#ifndef _RayCaster_H__
#define _RayCaster_H__

#include "Containers.h"
#include <string>
#include "Vector3.h"

using namespace std;


namespace GtpVisibilityPreprocessor {


class Intersectable;
class VssRay;
class SimpleRayContainer;
class AxisAlignedBox3;
//class Vector3;
struct VssRayContainer;
class Preprocessor;
struct SimpleRay;


/** This class provides an interface for ray casting.
*/
class RayCaster
{

public:
	
	enum {
	  INTERNAL_RAYCASTER = 0,
	  INTEL_RAYCASTER
	};

	RayCaster(const Preprocessor &preprocessor);

	virtual ~RayCaster();

	virtual int Type() const = 0;

	/** Wrapper for casting single ray.
		@returns ray or NULL if invalid
	*/
	VssRay *CastRay(
		const SimpleRay &simpleRay,
	    const AxisAlignedBox3 &box,
		const bool castDoubleRay
		);

	virtual int CastRay(
		const SimpleRay &simpleRay,
        VssRayContainer &vssRays,
		const AxisAlignedBox3 &box,
		const bool castDoubleRay,
		const bool pruneInvalidRays = true
		) = 0;

	 virtual void CastRays16(
		 const int i,
		 SimpleRayContainer &rays, 
		 VssRayContainer &vssRays,
		 const AxisAlignedBox3 &sbox,
		 const bool castDoubleRay,
		 const bool pruneInvalidRays = true
		 ) = 0;
	

protected:
	struct Intersection
	{
		Intersection(): mObject(NULL), mFaceId(0)
		{}

		Intersection(const Vector3 &p, const Vector3 &n, Intersectable *o, const int f):
			mPoint(p), mNormal(n), mObject(o), mFaceId(f)
		{}

		Intersection(const Vector3 &p): mPoint(p), mObject(NULL), mFaceId(0)
		{}
		Vector3 mPoint;
		Vector3 mNormal;
		Intersectable *mObject;
		int mFaceId;
	};


	int ProcessRay(
			 const SimpleRay &ray,
			 Intersection &hitA,
			 Intersection &hitB,
			 VssRayContainer &vssRays,
			 const AxisAlignedBox3 &box,
			 const bool castDoubleRay,
			 const bool pruneInvalidRays = true
			 );

	/** Checks if ray is valid.
		I.e., the ray is in valid view space.
		@note: clamps the ray to valid view space.
	*/
	bool ValidateRay(const Vector3 &origin,
					 const Vector3 &direction,
        			 const AxisAlignedBox3 &box,
					 Intersection &hit);
	
  	const Preprocessor &mPreprocessor;
};


}

#endif