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#ifndef __ROOT__
#define __ROOT__

// Precompiler options
#include "OgrePrerequisites.h"

#include "OgreSingleton.h"
#include "OgreString.h"
#include "OgreSceneManagerEnumerator.h"
#include "OgreResourceGroupManager.h"
#include "OgreLodStrategyManager.h"
#include "OgreWorkQueue.h"       

#if OGRE_PLATFORM == OGRE_PLATFORM_ANDROID
#include "Android/OgreAndroidLogListener.h"
#endif

#include <exception>

namespace Ogre
{
        /** \addtogroup Core
        *  @{
        */
        /** \addtogroup General
        *  @{
        */

    typedef vector<RenderSystem*>::type RenderSystemList;
        
    /** The root class of the Ogre system.
        @remarks
            The Ogre::Root class represents a starting point for the client
            application. From here, the application can gain access to the
            fundamentals of the system, namely the rendering systems
            available, management of saved configurations, logging, and
            access to other classes in the system. Acts as a hub from which
            all other objects may be reached. An instance of Root must be
            created before any other Ogre operations are called. Once an
            instance has been created, the same instance is accessible
            throughout the life of that object by using Root::getSingleton
            (as a reference) or Root::getSingletonPtr (as a pointer).
    */
    class _OgreExport Root : public Singleton<Root>, public RootAlloc
    {
        // To allow update of active renderer if
        // RenderSystem::initialise is used directly
        friend class RenderSystem;
        protected:
        RenderSystemList mRenderers;
        RenderSystem* mActiveRenderer;
        String mVersion;
                String mConfigFileName;
            bool mQueuedEnd;
        /// In case multiple render windows are created, only once are the resources loaded.
        bool mFirstTimePostWindowInit;

        // Singletons
        LogManager* mLogManager;
        ControllerManager* mControllerManager;
        SceneManagerEnumerator* mSceneManagerEnum;
                typedef deque<SceneManager*>::type SceneManagerStack;
                SceneManagerStack mSceneManagerStack;
        DynLibManager* mDynLibManager;
        ArchiveManager* mArchiveManager;
        MaterialManager* mMaterialManager;
        MeshManager* mMeshManager;
        ParticleSystemManager* mParticleManager;
        SkeletonManager* mSkeletonManager;
        
        ArchiveFactory *mZipArchiveFactory;
        ArchiveFactory *mEmbeddedZipArchiveFactory;
        ArchiveFactory *mFileSystemArchiveFactory;
        
#if OGRE_PLATFORM == OGRE_PLATFORM_ANDROID
        AndroidLogListener* mAndroidLogger;
#endif
        
                ResourceGroupManager* mResourceGroupManager;
                ResourceBackgroundQueue* mResourceBackgroundQueue;
                ShadowTextureManager* mShadowTextureManager;
                RenderSystemCapabilitiesManager* mRenderSystemCapabilitiesManager;
        ScriptCompilerManager *mCompilerManager;
        LodStrategyManager *mLodStrategyManager;
        PMWorker* mPMWorker;
        PMInjector* mPMInjector;

        Timer* mTimer;
        RenderWindow* mAutoWindow;
        Profiler* mProfiler;
        HighLevelGpuProgramManager* mHighLevelGpuProgramManager;
                ExternalTextureSourceManager* mExternalTextureSourceManager;
        CompositorManager* mCompositorManager;      
        unsigned long mNextFrame;
                Real mFrameSmoothingTime;
                bool mRemoveQueueStructuresOnClear;
                Real mDefaultMinPixelSize;

        public:
                typedef vector<DynLib*>::type PluginLibList;
                typedef vector<Plugin*>::type PluginInstanceList;
        protected:
                /// List of plugin DLLs loaded
        PluginLibList mPluginLibs;
                /// List of Plugin instances registered
                PluginInstanceList mPlugins;

                typedef map<String, MovableObjectFactory*>::type MovableObjectFactoryMap;
                MovableObjectFactoryMap mMovableObjectFactoryMap;
                uint32 mNextMovableObjectTypeFlag;
                // stock movable factories
                MovableObjectFactory* mEntityFactory;
                MovableObjectFactory* mLightFactory;
                MovableObjectFactory* mBillboardSetFactory;
                MovableObjectFactory* mManualObjectFactory;
                MovableObjectFactory* mBillboardChainFactory;
                MovableObjectFactory* mRibbonTrailFactory;

                typedef map<String, RenderQueueInvocationSequence*>::type RenderQueueInvocationSequenceMap;
                RenderQueueInvocationSequenceMap mRQSequenceMap;

                /// Are we initialised yet?
                bool mIsInitialised;

                WorkQueue* mWorkQueue;

                ///Tells whether blend indices information needs to be passed to the GPU
                bool mIsBlendIndicesGpuRedundant;
                ///Tells whether blend weights information needs to be passed to the GPU
                bool mIsBlendWeightsGpuRedundant;

