on constructSpriteManager  
  return(createManager(#sprite_manager, getClassVariable("sprite.manager.class")))
end

on deconstructSpriteManager  
  return(removeManager(#sprite_manager))
end

on getSpriteManager  
  tMgr = getObjectManager()
  if not tMgr.managerExists(#sprite_manager) then
    return(constructSpriteManager())
  end if
  return(tMgr.getManager(#sprite_manager))
end

on reserveSprite tClientID 
  return(getSpriteManager().reserveSprite(tClientID))
end

on releaseSprite tSprNum 
  return(getSpriteManager().releaseSprite(tSprNum))
end

on setEventBroker tSprNum, tID 
  return(getSpriteManager().setEventBroker(tSprNum, tID))
end

on removeEventBroker tSprNum 
  return(getSpriteManager().removeEventBroker(tSprNum))
end

on printSprites tCount 
  return(getSpriteManager().print(tCount))
end

on handlers  
  return([])
end