Game Framework System
Using the Game Framework System has been a MASSIVE improvement to the quality of code I can write by properly managing state.
You see it too many times. You need to wait for the PlayerState to replicate, so someone either creates a loop checking for it to be valid, or they add a 2 second delay node, hoping it replicates within that timeframe.
With the Game Framework System, you can easily add different states to any actor or component!
For example, here's the four states for all my Pawns:
HolodeckGameplayTags::InitState_Spawned, HolodeckGameplayTags::InitState_DataAvailable, HolodeckGameplayTags::InitState_DataInitialized, HolodeckGameplayTags::InitState_GameplayReady
Built in functions trigger the next state. For example, OnRep_PlayerState triggers the final state, InitState_GameplayReady.
I now can be 100% sure that the PlayerState is ready to be used, and I can easily add more states if needed. An event can be bound to execute when the state reaches my desired state.
