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/**
  @file LensFlare.h
  @brief Definition of the LensFlare class.
*/

#ifndef _LensFlare_H__
#define _LensFlare_H__

#include "OrxonoxPrereqs.h"

#include "OgreBillboardSet.h"

#include "core/GraphicsManager.h"
#include "util/Math.h"
#include "worldentities/StaticEntity.h"
#include "graphics/Billboard.h"

namespace orxonox
{
      /**
    @brief
        This class adds a configurable LensFlare effect by adding multiple billboards for the several components of lens flare.
        It uses orxonox::Billboard to render this effect, the used images can be changed in lensflare.material

    @author
        David 'davidsa' Salvisberg
    */
    //TODO: The Hardware Occlusion only works properly for a single Flare on the screen,
    // if we have multiple strong lights it'll become way more complicated to determine how much of every object is occluded individually
    // there's below a 100 render queue groups, so maybe we should take turns for each object to be tested, so we only have one of the objects rendered at a time
    // obviously we shouldn't use too many of these effects anyways, since they use a lot of processing power, so not sure whether it's worth implementing a solution that works for multiple lens flares on screen 
    class _OrxonoxExport LensFlare : public StaticEntity, public Tickable
    {
        public:
            LensFlare(BaseObject* creator);
            virtual ~LensFlare();
            
            inline void setScale(float scale)
                { this->scale_=scale; }
            inline float getScale() const
                { return this->scale_; }
                
            /**
            @brief
                This sets the resolution of the out-of-screen-fade-effect
                
                the higher the resolution, the smoother the transition, but it will also have a greater impact on the performance
                this happens with O(n^2) since it's a two dimensional operation.
            @param fadeResolution
                how many point samples should be used per axis
                
                note: this will always be an odd number, so the center point is included in the samples
            */
            inline void setFadeResolution(unsigned int fadeResolution)
                { this->fadeResolution_=fadeResolution>0?fadeResolution:1; }
            /**
            @brief
                This returns the resolution of the out-of-screen-fade-effect
            @return how many point samples are being used per axis
            */
            inline unsigned int getFadeResolution() const
                { return this->fadeResolution_; }
                
            /**
            @brief
                This sets the exponent of the fade-out function
            @param exponent
                how strong should the fade-out effect be
            */
            inline void setFadeExponent(float exponent)
                { this->fadeExponent_=exponent; }
            /**
            @brief
                This returns the exponent of the fade-out function
            @return the exponent of the fade-out function
            */
            inline float getFadeExponent() const
                { return this->fadeExponent_; }
                
            /**
            @brief
               Turn the out-of-screen-fade-effect on or off
            @param fadeOnViewBorder
                true to turn the effect on, false to turn it off
            */
            inline void setFadeOnViewBorder(bool fadeOnViewBorder)
                { this->fadeOnViewBorder_=fadeOnViewBorder; }
            /**
            @brief
               Determine whether the out-of-screen-fade-effect is on or off
            @return
                true if the effect is on, false if it is off
            */
            inline bool isFadeOnViewBorder() const
                { return this->fadeOnViewBorder_; }

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

            virtual void tick(float dt);

            virtual void changedVisibility();

        private:
            void registerVariables();
            
            void createBillboards();
            
            void updateBillboardStates(Vector3& viewDirection, float dimension, bool isLightVisible);
            
            void updateBillboardAlphas(float alpha);
            
            unsigned int getPointCount(float dimension) const;
            
            Billboard* occlusionBillboard_;//!< this is a transparent billboard used solely for the Hardware Occlusion Query
            float cameraDistance_;//!< current distance of the lensflare center from the camera
            float scale_;//!< this factor is used to scale the billboard to the desired size
            bool fadeOnViewBorder_;//!< should the effect fade out on the border of the view?
            unsigned int fadeResolution_;//!< how many points should be sampled per axis for the screen border fade. High number => smooth fade, but uses more processing power
            float fadeExponent_;//!< this determines how fast the flare fades away as it gets obstructed
            //TODO: add XML port for colour manipulation
            ColourValue* colour_;//!< this stores the base colour of the light
    };
}

#endif /* _LensFlare_H__ */