CrowdControl/Assets/Feel/MMTools/Tools/MMExtensions/MMBoundsExtensions.cs

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

namespace MoreMountains.Tools
{	
	/// <summary>
	/// Bounds helpers
	/// </summary>
	public class MMBoundsExtensions : MonoBehaviour 
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Returns a random point within the bounds set as parameter
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="bounds"></param>
		/// <returns></returns>
		public static Vector3 MMRandomPointInBounds(Bounds bounds)
		{
			return new Vector3(
				Random.Range(bounds.min.x, bounds.max.x),
				Random.Range(bounds.min.y, bounds.max.y),
				Random.Range(bounds.min.z, bounds.max.z)
			);
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets collider bounds for an object (from Collider2D)
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="theObject"></param>
		/// <returns></returns>
		public static Bounds GetColliderBounds(GameObject theObject)
		{
			Bounds returnBounds;

			// if the object has a collider at root level, we base our calculations on that
			if (theObject.GetComponent<Collider>()!=null)
			{
				returnBounds = theObject.GetComponent<Collider>().bounds;
				return returnBounds;
			}

			// if the object has a collider2D at root level, we base our calculations on that
			if (theObject.GetComponent<Collider2D>()!=null) 
			{
				returnBounds = theObject.GetComponent<Collider2D>().bounds;
				return returnBounds;
			}

			// if the object contains at least one Collider we'll add all its children's Colliders bounds
			if (theObject.GetComponentInChildren<Collider>()!=null)
			{
				Bounds totalBounds = theObject.GetComponentInChildren<Collider>().bounds;
				Collider[] colliders = theObject.GetComponentsInChildren<Collider>();
				foreach (Collider col in colliders) 
				{
					totalBounds.Encapsulate(col.bounds);
				}
				returnBounds = totalBounds;
				return returnBounds;
			}

			// if the object contains at least one Collider2D we'll add all its children's Collider2Ds bounds
			if (theObject.GetComponentInChildren<Collider2D>()!=null)
			{
				Bounds totalBounds = theObject.GetComponentInChildren<Collider2D>().bounds;
				Collider2D[] colliders = theObject.GetComponentsInChildren<Collider2D>();
				foreach (Collider2D col in colliders) 
				{
					totalBounds.Encapsulate(col.bounds);
				}
				returnBounds = totalBounds;
				return returnBounds;
			}

			returnBounds = new Bounds(Vector3.zero, Vector3.zero);
			return returnBounds;
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets bounds of a renderer
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="theObject"></param>
		/// <returns></returns>
		public static Bounds GetRendererBounds(GameObject theObject)
		{
			Bounds returnBounds;

			// if the object has a renderer at root level, we base our calculations on that
			if (theObject.GetComponent<Renderer>()!=null)
			{
				returnBounds = theObject.GetComponent<Renderer>().bounds;
				return returnBounds;
			}

			// if the object contains at least one renderer we'll add all its children's renderer bounds
			if (theObject.GetComponentInChildren<Renderer>()!=null)
			{
				Bounds totalBounds = theObject.GetComponentInChildren<Renderer>().bounds;
				Renderer[] renderers = theObject.GetComponentsInChildren<Renderer>();
				foreach (Renderer renderer in renderers) 
				{
					totalBounds.Encapsulate(renderer.bounds);
				}
				returnBounds = totalBounds;
				return returnBounds;
			}

			returnBounds = new Bounds(Vector3.zero, Vector3.zero);
			return returnBounds;
		}
	}
}