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/**
    @file ShieldPickup.h
    @brief Declaration of the ShieldPickup class.
    @ingroup PickupItems
*/

#ifndef _ShieldPickup_H__
#define _ShieldPickup_H__

#include "pickup/PickupPrereqs.h"

#include <string>

#include "pickup/Pickup.h"

namespace orxonox {

    /**
    @brief
        A Pickup which can add a Shield to the Pawn.

        There are 5 parameters that can be cosen.
        - The @b shieldhealth< The amount of damage points a shield can take before collapsing. The default is 0.
        - The @b shieldabsorption The percentage the shield takes from the damage dealt to a Pawn. The default is 0.
        - The @b activationType, <em>immediate</em> or <em>onUse</em>. defines if the ShiedlPickup is used when it's picked up or only after the player chooses to use it. The default is <em>immediate</em>.
        - The @b durationType, <em>once</em> means, that the shield will stay until it collapses, <em>continuous</em> means, that the shield only stays for a limited amount of time, specifiey by the duration. The default is <em>once</em>.
        - The @b duration the time in seconds the shield is active at the most. The default is 0.

        An example of a XML implementation of a ShieldPickup would be:
        @code
        <ShieldPickup
            shieldhealth = 30
            shieldabsorption = 0.8
            activationType = "immediate"
            durationtype = "continuous"
            duration = 20.0
        />
        @endcode

    @author
        Eric Beier

    @ingroup PickupItems
    */
    class _PickupExport ShieldPickup : public Pickup
    {
        public:

            ShieldPickup(BaseObject* creator); //!< Constructor.
            virtual ~ShieldPickup(); //!< Destructor.

            virtual void XMLPort(Element& xmlelement, orxonox::XMLPort::Mode mode); //!< Method for creating a HealthPickup object through XML.

            virtual void changedUsed(void); //!< Is called when the pickup has transited from used to unused or the other way around.

            /**
            @brief Get the duration, the time the shield is actvie at the most.
            @return Returns the duration in seconds.
            */
            inline float getDuration(void) const
                { return this->duration_; }
            /**
            @brief Get the shield health, the amount of damage the shield can sustain.
            @return Returns the shield health.
            */
            inline float getShieldHealth() const
                { return this->shieldHealth_; }
            /**
            @brief Get the shield absorption, the percentage of damage that is absorbed by the shield.
            @return Returns the shield absorption.
            */
            inline float getShieldAbsorption() const
                { return this->shieldAbsorption_; }

        protected:
            void pickupTimerCallback(void); //!< Helper method. Is called by the Timer as soon as it expires.

            void setDuration(float duration); //!< Sets the duration.
            void setShieldHealth(float shieldHealth); //!< Sets the health of the shield.
            void setShieldAbsorption(float shieldAbsorption); //!< Sets the percentage the shield absorbs of the dealt damage.

        private:
            void initialize(void); //!< Initializes the member variables.
            Pawn* carrierToPawnHelper(void); //!< Helper to transform the PickupCarrier to a Pawn, and throw an error message if the conversion fails.

            Timer durationTimer_; //!< Timer.

            float duration_; //!< The health that is transferred to the Pawn.
            float shieldHealth_; //!< The amount of damage the shield can sustain.
            float shieldAbsorption_; //!< The percentage of damage that is absorbed by the shield.

    };
}

#endif // _ShieldPickup_H__