simplerenderer.h

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#ifndef _uisimplerenderer_h
#define _uisimplerenderer_h

#include "UI/vertex.h"
#include "XML/xml.h"

namespace Mezzanine
{
    namespace UI
    {
        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        /// @class SimpleRenderer
        /// @headerfile simplerenderer.h
        /// @brief A simple class providing basic methods to generate vertices with.
        /// @details
        ///////////////////////////////////////
        class MEZZ_LIB SimpleRenderer
        {
        protected:
            /// @internal
            /// @brief This determines whether or not the verticies in this renderer need to be refreshed.
            bool Dirty;
            /// @internal
            /// @brief This contains the name of the atlas that will be used as default when one isn't specified.
            String PriAtlas;
            /// @internal
            /// @brief This is a container storing all the Verticies generated by this renderer.
            std::vector<VertexData> RenderVertices;
            /// @internal
            /// @brief Provides the class specific implementation for regenerating vertices for this renderable.
            virtual void RedrawImpl(bool Force) = 0;
            /// @internal
            /// @brief Collects all the relevant information for a single vertex and pushes it to a vector.
            virtual void PushVertex(const Real& X, const Real& Y, const Vector2& UV, const ColourValue& Colour, const String& Atlas);
            /// @internal
            /// @brief Pushes vertex information for a triangle to a vector.  Equivalent to calling "PushVertex" three times.
            virtual void PushTriangle(const Vector2& A, const Vector2& B, const Vector2& C, const Vector2& UV, const ColourValue& Colour, const String& Atlas);
        //public:
            /// @brief Class constructor.
            SimpleRenderer();
            /// @brief Class destructor.
            virtual ~SimpleRenderer();
        public:
            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            // Utility Methods

            /// @brief Sets the Atlas to be assumed when one isn't provided for atlas related tasks.
            /// @param Atlas The name of the atlas to be used.
            virtual void SetPrimaryAtlas(const String& Atlas);
            /// @brief Gets the currently set primary atlas.
            /// @return Returns a string containing the name of the primary atlas that is set, or an empty string if none.
            virtual String GetPrimaryAtlas() 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.
            virtual void ProtoSerialize(XML::Node& ParentNode) const;
            /// @brief Convert the properties 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 ProtoSerializeProperties(XML::Node& SelfRoot) 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.
            virtual void ProtoDeSerialize(const XML::Node& SelfRoot);
            /// @brief Take the data stored in an XML Node and overwrite the properties of this object with it.
            /// @param SelfRoot An XML::Node containing the data to populate this class with.
            virtual void ProtoDeSerializeProperties(const XML::Node& SelfRoot);

            /// @brief Gets the most derived serializable name of this Renderable.
            /// @note When creating a new Renderable class verify this method has a valid return for it in order for serialization to work properly.
            /// @return Returns the name of the XML tag from the most derived class of "this".
            virtual String GetDerivedSerializableName() const;
            /// @brief Get the name of the the XML tag the Renderable 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 Marks this renderable as well as all parent objects as dirty.
            virtual void _MarkDirty() = 0;
            /// @internal
            /// @brief Gets whether or not this renderer is dirty.
            /// @return Returns true if this renderer is dirty, false otherwise.
            bool _IsDirty();
            /// @internal
            /// @brief Regenerates the verticies in this renderable.
            /// @param Force If true this will force this object to redraw it's verticies regardless of whether it is dirty.
            void _Redraw(bool Force);
            /// @internal
            /// @brief Appends the vertices of this renderable to another vector.
            /// @param Vertices The vector of vertex's to append to.
            void _AppendVertices(std::vector<VertexData>& Vertices);
        };//SimpleRenderer
    }//UI
}//Mezzanine

#endif