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19 * Definition of ModelVertexRenderer, the abstract base class for model
20 * vertex transformation implementations.
23 #ifndef INCLUDED_MODELVERTEXRENDERER
24 #define INCLUDED_MODELVERTEXRENDERER
26 #include "graphics/MeshManager.h"
27 #include "graphics/ShaderProgramPtr.h"
29 class CModel;
30 class CModelRData;
32 /**
33 * Class ModelVertexRenderer: Normal ModelRenderer implementations delegate
34 * vertex array management and vertex transformation to an implementation of
35 * ModelVertexRenderer.
37 * ModelVertexRenderer implementations should be designed so that one
38 * instance of the implementation can be used with more than one ModelRenderer
39 * simultaneously.
41 class ModelVertexRenderer
43 public:
44 virtual ~ModelVertexRenderer() { }
47 /**
48 * CreateModelData: Create internal data for one model.
50 * ModelRenderer implementations must call this once for every
51 * model that will later be rendered, with @p key set to a value
52 * that's unique to that ModelRenderer.
54 * ModelVertexRenderer implementations should use this function to
55 * create per-CModel and per-CModelDef data like vertex arrays.
57 * @param key An opaque pointer to pass to the CModelRData constructor
58 * @param model The model.
60 * @return A new CModelRData that will be passed into other
61 * ModelVertexRenderer functions whenever the same CModel is used again.
63 virtual CModelRData* CreateModelData(const void* key, CModel* model) = 0;
66 /**
67 * UpdateModelData: Calculate per-model data for each frame.
69 * ModelRenderer implementations must call this once per frame for
70 * every model that is to be rendered in this frame, even if the
71 * value of updateflags will be zero.
72 * This implies that this function will also be called at least once
73 * between a call to CreateModelData and a call to RenderModel.
75 * ModelVertexRenderer implementations should use this function to
76 * perform software vertex transforms and potentially other per-frame
77 * calculations.
79 * @param model The model.
80 * @param data Private data as returned by CreateModelData.
81 * @param updateflags Flags indicating which data has changed during
82 * the frame. The value is the same as the value of the model's
83 * CRenderData::m_UpdateFlags.
85 virtual void UpdateModelData(CModel* model, CModelRData* data, int updateflags) = 0;
88 /**
89 * BeginPass: Setup global OpenGL state for this ModelVertexRenderer.
91 * ModelVertexRenderer implementations should prepare "heavy" OpenGL
92 * state such as vertex shader state to prepare for rendering models
93 * and delivering vertex data to the fragment stage as described by
94 * streamflags.
96 * ModelRenderer implementations must call this function before any
97 * calls to other rendering related functions.
99 * Recursive calls to BeginPass are not allowed, and every BeginPass
100 * is matched by a corresponding call to EndPass.
102 * @param streamflags Vertex streams required by the fragment stage.
104 virtual void BeginPass(int streamflags) = 0;
108 * EndPass: Cleanup OpenGL state set up by BeginPass.
110 * ModelRenderer implementations must call this function after
111 * rendering related functions for one pass have been called.
113 * @param streamflags Vertex streams required by the fragment stage.
114 * This equals the streamflags parameter passed on the last call to
115 * BeginPass.
117 virtual void EndPass(int streamflags) = 0;
121 * PrepareModelDef: Setup OpenGL state for rendering of models that
122 * use the given CModelDef object as base.
124 * ModelRenderer implementations must call this function before
125 * rendering a sequence of models based on the given CModelDef.
126 * When a ModelRenderer switches back and forth between CModelDefs,
127 * it must call PrepareModelDef for every switch.
129 * @param streamflags Vertex streams required by the fragment stage.
130 * This equals the streamflags parameter passed on the last call to
131 * BeginPass.
132 * @param def The model definition.
134 virtual void PrepareModelDef(const CShaderProgramPtr& shader, int streamflags, const CModelDef& def) = 0;
138 * RenderModel: Invoke the rendering commands for the given model.
140 * ModelRenderer implementations must call this function to perform
141 * the actual rendering.
143 * preconditions : The most recent call to PrepareModelDef since
144 * BeginPass has been for model->GetModelDef().
146 * @param streamflags Vertex streams required by the fragment stage.
147 * This equals the streamflags parameter passed on the last call to
148 * BeginPass.
149 * @param model The model that should be rendered.
150 * @param data Private data for the model as returned by CreateModelData.
152 * postconditions : Subsequent calls to RenderModel for models
153 * that use the same CModelDef object and the same texture must
154 * succeed.
156 virtual void RenderModel(const CShaderProgramPtr& shader, int streamflags, CModel* model, CModelRData* data) = 0;
160 #endif // INCLUDED_MODELVERTEXRENDERER