Using implicit pointer derefs + fixing crashes on clearing entities

src/infrastructure/road.zig

@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ pub const Road = struct {
         const start = self.nodes[0];
         const end = self.nodes[1];
 
-        const x_diff = end.*.pos.x - start.*.pos.x;
-        const y_diff = end.*.pos.y - start.*.pos.y;
+        const x_diff = end.pos.x - start.pos.x;
+        const y_diff = end.pos.y - start.pos.y;
         const square_diff = x_diff * x_diff + y_diff * y_diff;
 
         return @sqrt(square_diff);
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub const Road = struct {
     /// it will gradually become more complex
     pub fn draw(self: *const Road, highlighted: bool) void {
         const colour = if (highlighted) c.ROAD_HIGHLIGHTED_COLOUR else c.ROAD_COLOUR;
-        rl.drawLineEx(self.nodes[0].*.pos, self.nodes[1].*.pos, c.ROAD_SIZE, colour);
+        rl.drawLineEx(self.nodes[0].pos, self.nodes[1].pos, c.ROAD_SIZE, colour);
     }
 
     /// Important: after this function executes, this road is no longer reachable from its bounding nodes
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub const Road = struct {
 
     /// Checks whether pos coordinate is on the referenced road
     pub fn isHighlighted(self: *const Road, pos: rl.Vector2) bool {
-        return rl.checkCollisionPointLine(pos, self.nodes[0].*.pos, self.nodes[1].*.pos, c.ROAD_SIZE);
+        return rl.checkCollisionPointLine(pos, self.nodes[0].pos, self.nodes[1].pos, c.ROAD_SIZE);
     }
 };
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ test "valid road nodes" {
     const start: Node = .init(34, .{.x = 500, .y = 500});
     const start_ptr = try allocator.create(Node);
     defer {
-        start_ptr.*.deinit(allocator);
+        start_ptr.deinit(allocator);
         allocator.destroy(start_ptr);
     }
     start_ptr.* = start;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ test "valid road nodes" {
     const end: Node = .init(227, .{.x = 600, .y = 500});
     const end_ptr = try allocator.create(Node);
     defer {
-        end_ptr.*.deinit(allocator);
+        end_ptr.deinit(allocator);
         allocator.destroy(end_ptr);
     }
     end_ptr.* = end;