Cleanup helipad creation and heli spawn

game/missiongenerator/aircraft/aircraftgenerator.py

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class AircraftGenerator:
         laser_code_registry: LaserCodeRegistry,
         unit_map: UnitMap,
         air_support: AirSupport,
-        helipads: dict[ControlPoint, list[StaticGroup]],
+        helipads: dict[ControlPoint, StaticGroup],
     ) -> None:
         self.mission = mission
         self.settings = settings

game/missiongenerator/aircraft/flightgroupspawner.py

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class FlightGroupSpawner:
         flight: Flight,
         country: Country,
         mission: Mission,
-        helipads: dict[ControlPoint, list[StaticGroup]],
+        helipads: dict[ControlPoint, StaticGroup],
     ) -> None:
         self.flight = flight
         self.country = country
@@ -230,30 +230,17 @@ class FlightGroupSpawner:
 
     def _generate_at_cp_helipad(self, name: str, cp: ControlPoint) -> FlyingGroup[Any]:
         try:
-            # helipad = self.helipads[cp][0]
-            helipad = self.helipads[cp].pop()
+            helipad = self.helipads[cp]
         except IndexError as ex:
-            raise NoParkingSlotError(f"Not enough helipads available at {cp}") from ex
+            raise NoParkingSlotError()
 
         group = self._generate_at_group(name, helipad)
 
-        # Note : A bit dirty, need better support in pydcs
-        group.points[0].action = PointAction.FromParkingArea
-        group.points[0].type = "TakeOffParking"
-        group.units[0].heading = helipad.units[0].heading
         if self.start_type is not StartType.COLD:
-            group.points[0].action = PointAction.FromParkingArea
             group.points[0].type = "TakeOffParkingHot"
-
-        for i in range(self.flight.count - 1):
-            try:
-                helipad = self.helipads[cp].pop()
-            except IndexError as ex:
-                raise NoParkingSlotError(
-                    f"Not enough helipads available at {cp}"
-                ) from ex
-            group.units[1 + i].position = copy.copy(helipad.position)
-            group.units[1 + i].heading = helipad.units[0].heading
+        for i in range(self.flight.count):
+            group.units[i].position = helipad.units[i].position
+            group.units[i].heading = helipad.units[i].heading
         return group
 
     def dcs_start_type(self) -> DcsStartType:

game/missiongenerator/tgogenerator.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from dcs.task import (
 )
 from dcs.translation import String
 from dcs.triggers import Event, TriggerOnce, TriggerStart, TriggerZone
-from dcs.unit import Unit
+from dcs.unit import Unit, InvisibleFARP
 from dcs.unitgroup import MovingGroup, ShipGroup, StaticGroup, VehicleGroup
 from dcs.unittype import ShipType, VehicleType
 from dcs.vehicles import vehicle_map
@@ -524,7 +524,12 @@ class HelipadGenerator:
         self.game = game
         self.radio_registry = radio_registry
         self.tacan_registry = tacan_registry
-        self.helipads: list[StaticGroup] = []
+        self.helipads = self.m.farp(
+            self.m.country(self.game.neutral_country.name),
+            self.cp.name + "_helipad",
+            self.cp.position,
+            farp_type="InvisibleFARP",
+        )
 
     def generate(self) -> None:
         # This gets called for every control point, so we don't want to add an empty group (causes DCS mission editor to crash)
@@ -532,19 +537,20 @@ class HelipadGenerator:
             return
         # Note: Helipad are generated as neutral object in order not to interfer with
         # capture triggers
-        neutral_country = self.m.country(self.game.neutral_country.name)
         country = self.m.country(self.game.coalition_for(self.cp.captured).country_name)
+
         for i, helipad in enumerate(self.cp.helipads):
             heading = helipad.heading.degrees
             name_i = self.cp.name + "_helipad" + "_" + str(i)
-            pad = self.m.farp(
-                neutral_country,
-                name_i,
-                helipad,
-                heading=heading,
-                farp_type="InvisibleFARP",
-            )
-            self.helipads.append(pad)
+            if i == 0:
+                pad = self.helipads.units[0]
+            else:
+                # Create a new Helipad Unit
+                pad = InvisibleFARP(self.m.terrain, unit_id=self.m.next_unit_id())
+                self.helipads.add_unit(pad)
+            pad.name = name_i
+            pad.position = helipad
+            pad.heading = heading
             # Generate a FARP Ammo and Fuel stack for each pad
             self.m.static_group(
                 country=country,
@@ -595,7 +601,7 @@ class TgoGenerator:
         self.unit_map = unit_map
         self.icls_alloc = iter(range(1, 21))
         self.runways: Dict[str, RunwayData] = {}
-        self.helipads: dict[ControlPoint, list[StaticGroup]] = defaultdict(list)
+        self.helipads: dict[ControlPoint, StaticGroup] = {}
 
     def generate(self) -> None:
         for cp in self.game.theater.controlpoints: