Code/SboxSuperuser/Core/Effects/IGlyphEffect.cs
Defines the IGlyphEffect interface used by the Superuser text effects system. Each effect reports whether it animates and appends one glyph per visible letter to a caller-supplied list, returning false when it fails a frame.
namespace SboxSuperuser.Core.Effects;
/// <summary>Styles a part of a line letter by letter: a compiled script or a C# effect registered by game code.</summary>
internal interface IGlyphEffect
{
/// <summary>False for effects that look the same every frame, so callers can skip redrawing them.</summary>
bool IsAnimated { get; }
/// <summary>Adds one glyph per visible letter; returns false (adding nothing) when the effect failed this frame.</summary>
bool Render( in EffectInput input, List<EffectGlyph> output );
}