renderlayer.h

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#ifndef _uirenderlayer_h
#define _uirenderlayer_h

#include "UI/quadrenderer.h"
#include "UI/rect.h"

namespace Mezzanine
{
    namespace UI
    {
        class QuadRenderable;
        class Screen;
        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        /// @class RenderLayer
        /// @headerfile renderlayer.h
        /// @brief This is the base class for the types of layers that can be added to a renderable.
        /// @details
        ///////////////////////////////////////
        class MEZZ_LIB RenderLayer : public QuadRenderer
        {
        public:
            /// @enum RenderLayerType
            /// @brief This enum describes the type of RenderLayer this is for use in casting.
            enum RenderLayerType
            {
                RLT_Image,
                RLT_MultiLineText,
                RLT_SingleLineText
            };
        protected:
            /// @internal
            /// @brief The scaling applied to this RenderLayer.
            Vector2 Scale;
            /// @internal
            /// @brief A pointer to the parent of this RenderLayer.
            QuadRenderable* Parent;
            /// @internal
            /// @brief Stores the index of this RenderLayer in it's parent QuadRenderable.
            Whole IndexID;
            /// @internal
            /// @brief The amount of rotation to be applied to this RenderLayer in radians.
            Real RotAngle;

            /// @internal
            /// @brief Applies rotation to a point in 2D space.
            virtual void RotationTransform(Vector2& Point, const Vector2& RotationCenter);
            /// @internal
            /// @brief Applies rotation to a quad in 2D space.
            virtual void RotationTransform(Vector2& TopLeft, Vector2& TopRight, Vector2& BottomLeft, Vector2& BottomRight);
        //public:
            /// @brief Class constructor.
            /// @param ParentRenderable The renderable that created this layer.
            RenderLayer(QuadRenderable* ParentRenderable);
        public:
            /// @brief Class destructor.
            virtual ~RenderLayer();

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

            /// @brief Gets the type of render layer this is.
            /// @return Returns a RenderLayerType describing the type of layer this is.
            virtual RenderLayerType GetLayerType() const = 0;
            /// @brief Gets the index position of this RenderLayer in it's parent.
            /// @return Returns a Whole representing the index position of this RenderLayer in the parent QuadRenderable.
            virtual Whole GetIndex() const;
            /// @brief Notifies this RenderLayer that the group this layer belongs to has become the active group.
            /// @remarks This shouldn't need to ever be called manually and is automatically called when
            /// a QuadRenderable sets the parent group as the active RenderLayerGroup.  This method exists to reset the
            /// state of a layer (or group of layers) if necessary to achieve the visual effect desired.
            virtual void NotifyActive();
            /// @brief Notifies this RenderLayer that the group this layer belongs to is no longer the active group.
            /// @remarks This shouldn't need to ever be called manually and is automatically called when
            /// a QuadRenderable removes the parent group as the active RenderLayerGroup.  This method exists to reset the
            /// state of a layer (or group of layers) if necessary to achieve the visual effect desired.
            virtual void NotifyInactive();
            /// @brief Gets a rect containing the actual position and size of this layer.
            /// @return Returns a Rect containing the area of this layer in pixels.
            virtual Rect GetAreaRect() const;
            /// @brief Sets the scaling to be applied to this render layer.
            /// @param Scaling A Vector2 representing the X and Y scaling to be applied to this render layer.
            virtual void SetScale(const Vector2& Scaling);
            /// @brief Gets the scaling currently applied to this render layer.
            /// @return Returns a Vector2 containing the X and Y scaling applied to this render layer.
            virtual Vector2 GetScale() const;

            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            // Rotation Methods

            /// @brief Sets the rotation to be applied to this renderable.
            /// @param Degrees The angle of rotation in degrees.
            virtual void SetRotationDegrees(const Real& Degrees);
            /// @brief Sets the rotation to be applied to this renderable.
            /// @param Radians The angle of rotation in radians.
            virtual void SetRotationRadians(const Real& Radians);
            /// @brief Gets the current rotation applied to this renderable in degrees.
            /// @return Returns a Real with the current rotation.
            virtual Real GetRotationDegrees() const;
            /// @brief Gets the current rotation applied to this renderable in radians.
            /// @return Returns a Real with the current rotation.
            virtual Real GetRotationRadians() const;

            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            // Accessor Methods

            /// @brief Gets the parent of this render layer.
            /// @return Returns a pointer to the parent of this render layer.
            virtual QuadRenderable* GetParent() const;
            /// @brief Gets the screen the parent renderable is being rendered on.
            /// @return Returns a pointer to the screen this layer belongs to.
            virtual Screen* GetScreen() const;

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

            /// @copydoc SimpleRenderer::ProtoSerializeProperties(XML::Node&) const
            virtual void ProtoSerializeProperties(XML::Node& SelfRoot) const;
            /// @copydoc SimpleRenderer::ProtoDeSerializeProperties(const XML::Node&)
            virtual void ProtoDeSerializeProperties(const XML::Node& SelfRoot);

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

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

            /// @copydoc SimpleRenderer::_MarkDirty()
            virtual void _MarkDirty();
            /// @internal
            /// @brief Notifies this RenderLayer that it's index in the parent QuadRenderable has been updated.
            /// @param Index The new index being given to this RenderLayer.
            virtual void _UpdateIndex(const Whole Index);
        };//RenderLayer
    }//UI
}//Mezzanine

#endif