spheregenerator.h

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#ifndef _graphicsproceduralspheregenerator_h
#define _graphicsproceduralspheregenerator_h

#include "Graphics/Procedural/Mesh/meshgenerator.h"

namespace Mezzanine
{
    namespace Graphics
    {
        namespace Procedural
        {
            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            /// @brief A generator class for a sphere mesh.
            /// @details
            ///////////////////////////////////////
            class MEZZ_LIB SphereGenerator : public MeshGenerator<SphereGenerator>
            {
            protected:
                /// @internal
                /// @brief The radius of the sphere.
                Real SphereRadius;
                /// @internal
                /// @brief The number of rings controlling the resolution along the vertical axis.
                Whole NumRings;
                /// @internal
                /// @brief The number of segments along the circumference of the rings.
                Whole NumSegCircle;
            public:
                /// @brief Class constuctor.
                /// @param Radius The radius of the sphere.
                /// @param Rings The number of rings controlling the resolution along the vertical axis.
                /// @param SegCircle The number of segments along the circumference of the rings.
                SphereGenerator(const Real Radius, const Whole Rings = 16, const Whole SegCircle = 16);
                /// @brief Class destructor.
                virtual ~SphereGenerator();

                ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                // Utility

                /// @copydoc MeshGenerator::AddToTriangleBuffer(TriangleBuffer&) const
                virtual void AddToTriangleBuffer(TriangleBuffer& Buffer) const;

                ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                // Configuration

                /// @brief Sets the radius of the sphere.
                /// @exception If the radius is set to 0 or less, a PARAMETERS_EXCEPTION will be thrown.
                /// @param Radius The radius of the sphere.
                /// @return Returns a reference to this.
                SphereGenerator& SetRadius(const Real Radius);
                /// @brief Sets the number of rings,
                /// @exception If the number of rings is set to 0, a PARAMETERS_EXCEPTION will be thrown.
                /// @param Rings The number of rings controlling the resolution along the vertical axis.
                /// @return Returns a reference to this.
                SphereGenerator& SetNumRings(const Whole Rings);
                /// @brief Sets the number of segments along the circumference of the rings.
                /// @exception If the number of segments is set to 0, a PARAMETERS_EXCEPTION will be thrown.
                /// @param SegCircle The number of segments along the circumference of the rings.
                /// @return Returns a reference to this.
                SphereGenerator& SetNumSegCircle(const Whole SegCircle);
            };//SphereGenerator
        }//Procedural
    }//Graphics
}//Mezzanine

#endif