        /** Method reads a plugins configuration file and instantiates all
            plugins.
            @param
                pluginsfile The file that contains plugins information.
                Defaults to "plugins.cfg" in release and to "plugins_d.cfg"
                in debug build.
        */
        void loadPlugins(const String& pluginsfile = "plugins" OGRE_BUILD_SUFFIX ".cfg");
                /** Initialise all loaded plugins - allows plugins to perform actions
                        once the renderer is initialised.
                */
                void initialisePlugins();
                /** Shuts down all loaded plugins - allows things to be tidied up whilst
                        all plugins are still loaded.
                */
                void shutdownPlugins();

                /** Unloads all loaded plugins.
        */
        void unloadPlugins();

        /// Internal method for one-time tasks after first window creation
        void oneTimePostWindowInit(void);

        /** Set of registered frame listeners */
        set<FrameListener*>::type mFrameListeners;

        /** Set of frame listeners marked for removal and addition*/
        set<FrameListener*>::type mRemovedFrameListeners;
        set<FrameListener*>::type mAddedFrameListeners;
        void _syncAddedRemovedFrameListeners();

        /** Indicates the type of event to be considered by calculateEventTime(). */
        enum FrameEventTimeType {
            FETT_ANY = 0, 
                        FETT_STARTED = 1, 
                        FETT_QUEUED = 2, 
                        FETT_ENDED = 3, 
                        FETT_COUNT = 4
        };

        /// Contains the times of recently fired events
                typedef deque<unsigned long>::type EventTimesQueue;
        EventTimesQueue mEventTimes[FETT_COUNT];

        /** Internal method for calculating the average time between recently fired events.
        @param now The current time in ms.
        @param type The type of event to be considered.
        */
        Real calculateEventTime(unsigned long now, FrameEventTimeType type);

                /** Update a set of event times (note, progressive, only call once for each type per frame) */
                void populateFrameEvent(FrameEventTimeType type, FrameEvent& evtToUpdate);

    public:

        /** Constructor
        @param pluginFileName The file that contains plugins information.
            Defaults to "plugins.cfg" in release build and to "plugins_d.cfg"
            in debug build. May be left blank to ignore.
                @param configFileName The file that contains the configuration to be loaded.
                        Defaults to "ogre.cfg", may be left blank to load nothing.
                @param logFileName The logfile to create, defaults to Ogre.log, may be 
                        left blank if you've already set up LogManager & Log yourself
                */
        Root(const String& pluginFileName = "plugins" OGRE_BUILD_SUFFIX ".cfg", 
                        const String& configFileName = "ogre.cfg", 
                        const String& logFileName = "Ogre.log");
        ~Root();

        /** Saves the details of the current configuration
            @remarks
                Stores details of the current configuration so it may be
                restored later on.
        */
        void saveConfig(void);

        /** Checks for saved video/sound/etc settings
            @remarks
                This method checks to see if there is a valid saved configuration
                from a previous run. If there is, the state of the system will
                be restored to that configuration.

            @return
                If a valid configuration was found, <b>true</b> is returned.
            @par
                If there is no saved configuration, or if the system failed
                with the last config settings, <b>false</b> is returned.
        */
        bool restoreConfig(void);

        /** Displays a dialog asking the user to choose system settings.
            @remarks
                This method displays the default dialog allowing the user to
                choose the rendering system, video mode etc. If there is are
                any settings saved already, they will be restored automatically
                before displaying the dialogue. When the user accepts a group of
                settings, this will automatically call Root::setRenderSystem,
                RenderSystem::setConfigOption and Root::saveConfig with the
                user's choices. This is the easiest way to get the system
                configured.
            @return
                If the user clicked 'Ok', <b>true</b> is returned.
            @par
                If they clicked 'Cancel' (in which case the app should
                strongly consider terminating), <b>false</b> is returned.
         */
        bool showConfigDialog(void);

        /** Adds a new rendering subsystem to the list of available renderers.
            @remarks
                Intended for use by advanced users and plugin writers only!
                Calling this method with a pointer to a valid RenderSystem
                (subclass) adds a rendering API implementation to the list of
                available ones. Typical examples would be an OpenGL
                implementation and a Direct3D implementation.
            @note
                <br>This should usually be called from the dllStartPlugin()
                function of an extension plug-in.
        */
        void addRenderSystem(RenderSystem* newRend);

        /** Retrieve a list of the available render systems.
            @remarks
                Retrieves a pointer to the list of available renderers as a
                list of RenderSystem subclasses. Can be used to build a
                custom settings dialog.
        */
        const RenderSystemList& getAvailableRenderers(void);

        /** Retrieve a pointer to the render system by the given name
            @param
                name Name of the render system intend to retrieve.
            @return
                A pointer to the render system, <b>NULL</b> if no found.
        */
        RenderSystem* getRenderSystemByName(const String& name);

        /** Sets the rendering subsystem to be used.
            @remarks
                This method indicates to OGRE which rendering system is to be
                used (e.g. Direct3D, OpenGL etc). This is called
                automatically by the default config dialog, and when settings
                are restored from a previous configuraion. If used manually
                it could be used to set the renderer from a custom settings
                dialog. Once this has been done, the renderer can be
                initialised using Root::initialise.
            @par
                This method is also called by render systems if they are
                initialised directly.
            @param
                system Pointer to the render system to use.
            @see
                RenderSystem
        */
        void setRenderSystem(RenderSystem* system);

