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#ifndef __RenderToVertexBuffer_H__
#define __RenderToVertexBuffer_H__

#include "OgrePrerequisites.h"
#include "OgreMaterial.h"
#include "OgreRenderOperation.h"

namespace Ogre {
        /** \addtogroup Core
        *  @{
        */
        /** \addtogroup RenderSystem
        *  @{
        */
        /**
        An object which renders geometry to a vertex.
    @remarks
        This is especially useful together with geometry shaders, as you can
        render procedural geometry which will get saved to a vertex buffer for
        reuse later, without regenerating it again. You can also create shaders
        that run on previous results of those shaders, creating stateful 
        shaders.
    */
    class _OgreExport RenderToVertexBuffer
    {    
    public:
                /** C'tor */
                RenderToVertexBuffer();
                /** D'tor */
        virtual ~RenderToVertexBuffer();

        /**
            Get the vertex declaration that the pass will output.
        @remarks
            Use this object to set the elements of the buffer. Object will calculate
            buffers on its own. Only one source allowed!
        */
        VertexDeclaration* getVertexDeclaration();
        
        /**
            Get the maximum number of vertices that the buffer will hold
        */
                unsigned int getMaxVertexCount() const { return mMaxVertexCount; }
        
        /**
            Set the maximum number of vertices that the buffer will hold
        */
                void setMaxVertexCount(unsigned int maxVertexCount) { mMaxVertexCount = maxVertexCount; }

        /**
            What type of primitives does this object generate?
        */
                RenderOperation::OperationType getOperationType() const { return mOperationType; }

        /**
            Set the type of primitives that this object generates
        */
                void setOperationType(RenderOperation::OperationType operationType) { mOperationType = operationType; }

        /**
            Set whether this object resets its buffers each time it updates.
        */
                void setResetsEveryUpdate(bool resetsEveryUpdate) { mResetsEveryUpdate = resetsEveryUpdate; }

        /**
            Does this object reset its buffer each time it updates?
        */
                bool getResetsEveryUpdate() const { return mResetsEveryUpdate; }

        /**
            Get the render operation for this buffer 
        */
        virtual void getRenderOperation(RenderOperation& op) = 0;

        /**
            Update the contents of this vertex buffer by rendering
        */
        virtual void update(SceneManager* sceneMgr) = 0;

        /**
            Reset the vertex buffer to the initial state. In the next update,
            the source renderable will be used as input.
        */
                virtual void reset() { mResetRequested = true; }
        
        /**
            Set the source renderable of this object. During the first (and 
            perhaps later) update of this object, this object's data will be
            used as input)
        */
                void setSourceRenderable(Renderable* source) { mSourceRenderable = source; }

        /**
            Get the source renderable of this object
        */
                const Renderable* getSourceRenderable() const { return mSourceRenderable; }

        /**
            Get the material which is used to render the geometry into the
            vertex buffer.
        */
                const MaterialPtr& getRenderToBufferMaterial() { return mMaterial; }

        /**
            Set the material name which is used to render the geometry into
            the vertex buffer
        */
        void setRenderToBufferMaterialName(const String& materialName);
    protected:
        RenderOperation::OperationType mOperationType;
        bool mResetsEveryUpdate;
                bool mResetRequested;
        MaterialPtr mMaterial;
        Renderable* mSourceRenderable;
                VertexData* mVertexData;
                unsigned int mMaxVertexCount;
    };

        typedef SharedPtr<RenderToVertexBuffer> RenderToVertexBufferSharedPtr;
        /** @} */
        /** @} */
}

#endif