raytracingRenderer.h

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#ifndef BALL_VIEW_RENDERING_RENDERERS_RAYTRACINGRENDERER_H
#define BALL_VIEW_RENDERING_RENDERERS_RAYTRACINGRENDERER_H

#ifndef BALL_VIEW_RENDERING_RENDERERS_RENDERER_H
# include <BALL/VIEW/RENDERING/RENDERERS/renderer.h>
#endif

#ifndef BALL_VIEW_KERNEL_STAGE_H
# include <BALL/VIEW/KERNEL/stage.h>
#endif

#ifndef BALL_VIEW_RENDERING_RENDERERS_BUFFEREDRENDERER_H
#include <BALL/VIEW/RENDERING/RENDERERS/bufferedRenderer.h>
#endif

#include <vector>

namespace BALL
{
  namespace VIEW
  {
    class Scene;

    class BALL_VIEW_EXPORT RaytracingRenderer
      : public BufferedRenderer       
    {     
    public:

      /* 
       * \link BufferedRenderer \endlink public methods 
       */
      virtual bool supports(const PixelFormat &format) const;     

      virtual Resolution getSupportedResolution(
        const Resolution &min, const Resolution &max,
        const PixelFormat &format) const
                throw(BALL::Exception::FormatUnsupported);      
          
      /*
       * Get description of the renderer int textual form
       */
      virtual String getRenderer() = 0;    

      virtual void updateMaterialForRepresentation(Representation const* rep) = 0;

      virtual std::vector<float> intersectRaysWithGeometry(const std::vector<Vector3>& origins, 
                                                           const std::vector<Vector3>& directions);

    protected:

      /* BufferedRender protected methods */
      virtual bool supports(const FrameBufferFormat &format) const;
    };

  } // namespace VIEW

} // namespace BALL

#endif // BALL_VIEW_RENDERING_RAYTRACINGRENDERER_H