Terrain.h

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/*
 * Describes ground via heightmap and array of CPatch.
 */

#ifndef INCLUDED_TERRAIN
#define INCLUDED_TERRAIN

#include "maths/Vector3D.h"
#include "maths/Fixed.h"
#include "graphics/SColor.h"
#include "graphics/HeightMipmap.h"

class CPatch;
class CMiniPatch;
class CFixedVector3D;
class CStr8;
class CBoundingBoxAligned;

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Terrain Constants:

/// metres [world space units] per tile in x and z
const ssize_t TERRAIN_TILE_SIZE = 4;

/// number of u16 height units per metre
const ssize_t HEIGHT_UNITS_PER_METRE = 732; // == approx int(256.0f/0.35f)

/// metres per u16 height unit
const float HEIGHT_SCALE = 1.f / HEIGHT_UNITS_PER_METRE;

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CTerrain: main terrain class; contains the heightmap describing elevation
// data, and the smaller subpatches that form the terrain
class CTerrain
{
public:
    CTerrain();
    ~CTerrain();

    // Coordinate naming convention: world-space coordinates are float x,z;
    // tile-space coordinates are ssize_t i,j. rationale: signed types can
    // more efficiently be converted to/from floating point. use ssize_t
    // instead of int/long because these are sizes.

    bool Initialize(ssize_t patchesPerSide, const u16* ptr);

    // return number of vertices along edge of the terrain
    ssize_t GetVerticesPerSide() const { return m_MapSize; }
    // return number of tiles along edge of the terrain
    ssize_t GetTilesPerSide() const { return GetVerticesPerSide()-1; }
    // return number of patches along edge of the terrain
    ssize_t GetPatchesPerSide() const { return m_MapSizePatches; }

    float GetMinX() const { return 0.0f; }
    float GetMinZ() const { return 0.0f; }
    float GetMaxX() const { return (float)((m_MapSize-1) * TERRAIN_TILE_SIZE); }
    float GetMaxZ() const { return (float)((m_MapSize-1) * TERRAIN_TILE_SIZE); }

    bool IsOnMap(float x, float z) const
    {
        return ((x >= GetMinX()) && (x < GetMaxX())
             && (z >= GetMinZ()) && (z < GetMaxZ()));
    }

    CStr8 GetMovementClass(ssize_t i, ssize_t j) const;

    float GetVertexGroundLevel(ssize_t i, ssize_t j) const;
    fixed GetVertexGroundLevelFixed(ssize_t i, ssize_t j) const;
    float GetExactGroundLevel(float x, float z) const;
    fixed GetExactGroundLevelFixed(fixed x, fixed z) const;
    float GetFilteredGroundLevel(float x, float z, float radius) const;

    // get the approximate slope (0 = horizontal, 0.5 = 30 degrees, 1.0 = 45 degrees, etc)
    fixed GetSlopeFixed(ssize_t i, ssize_t j) const;

    // Returns true if the triangulation diagonal for tile (i, j)
    // should be in the direction (1,-1); false if it should be (1,1)
    bool GetTriangulationDir(ssize_t i, ssize_t j) const;

    // resize this terrain such that each side has given number of patches
    void Resize(ssize_t size);

    // set up a new heightmap from 16 bit data; assumes heightmap matches current terrain size
    void SetHeightMap(u16* heightmap);
    // return a pointer to the heightmap
    u16* GetHeightMap() const { return m_Heightmap; }

    // get patch at given coordinates, expressed in patch-space; return 0 if
    // coordinates represent patch off the edge of the map
    CPatch* GetPatch(ssize_t i, ssize_t j) const; 
    // get tile at given coordinates, expressed in tile-space; return 0 if
    // coordinates represent tile off the edge of the map
    CMiniPatch* GetTile(ssize_t i, ssize_t j) const;

    // calculate the position of a given vertex
    void CalcPosition(ssize_t i, ssize_t j, CVector3D& pos) const;
    void CalcPositionFixed(ssize_t i, ssize_t j, CFixedVector3D& pos) const;
    // calculate the vertex under a given position (rounding down coordinates)
    static void CalcFromPosition(const CVector3D& pos, ssize_t& i, ssize_t& j)
    {
        i = (ssize_t)(pos.X/TERRAIN_TILE_SIZE);
        j = (ssize_t)(pos.Z/TERRAIN_TILE_SIZE);
    }
    // calculate the vertex under a given position (rounding down coordinates)
    static void CalcFromPosition(float x, float z, ssize_t& i, ssize_t& j)
    {
        i = (ssize_t)(x/TERRAIN_TILE_SIZE);
        j = (ssize_t)(z/TERRAIN_TILE_SIZE);
    }
    // calculate the normal at a given vertex
    void CalcNormal(ssize_t i, ssize_t j, CVector3D& normal) const;
    void CalcNormalFixed(ssize_t i, ssize_t j, CFixedVector3D& normal) const;

    CVector3D CalcExactNormal(float x, float z) const;

    // Mark a specific square of tiles (inclusive lower bound, exclusive upper bound)
    // as dirty - use this after modifying the heightmap.
    // If you modify a vertex (i,j), you should dirty tiles
    // from (i-1, j-1) [inclusive] to (i+1, j+1) [exclusive]
    // since their geometry depends on that vertex.
    // If you modify a tile (i,j), you should dirty tiles
    // from (i-1, j-1) [inclusive] to (i+2, j+2) [exclusive]
    // since their texture blends depend on that tile.
    void MakeDirty(ssize_t i0, ssize_t j0, ssize_t i1, ssize_t j1, int dirtyFlags);
    // mark the entire map as dirty
    void MakeDirty(int dirtyFlags);

    /**
     * Returns a 3D bounding box encompassing the given vertex range (inclusive)
     */
    CBoundingBoxAligned GetVertexesBound(ssize_t i0, ssize_t j0, ssize_t i1, ssize_t j1);

    // get the base colour for the terrain (typically pure white - other colours
    // will interact badly with LOS - but used by the Actor Viewer tool)
    SColor4ub GetBaseColour() const { return m_BaseColour; }
    // set the base colour for the terrain
    void SetBaseColour(SColor4ub colour) { m_BaseColour = colour; }

    const CHeightMipmap& GetHeightMipmap() const { return m_HeightMipmap; }

private:
    // delete any data allocated by this terrain
    void ReleaseData();
    // setup patch pointers etc
    void InitialisePatches();

    // size of this map in each direction, in vertices; ie. total tiles = sqr(m_MapSize-1)
    ssize_t m_MapSize;
    // size of this map in each direction, in patches; total patches = sqr(m_MapSizePatches)
    ssize_t m_MapSizePatches;
    // the patches comprising this terrain
    CPatch* m_Patches;
    // 16-bit heightmap data
    u16* m_Heightmap;
    // base colour (usually white)
    SColor4ub m_BaseColour;
    // heightmap mipmap
    CHeightMipmap m_HeightMipmap;
};

#endif