ICmpVisual.h

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#ifndef INCLUDED_ICMPVISUAL
#define INCLUDED_ICMPVISUAL

#include "simulation2/system/Interface.h"

#include "ps/CStr.h"
#include "maths/BoundingBoxOriented.h"
#include "maths/BoundingBoxAligned.h"
#include "maths/Fixed.h"
#include "lib/file/vfs/vfs_path.h"

class CUnit;

/**
 * The visual representation of an entity (typically an actor).
 */
class ICmpVisual : public IComponent
{
public:
    /**
     * Get the world-space bounding box of the object's visual representation.
     * (Not safe for use in simulation code.)
     */
    virtual CBoundingBoxAligned GetBounds() = 0;

    /**
     * Get the oriented world-space bounding box of the object's visual representation, clipped at the Y=0 plane in object space
     * to prevent it from extending into the terrain. The primary difference with GetBounds is that this bounding box is not aligned 
     * to the world axes, but arbitrarily rotated according to the model transform.
     */
    virtual CBoundingBoxOriented GetSelectionBox() = 0;

    /**
     * Get the world-space position of the base point of the object's visual representation.
     * (Not safe for use in simulation code.)
     */
    virtual CVector3D GetPosition() = 0;

    /**
     * Return the short name of the actor that's being displayed, or the empty string on error.
     * (Not safe for use in simulation code.)
     */
    virtual std::wstring GetActorShortName() = 0;

    /**
     * Return the filename of the actor to be used for projectiles from this unit, or the empty string if none.
     * (Not safe for use in simulation code.)
     */
    virtual std::wstring GetProjectileActor() = 0;

    /**
     * Return the exact position where a projectile should be launched from (based on the actor's
     * ammo prop points).
     * Returns (0,0,0) if no point can be found.
     */
    virtual CVector3D GetProjectileLaunchPoint() = 0;

    /**
     * Returns the underlying unit of this visual actor. May return NULL to indicate that no unit exists (e.g. may happen if the
     * game is started without graphics rendering).
     * Originally intended for introspection purposes in Atlas; for other purposes, consider using a specialized getter first.
     */
    virtual CUnit* GetUnit() = 0;

    /**
     * Start playing the given animation. If there are multiple possible animations then it will
     * pick one at random (not network-synchronised).
     * If @p soundgroup is specified, then the sound will be played at each 'event' point in the
     * animation cycle.
     * @param name animation name (e.g. "idle", "walk", "melee"; the names are determined by actor XML files)
     * @param once if true then the animation will play once and freeze at the final frame, else it will loop
     * @param speed animation speed multiplier (typically 1.0 for the default speed)
     * @param soundgroup VFS path of sound group .xml, relative to audio/, or empty string for none
     */
    virtual void SelectAnimation(std::string name, bool once, fixed speed, std::wstring soundgroup) = 0;

    /**
     * Replaces a specified animation with another. Only affects the special speed-based
     * animation determination behaviour.
     * @param name Animation to match.
     * @param replace Animation that should replace the matched animation.
     */
    virtual void ReplaceMoveAnimation(std::string name, std::string replace) = 0;

    /**
     * Ensures that the given animation will be used when it normally would be,
     * removing reference to any animation that might replace it.
     * @param name Animation name to remove from the replacement map.
     */
    virtual void ResetMoveAnimation(std::string name) = 0;

    /**
     * Sets the specified entity selection on the underlying unit.
     */
    virtual void SetUnitEntitySelection(const CStr& selection) = 0;

    /**
     * Start playing the walk/run animations, scaled to the unit's movement speed.
     * @param runThreshold movement speed at which to switch to the run animation
     */
    virtual void SelectMovementAnimation(fixed runThreshold) = 0;

    /**
     * Adjust the speed of the current animation, so it can match simulation events.
     * @param repeattime time for complete loop of animation, in msec
     */
    virtual void SetAnimationSyncRepeat(fixed repeattime) = 0;

    /**
     * Adjust the offset of the current animation, so it can match simulation events.
     * @param actiontime time between now and when the 'action' event should occur, in msec
     */
    virtual void SetAnimationSyncOffset(fixed actiontime) = 0;

    /**
     * Set the shading colour that will be modulated with the model's textures.
     * Default shading is (1, 1, 1, 1).
     * Alpha should probably be 1 else it's unlikely to work properly.
     * @param r red component, expected range [0, 1]
     * @param g green component, expected range [0, 1]
     * @param b blue component, expected range [0, 1]
     * @param a alpha component, expected range [0, 1]
     */
    virtual void SetShadingColour(fixed r, fixed g, fixed b, fixed a) = 0;

    /**
     * Set an arbitrarily-named variable that the model may use to alter its appearance
     * (e.g. in particle emitter parameter computations).
     */
    virtual void SetVariable(std::string name, float value) = 0;

    /**
     * Get actor seed used for random variations
     */
    virtual u32 GetActorSeed() = 0;
    
    /**
     * Set actor seed for random variations and reload model
     */
    virtual void SetActorSeed(u32 seed) = 0;

    /**
     * Returns true if this entity should have a construction preview
     */
    virtual bool HasConstructionPreview() = 0;

    /**
     * Set construction progress of the model, this affects the rendered position of the model.
     * 0.0 will be fully underground, 1.0 will be fully visible, 0.5 will be half underground.
     */
    virtual void SetConstructionProgress(fixed progress) = 0;

    /**
     * Called when an actor file has been modified and reloaded dynamically.
     * If this component uses the named actor file, it should regenerate its actor
     * to pick up the new definitions.
     */
    virtual void Hotload(const VfsPath& name) = 0;

    DECLARE_INTERFACE_TYPE(Visual)
};

// TODO: rename this to VisualActor, because the interface is actor-specific, maybe?

#endif // INCLUDED_ICMPVISUAL