added easy access to creating a ParticleEditHandle for a know particle ID

interface/src/Application.cpp

@@ -1523,11 +1523,17 @@ void Application::shootParticle() {
     delete particleEditHandle;
 }
 
+// Caller is responsible for managing this EditableParticle
+ParticleEditHandle* Application::newParticleEditHandle(uint32_t id) {
+    ParticleEditHandle* particleEditHandle = new ParticleEditHandle(&_particleEditSender, _particles.getTree());
+    return particleEditHandle;
+}
+
 // Caller is responsible for managing this EditableParticle
 ParticleEditHandle* Application::makeParticle(glm::vec3 position, float radius, xColor color, glm::vec3 velocity, 
             glm::vec3 gravity, float damping, QString updateScript) {
 
-    ParticleEditHandle* particleEditHandle = new ParticleEditHandle(&_particleEditSender, _particles.getTree());
+    ParticleEditHandle* particleEditHandle = newParticleEditHandle();
     particleEditHandle->createParticle(position, radius, color, velocity,  gravity, damping, updateScript);
     return particleEditHandle;
 }

interface/src/Application.h

@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ public:
     void wheelEvent(QWheelEvent* event);
 
     void shootParticle(); // shoots a particle in the direction you're looking
+    ParticleEditHandle* newParticleEditHandle(uint32_t id = NEW_PARTICLE);
     ParticleEditHandle* makeParticle(glm::vec3 position, float radius, xColor color, glm::vec3 velocity, 
             glm::vec3 gravity, float damping, QString updateScript);
     

interface/src/avatar/Hand.cpp

@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ void Hand::simulateToyBall(PalmData& palm, const glm::vec3& fingerTipPosition, f
 
     if (closestParticle) {
         printf("potentially caught... particle ID:%d\n", closestParticle->getID());
+        
+        // you can create a ParticleEditHandle by doing this...
+        ParticleEditHandle* caughtParticle = Application::getInstance()->newParticleEditHandle(closestParticle->getID());
+        
+        // but make sure you clean it up, when you're done
+        delete caughtParticle;
     }
 
     // Is the controller button being held down....

libraries/particles/src/Particle.h

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include <OctreePacketData.h>
 
 const uint32_t NEW_PARTICLE = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+const uint32_t UNKNOWN_TOKEN = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+
 class ParticleDetail {
 public:
     uint32_t id;

libraries/particles/src/ParticleEditHandle.cpp

@@ -16,15 +16,22 @@ std::map<uint32_t,ParticleEditHandle*> ParticleEditHandle::_allHandles;
 uint32_t ParticleEditHandle::_nextCreatorTokenID = 0;
 
 
-ParticleEditHandle::ParticleEditHandle(ParticleEditPacketSender* packetSender, ParticleTree* localTree) {
+ParticleEditHandle::ParticleEditHandle(ParticleEditPacketSender* packetSender, ParticleTree* localTree, uint32_t id) {
-    _creatorTokenID = _nextCreatorTokenID;
+    if (id == NEW_PARTICLE) {
-    _nextCreatorTokenID++;
+        _creatorTokenID = _nextCreatorTokenID;
-    _id = NEW_PARTICLE;
+        _nextCreatorTokenID++;
-    _isKnownID = false;
+        _id = NEW_PARTICLE;
+        _isKnownID = false;
+        _allHandles[_creatorTokenID] = this;
+    } else {
+        _creatorTokenID = UNKNOWN_TOKEN; 
+        _id = id;
+        _isKnownID = true;
+        // don't add to _allHandles because we already know it...
+    }
     _packetSender = packetSender;
     _localTree = localTree;
     
-    _allHandles[_creatorTokenID] = this;
 }
 
 ParticleEditHandle::~ParticleEditHandle() {

libraries/particles/src/ParticleEditHandle.h

@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@
 #include <SharedUtil.h>
 #include <OctreePacketData.h>
 
+#include "Particle.h"
+
 class ParticleEditPacketSender;
 class ParticleTree;
 
 class ParticleEditHandle {
 public:
-    ParticleEditHandle(ParticleEditPacketSender* packetSender, ParticleTree* localTree);
+    ParticleEditHandle(ParticleEditPacketSender* packetSender, ParticleTree* localTree, uint32_t id = NEW_PARTICLE);
     ~ParticleEditHandle();
 
     uint32_t getCreatorTokenID() const { return _creatorTokenID; }