CEGUIRenderer.h

/***********************************************************************
    filename: CEGUIRenderer.h
    created:  20/2/2004
    author:   Paul D Turner

    purpose: Defines interface for abstract Renderer class
*************************************************************************/
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#ifndef _CEGUIRenderer_h_
#define _CEGUIRenderer_h_

#include "CEGUIBase.h"

// Start of CEGUI namespace section
namespace CEGUI
{
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------//
enum QuadSplitMode
{
    TopLeftToBottomRight,
    BottomLeftToTopRight
};

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------//

class CEGUIEXPORT Renderer
{
public:
    virtual RenderingRoot& getDefaultRenderingRoot() = 0;

    virtual GeometryBuffer& createGeometryBuffer() = 0;

    virtual void destroyGeometryBuffer(const GeometryBuffer& buffer) = 0;

    virtual void destroyAllGeometryBuffers() = 0;

    virtual TextureTarget* createTextureTarget() = 0;

    virtual void destroyTextureTarget(TextureTarget* target) = 0;

    virtual void destroyAllTextureTargets() = 0;

    virtual Texture& createTexture() = 0;

    virtual Texture& createTexture(const String& filename,
                                   const String& resourceGroup) = 0;

    virtual Texture& createTexture(const Size& size) = 0;

    virtual void destroyTexture(Texture& texture) = 0;

    virtual void destroyAllTextures() = 0;

    virtual void beginRendering() = 0;

    virtual void endRendering() = 0;

    virtual void setDisplaySize(const Size& size) = 0;

    virtual const Size& getDisplaySize() const = 0;

    virtual const Vector2& getDisplayDPI() const = 0;

    virtual uint getMaxTextureSize() const = 0;

    virtual const String& getIdentifierString() const = 0;

    virtual ~Renderer() {}
};

} // End of  CEGUI namespace section


#endif // end of guard _CEGUIRenderer_h_