#pragma once 
#include "RenderTechnique.h"
#include "OgreRenderable.h"
#include "OgreSharedRuns.h"

class OgreTechniqueGroup;

/**
	@brief Class of RenderTechniques used in an OGRE environment.	
*/
class OgreRenderTechnique : virtual public RenderTechnique
{
	public:
		/**
			@brief Constructor. 

			@param the pass to operate on
			@param parentRenderable the object to operate on
			@param parentTechniqueGroup the TechniqueGroup this RenderedTechnique is attached to
		*/
		OgreRenderTechnique(
						Pass* pass,
						OgreRenderable* parentRenderable,
						OgreTechniqueGroup* parentTechniqueGroup);
		~OgreRenderTechnique( );

		//inherited
		virtual OgreRenderTechnique* asOgreRenderTechnique(){return this;}
 				
	protected:
		/**
			@brief a OgreRenderable pointer to the renderable this technique operates on.
		*/
		OgreRenderable* parentOgreRenderable;
		/**
			@brief a OgreTechniqueGroup pointer to the TechniqueGroup this technique is attached to.
		*/
		OgreTechniqueGroup* parentOgreTechniqueGroup;
		/**
			@brief a pointer to the pass this technique operates on.
		*/
		Pass* pass;		
};