From 0513cc978e7b91a14e7d8f96fa91c032270707e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MagicBot <MagicBot@magicbane.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 16:17:55 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Helper method for slot lookup added.

---
 src/engine/gameManager/BuildingManager.java | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/engine/gameManager/BuildingManager.java b/src/engine/gameManager/BuildingManager.java
index 4712e742..9f60acbf 100644
--- a/src/engine/gameManager/BuildingManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/gameManager/BuildingManager.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.time.ZoneId;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
 
 public enum BuildingManager {
@@ -36,6 +37,17 @@ public enum BuildingManager {
     public static HashMap<Integer, ArrayList<BuildingLocation>> _stuckLocations;
     public static HashMap<Integer, ArrayList<BuildingLocation>> _slotLocations;
 
+    public static int getAvailableSlot(Building building) {
+
+        int numOfSlots = _slotLocations.get(building.meshUUID).size();
+
+        for (int i = 1; i < numOfSlots; i++) {
+            if (!building.getHirelings().containsValue(i))
+            return i;
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     public static boolean playerCanManage(PlayerCharacter player, Building building) {
 
         if (player == null)