/*!
 * @file texture.h
 * @brief Contains the texture class, that handles the reading of Images into Texutre-files.
 */

#ifndef _TEXTURE_H
#define _TEXTURE_H

#include "base_object.h"

#include "glincl.h"

/* Forward Declaration */
struct SDL_Surface;

//! an enumerator for different procedural texture-types
typedef enum TEXTURE_TYPE { TEXTURE_RADIAL_ALIAS,
  TEXTURE_NOISE };

//! A Class, that reads in Textures from different fileformats.
  class Texture : public BaseObject
  {
    public:
      Texture(const char* imageName = NULL);
  //  Texture(TEXTURE_TYPE type, int resolution);
      ~Texture();

      bool loadImage(const char* imageName);
      bool rebuild();

      /** @returns The textureID of this texture.  */
      inline GLuint getTexture() const { return this->texture; };
      /** @returns true if texture has alpha, false otherwise */
      inline bool hasAlpha() const {return bAlpha;}

    protected:
      bool prepareSurface(SDL_Surface* input);
      bool setSurface(SDL_Surface* newSurface);

      GLuint loadTexToGL ();

    private:
      GLuint        texture;            //!< The Texture-ID of opengl from this Texture.
      bool          bAlpha;             //!< if the texture has an alpha channel.
      SDL_Surface*  image;              //!< The SDL_Surfce that stores the Texture on it.
  };

#endif /* _TEXTURE_H */