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/*
Bullet Continuous Collision Detection and Physics Library
Copyright (c) 2003-2006 Erwin Coumans  http://continuousphysics.com/Bullet/

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*/


#ifndef DISCRETE_COLLISION_DETECTOR1_INTERFACE_H
#define DISCRETE_COLLISION_DETECTOR1_INTERFACE_H
#include "LinearMath/btTransform.h"
#include "LinearMath/btVector3.h"
class btStackAlloc;

/// This interface is made to be used by an iterative approach to do TimeOfImpact calculations
/// This interface allows to query for closest points and penetration depth between two (convex) objects
/// the closest point is on the second object (B), and the normal points from the surface on B towards A.
/// distance is between closest points on B and closest point on A. So you can calculate closest point on A
/// by taking closestPointInA = closestPointInB + m_distance * m_normalOnSurfaceB
struct btDiscreteCollisionDetectorInterface
{
        
        struct Result
        {
        
                virtual ~Result(){}     

                ///setShapeIdentifiersA/B provides experimental support for per-triangle material / custom material combiner
                virtual void setShapeIdentifiersA(int partId0,int index0)=0;
                virtual void setShapeIdentifiersB(int partId1,int index1)=0;
                virtual void addContactPoint(const btVector3& normalOnBInWorld,const btVector3& pointInWorld,btScalar depth)=0;
        };

        struct ClosestPointInput
        {
                ClosestPointInput()
                        :m_maximumDistanceSquared(btScalar(BT_LARGE_FLOAT)),
                        m_stackAlloc(0)
                {
                }

                btTransform m_transformA;
                btTransform m_transformB;
                btScalar        m_maximumDistanceSquared;
                btStackAlloc* m_stackAlloc;
        };

        virtual ~btDiscreteCollisionDetectorInterface() {};

        //
        // give either closest points (distance > 0) or penetration (distance)
        // the normal always points from B towards A
        //
        virtual void    getClosestPoints(const ClosestPointInput& input,Result& output,class btIDebugDraw* debugDraw,bool swapResults=false) = 0;

};

struct btStorageResult : public btDiscreteCollisionDetectorInterface::Result
{
                btVector3       m_normalOnSurfaceB;
                btVector3       m_closestPointInB;
                btScalar        m_distance; //negative means penetration !

                btStorageResult() : m_distance(btScalar(BT_LARGE_FLOAT))
                {

                }
                virtual ~btStorageResult() {};

                virtual void addContactPoint(const btVector3& normalOnBInWorld,const btVector3& pointInWorld,btScalar depth)
                {
                        if (depth < m_distance)
                        {
                                m_normalOnSurfaceB = normalOnBInWorld;
                                m_closestPointInB = pointInWorld;
                                m_distance = depth;
                        }
                }
};

#endif //DISCRETE_COLLISION_DETECTOR_INTERFACE1_H