Brush.h

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/*
 * CBrush, a class representing a convex object
 */

#ifndef maths_brush_h
#define maths_brush_h

#include "Vector3D.h"

class CBoundingBoxAligned;
class CFrustum;
class CPlane;


/**
 * Class CBrush: Represents a convex object, supports some CSG operations.
 */
class CBrush
{
    friend class TestBrush;

public:
    CBrush() { }

    /**
     * CBrush: Construct a brush from a bounds object.
     *
     * @param bounds the CBoundingBoxAligned object to construct the brush from.
     */
    CBrush(const CBoundingBoxAligned& bounds);

    /**
     * IsEmpty: Returns whether the brush is empty.
     *
     * @return @c true if the brush is empty, @c false otherwise
     */
    bool IsEmpty() const { return m_Vertices.size() == 0; }

    /**
     * Bounds: Calculate the axis-aligned bounding box for this brush.
     *
     * @param result the resulting bounding box is stored here
     */
    void Bounds(CBoundingBoxAligned& result) const;

    /**
     * Slice: Cut the object along the given plane, resulting in a smaller (or even empty) brush representing 
     * the part of the object that lies in front of the plane (as defined by the positive direction of its 
     * normal vector).
     *
     * @param plane the slicing plane
     * @param result the resulting brush is stored here
     */
    void Slice(const CPlane& plane, CBrush& result) const;

    /**
     * Intersect: Intersect the brush with the given frustum.
     *
     * @param frustum the frustum to intersect with
     * @param result the resulting brush is stored here
     */
    void Intersect(const CFrustum& frustum, CBrush& result) const;

private:
    
    /**
     * Returns a copy of the vertices in this brush. Intended for testing purposes; you should not need to use
     * this method directly.
     */
    std::vector<CVector3D> GetVertices() const;

    /**
     * Writes a vector of the faces in this brush to @p out. Each face is itself a vector, listing the vertex indices 
     * that make up the face, starting and ending with the same index. Intended for testing purposes; you should not 
     * need to use this method directly.
     */
    void GetFaces(std::vector<std::vector<size_t> >& out) const;

private:
    static const size_t NO_VERTEX = ~0u;

    typedef std::vector<CVector3D> Vertices;
    typedef std::vector<size_t> FaceIndices;

    /// Collection of unique vertices that make up this shape.
    Vertices m_Vertices;

    /**
     * Holds the face definitions of this brush. Each face is a sequence of indices into m_Vertices that starts and ends with 
     * the same vertex index, completing a loop through all the vertices that make up the face. This vector holds all the face
     * sequences back-to-back, thus looking something like 'x---xy--------yz--z' in the general case.
     */
    FaceIndices m_Faces;

    struct Helper;
};

#endif // maths_brush_h