        /** Retrieve a pointer to the currently selected render system.
        */
        RenderSystem* getRenderSystem(void);

        /** Initialises the renderer.
            @remarks
                This method can only be called after a renderer has been
                selected with Root::setRenderSystem, and it will initialise
                the selected rendering system ready for use.
            @param
                autoCreateWindow If true, a rendering window will
                automatically be created (saving a call to
                Root::createRenderWindow). The window will be
                created based on the options currently set on the render
                system.
            @return
                A pointer to the automatically created window, if
                requested, otherwise <b>NULL</b>.
        */
            RenderWindow* initialise(bool autoCreateWindow, const String& windowTitle = "OGRE Render Window",
                                    const String& customCapabilitiesConfig = StringUtil::BLANK);

                /** Returns whether the system is initialised or not. */
                bool isInitialised(void) const { return mIsInitialised; }

        /** Requests active RenderSystem to use custom RenderSystemCapabilities
        @remarks
            This is useful for testing how the RenderSystem would behave on a machine with
            less advanced GPUs. This method MUST be called before creating the first RenderWindow
        */
        void useCustomRenderSystemCapabilities(RenderSystemCapabilities* capabilities);

                /** Get whether the entire render queue structure should be emptied on clearing, 
                        or whether just the objects themselves should be cleared.
                */
                bool getRemoveRenderQueueStructuresOnClear() const { return mRemoveQueueStructuresOnClear; }

                /** Set whether the entire render queue structure should be emptied on clearing, 
                or whether just the objects themselves should be cleared.
                */
                void setRemoveRenderQueueStructuresOnClear(bool r) { mRemoveQueueStructuresOnClear = r; }

                /** Register a new SceneManagerFactory, a factory object for creating instances
                        of specific SceneManagers. 
                @remarks
                        Plugins should call this to register as new SceneManager providers.
                */
                void addSceneManagerFactory(SceneManagerFactory* fact);

                /** Unregister a SceneManagerFactory.
                */
                void removeSceneManagerFactory(SceneManagerFactory* fact);

                /** Get more information about a given type of SceneManager.
                @remarks
                        The metadata returned tells you a few things about a given type 
                        of SceneManager, which can be created using a factory that has been
                        registered already. 
                @param typeName The type name of the SceneManager you want to enquire on.
                        If you don't know the typeName already, you can iterate over the 
                        metadata for all types using getMetaDataIterator.
                */
                const SceneManagerMetaData* getSceneManagerMetaData(const String& typeName) const;

                /** Iterate over all types of SceneManager available for construction, 
                        providing some information about each one.
                */
                SceneManagerEnumerator::MetaDataIterator getSceneManagerMetaDataIterator(void) const;

                /** Create a SceneManager instance of a given type.
                @remarks
                        You can use this method to create a SceneManager instance of a 
                        given specific type. You may know this type already, or you may
                        have discovered it by looking at the results from getMetaDataIterator.
                @note
                        This method throws an exception if the named type is not found.
                @param typeName String identifying a unique SceneManager type
                @param instanceName Optional name to given the new instance that is
                        created. If you leave this blank, an auto name will be assigned.
                */
                SceneManager* createSceneManager(const String& typeName, 
                        const String& instanceName = StringUtil::BLANK);

                /** Create a SceneManager instance based on scene type support.
                @remarks
                        Creates an instance of a SceneManager which supports the scene types
                        identified in the parameter. If more than one type of SceneManager 
                        has been registered as handling that combination of scene types, 
                        in instance of the last one registered is returned.
                @note This method always succeeds, if a specific scene manager is not
                        found, the default implementation is always returned.
                @param typeMask A mask containing one or more SceneType flags
                @param instanceName Optional name to given the new instance that is
                        created. If you leave this blank, an auto name will be assigned.
                */
                SceneManager* createSceneManager(SceneTypeMask typeMask, 
                        const String& instanceName = StringUtil::BLANK);

                /** Destroy an instance of a SceneManager. */
                void destroySceneManager(SceneManager* sm);

                /** Get an existing SceneManager instance that has already been created,
                        identified by the instance name.
                @param instanceName The name of the instance to retrieve.
                */
                SceneManager* getSceneManager(const String& instanceName) const;

                /** Determines if a given SceneManager already exists
                @param instanceName The name of the instance to retrieve.
                */
                bool hasSceneManager(const String& instanceName) const;
                /** Get an iterator over all the existing SceneManager instances. */
                SceneManagerEnumerator::SceneManagerIterator getSceneManagerIterator(void);

