ParticleEmitter.h

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#ifndef INCLUDED_PARTICLEEMITTER
#define INCLUDED_PARTICLEEMITTER

#include "graphics/ModelAbstract.h"
#include "graphics/ParticleEmitterType.h"
#include "graphics/Texture.h"
#include "renderer/VertexArray.h"

#include <map>

/**
 * Simulation state for a single particle.
 */
struct SParticle
{
    CVector3D pos;
    CVector3D velocity;
    float angle;
    float angleSpeed;
    float size;
    SColor4ub color;
    float age;
    float maxAge;
};

typedef shared_ptr<CParticleEmitter> CParticleEmitterPtr;

/**
 * Particle emitter.
 *
 * Emitters store particle data in two forms:
 *  * m_Particles contains the raw data used for the CPU particle simulation.
 *  * m_VertexArray contains the data required for rendering.
 * Particles are rendered as billboard quads, so the vertex array contains four vertices
 * per particle with different UV coordinates. The billboard position computation is
 * performed by a vertex shader.
 *
 * The number of particles is a constant for the entire life of the emitter,
 * to simplify the updating and rendering.
 * m_Particles acts like a ring buffer, so we don't have to worry about dynamically
 * allocating particles. If particles have variable lifetimes, they'll exist in the
 * array with alpha=0 until they're overwritten by a new particle after the maximum
 * lifetime.
 *
 * (It's quite likely this could be made more efficient, if the overhead of any added
 * complexity is not high.)
 */
class CParticleEmitter
{
public:
    CParticleEmitter(const CParticleEmitterTypePtr& type);

    /**
     * Set the position to be used for emission of new particles.
     */
    void SetPosition(const CVector3D& pos)
    {
        m_Pos = pos;
    }

    CVector3D GetPosition() const
    {
        return m_Pos;
    }

    /**
     * Get the bounding box of the center points of particles at their current positions.
     */
    CBoundingBoxAligned GetParticleBounds() { return m_ParticleBounds; }

    /**
     * Push a new particle onto the ring buffer. (May overwrite an old particle.)
     */
    void AddParticle(const SParticle& particle);

    /**
     * Update particle and vertex array data. Must be called before RenderArray.
     */
    void UpdateArrayData();

    /**
     * Bind rendering state (textures and blend modes).
     */
    void Bind(const CShaderProgramPtr& shader);

    /**
     * Draw the vertex array.
     */
    void RenderArray(const CShaderProgramPtr& shader);

    /**
     * Stop this emitter emitting new particles, and pass responsibility for rendering
     * to the CParticleManager. This should be called before dropping the last shared_ptr
     * to this object so that it will carry on rendering (until all particles have dissipated)
     * even when it's no longer attached to a model.
     * @param self the shared_ptr you're about to drop
     */
    void Unattach(const CParticleEmitterPtr& self);

    void SetEntityVariable(const std::string& name, float value);

    CParticleEmitterTypePtr m_Type;

    /// Whether this emitter is still emitting new particles
    bool m_Active;

    CVector3D m_Pos;

    std::map<std::string, float> m_EntityVariables;

    std::vector<SParticle> m_Particles;
    size_t m_NextParticleIdx;

    float m_LastUpdateTime;
    float m_EmissionRoundingError;

private:
    /// Bounding box of the current particle center points
    CBoundingBoxAligned m_ParticleBounds;

    VertexIndexArray m_IndexArray;

    VertexArray m_VertexArray;
    VertexArray::Attribute m_AttributePos;
    VertexArray::Attribute m_AttributeAxis;
    VertexArray::Attribute m_AttributeUV;
    VertexArray::Attribute m_AttributeColor;
};

/**
 * Particle emitter model, for attaching emitters as props on other models.
 */
class CModelParticleEmitter : public CModelAbstract
{
public:
    CModelParticleEmitter(const CParticleEmitterTypePtr& type);
    ~CModelParticleEmitter();

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

    virtual CModelAbstract* Clone() const;

    virtual void SetDirtyRec(int dirtyflags)
    {
        SetDirty(dirtyflags);
    }

    virtual void SetTerrainDirty(ssize_t UNUSED(i0), ssize_t UNUSED(j0), ssize_t UNUSED(i1), ssize_t UNUSED(j1))
    {
    }

    virtual void SetEntityVariable(const std::string& name, float value);

    virtual void CalcBounds();
    virtual void ValidatePosition();
    virtual void InvalidatePosition();
    virtual void SetTransform(const CMatrix3D& transform);

    CParticleEmitterTypePtr m_Type;
    CParticleEmitterPtr m_Emitter;
};

#endif // INCLUDED_PARTICLEEMITTER