ModelAbstract.h

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#ifndef INCLUDED_MODELABSTRACT
#define INCLUDED_MODELABSTRACT

#include "maths/BoundingBoxOriented.h"
#include "graphics/RenderableObject.h"
#include "ps/Overlay.h"
#include "simulation2/helpers/Player.h"

class CModel;
class CModelDecal;
class CModelParticleEmitter;

/**
 * Abstract base class for graphical objects that are used by units,
 * or as props attached to other CModelAbstract objects.
 * This includes meshes, terrain decals, and sprites.
 * These objects exist in a tree hierarchy.
 */
class CModelAbstract : public CRenderableObject
{
    NONCOPYABLE(CModelAbstract);

public:

    /**
     * Describes a custom selection shape to be used for a model's selection box instead of the default 
     * recursive bounding boxes.
     */
    struct CustomSelectionShape
    {
        enum EType {
            /// The selection shape is determined by an oriented box of custom, user-specified size.
            BOX,
            /// The selection shape is determined by a cylinder of custom, user-specified size.
            CYLINDER
        };

        EType m_Type; ///< Type of shape.
        float m_Size0; ///< Box width if @ref BOX, or radius if @ref CYLINDER
        float m_Size1; ///< Box depth if @ref BOX, or radius if @ref CYLINDER
        float m_Height; ///< Box height if @ref BOX, cylinder height if @ref CYLINDER
    };

public:
    
    CModelAbstract()
        : m_Parent(NULL), m_PositionValid(false), m_ShadingColor(1, 1, 1, 1), m_PlayerID(INVALID_PLAYER), 
          m_SelectionBoxValid(false), m_CustomSelectionShape(NULL)
    { }

    ~CModelAbstract()
    {
        delete m_CustomSelectionShape; // allocated and set externally by CCmpVisualActor, but our responsibility to clean up
    }

    virtual CModelAbstract* Clone() const = 0;

    /// Dynamic cast
    virtual CModel* ToCModel() { return NULL; }

    /// Dynamic cast
    virtual CModelDecal* ToCModelDecal() { return NULL; }

    /// Dynamic cast
    virtual CModelParticleEmitter* ToCModelParticleEmitter() { return NULL; }

    // (This dynamic casting is a bit ugly, but we won't have many subclasses
    // and this seems the easiest way to integrate with other code that wants
    // type-specific processing)

    /// Calls SetDirty on this model and all child objects.
    virtual void SetDirtyRec(int dirtyflags) = 0;

    /// Returns world space bounds of this object and all child objects.
    virtual const CBoundingBoxAligned GetWorldBoundsRec() { return GetWorldBounds(); } // default implementation

    /**
     * Returns the world-space selection box of this model. Used primarily for hittesting against against a selection ray. The 
     * returned selection box may be empty to indicate that it does not wish to participate in the selection process.
     */
    virtual const CBoundingBoxOriented& GetSelectionBox();

    virtual void InvalidateBounds()
    {
        m_BoundsValid = false;
        // a call to this method usually means that the model's transform has changed, i.e. it has moved or rotated, so we'll also
        // want to update the selection box accordingly regardless of the shape it is built from.
        m_SelectionBoxValid = false;
    }

    /// Sets a custom selection shape as described by a @p descriptor. Argument may be NULL 
    /// if you wish to keep the default behaviour of using the recursively-calculated bounding boxes.
    void SetCustomSelectionShape(CustomSelectionShape* descriptor)
    {
        if (m_CustomSelectionShape != descriptor)
        {
            m_CustomSelectionShape = descriptor;
            m_SelectionBoxValid = false; // update the selection box when it is next requested
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns the (object-space) bounds that should be used to construct a selection box for this model and its children.
     * May return an empty bound to indicate that this model and its children should not be selectable themselves, or should
     * not be included in its parent model's selection box. This method is used for constructing the default selection boxes,
     * as opposed to any boxes of custom shape specified by @ref m_CustomSelectionShape.
     * 
     * If you wish your model type to be included in selection boxes, override this method and have it return the object-space
     * bounds of itself, augmented recursively (via this method) with the object-space selection bounds of its children.
     */
    virtual const CBoundingBoxAligned GetObjectSelectionBoundsRec() { return CBoundingBoxAligned::EMPTY; }

    /**
     * Called when terrain has changed in the given inclusive bounds.
     * Might call SetDirty if the change affects this model.
     */
    virtual void SetTerrainDirty(ssize_t i0, ssize_t j0, ssize_t i1, ssize_t j1) = 0;

    /**
     * Called when the entity tries to set some variable to affect the display of this model
     * and/or its child objects.
     */
    virtual void SetEntityVariable(const std::string& UNUSED(name), float UNUSED(value)) { }

    /**
     * Ensure that both the transformation and the bone matrices are correct for this model and all its props.
     */
    virtual void ValidatePosition() = 0;

    /**
     * Mark this model's position and bone matrices, and all props' positions as invalid.
     */
    virtual void InvalidatePosition() = 0;

    virtual void SetPlayerID(player_id_t id) { m_PlayerID = id; }

    // get the model's player ID; initial default is INVALID_PLAYER
    virtual player_id_t GetPlayerID() const { return m_PlayerID; }

    virtual void SetShadingColor(const CColor& colour) { m_ShadingColor = colour; }
    virtual CColor GetShadingColor() const { return m_ShadingColor; }

protected:
    void CalcSelectionBox();

public:
    /// If non-null, points to the model that we are attached to.
    CModelAbstract* m_Parent;

    /// True if both transform and and bone matrices are valid.
    bool m_PositionValid;

    player_id_t m_PlayerID;

    /// Modulating color
    CColor m_ShadingColor;

protected:

    /// Selection box for this model.
    CBoundingBoxOriented m_SelectionBox;

    /// Is the current selection box valid?
    bool m_SelectionBoxValid;

    /// Pointer to a descriptor for a custom-defined selection box shape. If no custom selection box is required, this is NULL 
    /// and the standard recursive-bounding-box-based selection box is used. Otherwise, a custom selection box described by this 
    /// field will be used.
    /// @see SetCustomSelectionShape
    CustomSelectionShape* m_CustomSelectionShape;

};

#endif // INCLUDED_MODELABSTRACT