        /** Retrieves a reference to the current TextureManager.
            @remarks
                This performs the same function as
                TextureManager::getSingleton, but is provided for convenience
                particularly to scripting engines.
            @par
                Note that a TextureManager will NOT be available until the
                Ogre system has been initialised by selecting a RenderSystem,
                calling Root::initialise and a window having been created
                (this may have been done by initialise if required). This is
                because the exact runtime subclass which will be implementing
                the calls will differ depending on the rendering engine
                selected, and these typically require a window upon which to
                base texture format decisions.
        */
        TextureManager* getTextureManager(void);

        /** Retrieves a reference to the current MeshManager.
            @remarks
                This performs the same function as MeshManager::getSingleton
                and is provided for convenience to scripting engines.
        */
        MeshManager* getMeshManager(void);

        /** Utility function for getting a better description of an error
            code.
        */
        String getErrorDescription(long errorNumber);

        /** Registers a FrameListener which will be called back every frame.
            @remarks
                A FrameListener is a class which implements methods which
                will be called every frame.
            @par
                See the FrameListener class for more details on the specifics
                It is imperitive that the instance passed to this method is
                not destroyed before either the rendering loop ends, or the
                class is removed from the listening list using
                removeFrameListener.
            @note
                <br>This method can only be called after Root::initialise has
                been called.
            @see
                FrameListener, Root::removeFrameListener
        */
        void addFrameListener(FrameListener* newListener);

        /** Removes a FrameListener from the list of listening classes.
            @see
                FrameListener, Root::addFrameListener
        */
        void removeFrameListener(FrameListener* oldListener);

        /** Queues the end of rendering.
            @remarks
                This method will do nothing unless startRendering() has
                been called, in which case before the next frame is rendered
                the rendering loop will bail out.
            @see
                Root, Root::startRendering
        */
        void queueEndRendering(bool state = true);

        /** Check for planned end of rendering.
            @remarks
                This method return true if queueEndRendering() was called before.
            @see
                Root, Root::queueEndRendering, Root::startRendering
        */
        bool endRenderingQueued(void);

        /** Starts / restarts the automatic rendering cycle.
            @remarks
                This method begins the automatic rendering of the scene. It
                will <b>NOT</b> return until the rendering cycle is halted.
            @par
                During rendering, any FrameListener classes registered using
                addFrameListener will be called back for each frame that is
                to be rendered, These classes can tell OGRE to halt the
                rendering if required, which will cause this method to
                return.
            @note
                <br>Users of the OGRE library do not have to use this
                automatic rendering loop. It is there as a convenience and is
                most useful for high frame rate applications e.g. games. For
                applications that don't need to constantly refresh the
                rendering targets (e.g. an editor utility), it is better to
                manually refresh each render target only when required by
                calling RenderTarget::update, or if you want to run your own
                                render loop you can update all targets on demand using
                                Root::renderOneFrame.
            @note
                This frees up the CPU to do other things in between
                refreshes, since in this case frame rate is less important.
            @note
                This method can only be called after Root::initialise has
                been called.
        */
        void startRendering(void);

        /** Render one frame. 
        @remarks
            Updates all the render targets automatically and then returns,
            raising frame events before and after.
        */
        bool renderOneFrame(void);

                /** Render one frame, with custom frame time information. 
                @remarks
                Updates all the render targets automatically and then returns,
                raising frame events before and after - all per-frame times are based on
                the time value you pass in.
                */
                bool renderOneFrame(Real timeSinceLastFrame);

        /** Shuts down the system manually.
            @remarks
                This is normally done by Ogre automatically so don't think
                you have to call this yourself. However this is here for
                convenience, especially for dealing with unexpected errors or
                for systems which need to shut down Ogre on demand.
        */
        void shutdown(void);

        /** Adds a location to the list of searchable locations for a
            Resource type.
            @remarks
                Resource files (textures, models etc) need to be loaded from
                specific locations. By calling this method, you add another 
                                search location to the list. Locations added first are preferred
                                over locations added later.
            @par
                Locations can be folders, compressed archives, even perhaps
                remote locations. Facilities for loading from different
                locations are provided by plugins which provide
                implementations of the Archive class.
                All the application user has to do is specify a 'loctype'
                string in order to indicate the type of location, which
                should map onto one of the provided plugins. Ogre comes
                configured with the 'FileSystem' (folders) and 'Zip' (archive
                compressed with the pkzip / WinZip etc utilities) types.
            @par
                                You can also supply the name of a resource group which should
                                have this location applied to it. The 
                                ResourceGroupManager::DEFAULT_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME group is the
                                default, and one resource group which will always exist. You
                                should consider defining resource groups for your more specific
                                resources (e.g. per level) so that you can control loading /
                                unloading better.
            @param
                name The name of the location, e.g. './data' or
                '/compressed/gamedata.zip'
            @param
                locType A string identifying the location type, e.g.
                'FileSystem' (for folders), 'Zip' etc. Must map to a
                registered plugin which deals with this type (FileSystem and
                Zip should always be available)
            @param
                groupName Type of name of the resource group which this location
                                should apply to; defaults to the General group which applies to
                                all non-specific resources.
                        @param
                                recursive If the resource location has a concept of recursive
                                directory traversal, enabling this option will mean you can load
                                resources in subdirectories using only their unqualified name.
                                The default is to disable this so that resources in subdirectories
                                with the same name are still unique.
            @see
                Archive
        */
        void addResourceLocation(const String& name, const String& locType, 
                        const String& groupName = ResourceGroupManager::DEFAULT_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME, 
                        bool recursive = false);

