textureatlashandler.h

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#ifndef _uitextureatlashandler_h
#define _uitextureatlashandler_h

#include "datatypes.h"

namespace Mezzanine
{
    namespace UI
    {
        class TextureAtlas;
        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        /// @class TextureAtlasHandler
        /// @headerfile textureatlashandler.h
        /// @brief This handles the creation, storage and overall handling of Texture Atlases.
        /// @details
        ///////////////////////////////////////
        class MEZZ_LIB TextureAtlasHandler
        {
        public:
            typedef std::map< String, UI::TextureAtlas* >  AtlasContainer;
            typedef AtlasContainer::iterator               AtlasIterator;
            typedef AtlasContainer::const_iterator         ConstAtlasIterator;
        protected:
            AtlasContainer Atlases;
        public:
            /// @brief Class constructor.
            TextureAtlasHandler();
            /// @brief Class destructor.
            ~TextureAtlasHandler();

            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            // Texture Atlas Management

            /// @brief Loads a Mezzanine Texture Atlas file for use with UI::Screen's.
            /// @param Name The name of the file to be loaded.
            /// @param Group The resource group where the MTA file can be found.
            void LoadAtlasFromFile(const String& Name, const String& Group = "UI");

            /// @brief Gets a loaded Atlas being stored in this manager.
            /// @param AtlasName The name of the Atlas, which is usually the name of the file without the extension.
            /// @return Returns a pointer to the requested Atlas, or NULL if it doesn't exist.
            UI::TextureAtlas* GetAtlas(const String& AtlasName);
        };//TextureAtlasHandler
    }//UI
}//Mezzanine

#endif