nineboxstrategy.h

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#ifndef _uinineboxstrategy_h
#define _uinineboxstrategy_h

#include "UI/mousehoverstrategy.h"
#include "UI/rect.h"
#include <map>

namespace Mezzanine
{
    namespace UI
    {
        /// @enum NineBoxPartition
        /// @brief Enum describing the different 9-Box partitions of a screen.
        enum NineBoxPartition
        {
            NBP_TopLeft        = 1,
            NBP_TopCenter      = 2,
            NBP_TopRight       = 4,
            NBP_RightCenter    = 8,
            NBP_Center         = 16,
            NBP_LeftCenter     = 32,
            NBP_BottomLeft     = 64,
            NBP_BottomCenter   = 128,
            NBP_BottomRight    = 256
        };//NineBoxPartition

        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        /// @class PartitionData
        /// @headerfile nineboxstrategy.h
        /// @brief This is a helper class for storing metadata for partitions.
        /// @details
        ///////////////////////////////////////
        class MEZZ_LIB PartitionData
        {
        public:
            /// @brief Basic container type for Widget storage by this class.
            typedef std::vector<Widget*>          WidgetContainer;
        public:
            /// @brief An enum value identifying which screen partition this is.
            NineBoxPartition PartitionID;
            /// @brief A Rect representing the pixel limits of this screen partition.
            Rect PartitionRect;
            /// @brief A container storing all the quads that overlap with this screen partition.
            WidgetContainer Widgets;

            /// @brief Class constructor.
            /// @param PartID An enum value identifying which screen partition this is.
            PartitionData(const NineBoxPartition& PartID) :
                PartitionID(PartID)
                {  }
            /// @brief Class destructor.
            ~PartitionData()
                {  }
        };//PartitionData

        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        /// @class NineBoxStrategy
        /// @headerfile nineboxstrategy.h
        /// @brief This strategy partitions the screen into 9 area's that track which Quads are in them, allowing a smaller list of quads to be checked.
        /// @details
        ///////////////////////////////////////
        class MEZZ_LIB NineBoxStrategy : public MouseHoverStrategy
        {
        public:
            /// @brief Basic container type for PartitionData storage by this class.
            typedef std::vector<PartitionData*> PartitionVec;
        protected:
            /// @brief A container storing all the quads that overlap with this screen partition.
            PartitionVec Partitions;

            /// @brief Updates the partition cache with the newest quad positions
            void UpdateCache();
            /// @brief Convenience method for calculating the actual size and position of a single partition.
            /// @param PartID The enum value to calculate the pixel size and position for.
            /// @param ScreenSize The current size of the screen the partition is on.
            /// @param Returns a Rect storing the actual size and position of the specified partition.
            Rect CalculatePartitionRect(const NineBoxPartition& PartID, const Vector2& ScreenSize);
            /// @brief Gets the partition that the provided position is in.
            /// @param MousePos The screen position used to determine which partition to retrieve.
            /// @return Returns a pointer to the PartitionData of the partition the provided mouse position is above.
            PartitionData* GetHoveredPartition(const Vector2& MousePos);
        public:
            /// @brief Class constructor.
            NineBoxStrategy();
            /// @brief Class destructor.
            virtual ~NineBoxStrategy();

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

            /// @copydoc MouseHoverStrategy::FindHoveredWidget(const Vector2& MousePos)
            Widget* FindHoveredWidget(const Vector2& MousePos);
        };//NineBoxStrategy
    }//UI
}//Mezzanine

#endif