Switching UIFrame to sf::Color* for outline and fill members. Haven't tested with Python integration, but I wrote the methods to take a crack at it

src/UI.cpp

@@ -8,12 +8,86 @@ void UIDrawable::render()
     render(sf::Vector2f());
 }
 UIFrame::UIFrame():
-x(0), y(0), w(0), h(0), outline(0), fillColor(0,0,0,255), outlineColor(0,0,0,0)
-{}
+x(0), y(0), w(0), h(0), outline(0)
+{
+    pyOutlineColor = NULL;
+    pyFillColor = NULL;
+    _outlineColor = NULL;
+    _fillColor = NULL;
+}
 
 UIFrame::UIFrame(float _x, float _y, float _w, float _h):
-x(_x), y(_y), w(_w), h(_h), outline(0), fillColor(0,0,0,255), outlineColor(0,0,0,0)
-{}
+x(_x), y(_y), w(_w), h(_h), outline(0)
+{
+    pyOutlineColor = NULL;
+    pyFillColor = NULL;
+    _outlineColor = NULL;
+    _fillColor = NULL;
+}
+
+UIFrame::~UIFrame()
+{
+    if (pyOutlineColor) { Py_DECREF(pyOutlineColor); }
+    else { if (_outlineColor) { delete _outlineColor; } }
+    if (pyFillColor) { Py_DECREF(pyFillColor); }
+    else { if (_fillColor) { delete _fillColor; } }
+}
+
+/*
+    sf::Color& fillColor(); // getter
+    void fillColor(sf::Color c); // C++ setter
+    void fillColor(PyObject* pyColor); // Python setter
+    
+    sf::Color& outlineColor(); // getter
+    void outlineColor(sf::Color c); // C++ setter
+    void outlineColor(PyObject* pyColor); // Python setter
+*/
+
+sf::Color UIFrame::fillColor()
+{
+    if (_fillColor == NULL) return sf::Color();
+    return *_fillColor;
+}
+
+void UIFrame::fillColor(sf::Color c)
+{
+    if (pyFillColor) { Py_DECREF(pyFillColor); }
+    else { delete _fillColor; }
+    _fillColor = new sf::Color(c.r, c.g, c.b, c.a);
+    pyFillColor = NULL;
+}
+
+void UIFrame::fillColor(PyColorObject* pyColor)
+{
+    if (pyFillColor) { Py_DECREF(pyFillColor); }
+    else { delete _fillColor; }
+    Py_INCREF(pyColor);
+    pyFillColor = pyColor;
+    _fillColor = &(pyFillColor->color);
+}
+
+sf::Color UIFrame::outlineColor()
+{
+    if (_outlineColor == NULL) return sf::Color();
+    return *_outlineColor;
+}
+
+void UIFrame::outlineColor(sf::Color c)
+{
+    if (pyOutlineColor) { Py_DECREF(pyOutlineColor); }
+    else { delete _outlineColor; }
+    _outlineColor = new sf::Color(c.r, c.g, c.b, c.a);
+    pyOutlineColor = NULL;
+}
+
+void UIFrame::outlineColor(PyColorObject* pyColor)
+{
+    if (pyOutlineColor) { Py_DECREF(pyOutlineColor); }
+    else { delete _outlineColor; }
+    Py_INCREF(pyColor);
+    pyOutlineColor = pyColor;
+    _outlineColor = &(pyOutlineColor->color);
+}
 
 void UIFrame::render(sf::Vector2f offset)
 {
@@ -25,8 +99,8 @@ void UIFrame::render(sf::Vector2f offset)
     sf::RectangleShape box = sf::RectangleShape(sf::Vector2f(w,h));
     sf::Vector2f pos = sf::Vector2f(x, y);
     box.setPosition(offset + pos);
-    box.setFillColor(fillColor);
-    box.setOutlineColor(outlineColor);
+    if (_fillColor) { box.setFillColor(fillColor()); }
+    if (_outlineColor) { box.setOutlineColor(outlineColor()); }
     box.setOutlineThickness(outline);
     Resources::game->getWindow().draw(box);
     for (auto drawable : children) {

src/UI.h

@@ -14,19 +14,38 @@ public:
     std::string action;
 };
 
+//PyColorObject struct required to embed Python colors into UIFrame
+
+typedef struct {
+    PyObject_HEAD
+    sf::Color color;
+} PyColorObject;
+
 class UIFrame: public UIDrawable
 {
 public:
     UIFrame(float, float, float, float);
     UIFrame();
+    ~UIFrame();
     //sf::RectangleShape box;
 
     //Simulate RectangleShape
-    sf::Color fillColor, outlineColor;
     float x, y, w, h, outline;
     std::vector<UIDrawable*> children;
     void render(sf::Vector2f) override final;
     void move(sf::Vector2f);
+    
+    sf::Color fillColor(); // getter
+    void fillColor(sf::Color c); // C++ setter
+    void fillColor(PyColorObject* pyColor); // Python setter
+    
+    sf::Color outlineColor(); // getter
+    void outlineColor(sf::Color c); // C++ setter
+    void outlineColor(PyColorObject* pyColor); // Python setter
+    
+private:
+    sf::Color *_fillColor, *_outlineColor;
+    PyColorObject *pyFillColor, *pyOutlineColor;
 };
 
 class UICaption: public UIDrawable
@@ -49,10 +68,7 @@ namespace mcrfpydef {
     
     // Color Definitions
     // struct, members, new, set_member, PyTypeObject
-    typedef struct {
-        PyObject_HEAD
-        sf::Color color;
-    } PyColorObject;
+
     
     static PyMemberDef PyColor_members[]
     {

src/UITestScene.cpp

@@ -15,23 +15,23 @@ UITestScene::UITestScene(GameEngine* g) : Scene(g)
     
     // Create a UI element or three?
     e1 = UIFrame(100,150,400,400);
-    //e1.box.setPosition(100, 150);
-    //e1.box.setSize(sf::Vector2f(400,400));
-    //e1.box.setFillColor(sf::Color(255, 0, 0));
-    e1.fillColor = sf::Color(255,0,0);
+        //e1.box.setPosition(100, 150);
+        //e1.box.setSize(sf::Vector2f(400,400));
+        //e1.box.setFillColor(sf::Color(255, 0, 0));
+    e1.fillColor(sf::Color(255,0,0));
     
     e1a = UIFrame(50,50,200,200);
-    //e1a.box.setPosition(50, 50);
-    //e1a.box.setSize(sf::Vector2f(200,200));
-    //e1a.box.setFillColor(sf::Color(0, 255, 0));
-    e1a.fillColor = sf::Color(0, 255, 0);
+        //e1a.box.setPosition(50, 50);
+        //e1a.box.setSize(sf::Vector2f(200,200));
+        //e1a.box.setFillColor(sf::Color(0, 255, 0));
+    e1a.fillColor(sf::Color(0, 255, 0));
     e1.children.push_back(&e1a);
     
     e1aa = UIFrame(5,5,100,100);
-    //e1aa.box.setPosition(5, 5);
-    //e1aa.box.setSize(sf::Vector2f(100,100));
-    //e1aa.box.setFillColor(sf::Color(0, 0, 255));
-    e1aa.fillColor = sf::Color(0, 0, 255);  
+        //e1aa.box.setPosition(5, 5);
+        //e1aa.box.setSize(sf::Vector2f(100,100));
+        //e1aa.box.setFillColor(sf::Color(0, 0, 255));
+    e1aa.fillColor(sf::Color(0, 0, 255));  
     e1a.children.push_back(&e1aa);
     
     e2 = UICaption();