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#ifndef __SubEntity_H__
#define __SubEntity_H__

#include "OgrePrerequisites.h"

#include "OgreString.h"
#include "OgreRenderable.h"
#include "OgreHardwareBufferManager.h"

namespace Ogre {

    /** Utility class which defines the sub-parts of an Entity.
        @remarks
            Just as meshes are split into submeshes, an Entity is made up of
            potentially multiple SubMeshes. These are mainly here to provide the
            link between the Material which the SubEntity uses (which may be the
            default Material for the SubMesh or may have been changed for this
            object) and the SubMesh data.
        @par
            The SubEntity also allows the application some flexibility in the
            material properties for this section of a particular instance of this
            Mesh, e.g. tinting the windows on a car model.
        @par
            SubEntity instances are never created manually. They are created at
            the same time as their parent Entity by the SceneManager method
            createEntity.
    */
    class _OgreExport SubEntity: public Renderable
    {
        // Note no virtual functions for efficiency
        friend class Entity;
        friend class SceneManager;
    protected:
        /** Private constructor - don't allow creation by anybody else.
        */
        SubEntity(Entity* parent, SubMesh* subMeshBasis);

        /** Private destructor.
        */
        virtual ~SubEntity();

        /// Pointer to parent.
        Entity* mParentEntity;

        /// Name of Material in use by this SubEntity.
        String mMaterialName;

        /// Cached pointer to material.
        MaterialPtr mpMaterial;

        // Pointer to the SubMesh defining geometry.
        SubMesh* mSubMesh;

        /// Is this SubEntity visible?
        bool mVisible;

                /// The LOD number of the material to use, calculated by Entity::_notifyCurrentCamera
                unsigned short mMaterialLodIndex;

        /// blend buffer details for dedicated geometry
        VertexData* mSkelAnimVertexData;
        /// Quick lookup of buffers
        TempBlendedBufferInfo mTempSkelAnimInfo;
                /// Temp buffer details for software Vertex anim geometry
                TempBlendedBufferInfo mTempVertexAnimInfo;
                /// Vertex data details for software Vertex anim of shared geometry
                VertexData* mSoftwareVertexAnimVertexData;
                /// Vertex data details for hardware Vertex anim of shared geometry
                /// - separate since we need to s/w anim for shadows whilst still altering
                ///   the vertex data for hardware morphing (pos2 binding)
                VertexData* mHardwareVertexAnimVertexData;
                /// Have we applied any vertex animation to geometry?
                bool mVertexAnimationAppliedThisFrame;
                /// Number of hardware blended poses supported by material
                ushort mHardwarePoseCount;

        /** Internal method for preparing this Entity for use in animation. */
        void prepareTempBlendBuffers(void);

    public:
        /** Gets the name of the Material in use by this instance.
        */
        const String& getMaterialName() const;

        /** Sets the name of the Material to be used.
            @remarks
                By default a SubEntity uses the default Material that the SubMesh
                uses. This call can alter that so that the Material is different
                for this instance.
        */
        void setMaterialName( const String& name );

        /** Tells this SubEntity whether to be visible or not. */
        virtual void setVisible(bool visible);

        /** Returns whether or not this SubEntity is supposed to be visible. */
        virtual bool isVisible(void) const;

        /** Accessor method to read mesh data.
        */
        SubMesh* getSubMesh(void);

        /** Overridden - see Renderable.
        */
        const MaterialPtr& getMaterial(void) const;

        /** Overridden - see Renderable.
        */
        Technique* getTechnique(void) const;

        /** Overridden - see Renderable.
        */
        void getRenderOperation(RenderOperation& op);

        /** Overridden - see Renderable.
        */
        void getWorldTransforms(Matrix4* xform) const;
        /** @copydoc Renderable::getWorldOrientation */
        const Quaternion& getWorldOrientation(void) const;
        /** @copydoc Renderable::getWorldPosition */
        const Vector3& getWorldPosition(void) const;
        /** Overridden - see Renderable.
        */
        bool getNormaliseNormals(void) const;      
        /** Overridden - see Renderable.
        */
        unsigned short getNumWorldTransforms(void) const;
        /** Overridden, see Renderable */
        Real getSquaredViewDepth(const Camera* cam) const;
        /** @copydoc Renderable::getLights */
        const LightList& getLights(void) const;
        /** @copydoc Renderable::getCastsShadows */
        bool getCastsShadows(void) const;
                /** Advanced method to get the temporarily blended vertex information
                for entities which are software skinned. 
        @remarks
            Internal engine will eliminate software animation if possible, this
            information is unreliable unless added request for software animation
            via Entity::addSoftwareAnimationRequest.
        @note
            The positions/normals of the returned vertex data is in object space.
                */
                VertexData* _getSkelAnimVertexData(void);
                /** Advanced method to get the temporarily blended software morph vertex information
        @remarks
            Internal engine will eliminate software animation if possible, this
            information is unreliable unless added request for software animation
            via Entity::addSoftwareAnimationRequest.
        @note
            The positions/normals of the returned vertex data is in object space.
                */
                VertexData* _getSoftwareVertexAnimVertexData(void);
                /** Advanced method to get the hardware morph vertex information
        @note
            The positions/normals of the returned vertex data is in object space.
                */
                VertexData* _getHardwareVertexAnimVertexData(void);
                /** Advanced method to get the temp buffer information for software 
                skeletal animation.
                */
                TempBlendedBufferInfo* _getSkelAnimTempBufferInfo(void);
                /** Advanced method to get the temp buffer information for software 
                morph animation.
                */
                TempBlendedBufferInfo* _getVertexAnimTempBufferInfo(void);
                /// Retrieve the VertexData which should be used for GPU binding
                VertexData* getVertexDataForBinding(void);

                /** Mark all vertex data as so far unanimated. 
                */
                void _markBuffersUnusedForAnimation(void);
                /** Mark all vertex data as animated. 
                */
                void _markBuffersUsedForAnimation(void);
                /** Are buffers already marked as vertex animated? */
                bool _getBuffersMarkedForAnimation(void) const { return mVertexAnimationAppliedThisFrame; }
                /** Internal method to copy original vertex data to the morph structures
                should there be no active animation in use.
                */
                void _restoreBuffersForUnusedAnimation(bool hardwareAnimation);

                /** Overridden from Renderble to provide some custom behaviour. */
                void _updateCustomGpuParameter(
                        const GpuProgramParameters::AutoConstantEntry& constantEntry,
                        GpuProgramParameters* params) const;
    };

}


#endif