                /** Removes a resource location from the list.
                @see addResourceLocation
                @param name The name of the resource location as specified in addResourceLocation
                @param groupName The name of the resource group to which this location 
                        was assigned.
                */
                void removeResourceLocation(const String& name, 
                        const String& groupName = ResourceGroupManager::DEFAULT_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME);

                /** Helper method to assist you in creating writeable file streams.
                @remarks
                        This is a high-level utility method which you can use to find a place to 
                        save a file more easily. If the filename you specify is either an
                        absolute or relative filename (ie it includes path separators), then
                        the file will be created in the normal filesystem using that specification.
                        If it doesn't, then the method will look for a writeable resource location
                        via ResourceGroupManager::createResource using the other params provided.
                @param filename The name of the file to create. If it includes path separators, 
                        the filesystem will be accessed direct. If no path separators are
                        present the resource system is used, falling back on the raw filesystem after.
                @param groupName The name of the group in which to create the file, if the 
                        resource system is used
                @param overwrite If true, an existing file will be overwritten, if false
                        an error will occur if the file already exists
                @param locationPattern If the resource group contains multiple locations, 
                        then usually the file will be created in the first writable location. If you 
                        want to be more specific, you can include a location pattern here and 
                        only locations which match that pattern (as determined by StringUtil::match)
                        will be considered candidates for creation.
                */
                DataStreamPtr createFileStream(const String& filename, const String& groupName = ResourceGroupManager::DEFAULT_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME, 
                        bool overwrite = false, const String& locationPattern = StringUtil::BLANK);

                /** Helper method to assist you in accessing readable file streams.
                @remarks
                        This is a high-level utility method which you can use to find a place to 
                        open a file more easily. It checks the resource system first, and if
                        that fails falls back on accessing the file system directly.
                @param filename The name of the file to open. 
                @param groupName The name of the group in which to create the file, if the 
                        resource system is used
                @param locationPattern If the resource group contains multiple locations, 
                        then usually the file will be created in the first writable location. If you 
                        want to be more specific, you can include a location pattern here and 
                        only locations which match that pattern (as determined by StringUtil::match)
                        will be considered candidates for creation.
                */              
                DataStreamPtr openFileStream(const String& filename, const String& groupName = ResourceGroupManager::DEFAULT_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME, 
                        const String& locationPattern = StringUtil::BLANK);

        /** Generates a packed data version of the passed in ColourValue suitable for
            use with the current RenderSystem.
        @remarks
            Since different render systems have different colour data formats (eg
            RGBA for GL, ARGB for D3D) this method allows you to use 1 method for all.
        @param colour The colour to convert
        @param pDest Pointer to location to put the result.
        */
        void convertColourValue(const ColourValue& colour, uint32* pDest);

        /** Retrieves a pointer to the window that was created automatically
            @remarks
                When Root is initialised an optional window is created. This
                method retrieves a pointer to that window.
            @note
                returns a null pointer when Root has not been initialised with
                the option of creating a window.
        */
        RenderWindow* getAutoCreatedWindow(void);

        /** @copydoc RenderSystem::_createRenderWindow
        */
                RenderWindow* createRenderWindow(const String &name, unsigned int width, unsigned int height, 
                        bool fullScreen, const NameValuePairList *miscParams = 0) ;

                /** @copydoc RenderSystem::_createRenderWindows
                */
                bool createRenderWindows(const RenderWindowDescriptionList& renderWindowDescriptions,
                        RenderWindowList& createdWindows);
        
        /** Detaches a RenderTarget from the active render system
        and returns a pointer to it.
        @note
        If the render target cannot be found, NULL is returned.
        */
        RenderTarget* detachRenderTarget( RenderTarget* pWin );

        /** Detaches a named RenderTarget from the active render system
        and returns a pointer to it.
        @note
        If the render target cannot be found, NULL is returned.
        */
        RenderTarget* detachRenderTarget( const String & name );

        /** Destroys the given RenderTarget.
        */
        void destroyRenderTarget(RenderTarget* target);

        /** Destroys the given named RenderTarget.
        */
        void destroyRenderTarget(const String &name);

        /** Retrieves a pointer to a named render target.
        */
        RenderTarget * getRenderTarget(const String &name);

                /** Manually load a Plugin contained in a DLL / DSO.
                 @remarks
                        Plugins embedded in DLLs can be loaded at startup using the plugin 
                        configuration file specified when you create Root.
                        This method allows you to load plugin DLLs directly in code.
                        The DLL in question is expected to implement a dllStartPlugin 
                        method which instantiates a Plugin subclass and calls Root::installPlugin.
                        It should also implement dllStopPlugin (see Root::unloadPlugin)
                @param pluginName Name of the plugin library to load
                */
                void loadPlugin(const String& pluginName);

