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#ifndef RENDERINTERFACE_HH
#define RENDERINTERFACE_HH

#include <ACG/Scenegraph/DrawModes.hh>
#include <OpenFlipper/common/ViewerProperties.hh>

/** \file RenderInterface.hh
*
* Interface for adding global rendering functions. \ref renderInterfacePage
*/

/** \brief Interface to add additional rendering functions from within plugins.
 *
 * \ref renderInterfacePage "Detailed description"
 * \n
 * \n
 *
 * Interface for adding and controlling rendering functions from a plugin.\n
*/
class RenderInterface {

  public:

    /// Destructor
    virtual ~RenderInterface() {};

  private slots:



    /** \brief announce required draw modes
     *
     * This function is called by the core to get a list of draw modes that are supported
     * by this renderer. If such a draw mode is set and the currently active
     * renderer does not support the given mode, the core will switch to
     * this renderer automatically. If there are multiple renderers capable of rendering
     * the drawmode(s), the core will ask the user for its preference.
     *
     * @param _mode Combined list of drawmodes
     */
    virtual void supportedDrawModes(ACG::SceneGraph::DrawModes::DrawMode& _mode) = 0;

    /** \brief announce name for the rendering function
     *
     *
     * @param _name displayed name of the rendering function
     */
    virtual QString rendererName() = 0;

  public slots:

    /** \brief rendering function
     *
     * Implement this function to render the scene. You have to traverse the
     * scenegraph in this function. The glContext is made current before this
     * call.
     * If you need to initialize something,you can do it within this function.
     * gl and glew are already setUp here.
     */
    virtual void render(ACG::GLState* _glState, Viewer::ViewerProperties& _properties) {};

    /** \brief Return options menu
     *
     * If you want an options Menu or menu entry, you can return your action here.
     * It will be shown on top of the renderer list in the options menu.
     *
     *
     * @return Action for a menu or menu entry
     */
    virtual QAction* optionsAction() { return 0; };

};

/** \page renderInterfacePage Render Interface
\image html RenderInterface.png
\n

The RenderInterface can be used by plugins to add special rendering functions to OpenFlipper.
You can create a dedicated rendering function for a drawmode. E.g. when you need to render 4
passes with different shaders you can do that in your rendering function.


Example Code for functions:
\code
 TODO
\endcode


To use the RenderInterface:
<ul>
<li> include RenderInterface.hh in your plugins header file
<li> derive your plugin from the class RenderInterface
<li> add Q_INTERFACES(RenderInterface) to your plugin class
<li> And add the signals or slots you want to use to your plugin class (You don't need to implement all of them)
</ul>

*/


Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(RenderInterface,"OpenFlipper.RenderInterface/1.0")

#endif // RPCINTERFACE_HH