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*/
#ifndef _HardwareOcclusionQuery__
#define _HardwareOcclusionQuery__

// Precompiler options
#include "OgrePrerequisites.h"

namespace Ogre {


/**
  * Hardware occlusion query flags
  */
typedef enum _OCCLUSIONQUERY 
{
        HWOCCLUSIONQUERY_FLUSH,   /** Direct3D uses this, but not OpenGL */
        HWOCCLUSIONQUERY_NOFLUSH, /** To decide if the driver should flush all batched API calls to serve an occlusion query faster. */
} HW_OCCLUSIONQUERY;

/**
  * This is a abstract class that that provides the interface for the query class for 
  * hardware occlusion.
  *
  * @author Lee Sandberg
  */
class _OgreExport HardwareOcclusionQuery
{
//----------------------------------------------------------------------
// Public methods
//--
public:
        /**
          * Object public member functions
          */

        /**
          * Default object constructor
          * 
          */
        HardwareOcclusionQuery();

        /**
          * Object destructor
          */
        virtual ~HardwareOcclusionQuery();

        /**
          * Starts the hardware occlusion query
          * @Remarks    Simple usage: Create one or more OcclusionQuery object one per outstanding query or one per tested object 
          *                             OcclusionQuery* m_pOcclusionQuery;
          *                             createOcclusionQuery( &m_pOcclusionQuery );
          *                             In the rendering loop:
          *                             Draw all occluders
          *                             m_pOcclusionQuery->startOcclusionQuery();
          *                             Draw the polygons to be tested
          *                             m_pOcclusionQuery->endOcclusionQuery();
          *
          *                             Results must be pulled using:
          *                             UINT    m_uintNumberOfPixelsVisable;
          *                             pullOcclusionQuery( &m_dwNumberOfPixelsVisable );
          *                             You may not get the result directlly after the first pass or frame.
          *                             Objects not visable must be tested every frame, visable objects may be tested less freqvent.
          *                     
          */
        virtual void beginOcclusionQuery() = 0;

        /**
          * Ends the hardware occlusion test
          */
        virtual void endOcclusionQuery() = 0;

        /**
      * Pulls the hardware occlusion query too see if there is a result.
      * @retval NumOfFragments will get the resulting number of fragments.
      * @return True if success or false if not.
          * @Remarks Hardware occlusion is an assyncronius process the result may take a frame or so.
          *                     one idea is to test pass1 and if not visable skip pass2. Also note that objects
          *                     not visable must be tested evrey frame. Visable objects don't need testing every frame.
          *                     Testing non visable objects can be don unlit, no texture with low LOD object.
          *        0 will generate all the levels till 1x1. [default: 0]
      */
        virtual bool pullOcclusionQuery( unsigned int* NumOfFragments, const bool waitForResult ) = 0;

        /**
      * Pulls the hardware occlusion query too see if there is a result.
      * @retval NumOfFragments will get the resulting number of fragments.
      * @return True if success or false if not.
          * @Remarks In DX9 mode specifying OCCLUSIONQUERY_FLUSH as the flag, will case the driver to flush whatever API calls are batched.
          * In OpenGL mode it makes no difference if you specify OCCLUSIONQUERY_FLUSH or OCCLUSIONQUERY_NOFLUSH.
      */
        virtual bool pullOcclusionQuery( unsigned int* NumOfFragments, const bool waitForResult, 
                                                                         const HW_OCCLUSIONQUERY flag  ) = 0;

        /**
          * Let's you get the last pixel count with out doing the hardware occlusion test
          * @return The last fragment count from the last test.
          * Remarks This function won't give you new values, just the old value.
          */
        virtual unsigned int getLastQuerysPixelcount() = 0;

        /**
          *   
          * @Remarks This function allows you to set how often the hardware occlusion really are sent to the driver
          * if you set it to 0 every hw occlusion test is acctually made. If you set it to 1 only the half of your queries are sent 
          * for all visable objects. 2 will result in 25% of all queries to acctualy be sent. 
          * New and none visable objects will be tested all the time.
          * This functionality is here because this class can keep track on visable and none visable objects for you.
          * Once you you set the SkipRate for any hardware occlusion instance it effects all others.
          */

        virtual void    setSkipRate( int skip ) = 0;
        virtual int             getSkipRate() = 0;
//----------------------------------------------------------------------
// Private members
//--
private:

};

}
#endif