#ifndef SUBDIVISIONCANDIDATE_H
#define SUBDIVISIONCANDIDATE_H


#include "FlexibleHeap.h"

using namespace std;

namespace GtpVisibilityPreprocessor {

/** Candidate for a view space / object space split.
*/
class SubdivisionCandidate: public Heapable
{  
public:

	enum {OBJECT_SPACE, VIEW_SPACE};

	/// the current split plane
	//AxisAlignedPlane mSplitPlane;
	/// split axis of this plane (0, 1, 2, or 3 if non-axis-aligned)
	int mSplitAxis;
	/// the number of misses of max cost ratio until this split
	int mMaxCostMisses;

	SubdivisionCandidate(): mRenderCostDecrease(0) {};

	/*SubdivisionCandidate(const AxisAlignedPlane &plane): 
	mSplitPlane(plane), mRenderCostDecrease(0)
	{}*/

	virtual void EvalPriority() = 0;
	virtual int Type() const = 0;
	virtual bool GlobalTerminationCriteriaMet() const = 0;

	/** Set render cost decrease achieved through this split.
	*/
	void SetRenderCostDecrease(const float renderCostDecr)
	{
		mRenderCostDecrease = renderCostDecr;
	}
	
	float GetRenderCostDecrease() const
	{
		return mRenderCostDecrease;
	}

protected:

	/// render cost decrease achieved through this split
	float mRenderCostDecrease;
	
};


typedef FlexibleHeap<SubdivisionCandidate *> SplitQueue;


}

// FLEXIBLEHEAP_H
#endif