Store animators directly on the `ball` object

src/main.lua

@@ -42,35 +42,25 @@ local announcer = Announcer:new()
 local baserunning = Baserunning.new(announcer)
 local fielding = Fielding.new()
 
-local PlayerImageBlipper <const> = blipper.new(100, Player, PlayerLowHat)
-
-local FielderDanceAnimator <const> = gfx.animator.new(1, 10, 0, utils.easingHill)
-FielderDanceAnimator.repeatCount = C.DanceBounceCount - 1
-
 ---@alias PseudoAnimator { currentValue: fun(self): number; reset: fun(self, durationMs: number | nil) }
 ---@alias Pitch { x: PseudoAnimator, y: PseudoAnimator, z: PseudoAnimator | nil }
 
-local ballAnimatorX = utils.staticAnimator(C.BallOffscreen)
-local ballAnimatorY = utils.staticAnimator(C.BallOffscreen)
-local ballSizeAnimator = utils.staticAnimator(C.SmallestBallRadius)
-
--- TODO? Replace this AND ballSizeAnimator with a ballAnimatorZ?
--- ...that might lose some of the magic of both. Compromise available? idk
-local ballFloatAnimator = gfx.animator.new(2000, -60, 0, utils.easingHill)
-
 local deltaSeconds = 0
 
-local BatterHandPos <const> = utils.xy(10, 25)
-
-local batBase <const> = utils.xy(C.Center.x - 34, 215)
-local batTip <const> = utils.xy(0, 0)
-
 local ball <const> = {
     x = C.Center.x --[[@as number]],
     y = C.Center.y --[[@as number]],
     z = 0,
     size = C.SmallestBallRadius,
     heldBy = nil --[[@type Runner | nil]],
+
+    xAnimator = utils.staticAnimator(C.BallOffscreen),
+    yAnimator = utils.staticAnimator(C.BallOffscreen),
+
+    -- TODO? Replace these with a ballAnimatorZ?
+    -- ...that might lose some of the magic of both. Compromise available? idk
+    sizeAnimator = utils.staticAnimator(C.SmallestBallRadius),
+    floatAnimator = gfx.animator.new(2000, -60, 0, utils.easingHill),
 }
 
 ---@alias Team { score: number, benchPosition: XYPair }
@@ -102,8 +92,18 @@ local secondsSinceLastRunnerMove = 0
 local secondsSincePitchAllowed = -5
 local catcherThrownBall = false
 
+local BatterHandPos <const> = utils.xy(10, 25)
+
+local batBase <const> = utils.xy(C.Center.x - 34, 215)
+local batTip <const> = utils.xy(0, 0)
+
 local batAngleDeg = C.CrankOffsetDeg
 
+local PlayerImageBlipper <const> = blipper.new(100, Player, PlayerLowHat)
+
+local FielderDanceAnimator <const> = gfx.animator.new(1, 10, 0, utils.easingHill)
+FielderDanceAnimator.repeatCount = C.DanceBounceCount - 1
+
 ---@type Pitch[]
 local Pitches <const> = {
     -- Fastball
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ local Pitches <const> = {
     {
         x = {
             currentValue = function()
-                return C.PitchStartX + (10 * math.sin((ballAnimatorY:currentValue() - C.PitchStartY) / 10))
+                return C.PitchStartX + (10 * math.sin((ball.yAnimator:currentValue() - C.PitchStartY) / 10))
             end,
             reset = function() end,
         },
@@ -160,15 +160,15 @@ local function throwBall(destX, destY, easingFunc, flyTimeMs, floaty, customBall
     end
 
     if customBallScaler then
-        ballSizeAnimator = customBallScaler
+        ball.sizeAnimator = customBallScaler
     else
         -- TODO? Scale based on distance?
-        ballSizeAnimator = gfx.animator.new(flyTimeMs, 9, C.SmallestBallRadius, utils.easingHill)
+        ball.sizeAnimator = gfx.animator.new(flyTimeMs, 9, C.SmallestBallRadius, utils.easingHill)
     end
-    ballAnimatorY = gfx.animator.new(flyTimeMs, ball.y, destY, easingFunc)
+    ball.yAnimator = gfx.animator.new(flyTimeMs, ball.y, destY, easingFunc)
-    ballAnimatorX = gfx.animator.new(flyTimeMs, ball.x, destX, easingFunc)
+    ball.xAnimator = gfx.animator.new(flyTimeMs, ball.x, destX, easingFunc)
     if floaty then
-        ballFloatAnimator:reset(flyTimeMs)
+        ball.floatAnimator:reset(flyTimeMs)
     end
 end
 
@@ -179,21 +179,21 @@ local function pitch(pitchFlyTimeMs, pitchTypeIndex)
     offenseState = C.Offense.batting
 
     local current = Pitches[pitchTypeIndex]
-    ballAnimatorX = current.x
+    ball.xAnimator = current.x
-    ballAnimatorY = current.y or Pitches[1].y
+    ball.yAnimator = current.y or Pitches[1].y
 
     -- TODO: This would need to be sanely replaced in throwBall() etc.
     -- if current.z then
-    -- 	ballFloatAnimator = current.z
+    -- 	ball.floatAnimator = current.z
-    -- 	ballFloatAnimator:reset()
+    -- 	ball.floatAnimator:reset()
     -- end
 
     if pitchFlyTimeMs then
-        ballAnimatorX:reset(pitchFlyTimeMs)
+        ball.xAnimator:reset(pitchFlyTimeMs)
-        ballAnimatorY:reset(pitchFlyTimeMs)
+        ball.yAnimator:reset(pitchFlyTimeMs)
     else
-        ballAnimatorX:reset()
+        ball.xAnimator:reset()
-        ballAnimatorY:reset()
+        ball.yAnimator:reset()
     end
 
     secondsSincePitchAllowed = 0
@@ -376,10 +376,10 @@ local function updateGameState()
         ball.y = ball.heldBy.y
         ball.size = C.SmallestBallRadius
     else
-        ball.x = ballAnimatorX:currentValue()
+        ball.x = ball.xAnimator:currentValue()
-        ball.z = ballFloatAnimator:currentValue()
+        ball.z = ball.floatAnimator:currentValue()
-        ball.y = ballAnimatorY:currentValue() + ball.z
+        ball.y = ball.yAnimator:currentValue() + ball.z
-        ball.size = ballSizeAnimator:currentValue()
+        ball.size = ball.sizeAnimator:currentValue()
     end
 
     local playerOnOffense, playerOnDefense = playerIsOn(C.Sides.offense)