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/***********************************************************************
	filename: 	CEGUIRenderer.h
	created:	20/2/2004
	author:		Paul D Turner
	
	purpose:	Defines interface for abstract Renderer class
*************************************************************************/
/***************************************************************************
 *   Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 Paul D Turner & The CEGUI Development Team
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 ***************************************************************************/
#ifndef _CEGUIRenderer_h_
#define _CEGUIRenderer_h_

#include "CEGUIBase.h"
#include "CEGUIString.h"
#include "CEGUIRect.h"
#include "CEGUIColourRect.h"
#include "CEGUIEventSet.h"


// Start of CEGUI namespace section
namespace CEGUI
{
/*!
\brief
	Enumerated type that contains the valid flags that can be to use when rendering image
*/
enum OrientationFlags {
	FlipHorizontal		= 1,	//!< Horizontal flip the image
	FlipVertical		= 2,	//!< Vertical flip the image
	RotateRightAngle	= 4		//!< Rotate the image anticlockwise 90 degree
};

/*!
\brief
	Enumerated type that contains the valid diagonal-mode that specify how a quad is split into triangles when rendered with fx. a 3D API
*/
enum QuadSplitMode
{
	TopLeftToBottomRight,	//!< Diagonal goes from top-left to bottom-right
	BottomLeftToTopRight	//!< Diagonal goes from bottom-left to top-right
};


/*!
\brief
	Abstract class defining the interface for Renderer objects.

	Objects derived from Renderer are the means by which the GUI system interfaces
	with specific rendering technologies.  To use a rendering system or API to draw
	CEGUI imagery requires that an appropriate Renderer object be available.
*/
class CEGUIEXPORT Renderer : public EventSet
{
public:
	static const String EventNamespace;				//!< Namespace for global events

	/*************************************************************************
		Event name constants
	*************************************************************************/
	/*!
		event that fires when the underlying display size had changed.
		
		It is important that all Renderer implementers fire this properly as the
		system itself subscribes to this event.
	*/
	static const String EventDisplaySizeChanged;


	/*************************************************************************
		Abstract interface methods
	*************************************************************************/
	/*!
	\brief
		Add a quad to the rendering queue.  All clipping and other adjustments should have been made prior to calling this.

	\param dest_rect
		Rect object describing the destination area (values are in pixels)

	\param z
		float value specifying the z co-ordinate / z order of the quad

	\param tex
		pointer to the Texture object that holds the imagery to be rendered

	\param texture_rect
		Rect object holding the area of \a tex that is to be rendered (values are in texture co-ordinates).

	\param colours
		ColourRect object describing the colour values that are to be applied when rendering.
	
	\param quad_split_mode
		One of the QuadSplitMode values specifying the way quads are split into triangles

	\return
		Nothing
	*/
	virtual	void	addQuad(const Rect& dest_rect, float z, const Texture* tex, const Rect& texture_rect, const ColourRect& colours, QuadSplitMode quad_split_mode) = 0;


	/*!
	\brief
		Perform final rendering for all quads that have been queued for rendering

		The contents of the rendering queue is retained and can be rendered again as required.  If the contents is not required call clearRenderList().

	\return
		Nothing
	*/
	virtual	void	doRender(void) = 0;


	/*!
	\brief
		Clears all queued quads from the render queue.
	
	\return
		Nothing
	*/
	virtual	void	clearRenderList(void) = 0;


	/*!
	\brief
		Enable or disable the queueing of quads from this point on.

		This only affects queueing.  If queueing is turned off, any calls to addQuad will cause the quad to be rendered directly.  Note that
		disabling queueing will not cause currently queued quads to be rendered, nor is the queue cleared - at any time the queue can still
		be drawn by calling doRender, and the list can be cleared by calling clearRenderList.  Re-enabling the queue causes subsequent quads
		to be added as if queueing had never been disabled.

	\param setting
		true to enable queueing, or false to disable queueing (see notes above).

	\return
		Nothing
	*/
	virtual void	setQueueingEnabled(bool setting) = 0;


	/*!
	\brief
		Creates a 'null' Texture object.

	\return
		a newly created Texture object.  The returned Texture object has no size or imagery associated with it, and is
		generally of little or no use.
	*/
	virtual	Texture*	createTexture(void) = 0;


	/*!
	\brief
		Create a Texture object using the given image file.

	\param filename
		String object that specifies the path and filename of the image file to use when creating the texture.

    \param resourceGroup
        Resource group identifier to be passed to the resource provider when loading the texture file.

	\return
		a newly created Texture object.  The initial contents of the texture memory is the requested image file.

	\note
		Textures are always created with a size that is a power of 2.  If the file you specify is of a size that is not
		a power of two, the final size will be rounded up.  Additionally, textures are always square, so the ultimate
		size is governed by the larger of the width and height of the specified file.  You can check the ultimate sizes
		by querying the texture after creation.
	*/
	virtual	Texture*	createTexture(const String& filename, const String& resourceGroup) = 0;


	/*!
	\brief
		Create a Texture object with the given pixel dimensions as specified by \a size.  NB: Textures are always square.