                /** Manually unloads a Plugin contained in a DLL / DSO.
                 @remarks
                        Plugin DLLs are unloaded at shutdown automatically. This method 
                        allows you to unload plugins in code, but make sure their 
                        dependencies are decoupled first. This method will call the 
                        dllStopPlugin method defined in the DLL, which in turn should call
                        Root::uninstallPlugin.
                @param pluginName Name of the plugin library to unload
                */
                void unloadPlugin(const String& pluginName);

                /** Install a new plugin.
                @remarks
                        This installs a new extension to OGRE. The plugin itself may be loaded
                        from a DLL / DSO, or it might be statically linked into your own 
                        application. Either way, something has to call this method to get
                        it registered and functioning. You should only call this method directly
                        if your plugin is not in a DLL that could otherwise be loaded with 
                        loadPlugin, since the DLL function dllStartPlugin should call this
                        method when the DLL is loaded. 
                */
                void installPlugin(Plugin* plugin);

                /** Uninstall an existing plugin.
                @remarks
                        This uninstalls an extension to OGRE. Plugins are automatically 
                        uninstalled at shutdown but this lets you remove them early. 
                        If the plugin was loaded from a DLL / DSO you should call unloadPlugin
                        which should result in this method getting called anyway (if the DLL
                        is well behaved).
                */
                void uninstallPlugin(Plugin* plugin);

                /** Gets a read-only list of the currently installed plugins. */
                const PluginInstanceList& getInstalledPlugins() const { return mPlugins; }

        /** Gets a pointer to the central timer used for all OGRE timings */
        Timer* getTimer(void);

        /** Method for raising frame started events. 
        @remarks
            This method is only for internal use when you use OGRE's inbuilt rendering
            loop (Root::startRendering). However, if you run your own rendering loop then
            you should call this method to ensure that FrameListener objects are notified
            of frame events; processes like texture animation and particle systems rely on 
            this.
        @par
            Calling this method also increments the frame number, which is
            important for keeping some elements of the engine up to date.
        @note
            This method takes an event object as a parameter, so you can specify the times
            yourself. If you are happy for OGRE to automatically calculate the frame time
            for you, then call the other version of this method with no parameters.
        @param evt Event object which includes all the timing information which you have 
            calculated for yourself
        @return False if one or more frame listeners elected that the rendering loop should
            be terminated, true otherwise.
        */
        bool _fireFrameStarted(FrameEvent& evt);
        /** Method for raising frame rendering queued events. 
        @remarks
            This method is only for internal use when you use OGRE's inbuilt rendering
            loop (Root::startRendering). However, if you run your own rendering loop then
            you should call this method too, to ensure that all state is updated
                        correctly. You should call it after the windows have been updated
                        but before the buffers are swapped, or if you are not separating the
                        update and buffer swap, then after the update just before _fireFrameEnded.
        */
        bool _fireFrameRenderingQueued(FrameEvent& evt);

        /** Method for raising frame ended events. 
        @remarks
            This method is only for internal use when you use OGRE's inbuilt rendering
            loop (Root::startRendering). However, if you run your own rendering loop then
            you should call this method to ensure that FrameListener objects are notified
            of frame events; processes like texture animation and particle systems rely on 
            this.
        @note
            This method takes an event object as a parameter, so you can specify the times
            yourself. If you are happy for OGRE to automatically calculate the frame time
            for you, then call the other version of this method with no parameters.
        @param evt Event object which includes all the timing information which you have 
            calculated for yourself
        @return False if one or more frame listeners elected that the rendering loop should
            be terminated, true otherwise.
        */
        bool _fireFrameEnded(FrameEvent& evt);
        /** Method for raising frame started events. 
        @remarks
            This method is only for internal use when you use OGRE's inbuilt rendering
            loop (Root::startRendering). However, if you run your own rendering loop then
            you should call this method to ensure that FrameListener objects are notified
            of frame events; processes like texture animation and particle systems rely on 
            this.
        @par
            Calling this method also increments the frame number, which is
            important for keeping some elements of the engine up to date.
        @note
            This method calculates the frame timing information for you based on the elapsed
            time. If you want to specify elapsed times yourself you should call the other 
            version of this method which takes event details as a parameter.
        @return False if one or more frame listeners elected that the rendering loop should
            be terminated, true otherwise.
        */
        bool _fireFrameStarted();
        /** Method for raising frame rendering queued events. 
        @remarks
            This method is only for internal use when you use OGRE's inbuilt rendering
            loop (Root::startRendering). However, if you run your own rendering loop then
            you you may want to call this method too, although nothing in OGRE relies on this
                        particular event. Really if you're running your own rendering loop at
                        this level of detail then you can get the same effect as doing your
                        updates in a frameRenderingQueued callback by just calling 
                        RenderWindow::update with the 'swapBuffers' option set to false. 
        */
        bool _fireFrameRenderingQueued();
        /** Method for raising frame ended events. 
        @remarks
            This method is only for internal use when you use OGRE's inbuilt rendering
            loop (Root::startRendering). However, if you run your own rendering loop then
            you should call this method to ensure that FrameListener objects are notified
            of frame events; processes like texture animation and particle systems rely on 
            this.
        @note
            This method calculates the frame timing information for you based on the elapsed
            time. If you want to specify elapsed times yourself you should call the other 
            version of this method which takes event details as a parameter.
        @return False if one or more frame listeners elected that the rendering loop should
            be terminated, true otherwise.
        */
        bool _fireFrameEnded();

