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/**
    @file DistanceMultiTrigger.h
    @brief Definition of the DistanceMultiTrigger class.
    @ingroup MultiTrigger
*/

#ifndef _DistanceMultiTrigger_H__
#define _DistanceMultiTrigger_H__

#include "objects/ObjectsPrereqs.h"

#include <map>

#include "core/WeakPtr.h"

#include "worldentities/WorldEntity.h"

#include "MultiTrigger.h"

namespace orxonox
{

    /**
    @brief
        The DistanceMultiTrigger is a MultiTrigger that triggers whenever an object (that is of the specified target type) is in a specified range of the DistanceMultiTrigger. The object can be specified further by adding a @ref orxonox::DistanceTriggerBeacon "DistanceTriggerBeacon" (by just attaching it) to the objects that can trigger this DistanceMultiTrigger and specify the name of the @ref orxonox::DistanceTriggerBeacon "DistanceTriggerBeacon" with the parameter <em>targetname</em> and only objects that have a @ref orxonox::DistanceTriggerBeacon "DistanceTriggerBeacon" with that name will trigger the DistanceMultiTrigger.
        Parameters are (additional to the ones of MultiTrigger):
        - @b distance Which specifies the maximum distance at which the DistanceMultiTrigger still triggers. Default is 100.
        - @b targetname Which, if not left blank, causes the DistancMultiTrigger to be in <em>single-target</em> mode, meaning, that it only reacts to objects that have a @ref orxonox::DistanceTriggerBeacon "DistanceTriggerBeacon" (therefore the target has to be set to @ref orxonox::DistanceTriggerBeacon "DistanceTriggerBeacon" for it to work), with the name specified by <em>targetname</em>, attached.

        A simple DistanceMultiTrigger would look like this:
        @code
        <DistanceMultiTrigger position="0,0,0" switch="true" target="Pawn" distance="20" />
        @endcode

        An implementation that only reacts to objects with a @ref orxonox::DistanceTriggerBeacon "DistanceTriggerBeacon" attached would look like this:
        @code
        <DistanceMultiTrigger position="0,0,0" target="DistanceMultiTrigger" targetname="beacon1" distance="30" />
        @endcode
        This particular DistanceMultiTrigger would only react if an object was in range, that had a @ref orxonox::DistanceTriggerBeacon "DistanceTriggerBeacon" with the name <em>beacon1</em> attached.

    @see MultiTrigger
        For more information on MultiTriggers.

    @author
        Damian 'Mozork' Frick

    @ingroup MultiTrigger
    */
    class _ObjectsExport DistanceMultiTrigger : public MultiTrigger
    {

        public:
            DistanceMultiTrigger(BaseObject* creator); //!< Default Constructor. Registers the object and initializes default values.
            virtual ~DistanceMultiTrigger(); //!< Destructor.

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

            void setTargetName(const std::string& targetname); //!< Set the target name of DistanceTriggerBeacons that triggers this DistanceMultiTrigger.
            /**
            @brief Get the target name of the DistanceTriggerbeacon, that triggers this DistanceMultiTrigger.
            @return Returns the target name as a string.
            */
            inline const std::string& getTargetName(void)
                { return this->targetName_; }

            /**
            @brief Set the distance at which the DistanceMultiTrigger triggers.
            @param distance The distance.
            */
            inline void setDistance(float distance)
                { if(distance >= 0) this->distance_ = distance; }
            /**
            @brief Get the distance at which the DistanceMultiTrigger triggers.
            @return Returns the distance.
            */
            inline float getDistance() const
                { return this->distance_; }

        protected:
            virtual std::queue<MultiTriggerState*>* letTrigger(void); //!< This method is called by the MultiTrigger to get information about new trigger events that need to be looked at.

            bool addToRange(WorldEntity* entity); //!< Add a given entity to the entities, that currently are in range of the DistanceMultiTrigger.
            bool removeFromRange(WorldEntity* entity); //!< Remove a given entity from the set of entities, that currently are in range of the DistanceMultiTrigger.

        private:
            float distance_; //!< The distance at which the DistanceMultiTrigger triggers.
            std::string targetName_; //!< The target name, used in <em>single-target</em> mode.
            bool singleTargetMode_; //!< To indicate whe the MultiDistanceTrigger is in <em>single-target</em> mode.

            std::map<WorldEntity*, WeakPtr<WorldEntity>* > range_; //!< The set of entities that currently are in range of the DistanceMultiTrigger.

    };

}

#endif // _DistanceMultiTrigger_H__