From c79ac9f4306524e73c0c1be4875ffe0b79e1aad6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JeremyStarTM <jeremystartm@staropensource.de>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2024 17:43:13 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add center_object function

---
 docs/docs/reference/misc.md | 13 +++++++++++++
 src/Misc.gd                 |  3 +++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/docs/reference/misc.md b/docs/docs/reference/misc.md
index 05abeb5..db5c4e7 100644
--- a/docs/docs/reference/misc.md
+++ b/docs/docs/reference/misc.md
@@ -50,3 +50,16 @@ Converts an array into a string array.
 If an item is found that is not of type `String`, an empty array is returned.
 ### *Array* <u>stringarray_to_array</u>(*Array[String]* array)
 Converts a string array into an array.
+### *Vector2* <u>center_object</u>(*Vector2* <u>parent_size</u>, *Vector2* <u>child_size</u>)
+Calculates the center of the child in the area of the parent.
+
+Example:
+```gdscript
+extends Control
+
+var core: Core = get_node("/root/CORE")
+var misc: CoreBaseModule = core.misc
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	position = misc.center_object(get_parent().size, size)
+```
diff --git a/src/Misc.gd b/src/Misc.gd
index d128cbe..36b1a51 100644
--- a/src/Misc.gd
+++ b/src/Misc.gd
@@ -79,3 +79,6 @@ func stringarray_to_array(array: Array[String]) -> Array:
 		output.append(item)
 	
 	return output
+
+func center_object(parent_size: Vector2, child_size: Vector2) -> Vector2:
+	return Vector2(parent_size.x/2-child_size.x/2, parent_size.y/2-child_size.y/2)