BansheeEngine/BansheeUtility/Include/BsBitmapWriter.h

#pragma once

#include "BsPrerequisitesUtil.h"

namespace BansheeEngine
{
	/** @addtogroup Debug
	 *  @{
	 */

	/** Utility class for generating BMP images. */
	class BS_UTILITY_EXPORT BitmapWriter
	{
	public:
		/**
		 * Generates bytes representing the BMP image format, from a set of raw RGB or RGBA pixels.
		 *
		 * @param[in]	input			The input set of bytes in RGB or RGBA format. Starting byte represents the top left pixel of the image
		 * 								and following pixels need to be set going from left to right, row after row.
		 * @param[out]	output			Preallocated buffer where the BMP bytes will be stored. Use getBMPSize() to retrieve the size needed for this buffer.
		 * @param[in]	width		  	The width of the image in pixels.
		 * @param[in]	height		  	The height of the image in pixels.
		 * @param[in]	bytesPerPixel 	Number of bytes per pixel. 3 for RGB images and 4 for RGBA images. Other values not supported.
		 */
		static void rawPixelsToBMP(const UINT8* input, UINT8* output, UINT32 width, UINT32 height, UINT32 bytesPerPixel);

		/**
		 * Returns the size of the BMP output buffer that needs to be allocated before calling rawPixelsToBMP().
		 *
		 * @param[in]	width		  	The width of the image in pixels.
		 * @param[in]	height		  	The height of the image in pixels.
		 * @param[in]	bytesPerPixel 	Number of bytes per pixel. 3 for RGB images and 4 for RGBA images. Other values not supported.
		 *
		 * @return	Size of the BMP output buffer needed to write a BMP of the specified size & bpp.
		 */
		static UINT32 getBMPSize(UINT32 width, UINT32 height, UINT32 bytesPerPixel);
	};

	/** @} */
}