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+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using UnityEngine;
+using ZelleGames.Log;
+
+namespace ZelleGames.StateMachine
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Generic abstract state machine with OnEnter and OnExit features
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class StateMachine : MonoBehaviour
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Readonly State currently executing
+        /// </summary>
+        public State CurrentState { get; protected set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Drive the current state if present
+        /// </summary>
+        private void Update()
+        {
+            if (CurrentState != null)
+            {
+                CurrentState.Update(Time.deltaTime);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Drive the current state's FixedUpdate method if state is present
+        /// </summary>
+        private void FixedUpdate()
+        {
+            if (CurrentState != null)
+            {
+                CurrentState.FixedUpdate(Time.fixedDeltaTime);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Public facing function to change state based on a transition.
+        /// Relies on an implementation of <see cref="GetNewState(Transition)"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="t">The transition to pass in.  Validitiy depends on the implementation of GetNewState</param>
+        public void TransitionState(Transition t)
+        {
+            var newState = GetNewState(t);
+            if (newState != null)
+            {
+                CurrentState?.OnExit();
+                CurrentState = newState;
+                CurrentState.StateMachine = this;
+                CurrentState.OnEnter();
+            } else
+            {
+                Logging.Log(LogLevel.WARN, $"Could not transition from {CurrentState} with {t}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Load a new state without consideration of the GetNewState function.
+        /// This is sessentially the "goto" of state machine management, use only if absolutely needed.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="s"></param>
+        public void ForceState(State s)
+        {
+            CurrentState.OnExit();
+            CurrentState = s;
+            CurrentState.OnEnter();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Derived classes should provide an implementation that returns a new <see cref="State"/> depending
+        /// on the Transition passed in.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="t"></param>
+        /// <returns>The new state for a valid transition for the current state, 
+        /// Null otherwise to maintain current state</returns>
+        protected abstract State GetNewState(Transition t);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Transitions are passed into the state machine to move from one state to the next.
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class Transition 
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Generic object that can contain any information this transition needs to pass into the next state
+        /// </summary>
+        public object Context { get; }
+
+        public Transition() : this(null){}
+
+        public Transition(object ctx)
+        {
+            Context = ctx;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Describes a finite state for a <see cref="StateMachine"/>
+    /// in Unity.
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class State
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Reference to the parent statemachine.  Derived classes can cast this reference into their specialized
+        /// class for specific statemachine functionality, or use this reference as is to operate on the base class
+        /// </summary>
+        public StateMachine StateMachine;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called every frame by the <see cref="StateMachine"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="deltaTime"></param>
+        public abstract void Update(float deltaTime);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called according to the Physics timing configuration by the <see cref="StateMachine"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="fixedDeltaTime"></param>
+        public virtual void FixedUpdate(float fixedDeltaTime) { }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called on the frame the machine switches to this state
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual void OnEnter() { }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called on the last frame before this state is replaced.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual void OnExit() { }
+    }
+}
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