moved drag handling to board to avoid issues

src/logic-scenes/board/card-board.gd

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 extends PanelContainer
 
-var obj_dict = {}
+var area_dict = {}
 @onready var dropzone = $HBoxContainer/dropzone
 
+var currently_selected_node: Area2D = null
+var is_area_dragged: bool = false
+var currently_dragged_area: Area2D
+
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():
     
@@ -16,29 +20,66 @@ func _ready():
     for panel in post_it_panels:
         post_its.push_back(panel.get_child(0))
             
-    obj_dict["Cards"] = cards
-    obj_dict["Post_it_panels"] = post_it_panels
-    obj_dict["Post_its"] = post_its
+    area_dict["dropzone_content"] = cards            # will be selected on the left side
+    area_dict["post_it_panels"] = post_it_panels     # to remember panel positions
+    area_dict["post_its_in_list"] = post_its         # will be selected on the right side
 
+    currently_selected_node = area_dict["dropzone_content"][0]  # set first Card as currently selected node by default
 
 # Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
 func _process(delta):
-    pass
+    
+    if !Input.is_mouse_button_pressed(MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT) and is_area_dragged:
+        currently_dragged_area.is_dragged = false
+        is_area_dragged = Input.is_mouse_button_pressed(MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT)
+        currently_dragged_area = null
 
+# Will be used later to spawn Cards and Post-Its and remember them in the dictionary 
 func populate_board():
     pass
 
-func handle_mouse_button(to_handle: Node, input: InputEvent, dragableType: int):
-    print_debug(input)
+# Checks if a Node is currently inside the dropzone
+func is_in_dropzone(to_check: Node) -> bool:
+    if (dropzone.size.x < to_check.position.x or dropzone.size.y < to_check.position.y):
+        return false
+    elif (to_check.position.x < 0 or to_check.position.y < 0):
+        return false
+    else: 
+        return true    
     
-    # TODO: We need a better way to recognize
-    # whether to_handle is a Card or a Post-It
+
+func handle_mouse_button(to_handle: Node, input: InputEvent, dragableType: int):
+
+    currently_selected_node = to_handle  # update currently selected
+    currently_dragged_area = to_handle
+    to_handle.is_dragged = input.pressed
+    is_area_dragged = input.pressed
+    
+    # TODO: We need a better way to recognize whether "to_handle" is a Card or a Post-It.
     # (Tried checking for a script, didn't work, because script has no name attached.
     # Alternative might be to check for specific values within the script ("is_card" f.e))
     match dragableType:
         1: # 1 = Card
             print_debug("I'm a card")
         2: # 2 = PostIt
-            print_debug("I'm a Post-It")
-            to_handle.reparent(dropzone)
-            to_handle.set_owner(self)   # needs to be here otherwise the owner disappears
+            if input.is_pressed():
+                to_handle.reparent(dropzone)
+                to_handle.set_owner(self)   # needs to be here otherwise the owner disappears
+                area_dict["post_its_in_list"].erase(to_handle)
+                area_dict["dropzone_content"].push_back(to_handle)
+                # TODO: Add function to rearrange the arrays based on positions in the dropzone
+            else:
+                if !is_in_dropzone(to_handle):
+                    for panel in area_dict["post_it_panels"]:
+                        if panel.get_child(0) == null:
+                            to_handle.reparent(panel)
+                            to_handle.set_owner(self)
+                            area_dict["dropzone_content"].erase(to_handle)
+                            area_dict["post_its_in_list"].push_back(to_handle)
+                            # TODO: Add function to rearrange the array based on taken panel spot
+                            to_handle.position = panel.position
+                            break
+                    
+
+
+

src/logic-scenes/board/post-it.gd

@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ func _on_input_event(viewport, event, shape_idx):
         
     if event is InputEventMouseButton:
         if event.button_index == MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT:
-            if is_dragable:
-                is_dragged = event.pressed
-            if "handle_mouse_button" in owner:
+            if is_dragable and "handle_mouse_button" in owner:
                 owner.handle_mouse_button(self, event, 2)