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/**
    @file PlaneCollisionShape.h
    @brief Definition of the PlaneCollisionShape class.
    @ingroup Collisionshapes
*/

#ifndef _PlaneCollisionShape_H__
#define _PlaneCollisionShape_H__

#include "objects/ObjectsPrereqs.h"

#include "util/Math.h"
#include "collisionshapes/CollisionShape.h"

namespace orxonox
{

    /**
    @brief
        Wrapper for the bullet plane collision shape class btStaticPlaneShape.

    @author
        Martin Stypinski

    @see btStaticPlaneShape
    @ingroup Collisionshapes
    */
    class _ObjectsExport PlaneCollisionShape : public CollisionShape
    {
        public:
            PlaneCollisionShape(BaseObject* creator);
            virtual ~PlaneCollisionShape();

            virtual void XMLPort(Element& xmlelement, XMLPort::Mode mode);

            /**
            @brief Set the normal of the PlaneCollisionShape.
                   If the normal changes, this causes the internal collision shape to be recreated.
            @param normal The normal vector to be set.
            @return Returns true if the normal has changed, false if not.
            */
            inline bool setNormal(const Vector3& normal)
                { if(this->normal_ == normal) return false; this->normal_ = normal; updateShape(); return true; }
            /**
            @brief Get the normal of the PlaneCollisionShape.
            @return Returns the normal vector of the PlaneCollisionShape.
            */
            inline const Vector3& getNormal() const
                { return normal_;}

            /**
            @brief Set the offset of the PlaneCollisionShape.
                   If the offset changes, this causes the internal collision shape to be recreated.
            @param offset The offset to be set.
            @return Returns true if the offset has changed, false if not.
            */
            inline bool setOffset(float offset)
                { if(this->offset_ == offset) return false; this->offset_ = offset; updateShape(); return true; }
            /**
            @brief Get the offset of the PlaneCollisionShape.
            @return Returns the offset of the PlaneCollisionShape.
            */
            inline float getOffset() const
                { return this->offset_;}

            virtual void changedScale(); // Is called when the scale of the PlaneCollisionShape has changed.

        private:
            void registerVariables();

            btCollisionShape* createNewShape() const; // Creates a new internal collision shape for the PlaneCollisionShape.

            Vector3 normal_; //!< The normal vector of the PlaneCollisionShape.
            float   offset_; //!< The offset of the PlaneCollisionShape.
     };
}

#endif /* _PlaneCollisionShape_H__ */