source: code/branches/tutorial2/src/modules/portals/PortalLink.h @ 9869

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/**
    @file PortalLink.h
    @brief Declaration of the PortalLink class
    @ingroup Portals
 */

#ifndef _PortalLink_H__
#define _PortalLink_H__

#include "portals/PortalsPrereqs.h"

#include <map>

#include "PortalEndPoint.h"

#include "core/BaseObject.h"

namespace orxonox
{
    /**
        @brief
            A PortalLink represents the connection between two @ref orxonox::PortalEndPoint "PortalEndPoints"
        @ingroup Portals
     */
    class _PortalsExport PortalLink : public BaseObject
    {
        public:
            PortalLink(BaseObject* creator);
            virtual ~PortalLink();
            virtual void XMLPort(Element& xmlelement, XMLPort::Mode mode);

            inline void setFromID(unsigned int from)    //!< set the ID of the PortalEndPoint which should act as the entrance of this link
                { this->fromID_ = from; }
            inline unsigned int getFromID(unsigned int) const
                { return this->fromID_; }
            inline void setToID(unsigned int to)     //!< set the ID of the PortalEndPoint which should act as the exit of this link
                { this->toID_ = to; }
            inline unsigned int getToID(unsigned int) const
                { return this->toID_; }
            /*! \brief Let an entity enter a certain PortalEndPoint
                \param entity pointer to the entity which is entering a PortalEndPoint
                \param entrance pointer to the PortalEndPoint to enter
             */
            static void use(MobileEntity * entity, PortalEndPoint * entrance);   //!< let entity enter the PortalEndPoint pointed to by entrance
        protected:
        private:
            static std::map<PortalEndPoint *, PortalEndPoint *> links_s;   //!< maps entrances to exits
            unsigned int fromID_;   //!< id of the entrance of this Link
            unsigned int toID_;   //!< id of the exit of this Link
            PortalEndPoint* from_;   //!< pointer to this Link's entrance
            PortalEndPoint* to_;   //!< pointer to this Link's exit
    };
}

#endif /* _Portals_H__ */