source: GTP/trunk/Lib/Vis/Preprocessing/src/RayInfo.h @ 860

#ifndef __RAYINFO_H__
#define __RAYINFO_H__

#include <vector>
using namespace std;

namespace GtpVisibilityPreprocessor {

class VssRay;
class RayInfo;
class Plane3;
class Vector3;

typedef vector<RayInfo> RayInfoContainer;
/** Structure holding additional info about
        the ray during traversal.
*/
class RayInfo
{
public:
        /// pointer to the actual ray
        VssRay *mRay;
        
        // endpoints  - do we need them?
#if USE_FIXEDPOINT_T
        short mMinT, mMaxT;
#else
        float mMinT, mMaxT;
#endif
        
        RayInfo();
        
        RayInfo(VssRay *r);
        
        RayInfo(VssRay *r, const float _min, const float _max);
        
        RayInfo(VssRay *r, const short _min, const float _max); 
        
        RayInfo(VssRay *r, const float _min, const short _max);
                
        friend bool operator<(const RayInfo &a, const RayInfo &b) 
        {
                return a.mRay < b.mRay;
        }
        
        /** Extracts the scalar of the starting point of the ray segment
                that lies in the axis.
        */
        float ExtrapOrigin(const int axis) const;
        /** Extracts the scalar of the termination point of the ray segment
                that lies in the axis.
        */
        float ExtrapTermination(const int axis) const;
        
        /** Extracts the starting point of the ray segment.
        */
        Vector3 ExtrapOrigin() const;
        
        /** Extracts the end point of the ray segment.
        */
        Vector3 ExtrapTermination() const;
        
        float GetMinT () const;
        float GetMaxT () const;
        
        void SetMinT (const float t);
        
        void SetMaxT (const float t);

        float SegmentLength() const;
        float SqrSegmentLength() const;

        /** Computes intersection of this ray with the axis aligned split plane.
        
                @param axis axis of the split plane
                @param position scalar position of the split plane for the chosen axis
                @param t returns the t parameter value of the ray intersection

                @returns 0 if ray intersects plane, -1 if on back side of plane, 1 if on front side
        */
        int ComputeRayIntersection(const int axis, const float position, float &t) const;

        /** Computes intersection of this ray with the split plane.

                @param splitPlane the split plane
                @param t returns the t parameter value of the ray intersection

                @returns 0 if ray intersects plane, -1 if on back side of plane, 1 if on front side
        */
        int ComputeRayIntersection(const Plane3 &splitPlane, float &t) const;
};


}

#endif