particleaffector.h

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#ifndef _graphicsparticleaffector_h
#define _graphicsparticleaffector_h

#include "datatypes.h"
#include "XML/xml.h"

namespace Ogre
{
    class ParticleAffector;
}

namespace Mezzanine
{
    namespace Graphics
    {
        class ParticleSystemProxy;
        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        /// @brief This class defines how particles of a given particle effect behave during their lifetime.
        /// @details
        ///////////////////////////////////////
        class MEZZ_LIB ParticleAffector
        {
        protected:
            /// @internal
            /// @brief A cache containing all of the custom altered parameters of this particle affector.
            /// @note Once we have a proper wrapper for particle systems (or our own implementation) this no longer needs to exist.
            NameValuePairMap CustomAffectorParameters;
            /// @internal
            /// @brief The internal affector class this class get's it functionality from.
            Ogre::ParticleAffector* GraphicsAffector;
            /// @internal
            /// @brief A pointer to the system that this affector is affecting.
            ParticleSystemProxy* ParentSystem;
        public:
            /// @brief Internal Class constructor.
            /// @param InternalAffector A pointer to the internal affector providing this class' functionality.
            /// @param Creator A pointer to the particle system that created this affector.
            ParticleAffector(Ogre::ParticleAffector* InternalAffector, ParticleSystemProxy* Creator);
            /// @brief Class destructor.
            virtual ~ParticleAffector();

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

            /// @brief Sets a custom parameter of a particle affector.
            /// @remarks The params available to change depends on the internal particle affector used.
            /// You should check your particle script where possible to ensure particles you are
            /// changing are the type you expect.
            /// @param Name The name of the parameter to alter.
            /// @param Value The new value to set for the named parameter.
            void SetCustomParam(const String& Name, const String& Value);
            /// @brief Gets a custom parameter of a particle affector.
            /// @remarks The params available to change depends on the internal particle affector used.
            /// You should check your particle script where possible to ensure the particle has the
            /// param you are looking for.
            /// @param Name The name of the parameter to fetch.
            String GetCustomParam(const String& Name) const;

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

            /// @copydoc WorldProxy::ProtoSerialize(XML::Node&) const
            virtual void ProtoSerialize(XML::Node& ParentNode) const;
            /*/// @copydoc WorldProxy::ProtoSerializeProperties(XML::Node& SelfRoot) const
            virtual void ProtoSerializeProperties(XML::Node& SelfRoot) const;*/
            /// @brief Convert the custom altered parameters of this class to an XML::Node ready for serialization.
            /// @param SelfRoot The root node containing all the serialized data for this instance.
            virtual void ProtoSerializeCustomParameters(XML::Node& SelfRoot) const;

            /// @copydoc WorldProxy::ProtoDeSerialize(const XML::Node&)
            virtual void ProtoDeSerialize(const XML::Node& SelfRoot);
            /*/// @copydoc WorldProxy::ProtoDeSerializeProperties(const XML::Node& SelfRoot)
            virtual void ProtoDeSerializeProperties(const XML::Node& SelfRoot);*/
            /// @brief Take the data stored in an XML Node and overwrite the custom altered parameters of this object with it.
            /// @param SelfRoot An XML::Node containing the data to populate this class with.
            virtual void ProtoDeSerializeCustomParameters(const XML::Node& SelfRoot);

            /// @copydoc WorldProxy::GetDerivedSerializableName() const
            virtual String GetDerivedSerializableName() const;
            /// @copydoc WorldProxy::GetSerializableName()
            static String GetSerializableName();

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

            /// @internal
            /// @brief Accessor for the internal particle affector.
            /// @return Returns a pointer to the internal particle affector this proxy is based on.
            virtual Ogre::ParticleAffector* _GetGraphicsAffector() const;
        };//ParticleAffector
    }//Graphics
}//Mezzanine

#endif