BansheeEngine/BansheeCore/Include/BsVertexBuffer.h

#pragma once

#include "BsCorePrerequisites.h"
#include "BsHardwareBuffer.h"
#include "BsCoreObject.h"
#include "BsColor.h"

namespace BansheeEngine 
{
	/**
	 * @brief	Contains information about a vertex buffer buffer.
	 */
	class BS_CORE_EXPORT VertexBufferProperties
	{
	public:
		/**
		 * @brief	Gets the size in bytes of a single vertex in this buffer.
		 */
        UINT32 getVertexSize() const { return mVertexSize; }

		/**
		 * @brief	Get the number of vertices in this buffer.
		 */
        UINT32 getNumVertices() const { return mNumVertices; }

	protected:
		friend class VertexBuffer;
		friend class VertexBufferCore;

		UINT32 mNumVertices;
		UINT32 mVertexSize;
	};

	/**
	 * @brief	Core thread specific implementation of a vertex buffer.
	 *
	 * @see		VertexBuffer
	 */
	class BS_CORE_EXPORT VertexBufferCore : public CoreObjectCore, public HardwareBuffer
	{
	public:
		VertexBufferCore(GpuBufferUsage usage, bool useSystemMemory, const VertexBufferProperties& properties);
		virtual ~VertexBufferCore() { }

		/**
		 * @brief	Returns information about the vertex buffer.
		 */
		const VertexBufferProperties& getProperties() const { return mProperties; }

	protected:
		VertexBufferProperties mProperties;
	};

	/**
	 * @brief	Specialization of a hardware buffer used for holding vertex data.
	 */
    class BS_CORE_EXPORT VertexBuffer : public CoreObject
    {
	public:
		virtual ~VertexBuffer() { }

		/**
		 * @brief	Retrieves a core implementation of a vertex buffer
		 *			usable only from the core thread.
		 *
		 * @note	Core thread only.
		 */
		SPtr<VertexBufferCore> getCore() const;

		/**
		 * @copydoc	HardwareBufferManager::createVertexBuffer
		 */
		static VertexBufferPtr create(UINT32 vertexSize, UINT32 numVerts, GpuBufferUsage usage, bool streamOut = false);

		static const int MAX_SEMANTIC_IDX = 8;
	protected:
		VertexBuffer(UINT32 vertexSize, UINT32 numVertices, GpuBufferUsage usage, bool useSystemMemory);

	protected:
		VertexBufferProperties mProperties;
		GpuBufferUsage mUsage;
		bool mUseSystemMemory;
    };
}