extends Node


var target = Vector2.ZERO # should be either Vector2 or Node2D
var updating: bool = false 
var holding_lmb: bool = false

func _input(event):
	if event is InputEventMouseButton and event.button_index == MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT:
		if event.pressed:
			# start tracking
			target = owner.get_global_mouse_position()
			updating = true
		else:
			# stop tracking
			updating = false

func _process(delta):
	if typeof(target) == TYPE_VECTOR2 and updating:
		target = owner.get_global_mouse_position()

func get_target_position() -> Vector2:
	if typeof(target) == TYPE_VECTOR2 or typeof(target) == TYPE_VECTOR3:
		return target
	elif "position" in target:
		return target.position
	else:
		return Vector2.ZERO
		target = Vector2.ZERO # reset target to a Vector2