01 Device

# This is a simple example of how a Viewmodel connects to data.
# In the editor, you do this with buttons. In Verse, we write it.

using { /Fortnite.com/Devices }
using { /Fortnite.com/Characters }
using { /Verse.org/Simulation }
using { /UnrealEngine.com/Temporary/UI }

# We define a simple Verse device to manage the connection.
viewmodel_example := class(creative_device):

    # A reference to a tracker device placed in the level.
    # Wire this up in the editor's Details panel.
    @editable
    MyTracker : tracker_device = tracker_device{}

    # OnBegin runs when the game starts.
    OnBegin<override>()<suspends> : void =
        # Get the current score value from the tracker device.
        # tracker_device exposes GetValue to read its total tracked value.
        CurrentCount := MyTracker.GetValue()

        # Print the value so we can confirm the connection works.
        # In a full project you would pass this to a UI widget instead.
        # note: Verse UI text binding uses message types; direct widget
        # health-bar calls are authored in the Widget Blueprint via
        # View Bindings, not in Verse code directly.
        Print("Tracker value: {CurrentCount}")