Optimizer.h

/*
 This file is part of the VRender library.
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 Version 1.0.0, released on June 27, 2005.

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#ifndef _OPTIMIZER_H
#define _OPTIMIZER_H

#include "Types.h"

namespace vrender
{
    // Implements some global optimizations on the polygon sorting.

    class VRenderParams ;
    class Optimizer
    {
        public:
            virtual void optimize(std::vector<PtrPrimitive>&,VRenderParams&) = 0 ;
            virtual ~Optimizer() {} ;
    };

    //  Optimizes visibility by culling primitives which do not appear in the
    // rendered image. Computations are done analytically rather than using an item
    // buffer.

    class VisibilityOptimizer: public Optimizer
    {
        public:
            virtual void optimize(std::vector<PtrPrimitive>&,VRenderParams&) ;
            virtual ~VisibilityOptimizer() {} ;
    };

    //  Optimizes by collapsing together primitives which can be, without
    // perturbating the back to front painting algorithm.

    class PrimitiveSplitOptimizer: public Optimizer
    {
        public:
            virtual void optimize(std::vector<PtrPrimitive>&,VRenderParams&) {}
            virtual ~PrimitiveSplitOptimizer() {} ;
    };

    class BackFaceCullingOptimizer: public Optimizer
    {
        public:
            virtual void optimize(std::vector<PtrPrimitive>&,VRenderParams&) ;
            virtual ~BackFaceCullingOptimizer() {} ;
    };
}

#endif