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package com.jogamp.graph.curve;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import com.jogamp.graph.geom.Triangle;
import com.jogamp.graph.geom.PointTex;
import com.jogamp.opengl.util.PMVMatrix;

/** A Region is the OGL binding of one or more OutlineShapes
 *  Defined by its vertices and generated triangles. The Region
 *  defines the final shape of the OutlineShape(s), which shall produced a shaded 
 *  region on the screen.
 *  
 *  Implementations of the Region shall take care of the OGL 
 *  binding of the depending on its context, profile.
 * 
 * @see RegionFactory, OutlineShape
 */
public interface Region {
	/** The vertices index in an OGL object
	 */
	public static int VERTEX_POS_INDX = 0;

	/** The Texture Coord index in an OGL object
	 */
	public static int TEX_COORD = 1;
	
	public static int SINGLE_PASS = 10;
	public static int TWO_PASS = 20;
	
	/** Updates a graph region by updating the ogl related
	 *  objects for use in rendering. if called for the first time
	 *  it initialize the objects. 
	 */
	public void update();
	
	/** Renders the associated OGL objects specifying
	 * current width/hight of window for multi pass rendering
	 * of the region.
	 * @param matrix current pmv matrix.
	 * @param vp_width current screen width
	 * @param vp_height current screen height
	 * @param width texture width for mp rendering
	 * 
	 * @see update()
	 */
	public void render(PMVMatrix matrix, int vp_width, int vp_height, int width);
	
	/** Adds a list of {@code Triangle} objects to the Region
	 * These triangles are to be binded to OGL objects 
	 * on the next call to {@code update}
	 * @param tris an arraylist of triangle objects
	 * 
	 * @see update()
	 */
	public void addTriangles(ArrayList<Triangle<PointTex>> tris);
	
	/** Get the current number of vertices associated
	 * with this region. This number is not necessary equal to 
	 * the OGL binded number of vertices.
	 * @return vertices count
	 * 
	 * @see isDirty()
	 */
	public int getNumVertices();
	
	/** Adds a list of {@code Vertex} objects to the Region
	 * These vertices are to be binded to OGL objects 
	 * on the next call to {@code update}
	 * @param verts an arraylist of vertex objects
	 * 
	 * @see update()
	 */
	public void addVertices(ArrayList<PointTex> verts);
	
	/** Check if this region is dirty. A region is marked dirty
	 * when new Vertices, Triangles, and or Lines are added after a 
	 * call to update()
	 * @return true if region is Dirty, false otherwise
	 * 
	 * @see update();
	 */
	public boolean isDirty();
	
	/** Delete and clean the associated OGL
	 *  objects
	 */
	public void destroy();
	
	public boolean isFlipped();
	
	/** Set if the y coordinate of the region should be flipped
	 *  {@code y=-y} used mainly for fonts since they use opposite vertex
	 *  as origion
	 * @param flipped flag if the coordinate is flipped defaults to false.
	 */
	public void setFlipped(boolean flipped);
}