        /** Gets the number of the next frame to be rendered. 
                @remarks
                        Note that this is 'next frame' rather than 'current frame' because
                        it indicates the frame number that current changes made to the scene
                        will take effect. It is incremented after all rendering commands for
                        the current frame have been queued, thus reflecting that if you 
                        start performing changes then, you will actually see them in the 
                        next frame. */
        unsigned long getNextFrameNumber(void) const { return mNextFrame; }

        /** Returns the scene manager currently being used to render a frame.
        @remarks
            This is only intended for internal use; it is only valid during the
            rendering of a frame.
        */
        SceneManager* _getCurrentSceneManager(void) const;
        /** Pushes the scene manager currently being used to render.
        @remarks
            This is only intended for internal use.
        */
        void _pushCurrentSceneManager(SceneManager* sm);
                /** Pops the scene manager currently being used to render.
                @remarks
                This is only intended for internal use.
                */
                void _popCurrentSceneManager(SceneManager* sm);

        /** Internal method used for updating all RenderTarget objects (windows, 
            renderable textures etc) which are set to auto-update.
        @remarks
            You don't need to use this method if you're using Ogre's own internal
            rendering loop (Root::startRendering). If you're running your own loop
            you may wish to call it to update all the render targets which are
            set to auto update (RenderTarget::setAutoUpdated). You can also update
            individual RenderTarget instances using their own update() method.
                @return false if a FrameListener indicated it wishes to exit the render loop
        */
        bool _updateAllRenderTargets(void);

        /** Internal method used for updating all RenderTarget objects (windows, 
            renderable textures etc) which are set to auto-update, with a custom time
                        passed to the frameRenderingQueued events.
        @remarks
            You don't need to use this method if you're using Ogre's own internal
            rendering loop (Root::startRendering). If you're running your own loop
            you may wish to call it to update all the render targets which are
            set to auto update (RenderTarget::setAutoUpdated). You can also update
            individual RenderTarget instances using their own update() method.
                @return false if a FrameListener indicated it wishes to exit the render loop
        */
        bool _updateAllRenderTargets(FrameEvent& evt);

                /** Create a new RenderQueueInvocationSequence, useful for linking to
                        Viewport instances to perform custom rendering.
                @param name The name to give the new sequence
                */
                RenderQueueInvocationSequence* createRenderQueueInvocationSequence(
                        const String& name);

                /** Get a RenderQueueInvocationSequence. 
                @param name The name to identify the sequence
                */
                RenderQueueInvocationSequence* getRenderQueueInvocationSequence(
                        const String& name);

                /** Destroy a RenderQueueInvocationSequence. 
                @remarks
                        You must ensure that no Viewports are using this sequence.
                @param name The name to identify the sequence
                */
                void destroyRenderQueueInvocationSequence(
                        const String& name);

                /** Destroy all RenderQueueInvocationSequences. 
                @remarks
                        You must ensure that no Viewports are using custom sequences.
                */
                void destroyAllRenderQueueInvocationSequences(void);

        /** Override standard Singleton retrieval.
            @remarks
                Why do we do this? Well, it's because the Singleton
                implementation is in a .h file, which means it gets compiled
                into anybody who includes it. This is needed for the
                Singleton template to work, but we actually only want it
                compiled into the implementation of the class based on the
                Singleton, not all of them. If we don't change this, we get
                link errors when trying to use the Singleton-based class from
                an outside dll.
            @par
                This method just delegates to the template version anyway,
                but the implementation stays in this single compilation unit,
                preventing link errors.
        */
        static Root& getSingleton(void);
        /** Override standard Singleton retrieval.
            @remarks
                Why do we do this? Well, it's because the Singleton
                implementation is in a .h file, which means it gets compiled
                into anybody who includes it. This is needed for the
                Singleton template to work, but we actually only want it
                compiled into the implementation of the class based on the
                Singleton, not all of them. If we don't change this, we get
                link errors when trying to use the Singleton-based class from
                an outside dll.
            @par
                This method just delegates to the template version anyway,
                but the implementation stays in this single compilation unit,
                preventing link errors.
        */
        static Root* getSingletonPtr(void);

                /** Clears the history of all event times. 
                @remarks
                        OGRE stores a history of the last few event times in order to smooth
                        out any inaccuracies and temporary fluctuations. However, if you 
                        pause or don't render for a little while this can cause a lurch, so
                        if you're resuming rendering after a break, call this method to reset
                        the stored times
                */
                void clearEventTimes(void);

