
 
 
/**
 * Returns the sides that cannot currently see @a target.
 * (Used to cache visibility before a move.)
 */
std::vector<int> get_sides_not_seeing(const unit & target)
{
    std::vector<int> not_seeing;
    for(const team& t : resources::gameboard->teams()) {
        if(!target.is_visible_to_team(t, false)) {
            not_seeing.push_back(t.side());
        }
    }
 
    return not_seeing;
}
 
/**
 * Fires sighted events for the sides that can see @a target.
 * If @a cache is supplied, only those sides might get events.
 * If @a cache is nullptr, all sides might get events.
 * This function is for the sighting *of* units that clear the shroud; it is
 * the complement of shroud_clearer::fire_events(), which handles sighting *by*
 * units that clear the shroud.
 *
 * See get_sides_not_seeing() for a way to obtain a cache.
 *
 * @returns true if an event has mutated the game state.
 */
game_events::pump_result_t actor_sighted(const unit & target, const std::vector<int> * cache)
/* Current logic:
 * 1) One event is fired per side that can see the target.
 * 2) The second unit for the event is one that can see the target, if possible.
 * 3) If no units on a side can see the target, a second unit is chosen as
 *    close as possible (but this behavior should not be relied on; it is
 *    subject to change at any time, should it become inconvenient).
 * 4) A side with no units at all will not get a sighted event.
 * 5) Sides that do not use fog or shroud CAN get sighted events.
 */
{
    const std::vector<team> & teams = resources::gameboard->teams();
    const std::size_t teams_size = teams.size();
    const map_location & target_loc = target.get_location();
 
    // Determine the teams that (probably) should get events.
    boost::dynamic_bitset<> needs_event;
    needs_event.resize(teams_size, cache == nullptr);
    if ( cache != nullptr ) {
        // Flag just the sides in the cache as needing events.
        for (int side : *cache)
            needs_event[side-1] = true;
    }
    // Exclude the target's own team.
    needs_event[target.side()-1] = false;
    // Exclude those teams that cannot see the target.
    for ( std::size_t i = 0; i != teams_size; ++i )
        needs_event[i] = needs_event[i] && target.is_visible_to_team(teams[i], false);
 
    // Cache "jamming".
    std::vector< std::map<map_location, int>> jamming_cache(teams_size);
    for ( std::size_t i = 0; i != teams_size; ++i )
        if ( needs_event[i] )
            create_jamming_map(jamming_cache[i], teams[i]);
 
    // Look for units that can be used as the second unit in sighted events.
    std::vector<const unit *> second_units(teams_size, nullptr);
    std::vector<std::size_t> distances(teams_size, std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max());
    for (const unit & viewer : resources::gameboard->units()) {
        const std::size_t index = viewer.side() - 1;
        // Does viewer belong to a team for which we still need a unit?
        if ( needs_event[index]  &&  distances[index] != 0 ) {
            if ( can_see(viewer, target_loc, &jamming_cache[index]) ) {
                // Definitely use viewer as the second unit.
                second_units[index] = &viewer;
                distances[index] = 0;
            }
            else {
                // Consider viewer as a backup if it is close.
                std::size_t viewer_distance =
                    distance_between(target_loc, viewer.get_location());
                if ( viewer_distance < distances[index] ) {
                    second_units[index] = &viewer;
                    distances[index] = viewer_distance;
                }
            }
        }
    }
 
    // Raise events for the appropriate teams.
    const game_events::entity_location target_entity(target);
    for ( std::size_t i = 0; i != teams_size; ++i )
        if ( second_units[i] != nullptr ) {
            resources::game_events->pump().raise(sighted_str, target_entity, game_events::entity_location(*second_units[i]));
        }
 
    // Fire the events and return.
    return resources::game_events->pump()();
}
 
 
/**
 * Function that recalculates the fog of war.
 *
 * This is used at the end of a turn and for the defender at the end of
 * combat. As a back-up, it is also called when clearing shroud at the
 * beginning of a turn.
 * This function does nothing if the indicated side does not use fog.
 * This function ignores the "delayed shroud updates" setting.
 * The display is invalidated as needed.
 *
 * @param[in] side The side whose fog will be recalculated.
 */
void recalculate_fog(int side)
{
    team &tm = resources::gameboard->get_team(side);
 
    if (!tm.uses_fog())
        return;
 
    // Exclude currently seen units from sighted events.
    std::set<map_location> visible_locs;
    for (const unit &u : resources::gameboard->units()) {
        const map_location & u_location = u.get_location();
 
        if ( !tm.fogged(u_location) )
            visible_locs.insert(u_location);
    }
 
    tm.refog();
    // Invalidate the screen before clearing the shroud.
    // This speeds up the invalidations within clear_shroud_unit().
    display::get_singleton()->invalidate_all();
 
    shroud_clearer clearer;
    for (const unit &u : resources::gameboard->units())
    {
        if ( u.side() == side )
            clearer.clear_unit(u.get_location(), u, tm, &visible_locs);
    }
    // Update the screen.
    clearer.invalidate_after_clear();
 
    // Fire any sighted events we picked up.
    clearer.fire_events();
}
 
 
/**
 * Function that will clear shroud (and fog) based on current unit positions.
 *
 * This will not re-fog hexes unless reset_fog is set to true.
 * This function will do nothing if the side uses neither shroud nor fog.
 * This function ignores the "delayed shroud updates" setting.
 * The display is invalidated as needed.
 *
 * @param[in] side         The side whose shroud (and fog) will be cleared.
 * @param[in] reset_fog    If set to true, the fog will also be recalculated
 *                         (refogging hexes that can no longer be seen).
 * @param[in] fire_events  If set to false, sighted events will not be fired.
 * @returns true if some shroud/fog is actually cleared away.
 */
bool clear_shroud(int side, bool reset_fog, bool fire_events)
{
    team &tm = resources::gameboard->get_team(side);
    if (!tm.uses_shroud() && !tm.uses_fog())
        return false;
 
    bool result = false;
 
    shroud_clearer clearer;
    for (const unit &u : resources::gameboard->units())
    {
        if ( u.side() == side )
            result |= clearer.clear_unit(u.get_location(), u, tm);
    }
    // Update the screen.
    if ( result )
        clearer.invalidate_after_clear();
 
    // Sighted events.
    if ( fire_events )
        clearer.fire_events();
    else
        clearer.drop_events();
 
    if ( reset_fog ) {
        // Note: This will not reveal any new tiles, so result is not affected.
        //       Also, we do not have to check fire_events at this point.
        recalculate_fog(side);
    }
 
    return result;
}
 
}//namespace actions