source: orxonox.OLD/branches/terrain.older/src/world_entities/terrain_entity.h

/*!
 * @file TerrainEntity.h

  *  Defines and handles the TerrainEntity of the World

    @todo implement it

    The TerrainEntity should either be build from a Model a OBJModel or from a HeightMap.
*/

#ifndef _TERRAINENTITY_H
#define _TERRAINENTITY_H

#include "world_entity.h"
#include "vector.h"

// FORWARD DECLARATION
class Material;
class Terrain;

//! A simple method to call a desired debug world.
enum DebugTerrainEntity {TERRAINENTITY_DAVE, TERRAINENTITY_BENSCH};


//! A Class to handle TerrainEntity of orxonox
class TerrainEntity : public WorldEntity
{

        public:
                TerrainEntity(const TiXmlElement* root = NULL);
                TerrainEntity(const std::string& fileName);
                TerrainEntity(DebugTerrainEntity debugTerrainEntity);
                virtual ~TerrainEntity();

                void init();
                virtual void loadParams(const TiXmlElement* root);

                void loadVegetation(const std::string& vegetationFile);

                void loadElevationmap( const std::string& _eleFile );
                void loadLightmap(const std::string& _lightFile );
                void setScale( float x, float y, float z );

                void buildDebugTerrainEntity(DebugTerrainEntity debugTerrainEntity);

                float getHeight(float x, float y);
                void getAltitude( Vector& _position, Vector& _normal );
                virtual void draw() const;
                virtual void tick( float _dt );
        public:
        
        private:
                 Model*                 vegetation;
                 int                    objectList;
                 Terrain*                               terrain;
                 Vector                 TerrainEntityScale;
};

#endif /* _TerrainEntity_H */