billboard.h

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#ifndef _graphicsbillboard_h
#define _graphicsbillboard_h

/// @file
/// @brief This file contains the declaration for the Billboard class used by BillboardSetProxy.

#include "vector3.h"
#include "colourvalue.h"

namespace Ogre
{
    class Billboard;
}

namespace Mezzanine
{
    namespace Graphics
    {
        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        /// @brief This is the proxy class for placing and manipulating a set of 2D billboards in the scene.
        /// @details
        ///////////////////////////////////////
        class MEZZ_LIB Billboard
        {
        protected:
            /// @internal
            /// @brief A pointer to the internal Billboard.
            Ogre::Billboard* GraphicsBillboard;
        public:
            /// @brief Internal constructor.
            /// @param InternalBillboard A pointer to the internal Billboard this instance is based on.
            Billboard(Ogre::Billboard* InternalBillboard);
            /// @brief Class destructor.
            ~Billboard();

            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            // Utility

            /// @brief Gets whether or not this billboard has had it's dimensions individually configured.
            /// @return Returns true if this billboard has had it's dimensions manually altered, false otherwise.
            Boolean HasOwnDimensions() const;
            /// @brief Resets whatever dimensions are on this billboard to the default provided to the parent BillboardSetProxy.
            void ResetDimensions();
            /// @brief Gets whether or not this billboard is using custom texture coordinates.
            /// @return Returns true if custom texture coordinates have been set for this billboard, false otherwise.
            Boolean IsUsingTextureCoordRect() const;

            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            // Billboard Properties

            /// @brief Sets the location of this billboard relative to it's parent set.
            /// @param Loc The relative location to place this billboard.
            void SetLocation(const Vector3& Loc);
            /// @brief Gets the location of this billboard relative to it's parent set.
            /// @return Returns a Vector3 representing the current position of this billboard relative to it's parent.
            Vector3 GetLocation() const;
            /// @brief Sets the facing direction of this billboard.  Only useful with specific types of BillboardSetProxies.
            /// @remarks This value is only used if the parent billboard is of type: "BBT_Oriented_Self" or "BBT_Perpendicular_Self".
            /// @param Dir The facing direction of this billboard.
            void SetDirection(const Vector3& Dir);
            /// @brief Gets the facing direction of this billboard.  Only useful with specific types of BillboardSetProxies.
            /// @remarks This value is only used if the parent billboard is of type: "BBT_Oriented_Self" or "BBT_Perpendicular_Self".
            /// @return Returns a Vector3 representing the current facing direction of this billboard.
            Vector3 GetDirection() const;
            /// @brief Sets the rotation of this billboard.
            /// @param Rot The rotation in radians around the facing axis of this billboard to apply.
            void SetRotation(const Real Rot);
            /// @brief Gets the rotation of this billboard.
            /// @return Returns a Real representing the rotation around the facing axis of this billboard in radians.
            Real GetRotation() const;
            /// @brief Sets the base colour of this billboard.
            /// @note Pure white is default and what you will want to use in most situations as that will preserve the render settings set on the material used to render.
            /// @param Colour The colour that will become the base colour of this billboard.
            void SetColour(const ColourValue& Colour);
            /// @brief Gets the base colour of this billboard.
            /// @return Returns a ColourValue representing the currently set base colour of this billboard.
            ColourValue GetColour() const;

            /// @brief Sets the world unit dimensions of this billboard.
            /// @param Width The world unit width to be assigned to this specific billboard.
            /// @param Height The world unit height to be assigned to this specific billboard.
            void SetDimensions(const Real Width, const Real Height);
            /// @brief Gets the individually configured world unit Width of this billboard.
            /// @return Returns a Real representing the Width of this billboard that has been manually set.
            Real GetOwnWidth() const;
            /// @brief Gets the individually configured world unit Height of this billboard.
            /// @return Returns a Real representing the Height of this billboard that has been manually set.
            Real GetOwnHeight() const;

            /// @brief Sets the rect in texture coordinates to use for rendering this billboard.
            /// @note Texture coordinates should always be between 0.0 and 1.0.
            /// @param Left The Left texture coordinate to use for rendering this billboard.
            /// @param Top The Top texture coordinate to use for rendering this billboard.
            /// @param Right The Right texture coordinate to use for rendering this billboard.
            /// @param Bottom The Bottom texture coordinate to use for rendering this billboard.
            void SetTextureCoordRect(const Real Left, const Real Top, const Real Right, const Real Bottom);
            /// @brief Gets the Left side texture coordinate being used to render this billboard.
            /// @return Returns a Real representing the Left texture coordinate to use to render this billboard.
            Real GetLeftTextureCoord() const;
            /// @brief Gets the Top side texture coordinate being used to render this billboard.
            /// @return Returns a Real representing the top texture coordinate to use to render this billboard.
            Real GetTopTextureCoord() const;
            /// @brief Gets the Right side texture coordinate being used to render this billboard.
            /// @return Returns a Real representing the Right texture coordinate to use to render this billboard.
            Real GetRightTextureCoord() const;
            /// @brief Gets the Bottom side texture coordinate being used to render this billboard.
            /// @return Returns a Real representing the Bottom texture coordinate to use to render this billboard.
            Real GetBottomTextureCoord() const;

            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            // Serialization

            /// @brief Convert this class to an XML::Node ready for serialization.
            /// @param ParentNode The point in the XML hierarchy that all this renderable should be appended to.
            void ProtoSerialize(XML::Node& ParentNode) const;
            /// @brief Take the data stored in an XML Node and overwrite this object with it.
            /// @param SelfRoot An XML::Node containing the data to populate this class with.
            void ProtoDeSerialize(const XML::Node& SelfRoot);

            /// @brief Get the name of the the XML tag the proxy class will leave behind as its instances are serialized.
            /// @return A string containing the name of this class.
            static String GetSerializableName();

            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            // Internal Methods

            /// @internal
            /// @brief Accessor for the internal billboard.
            /// @return Returns a pointer to the internal billboard this class is based on.
            Ogre::Billboard* _GetGraphicsObject() const;
        };//Billboard
    }//Graphics
}//Mezzanine

#endif