#ifndef __GEO_SUBMESH__
#define __GEO_SUBMESH__

#include <vector>
#include <ostream>

#include "GeoBase.h"
#include "GeoVertexBuffer.h"
#include "GeoSerializable.h"

namespace Geometry
{

	/// SubMesh interface
	/** SubMesh is part of a Mesh, and stores vertex and index geometric information. */
	class SubMesh : public Serializable
	{
	public:
		/// Default constructor
		SubMesh();

		/// Default destructor
		~SubMesh();

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

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

		/// Loads data from a Serializer
		void Load(Serializer &s);

		/// Saves data to a Serializer
		void Save(Serializer &s);

		/// VertexBuffer used to store vertex Data. Is a reference to a shared VertexData if
		/// mSharedVertexBuffer == true, and must be not deallocated in that case.
		VertexBuffer *mVertexBuffer; 

		bool mSharedVertexBuffer; ///< true if VertexBuffer it's shared with Mesh and other SubMeshes

		Index  *mIndex;     ///< Array of Index 
		size_t mIndexCount; ///< Index count
		
		Index  **mStrip;    ///< Array of pointers to mIndex that represents each strip
		size_t mStripCount; ///< number of Strips

		MeshType	mType;	///<	Type of mesh

		char			mMaterialName[255];	///<	Material name

		std::vector <VertexBoneAssignment> mBones;
	};
}

#endif