	\param size
		float value that specifies the size to use for the width and height when creating the new texture.

	\return
		a newly created Texture object.  The initial contents of the texture memory is undefined / random.

	\note
		Textures are always created with a size that is a power of 2.  If you specify a size that is not a power of two, the final
		size will be rounded up.  So if you specify a size of 1024, the texture will be (1024 x 1024), however, if you specify a size
		of 1025, the texture will be (2048 x 2048).  You can check the ultimate size by querying the texture after creation.
	*/	
	virtual	Texture*	createTexture(float size) = 0;


	/*!
	\brief
		Destroy the given Texture object.

	\param texture
		pointer to the Texture object to be destroyed

	\return
		Nothing
	*/
	virtual	void		destroyTexture(Texture* texture) = 0;

	
	/*!
	\brief
		Destroy all Texture objects.

	\return
		Nothing
	*/
	virtual void		destroyAllTextures(void) = 0;


	/*!
	\brief
		Return whether queueing is enabled.

	\return
		true if queueing is enabled, false if queueing is disabled.
	*/
	virtual bool	isQueueingEnabled(void) const = 0;


	/*!
	\brief
		Return the current width of the display in pixels

	\return
		float value equal to the current width of the display in pixels.
	*/
	virtual float	getWidth(void) const	= 0;


	/*!
	\brief
		Return the current height of the display in pixels

	\return
		float value equal to the current height of the display in pixels.
	*/
	virtual float	getHeight(void) const	= 0;


	/*!
	\brief
		Return the size of the display in pixels

	\return
		Size object describing the dimensions of the current display.
	*/
	virtual Size	getSize(void) const		= 0;


	/*!
	\brief
		Return a Rect describing the screen

	\return
		A Rect object that describes the screen area.  Typically, the top-left values are always 0, and the size of the area described is
		equal to the screen resolution.
	*/
	virtual Rect	getRect(void) const		= 0;


	/*!
	\brief
		Return the maximum texture size available

	\return
		Size of the maximum supported texture in pixels (textures are always assumed to be square)
	*/
	virtual	uint	getMaxTextureSize(void) const	= 0;


	/*!
	\brief
		Return the horizontal display resolution dpi

	\return
		horizontal resolution of the display in dpi.
	*/
	virtual	uint	getHorzScreenDPI(void) const	= 0;


	/*!
	\brief
		Return the vertical display resolution dpi

	\return
		vertical resolution of the display in dpi.
	*/
	virtual	uint	getVertScreenDPI(void) const	= 0;


	/*************************************************************************
		Basic stuff we provide in base class
	*************************************************************************/
	/*!
	\brief
		Reset the z co-ordinate for rendering.
	
	\return
		Nothing
	*/
	void	resetZValue(void)				{d_current_z = GuiZInitialValue;}


	/*!
	\brief
		Update the z co-ordinate for the next major UI element (window).

	\return
		Nothing
	*/
	void	advanceZValue(void)				{d_current_z -= GuiZElementStep;}


	/*!
	\brief
		return the current Z value to use (equates to layer 0 for this UI element).

	\return
		float value that specifies the z co-ordinate to be used for layer 0 on the current GUI element.
	*/
	float	getCurrentZ(void) const			{return d_current_z;}


	/*!
	\brief
		return the z co-ordinate to use for the requested layer on the current GUI element.

	\param layer
		Specifies the layer to return the Z co-ordinate for.  Each GUI element can use up to 10 layers, so valid inputs are 0 to 9 inclusive.
		If you specify an invalid value for \a layer, results are undefined.

	\return
		float value that specifies the Z co-ordinate for layer \a layer on the current GUI element.
	*/
	float	getZLayer(uint layer) const		{return d_current_z - ((float)layer * GuiZLayerStep);}


    /*!
    \brief
        Return identification string for the renderer module.  If the internal id string has not been
        set by the Renderer module creator, a generic string of "Unknown renderer" will be returned.

    \return
        String object holding a string that identifies the Renderer in use.
    */
    const String& getIdentifierString() const;

    virtual ResourceProvider* createResourceProvider(void);

protected:
	/*************************************************************************
		Construction and Destruction
	*************************************************************************/
	Renderer(void);

public:		// for luabind support
	virtual ~Renderer(void);

private:
	/*************************************************************************
		Implementation constants
	*************************************************************************/
	static const float	GuiZInitialValue;		//!< Initial value to use for 'z' each frame.
	static const float	GuiZElementStep;		//!< Value to step 'z' for each GUI element.
	static const float	GuiZLayerStep;			//!< Value to step 'z' for each GUI layer.


	/*************************************************************************
		Implementation Data
	*************************************************************************/
	float	d_current_z;		//!< The current z co-ordinate value.

protected:
    ResourceProvider* d_resourceProvider;      //!< Holds the pointer to the ResourceProvider object.
    String d_identifierString;                 //!< String that holds some id information about the renderer.
};

} // End of  CEGUI namespace section


#endif	// end of guard _CEGUIRenderer_h_
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