                /** Sets the period over which OGRE smooths out fluctuations in frame times.
                @remarks
                        OGRE by default gives you the raw frame time, but can optionally
                        smooths it out over several frames, in order to reduce the 
                        noticeable effect of occasional hiccups in framerate.
                        These smoothed values are passed back as parameters to FrameListener
                        calls.
                @par
                        This method allow you to tweak the smoothing period, and is expressed
                        in seconds. Setting it to 0 will result in completely unsmoothed
                        frame times (the default).
                */
                void setFrameSmoothingPeriod(Real period) { mFrameSmoothingTime = period; }
                /** Gets the period over which OGRE smooths out fluctuations in frame times. */
                Real getFrameSmoothingPeriod(void) const { return mFrameSmoothingTime; }

                /** Register a new MovableObjectFactory which will create new MovableObject
                        instances of a particular type, as identified by the getType() method.
                @remarks
                        Plugin creators can create subclasses of MovableObjectFactory which 
                        construct custom subclasses of MovableObject for insertion in the 
                        scene. This is the primary way that plugins can make custom objects
                        available.
                @param fact Pointer to the factory instance
                @param overrideExisting Set this to true to override any existing 
                        factories which are registered for the same type. You should only
                        change this if you are very sure you know what you're doing. 
                */
                void addMovableObjectFactory(MovableObjectFactory* fact, 
                        bool overrideExisting = false);
                /** Removes a previously registered MovableObjectFactory.
                @remarks
                        All instances of objects created by this factory will be destroyed
                        before removing the factory (by calling back the factories 
                        'destroyInstance' method). The plugin writer is responsible for actually
                        destroying the factory.
                */
                void removeMovableObjectFactory(MovableObjectFactory* fact);
                /// Checks whether a factory is registered for a given MovableObject type
                bool hasMovableObjectFactory(const String& typeName) const;
                /// Get a MovableObjectFactory for the given type
                MovableObjectFactory* getMovableObjectFactory(const String& typeName);
                /** Allocate the next MovableObject type flag.
                @remarks
                        This is done automatically if MovableObjectFactory::requestTypeFlags
                        returns true; don't call this manually unless you're sure you need to.
                */
                uint32 _allocateNextMovableObjectTypeFlag(void);

                typedef ConstMapIterator<MovableObjectFactoryMap> MovableObjectFactoryIterator;
                /** Return an iterator over all the MovableObjectFactory instances currently
                        registered.
                */
                MovableObjectFactoryIterator getMovableObjectFactoryIterator(void) const;

                /**
                * Gets the number of display monitors.
                */
                unsigned int getDisplayMonitorCount() const;

                /** Get the WorkQueue for processing background tasks.
                        You are free to add new requests and handlers to this queue to
                        process your custom background tasks using the shared thread pool. 
                        However, you must remember to assign yourself a new channel through 
                        which to process your tasks.
                */
                WorkQueue* getWorkQueue() const { return mWorkQueue; }

                /** Replace the current work queue with an alternative. 
                        You can use this method to replace the internal implementation of
                        WorkQueue with  your own, e.g. to externalise the processing of 
                        background events. Doing so will delete the existing queue and
                        replace it with this one. 
                @param queue The new WorkQueue instance. Root will delete this work queue
                        at shutdown, so do not destroy it yourself.
                */
                void setWorkQueue(WorkQueue* queue);
                        
                /** Sets whether blend indices information needs to be passed to the GPU.
                        When entities use software animation they remove blend information such as
                        indices and weights from the vertex buffers sent to the graphic card. This function
                        can be used to limit which information is removed.
                @param redundant Set to true to remove blend indices information.
                */
                void setBlendIndicesGpuRedundant(bool redundant) {      mIsBlendIndicesGpuRedundant = redundant; }
                /** Returns whether blend indices information needs to be passed to the GPU
                see setBlendIndicesGpuRedundant() for more information
                */
                bool isBlendIndicesGpuRedundant() const { return mIsBlendIndicesGpuRedundant; }

                /** Sets whether blend weights information needs to be passed to the GPU.
                When entities use software animation they remove blend information such as
                indices and weights from the vertex buffers sent to the graphic card. This function
                can be used to limit which information is removed.
                @param redundant Set to true to remove blend weights information.
                */
                void setBlendWeightsGpuRedundant(bool redundant) {      mIsBlendWeightsGpuRedundant = redundant; }
                /** Returns whether blend weights information needs to be passed to the GPU
                see setBlendWeightsGpuRedundant() for more information
                */
                bool isBlendWeightsGpuRedundant() const { return mIsBlendWeightsGpuRedundant; }
        
                /** Set the default minimum pixel size for object to be rendered by
                @note
                        To use this feature see Camera::setUseMinPixelSize()
                */
                void setDefaultMinPixelSize(Real pixelSize) { mDefaultMinPixelSize = pixelSize; }

                /** Get the default minimum pixel size for object to be rendered by
                */
                Real getDefaultMinPixelSize() { return mDefaultMinPixelSize; }
        

    };
        /** @} */
        /** @} */
} // Namespace Ogre
#endif