/*	==========================================================================
 *	(C) 2005 Universidad Jaime I de Castellón
 *	==========================================================================
 *	PROYECT:	GAME TOOLS
 *	==========================================================================*/
/**	CONTENT:	Make triangle strips meshes from triangle list meshes.
	*
	*
	*	@file	GeoMeshStripifier.h
/*===========================================================================*/

#ifndef __GEO_STRIPIFIER__
#define __GEO_STRIPIFIER__

#include <GeoMesh.h>

namespace Geometry
{

	/// Stripifier interface class.
	/** This module implements methods that extract triangle strips from triangle meshes. 
		\n

Inputs:\n
	- This module receives a pointer to a Geometry::Mesh object containing the model to be stripified.
	.

Outputs:\n
	- The stripified mesh, contained also in a Geometry::Mesh object.
	.

	*/
	class MeshStripifier
	{
		public:
			/// Class constructor, receives as a parameter a const pointer to the object that describes a mesh.
			MeshStripifier ();
			MeshStripifier (const Geometry::Mesh *);

			/// virtual class destructor.
			virtual ~MeshStripifier (void);

			/// Copy constructor
			//MeshStripifier(const MeshStripifier&);

			/// Assignment operator
			//MeshStripifier& operator =(const MeshStripifier&);

			/// Starts the stripification process. This is a pure virtual method and must be overloaded in a derived class that implements a stripification algorithm.
			virtual int Stripify()=0;

			/// Returns the stripified mesh.
			Mesh *	GetMesh ();

			// Sets what is the mesh that stores the leaves
			void setSubMeshLeaves(Geometry::Index);

		protected:

			//	Progress bar function.
			Geometry::TIPOFUNC mUPB;

			//	Mesh object.
			Geometry::Mesh		*mGeoMesh;

			//	Index of the submesh leaves.
			Geometry::Index mSubMeshLeaves;

	};

	class CustomStripifier : public MeshStripifier
	{
		public:
			
			/// Class constructor, receives as a parameter a const pointer to the object that describes a mesh.
			CustomStripifier();

			CustomStripifier(	const Geometry::Mesh	*geoMesh);

			/// Class destructor.
			~CustomStripifier(void);

			/// Copy constructor
			//CustomStripifier(const CustomStripifier&);

			/// Assignment operator
			//CustomStripifier& operator =(const CustomStripifier&);

			/// Starts the stripification process. This is a custom stripification method.
			int Stripify();

			/// Returns the stripified mesh.
			Mesh *	GetMesh();
			
			//	Set the progress bar function.
			void	SetProgressFunc(Geometry::TIPOFUNC upb);

			// Sets what is the submesh that stores the leaves
			void SetSubMeshLeaves(size_t	submesh);
	};

}

#endif