BansheeEngine/BansheeEngine/Include/BsRenderableElement.h

#pragma once

#include "BsPrerequisites.h"
#include "BsBounds.h"
#include "BsMatrix4.h"
#include "BsSubMesh.h"

namespace BansheeEngine
{
	/**
	 * @brief	Contains all information needed for rendering a single
	 *			sub-mesh. Closely tied with Renderer.
	 */
	class BS_EXPORT RenderableElement
	{
	public:
		/**
		 * @brief	Contains a hardware GPU parameter buffer and index of the parameters and the slot
		 *			it binds to in a material.
		 */
		struct BS_EXPORT BufferBindInfo
		{
			BufferBindInfo(UINT32 passIdx, UINT32 paramsIdx, UINT32 slotIdx, const SPtr<GpuParamBlockBufferCore>& buffer)
				:passIdx(passIdx), paramsIdx(paramsIdx), slotIdx(slotIdx), buffer(buffer)
			{ }

			UINT32 passIdx;
			UINT32 paramsIdx;
			UINT32 slotIdx;
			SPtr<GpuParamBlockBufferCore> buffer;
		};

		/**
		 * @brief	Reference to the mesh to render.
		 */
		SPtr<MeshCore> mesh;

		/**
		 * @brief	Portion of the mesh to render.
		 */
		SubMesh subMesh;

		/**
		 * @brief	Proxy of the material to render the mesh with.
		 */
		SPtr<MaterialCore> material;

		/**
		 * @brief	Custom data that may optionally be set by the RenderableHanbdler.
		 */
		Any rendererData;

		Vector<BufferBindInfo> rendererBuffers;
	};
}