source: code/branches/resource2/src/orxonox/overlays/notifications/NotificationOverlay.h @ 3530

/*
 *   ORXONOX - the hottest 3D action shooter ever to exist
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 *   Author:
 *      Damian 'Mozork' Frick
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 *      ...
 *
 */

/**
    @file
    @brief Definition of the NotificationOverlay class.
*/


#ifndef _NotificationOverlay_H__
#define _NotificationOverlay_H__

#include "OrxonoxPrereqs.h"

#include <string>
#include "orxonox/overlays/OverlayText.h"

namespace orxonox
{

    /**
    @brief
        The NotificationOverlay is used to display single Notifications, then bundled in a NotificationQUeue.
    @author
        Damian 'Mozork' Frick
    */
    class _OrxonoxExport NotificationOverlay : public OverlayText
    {

        public:
            NotificationOverlay(BaseObject* creator);
            NotificationOverlay(NotificationQueue* queue, Notification* notification);
            virtual ~NotificationOverlay();
            
            bool processNotification(Notification* notification); //!< Processes the input Notification.

            /**
            @brief Sets the font size of this overlay's text.
            @param size The font size.
            */
            inline void setFontSize(float size)
                { this->setTextSize(size); }
        
        protected:
            std::string clipMessage(const std::string & message); //!< Clips the input message if too long.

        private:
            NotificationQueue* queue_; //!< The NotificationQeue this overlay belongs to.
            Notification* notification_; //!< The Notification this overlay displays.

            void initialize(void); //!< Initializes the object.
            void defineOverlay(void); //!< Sets some overlay-specific values.

    };

}

#endif /* _NotificationOverlay_H__ */