start recorder animation in game constructor after config fully loads

src/Game.cpp

@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ Game::Game()
         SDL_LogSetPriority(sb::Log::DEFAULT_CATEGORY, SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_INFO);
     }
 
-    /* If recording is disabled by configuration, deactive it. */
-    if (!configuration()["recording"]["enabled"])
+    /* If recording is enabled by configuration, activate it. */
+    if (configuration()["recording"]["enabled"])
     {
-        deactivate();
+        recorder.animation.play();
+        activate();
     }
 
     /* Log the current working directory as seen by std::filesystem */

src/Recorder.cpp

@@ -3,13 +3,10 @@
 #include "extension.hpp"
 #include "Recorder.hpp"
 
-/* Create a Recorder instance. Subscribe to command input and set audio callback.
- * Only will be active if enabled by the configuration, in which case frames will
- * automatically begin to be stashed */
+/* Create a Recorder instance. Subscribe to command input and set audio callback. */
 Recorder::Recorder(Node* parent) : Node(parent)
 {
     get_delegate().subscribe(&Recorder::respond, this);
-    animation.play();
     Mix_SetPostMix(Recorder::process_audio, this);
 }
 

src/Recorder.hpp

@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ private:
     std::list<Stash> in_game_stashes;
     std::list<Stash> video_stashes;
     fs::path current_video_directory, current_audio_path;
-    Animation animation = Animation(&Recorder::add_frame, this);
     bool is_recording = false, writing_recording = false, writing_most_recent = false;
     std::ofstream audio_file;
 
@@ -59,6 +58,8 @@ private:
 
 public:
     
+    Animation animation = Animation(&Recorder::add_frame, this);
+
     Recorder(Node*);
     void respond(SDL_Event&);
     void capture_screen();